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Canada Learning Bond# y1 S2 i0 q$ m+ K8 \1 d8 Z2 E! x
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
7 j$ C0 Z, E3 S; a: A4 }Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s/ \% ]. f; [* W( f# F& i3 n% B0 g
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
; Z8 _' S8 |" X/ ~0 O! w, N% U* E7 @families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
7 T, b# S. e6 t: A* Dthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
4 y( N$ e4 v4 e) m7 S# _Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will1 B1 x1 @$ K$ U* l* T+ y$ G
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
/ j9 W3 Y1 }9 O& _# kinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will( U3 P0 p- E1 F5 O+ R
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
& n0 i `8 W" y6 Ufrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household! x3 K2 U* T9 z I
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
) g8 C. _" r" t( @Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the4 H0 x) K* h e' l' ` K
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
) k0 y) S* a( o4 U/ astudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
# _7 S0 Y. J* P, f8 J; iAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
( a, ]- U5 I4 C7 J/ VDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and0 w0 q: |8 D! W+ }* J
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The+ g) h S8 _$ |- i/ j
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have3 d* I$ e) _! e0 o5 w& `9 K' G% i
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
7 n7 d: H1 h$ C# I; b- uglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,+ d: W M6 ?' Z$ _0 M% O
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents( _: T& i6 k6 B- ^6 G. `
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
& ]$ `+ @+ I0 ^6 h+ q+ l( HAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be7 J( H2 @6 X5 {5 w
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will; }/ G* p: N* F' N0 k
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
+ E4 A2 L* A2 x' }( [(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
6 T& }3 u" O1 `; a9 f3 n( ~4 sunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
" o7 i, I1 t( w: L! |0 J0 ~; V7 H+ bschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,# }% G" J2 Z- P1 ^$ Q9 ^, `
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
8 R6 {2 F2 }- F' ^$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
, H/ \0 ~' f' O' |, k6 `those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These. K/ O3 E8 A9 D% L4 J6 Y1 |5 l
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.008 Y; P' h- u! l, c' |* u$ W( I6 S) O
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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