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Canada Learning Bond
7 i6 Z5 @: e8 `) z) t9 ^$ ~The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
6 w# y4 {6 R: a# @6 ~5 gBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
6 L, L+ Y3 |9 E" \5 h# h# ]post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
2 S, G6 K, c& e) e3 @families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive& u+ t4 d' o2 l, [) V
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
# E/ x5 E6 P, c* p: j: S6 A, OAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will5 ^, K8 V F; o) |# X) S: I; F
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond( M5 |9 V: F& e$ \% w
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
& A/ O( s: ]! V+ I Scarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit, V0 _4 Z) Y' G0 b z v3 N
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household0 Q$ z& j" q% |# s- {' ~
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
i, [$ a! X: ?" Q% H( mAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
- U* c4 _% y( x7 Z: B5 f4 rgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
5 j6 Q% x& _0 R x) [" C) Pstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
, I# t- l% u0 R8 B. e2 FAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act' y, }3 {3 E' D) c( T
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and. c% E1 R5 P1 t7 ]
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The% T; N& o" a+ [
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
3 }. M. f: ?/ e, l9 }children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first0 V& [& a: ]$ v. @. G
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
: a$ x/ ^# R' s% q4 Wonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
7 n0 j0 T0 y# U5 mto absorb the full benefit of the program." g" J/ a; j1 W7 z. g, U
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
* c) v% J0 _9 ]' o9 weligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will: g5 y2 }. O& Q% B' k
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth, n6 a1 N' U3 }' X+ I) m$ _
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit, ~2 Z% r/ D) q; G3 ]! P
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of/ |) a' H z: N/ y- ?
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,2 O' _( g" B# T3 ~9 x
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent/ M8 ~4 u1 V7 }. @/ V$ _% W
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of; _8 {; D9 z6 h! ?! y; K
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These/ |3 f5 w* B/ e, _& v% n
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
/ s0 [/ ^2 n0 x5 x2 k$ m& B" {grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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