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Canada Learning Bond
# o3 F, m7 ~+ AThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning% t' A: u0 O8 g1 _/ A# f
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
1 m- V5 c* ^1 [8 l9 j5 Z. G4 [8 i4 Ypost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome# @7 ~7 H+ q1 ?, z3 H1 }' X/ Y
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive4 d* b) [' B4 _- p) `8 ~9 x }
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
& [/ a# F2 z- E7 g3 x8 f4 v, ^! \Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
% p# W i0 u$ }& ~1 @continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond5 K F4 f, |+ T2 {- @1 P& W
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will! B: f3 ?8 R) O" t
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
o" \" a$ l- G8 Dfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
4 \/ R2 M4 f8 X9 Scould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
) B9 g# b- T8 ]- r8 j+ u M6 QAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the9 u0 O2 `4 `+ J6 E W4 Y$ h( U
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
) B l1 f& m5 U# W0 ]# tstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
3 G0 @ S8 ]7 M4 V' n6 FAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act2 {/ x2 o) |/ E/ r" H0 H, e
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and- M: n$ X0 \- D4 a
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
. C4 A3 F- w% L3 Q$ Sprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have9 z; ?$ @1 F4 Q" |# q# ?
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first+ }% F" S% u/ {% A( x- u7 m
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,8 g1 J7 j2 O* `2 f g
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
) @* h6 s; M9 E7 r3 ^7 m$ _to absorb the full benefit of the program.& ], H: h) I$ O7 Y! ?9 a0 o+ O
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be6 @1 ?1 h/ y$ U# p8 O D
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
& C8 o# O( ]. U! ]4 B5 Ronly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth6 {8 {8 O) w9 k q7 c9 w _. U% F" M
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit# o c+ I% ~! F
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
+ I$ J4 f3 _2 Q+ ?1 U7 r' X& I( M9 ischooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
1 M d: u* K Yfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
3 f- B2 X' I- m' S' y$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
6 c* h7 S E) N/ ~" F- k( gthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
; U& w* L r9 ~. f% Bgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
3 b+ o% L8 E# A |& _# w, @6 F Lgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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