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Canada Learning Bond
g, H! v% h/ T3 h/ cThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning9 M0 x5 p: a% c& C: f8 Q
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s/ d2 N% `% z1 K$ t f
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
9 w# o5 o, M+ _3 Xfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive* c4 @; |! G6 w1 _5 P. \$ s
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.) u2 C+ X& q: C3 e! {
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
1 u& Y4 f' P g% p# fcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
) ^5 |% B! ^2 M3 z! w- r o Tinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
4 m' y* |( G% p, H, X' ocarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit; G6 P+ ]) x7 A2 V8 C+ O
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
, z/ F+ o: b7 jcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
8 |) T7 N* M3 r+ s# ^Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the3 |6 |, k2 s' L$ s2 @1 G
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
e6 J3 Y" ]- f" z' R3 Dstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.& a! E, F: `: s# O( N8 h" @
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
S3 e# u# [, d& E/ u4 kDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
% ~# x/ P1 ~; n: g; D7 c" fsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The c" U. L. q0 l4 t) T, u ^. C
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have( M9 C: n0 g/ e. j. `$ t7 p
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
0 N$ x1 n& t# E1 Pglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,+ f4 O/ _: z6 T
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents& g+ n4 f9 Q; d& z
to absorb the full benefit of the program./ r" m- l, b5 S% r" M, ~8 Z
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be' `8 g X6 E8 r2 u7 [
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will2 Y$ K \ M& G$ V5 k5 U- b
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
- \) m0 M- _' X" A$ d3 D2 d# t(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit8 u9 J0 C+ j( x+ {; v
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
* R$ j! T/ m5 z2 zschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
* o5 V0 D7 ]2 K$ @! Ofor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent+ q8 @8 ]# s% V
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
) S7 ?$ W4 s7 h; ^/ n+ I; G& \: tthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
2 U! l t* N4 vgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00# L4 _2 l4 ~1 s3 G" V' z8 A
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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