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Canada Learning Bond
) H0 N7 ]6 _$ `The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning+ V% a; W I+ w; g# T7 S
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s- h* X4 T! d4 h: t7 ?+ e
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
5 V& w! Q( k# _6 X7 ~families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
. B7 T7 E" h* S8 ?7 z" n, M, T2 sthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
, Z1 p7 `3 M/ e5 U7 cAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
3 ~: n" [& H3 g3 ~8 J. n, y. acontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
# k9 ^/ N1 Y* Y9 _' M9 einstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will7 n0 s3 I' h Z3 l
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit. \# F1 W6 x- O V# q
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household% U# f o$ {1 h1 t4 f- [
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
+ A$ `$ r. K$ K- m- t% NAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the/ J9 |3 p2 @! `
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year9 o8 C: J, h( V } N" d5 o
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year. w8 T" O& G3 m/ p4 L' L& m- [/ S
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act1 I) a8 P& Y; Y) W
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and1 Z5 i' u; Y- b0 g
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
7 I( d9 ]* o- s( a& X. Wprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have' M6 D5 u5 x b3 j4 n6 k, @
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
& ^3 c/ [8 }* z# v# ]2 p0 @glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,2 E5 n8 @, J" X% I
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
3 r5 @9 [" n+ Rto absorb the full benefit of the program.# I% R+ s4 F9 |
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
; E& k) H- _7 }7 l" peligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
2 U3 n0 U, l, D* fonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth' W7 x1 |5 I) N$ B$ } j
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
7 Y9 G: B& L% q4 r: c+ tunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of3 x- b4 T$ S0 A9 e2 y
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
; S: Z2 f2 R" W" f gfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent" a% g( f/ l4 H% v1 a: T n
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
. A3 S1 l6 o# O |5 W' g* B% N6 Nthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
" Z+ y5 |8 L8 Lgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.003 |/ V* w; k. T b7 }0 S5 m
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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