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Canada Learning Bond
6 }- x7 Y" _+ u8 K2 x; BThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning' k/ ]9 H9 B0 s9 N _/ b
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
$ j, z+ r4 V" \% v0 N2 ~. u U' x0 epost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
; I* p# z; W0 D$ a, Tfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive) ~3 m8 I7 X' U5 X7 S
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
9 K7 ~4 O) F5 pAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will! o7 K7 i( J* X6 q: h. L4 X* S6 p. o
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond$ J7 f) h; m- |# ~* w! d' V
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
% t1 j" J& d& H, ?carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
9 o( Y# g! L! K( F: Afrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household9 P* e; D" c* U1 {2 O/ X, k
could receive up to $2,000 for their education., |* @% X8 V' ?; f8 }
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the% e5 i3 H; T+ }9 Q; [. R2 ]
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year; `) @' U4 a* r7 B: M- r$ p% e; z
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.+ D0 L2 X! D, K- u0 }
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act5 _7 G( p8 r2 @1 {& E
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
3 B: d0 u% s+ {. U/ s/ p6 G xsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The/ [- b' b+ M+ U, o+ n5 e6 c
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have# l' I7 i8 [. P$ M
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
/ W% M) O, g+ Iglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
- N" \8 R/ |. N3 W% ronce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
+ q6 h. A5 ?6 Ito absorb the full benefit of the program.0 S2 a* u& d% s
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
$ O' k) _" Z7 x7 e; U, ^1 o0 ]eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
# s( y. w; f& Q: T1 C& B2 qonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
3 c. v' {* J2 z3 z6 l* M(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
1 [; T1 O$ e1 r8 yunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of* j% ]& y& K! M3 Q7 h3 r
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account," k8 k7 V# h4 |. g$ c0 t# |
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
5 O$ Y/ M4 w( m7 q* b: |3 s' p( Z$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
& ?8 x8 ]# l% g( I lthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
7 v" `2 [% _- W6 c7 m/ dgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00+ o1 W5 |; M( T$ J
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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