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Canada Learning Bond
1 o0 w; _6 O$ _( ~4 vThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning4 I$ r- ^3 m/ K4 u2 n
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s( s, N( f/ e/ a% N( w! p) l& z
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
6 B; p2 S2 v& v6 \1 ^families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive2 n Y5 s. p3 o- K7 u, K! V
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.$ m: j2 u2 m+ d' k: v5 f6 l
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
- N% i% ?, \3 S9 J8 @ H5 z% Z Dcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond0 F! ^5 V3 D2 k( t$ k N
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will; M0 B* N a5 c5 Z/ U
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit* p8 _8 X9 i: r# }; T" k
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
3 l7 M5 W/ `. ~2 I" jcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
2 }; E7 r( h* B7 HAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
* [0 H/ E1 u/ lgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year. I6 F/ x% j5 o
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
0 N5 }* {% W- h, A; {Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
1 P2 G6 Z! l5 _$ GDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and! i5 _. |6 n8 o+ h7 _9 m
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
) k; [9 s& N G6 Kprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
; c7 y; T- [; r/ r2 i+ Lchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first& G! {8 _% P" }( O
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
f$ \( [; |% D2 t4 }" Eonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
) ?* Y3 B7 q" ]8 |0 a) wto absorb the full benefit of the program.
+ W7 T% _4 J* Z; B9 _Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be/ M0 Z& G' ]! |3 v1 \
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
. F' n2 ?; @2 ~! ?8 Wonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth! W7 h$ i5 V( S1 n5 V3 p) {, X: v1 w
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
" Q1 R- S4 ], K/ z4 ^unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of2 s' f. r. X& x$ o. e; u
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
' }1 h2 R$ M1 O$ ^( P5 ofor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
/ D4 A2 @# W* v2 M1 R$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of- |1 z8 a0 z7 @9 t( Y. S& p# x
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
1 o# \ @1 J9 w; h, J# p `grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.005 V& K0 z" ?5 k/ g# Z! S
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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