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Canada Learning Bond
( T3 r7 j2 l+ {0 EThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning2 g2 S+ l) V' ?& a
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s5 W* |# O% O/ z4 v3 C2 h
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome6 M7 o4 E6 c0 ~# i$ X3 q
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive1 E: E! m* |+ n
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
7 c4 ?9 R! e) J; AAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will/ C' s: u7 _. d# d0 Q# r/ m4 o$ j( a$ S
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond6 e, F5 j+ O9 C0 ?3 s3 I
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
( f' F+ V6 l) O! B% T5 f1 f8 l- fcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
" x& x6 r5 a' ~. lfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household. w2 W( h& l4 l' @5 z
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
6 L2 Q, ~% X! c; _9 f0 ]Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
9 a+ P4 Y! z; }6 l% f, mgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year! x; ^; x n8 ^3 u
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.( q# D* e( x% q5 E0 T- x" \' Y
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
* ?! y! @ P0 i6 rDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and+ _4 t2 \$ _- ~" ^1 w6 }
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The5 G. S7 s5 X8 J1 o7 l* x* ~
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have+ g; ~) L. ?7 S' [% v7 }
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
+ @1 K3 P% a9 c2 eglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,2 x# o1 ]0 o+ U
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
9 s+ i/ R ~$ h8 u) `to absorb the full benefit of the program.
0 F2 `& y; T$ q( k; L. C+ @Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
3 G: v8 }9 P1 T7 n; |/ ^eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
* q# f& h; u$ S! b# |only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth, o! J9 b4 V5 t4 L# a
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit' |: Z# _2 R$ u# D8 p
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
! ^# l" b2 _3 kschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,$ X6 S1 n7 w- p8 Z5 F' K+ @
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent2 L C/ Z% ^1 O$ X1 z
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
& X3 k7 e9 @& t" C' Rthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
0 @' T* j2 j3 g, j2 Qgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.005 M4 \1 k! [! e1 ~7 f
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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