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Canada Learning Bond
7 t' n; i! `3 Y5 E+ v; SThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning- F1 K% L- j/ s
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
/ D2 u! S( X9 Y- h' {1 `5 ]( tpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
3 G- K/ c; O- s% d+ {families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive# h" e' m$ n9 N$ _
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
8 `4 n, q" x& _ T( U7 Y2 iAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will( @2 n5 H( F+ `; R/ o9 s7 j# N- e
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond1 Z! @' `% O- o& ?" E6 J; n
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
- l: r' ~, c, t) S9 f" Mcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
- s8 o6 Y L* H4 p% n8 h" X4 f4 Tfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household) O4 a" L) S/ F! f: Z+ `* I8 {, r! a
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
8 `0 U4 o' w$ d* O6 H5 VAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
9 D+ N% H2 x! B1 N; ^2 x4 ngovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year6 {. ]0 [& y; K# x, h" t
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
Q& H7 B7 b" F; iAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act* V# O: w! f2 M# J
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
7 w5 v l0 G7 G# Ksubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The' a5 y/ X. N; E; p
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have: s6 f3 Y! M( g. |* k
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first+ l3 {# K5 @$ V1 W% j. s+ a
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
, V3 V( H* G5 g. h) K4 Honce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
/ x/ |5 k( ?6 l- H& g! t: _to absorb the full benefit of the program.
- l) |- [5 e; ^# V& ?Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be6 X) }8 L: W* i$ c6 {5 F
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
( f4 Y/ ^' F- l$ t* T) }) Eonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
0 q( [* z* k I; {6 l(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit! R1 u7 y$ t* W! U8 V4 ?
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
# A! {% ?7 o/ ~schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
$ k Z. O; B1 Y7 L& ?" u+ ofor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent6 D3 ]8 f. V$ }
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
3 ^/ u* n- E0 Y" L/ p7 ythose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
/ V8 }) W& ]1 h7 p2 x5 ^grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
# k/ ^+ R( n4 S/ `" |grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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