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Canada Learning Bond
2 P3 [4 ^% r3 N! {, q/ V. {: rThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
E# ]' _3 c/ n M X' K1 HBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
! b) q$ d7 Q, |post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
6 |$ D" |$ d. t4 V" ~families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive# D; O4 M* o) e+ D: N
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
% M! {; S+ W8 h. \) g+ ]5 i0 ]Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will& E c) b, e: r! x; c) \! x
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond5 K7 N& h& d9 O5 J4 d4 j( ` [
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
' N @% w! Y* jcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
& v$ D1 a6 }/ Efrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household- x/ E) o+ }" K
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
3 Q8 J! b: K. A) c ~Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
7 n O$ J5 v+ X2 c& f0 N" I9 @government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year0 Z; s% k* K6 k* s6 g5 h$ g& d8 e8 J
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.8 _ {) N$ s/ _" |, c) @9 I0 L. j: R
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act4 `/ |% ^; z' X- K) c+ O
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and. v- g9 |& h% t8 A
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The. X" t) y0 Y) q) a( I# A
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have6 a& [3 V' g& d9 _- S6 x/ d
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first+ f! N4 E5 y. T4 N) |! r
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,7 G" D7 n3 G+ u }
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents. D) e6 t+ B3 f/ n8 F0 M8 H
to absorb the full benefit of the program.( M9 W9 r% q6 I" D. M. L! g- u% v$ t' e
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
- I0 ]/ L( ?& ^+ teligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
2 M$ o% u( o, d2 Z& Monly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth# l% f I4 G6 o# ^
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
1 u, h0 N. ~8 H6 r- Nunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of" s/ p0 ?6 T8 m# N; }
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
- Y# ?) m: f+ i! t; Yfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent* w% i V5 s* ~+ ]2 k3 ]
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
' j+ Z; C; @5 P% |' y: T+ nthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These9 B& @4 M8 \: r. w" X
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.008 u. T( _3 }. w% a f' r
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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