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Canada Learning Bond
& W; T+ s; A5 a& }! L" fThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning, G* g# ^! S" j C# K: h$ a0 d
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s4 t6 e4 L2 [7 q5 A4 |( b; Z
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome. a8 |: Q4 F9 p2 ~* j# @( p
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive7 o, I" K0 g+ P! ~! N1 U
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.2 h) H/ g& S4 R; n( q) i
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will) j7 f: C0 z' l, V; R
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond9 s3 j4 h s6 b0 N, m
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will! j; E1 s: c2 _3 h, H O$ w
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
! G" X K) X, n$ q+ ~- Jfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household9 M9 B! D0 a5 i! Q/ N2 _
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.* w) R% u' V! g6 ~8 v9 a# n% d5 \
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the8 D8 K' W0 `9 I! w! } c _
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year' U+ D+ j! V! S5 `) E$ r
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
7 c$ I+ w1 {% L( L) H) [Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
2 V# p; ]0 [/ J& vDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
; C+ R8 ?0 b* @; K* n i: d# Y, `subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
) ]4 K7 E6 _% N* V' `9 O; o! g. uprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have& _, O8 n. Q1 m6 I
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
. a: f( l0 o6 g$ t8 d) ]1 {glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
8 _; k B' {4 @5 u% nonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents: {( D+ Q; ?! |$ X
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
$ i5 U$ z* x; D4 n7 [( gAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
- K1 E% q4 e3 Q2 J E2 e5 Celigible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
; o# R. }( H9 {3 d7 U( E6 b: donly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
& Q E7 ^9 p# }" \. O) H" g% Z( r. @(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit$ n4 n& h1 L/ o& f, ~
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of i" u3 T& c7 a" J+ ` S
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,, [6 @/ I. H. u( Y. X/ Q
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent8 i2 w4 I& b: z E- w& i y. \1 K
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of4 l$ [8 J/ R" g: N2 ^+ P! p$ w
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
4 x% W3 k7 u4 n3 r' q: G5 ogrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.003 Z' n7 z8 |6 u2 y& ]# ?
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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