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Canada Learning Bond
* f! f% D: [/ _! i U) [The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning/ M" Q9 A& k% i. g
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
) m/ P0 t( c, s" S' H: E9 qpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome& R: s, ?1 |& j9 [0 ]
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive+ N* r) g, `% M0 B
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
3 p2 c. N- i# j4 [; rAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
7 e, ?: R. _, R: G! rcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
$ H& ] l: }! d( j) u. linstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
' x2 \" O V' Vcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
. g0 _- B; K! r2 Gfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household. B. J. j1 h$ e" b$ D! V. ~
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
5 l5 k. x2 {. dAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
8 @( ]" c/ I5 b' e: _7 a( }government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
3 j7 e0 a( {7 t1 zstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
8 {, p1 C. G' D$ A" Y9 aAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act5 G, {6 h; V# m9 a3 g% F
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
) n# N3 T6 N/ d7 @% L) Rsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
( `, M$ z: f7 A' ~program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
: p) @; N) J( C gchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
2 G M2 @4 Y, C, a/ F1 r- k; Mglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
1 i$ H7 s, [+ j1 [9 b' h, l; ~$ donce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
9 b% E7 d/ j' o$ w5 }to absorb the full benefit of the program.
3 t' W1 v) z( r4 {( D; dAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
) a+ F6 [! }3 A" i9 ?eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
$ U# m9 u! ~: w2 Yonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth+ w: ]2 z# o! J' y& F' s9 U# y
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
- T% g' u- g2 }- H8 I8 @9 Cunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
4 f" u# V ^- W7 J7 ~schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,. D( s, K+ H) A. `6 c3 j$ T7 T
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
$ M& m; l+ d% ], M) I& m$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of' E+ M C( A0 P! ~. J. O* J& z
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
# l" n9 w- v* ?% M3 d% Ngrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
0 q1 w" d6 e7 u1 W5 fgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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