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Canada Learning Bond
" E6 K) K: T( z, XThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
" R/ S) _4 p0 J: Q6 H) I; D9 w% Y) |" nBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s6 I% O1 P4 @/ `7 F6 ~1 G
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
8 J' ?- j' p, u# l. v! Y6 L' L$ zfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive# f$ P# b: L6 ^4 B# ^6 P- V/ l
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.1 N/ l( Z! L, r- V% [! L) E1 y
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
5 e Q0 p' |) k" p2 Z% a( ]) Fcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
; l4 F$ ^% z! t5 ]installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will) ]- |# E; v* ^4 c6 d/ y3 v
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
, l, W3 m9 r; _+ @5 q- w* o5 Ifrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
* ]( d3 a5 L! j% s" }( Ocould receive up to $2,000 for their education. G. B4 B: k; \7 B2 y
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
2 z, p! G9 n1 A; d) ugovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
* E1 p: Q% E; T9 p* M4 ^5 istudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
4 Z( [( f( Z5 n9 Y Y- t0 C3 QAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
, Y: e5 ~0 p7 h3 F2 F6 q. XDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
8 T' ]4 `$ Y# m* ?6 q* u+ U9 j" xsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
3 d) E) ?9 X) b2 P, zprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have4 s. u3 {3 x# I3 L) x2 j! c2 Y) r/ \
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first2 ?, u: Z( F- |3 b$ B
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
2 k1 [1 m; R( ~4 y3 K/ Monce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents6 u. u8 b8 k; u* m" `# |4 S
to absorb the full benefit of the program.6 r, _* y( m3 ~8 r r/ D
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
9 H: D2 i* h8 ~: ]6 Y8 ueligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
* p' X W0 t; ? I, ^& @0 Lonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth( ]2 o' h( q! k5 e* u- ]
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit! z- Y2 H. c* N& c4 H9 I+ O
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of/ z7 ~1 R* p6 a9 t: I
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
9 v* F+ K- `5 u4 h6 ?for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
- M6 d$ K, y6 G! n8 y) Z$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of y8 S% q. z! H& _; V) _8 F
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These& h# e) X T3 t& |2 o
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
8 U& a, i! ^# w7 j0 A/ ^1 Egrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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