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Canada Learning Bond
6 s0 N! B& o8 r: Y2 k" ?) p6 J+ ]The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
8 w* F# k. j: S6 _' b) m! ~Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
. |' B2 M8 a2 p$ N& n9 z, xpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
0 y% Y& T5 R `$ ?7 P A) P1 yfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive5 O9 M* Y% r# G
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.# l# V& ~* _3 Y: Q
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
* r( t) G P7 J3 F; i6 j/ kcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond4 d) m# r1 q6 p& k# k
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
: K& n% B; i% q; I/ Y7 O/ a ] Kcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
9 D0 Y" y+ _9 L3 ~4 Xfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
: g% u, J1 v5 h r/ ]could receive up to $2,000 for their education." {6 S; p; y6 l& @/ Q+ u
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the2 h9 a+ e% g w+ L
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
/ B8 N& [' p- R+ C6 I7 H* i* y, ?students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.; A9 W% O; E6 q3 o7 L- _
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
1 ?$ T9 l* `& ^- S/ b9 QDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
# ^2 H9 j$ Z; {subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
0 q# M* Z9 ?. @& n5 Fprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have, F$ n8 Z3 t3 |' |9 h! |9 |
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
9 O$ Y" [1 v: lglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
' K& Y" w1 {/ T; y9 g* ]- Zonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents* \5 T, h* T' L- A8 e
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
) W8 n: h% s0 H1 ~8 [: o4 PAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be$ ~0 K% r; B! {) ~
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
# {+ K, [& L0 K) {only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
+ u/ j( S; w; l7 y/ g1 `(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit* j" L6 Z' f O
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
- J( _# p% Y {1 L; Jschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,/ i. X& Z% G1 ?6 s8 j: f
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
7 M/ P1 L6 a3 [' ~# F9 \$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of" Q2 F4 H3 E3 D4 c
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
. q% }+ T2 x! q. tgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.001 b- Q% `8 n1 e
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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