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Canada Learning Bond
4 j9 H6 h; K) b# e2 s5 U9 LThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
) k v% v8 S( C' _) m- KBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s3 h2 N1 ~& ?6 N" x3 |) B' H
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
; D" u0 h0 Y' {5 G" }7 I' ^families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
. z$ l, K& M. w5 y/ ]the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.4 B0 ?4 H6 ]. S5 q- c
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will! l# m4 e4 n4 L2 a
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
! @3 K* S3 S( rinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
& r+ @" c) C+ [7 n' n3 dcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit9 g. L5 i. P/ Q2 k4 k8 q
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
) U; M& w9 z1 A" A' Bcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
) n7 C" N) b, {/ z: j; cAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the7 Z% k3 X; n- {$ M
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year& ? T3 x+ C# Q
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
* z& y& T% z' W( f' SAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act; V" ?3 M4 ]( V- H
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
# g8 g, P- s4 r+ B9 ]subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
( \6 b2 o6 X# L) G0 k2 m- |program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have/ L' J. _. I* N/ X3 y7 K
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first0 n+ X6 s# f) K! z( E+ g" x2 x7 Y
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,0 G9 ^5 L4 j6 ]0 o" T/ o' l# ?
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
5 B( y* d1 k# r1 `4 G9 k! d6 W( eto absorb the full benefit of the program.
- I% \% v9 z0 ?( s( |8 ]4 ?) OAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
8 u* X4 K! K- K3 a; D# Ieligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will K, I: U$ U/ F1 A
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
5 g) N/ R2 n5 J ~" e- O(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit, A7 w5 {$ R7 |4 e* o
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
0 C. n" z# K5 o9 l0 S' p1 M6 L% fschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,4 N9 [% [1 J* Z" }5 X( a5 z+ D2 _
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent/ g8 k* B7 u4 j9 W
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
! _0 H' r2 j& I5 sthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These) e1 w/ A/ O9 m1 g
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
1 {: B. _1 U1 J8 v( W3 _! w9 `# Fgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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