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Canada Learning Bond
$ G$ u7 _8 s! J1 ~6 l7 Y2 hThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning9 J% r5 W! E0 V1 u# E( f7 n
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
3 c: R+ i$ [2 }$ ?7 L2 M5 k J" R5 apost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
% h2 @; I7 M7 \0 |( bfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
* j2 `8 ~; b+ X8 `3 x) `the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.! H* R- M! O# W2 w0 `
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will2 n4 a( W1 Z* m, n9 |( W8 A) O5 R
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
: D* o+ P7 I! O) a( V$ H2 Jinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
/ ?9 D4 e9 ?0 U o8 W8 }: pcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit3 W& ]& N8 q6 B
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
F, q+ Y3 T# k2 [' t/ g5 `9 tcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
7 H; X$ i: ~6 R5 t4 D2 `& OAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
; r: F5 w+ D d) O8 H2 M0 N" {government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year, Y9 B! |2 G0 S
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.) d) \4 E$ j/ e- T# I" Q
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act$ O( d! t7 [% e0 b% S" _1 i% ^
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
2 ?; R1 D+ n3 D1 h1 q( @, `subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The- m- ]' P$ [7 T2 F% P
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
) G9 ]1 [7 H1 |9 x; O. Dchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
3 Z& U6 N9 @* l. k" {" b( N d: Wglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,/ G9 a3 l+ I" y$ _$ a- J$ |3 \2 V
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents1 D2 N* q+ A0 [& ]- d2 _" e0 g% P" b
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
4 A3 W$ [8 z b$ ]Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be- f- S; v, P7 v" i) n
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will! S/ N P6 p7 R; f. q$ M
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth$ _0 O+ m( R$ ]4 T3 b3 c
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit9 }+ Q+ M1 e6 v+ N8 Z" P
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
. S) F' S6 l v, ?3 f% ]- X6 s( ]schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,5 {; U5 q6 L& K T w
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
8 B, E0 e7 o& A( c0 D# e$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of9 M2 N2 E. l }, q+ Z
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
7 B$ E4 Z2 b$ |$ A8 o2 ugrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
8 [9 P K) d0 ngrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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