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Canada Learning Bond8 {( ]2 U, r) }$ j5 O
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
/ e* Y4 J% k M. H% gBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s0 Q2 N6 B$ D' v @1 w- M
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
1 F+ W3 A8 s- @! V* S/ sfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
" Z$ r; E: ]% P$ J; Dthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond." m/ z- ], W6 d6 u
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will3 P- y; I0 p" j) T! K
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
8 ^( v) p I6 u! H) V2 ]installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
. ^4 I, J9 \, {/ g# hcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
8 M+ J; o' _6 y) Dfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household1 H" j1 A+ Z2 C8 y
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
L$ `& D2 _# M* Y4 o. _Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the" l3 O* v# X9 }1 j6 G2 M
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year7 O3 z# }- v7 a9 t% U' c+ g
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
) Z2 @7 v* t3 [Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act4 T0 g' L2 \; m) f
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and, D6 f4 H. X& K. [1 A
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
6 M8 i% [, b! K* b! R( q, j$ a1 `program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have. V2 H! J' Z0 F( o2 V7 h* E. p
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first. O9 s/ ]$ c* a6 p& M1 b" ]
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
% o- P& Z1 h5 M8 z) Bonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
* v5 [9 h7 e- U lto absorb the full benefit of the program.
: H8 U" w+ B3 \: s& F! ?Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
8 B* s5 @. I$ g+ M' Meligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will7 I) T( x) k5 i! S
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
) B% R: C5 X, u; j: B" M(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
1 o/ k/ J8 _ L- ~1 y: Lunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of9 B1 [6 a$ v& f- a0 h+ T
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,0 |% Z9 f9 v! L% \$ _% z( r2 \% L
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
3 w2 ^# B* o g& G3 j; q$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
$ }& J! c0 C, N# G( ^those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These% M' {# M% [. p' K! n
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.001 @9 ?* z, c3 q( D4 F
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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