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Canada Learning Bond
8 T8 S# H+ e1 u) w+ H8 DThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning1 X7 s' `9 r' O# T* a
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s+ N2 {! S, n/ z) n
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome* B0 \ b1 J8 j. O k/ R
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive& T& L* s) }5 U; `6 T8 H
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.0 J5 B4 B1 e" z) }0 U6 r) i1 l
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
. g( w( N1 F. c# r7 G4 U, }continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
. t: k: R' I8 finstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will+ I" f" y! |' F1 j
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
7 \" p- E9 O# q5 cfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household5 f1 E* j: N e6 ?- C7 ~/ [
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
( ?/ Q0 z$ S6 ^- V0 T* i% X2 T8 P2 `; p: vAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
3 a$ m. I$ v4 n$ c6 ygovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year9 \" V* `8 J+ }5 g
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
/ }5 s* Q' T- J1 U! E4 ]3 P3 HAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act2 e2 U( s1 _, n7 p6 \
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
7 e+ ~1 i: w; M) S; Tsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The4 F1 ~6 g7 e; _8 S
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
$ w6 i* i* L: P) E3 dchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
$ E6 B" C: y4 Tglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,( o# r, g4 n6 O; {6 }$ s
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents! G E8 t9 A! ~! Y6 ?* i/ U5 j
to absorb the full benefit of the program.) k* R: G6 M& q, ^0 ^3 v
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
, E3 Z6 Z8 K" N4 ~6 Weligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will/ P) L" F; N, B9 J# M
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
; z: P- n+ D4 `. F( t p5 g' N! c(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit% d2 u2 {: ]* Y* i6 H
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of* v# b* H" e0 B
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
- z" y. }/ x0 P5 xfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent- q$ K% c7 ?: g
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of" d3 S& c, M! A
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
, [+ K! V) a* E* T3 x3 k t } Fgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
" r5 ~7 |( } q: c) hgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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