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Canada Learning Bond
y' [- ]9 L5 G4 H) oThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning, P2 u. V9 B* n' y
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s/ Y# {/ }! _& r U) k0 w$ v
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
# W: {: s% S3 lfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive) Y( \% P* t' u1 R
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
; w2 U) n9 _1 n; Q4 ]* fAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
* z2 Q9 C' k$ v! x& d- Y6 R- M6 U: ucontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
) g% ]: i& \: tinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
, Y) f7 z e- b5 F' D' \ Acarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit( w$ P: o- V. G- G
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household1 g' E4 X7 H2 R
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
! P* K( i/ ]! I; J% b, TAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
, |+ t2 h7 |% D, t- q3 x6 Pgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
/ b7 i" P& @& p; p" h7 `# ~/ n; t- ustudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year. T# R/ \, ]% d# [0 m
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
& I" W$ H7 O1 \; d- D, lDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
3 D, i3 m6 f5 X* Q- h& N/ ^! T7 \subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
$ C; Z) P8 K% B* y. a' Oprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have( ^8 n8 a W7 C8 V2 p
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first1 |6 R7 g L) Q. l1 m6 U% `
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,! d# z3 v& H ~% i
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
0 \1 S( Z: T: zto absorb the full benefit of the program.8 x3 [7 X9 O$ M4 J& J6 o4 o
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be! T3 r: S* L) n; x1 V, i
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
% U5 f! {8 b- D3 d2 t monly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
3 I0 d) A( d5 W4 p- [7 L(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit7 Q1 y @8 f: @# W+ x, S+ \
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of% h& w8 A F3 D# p
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,9 l7 _4 V" X! [* z/ U
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
^! G" B( Y) f& `9 |: c1 q1 d9 V$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of" s6 T# E/ o: [
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
8 }0 a1 [1 w* F8 N" P0 Y7 sgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00/ x" [! {1 k. M: N
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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