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Canada Learning Bond
( n; A+ r5 ~4 C! G$ S4 I; n0 ?The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
' s7 U' [1 P8 m$ lBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
. x; R( ~3 o- V7 S2 xpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome1 l1 u% @2 P/ o' ?& t
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
; c* ~9 K, Z- T4 K sthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.5 w) [1 D ]6 G
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
- B6 }% F! G( J6 l' `" \; e; |continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
7 [% m0 q$ B* R) Linstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will1 \' w9 ^" R, ?: e/ ]% M! V
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit$ X8 y% k: t3 L9 S# Z4 _3 U, f
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
4 s1 I/ [' s: m& C/ `+ u# acould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
/ Z8 Q& Y) s3 b* M: D" f6 Q- tAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the5 f! K0 L9 f9 b# X
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
% ~; B& W& H& i E Estudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.& Y# D- I z# i4 t' f; s! D
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
5 n% V% ?+ o* Y4 O5 YDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and7 g& v S8 u5 v2 G/ g
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The' P/ v" }$ b4 ]1 F/ I" N
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have) z0 G! z: n* K
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first* q: f& ~- W2 k0 G5 T7 u# ~6 c3 W
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,) I7 N' d1 h1 ~ y( V" ?7 H7 U+ h
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
+ b9 ~9 ~, g/ @& Pto absorb the full benefit of the program./ x$ c" N% b, w5 K9 T( w ^
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
) f1 E3 G. n ?eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
5 L7 K/ t% c( S4 J3 Ionly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
: a) N9 E" a. R(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit, P0 v) p. S% T2 f
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
$ o' p- S5 g+ H h, P/ [) i$ {schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
: ^0 R0 v5 f% P: J$ zfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent9 h% p: l2 u* B/ S$ ?! f4 m
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of- `0 g: ?' n4 K; u
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
" L- B! [: l% ggrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00- P5 u+ ] K. J$ Y; j2 K
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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