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Canada Learning Bond
" X. \! K0 }" IThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning8 u/ u% c" w3 A e
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
, ?5 d% A! `3 w: mpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
6 z. u1 s& W4 g3 Zfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive* T6 W# [- Y$ B3 J( ]/ f5 `: D$ V! X5 s
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.0 ^2 h% [* A( X. |5 c# l
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will( t2 x8 i# x6 q0 e: y
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
) d2 h( m4 t- }6 V* X* yinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will; C1 x7 O3 A( Z/ K
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit0 L: f! W& J4 m U x5 ~5 x
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household9 f" ~4 R: Q) }! o* x" `$ G+ q
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.9 i+ r7 G+ A# m' c* F) x
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the2 n' M- ]! {# a6 P2 |- n! \& [
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year) t2 q$ o' A7 e0 \# x. }
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
0 U4 E) v' H" K8 \! C- K3 CAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act F; T6 D, S9 _
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and) b, ^: X& { G3 T# {- r8 I; K
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
* \& S: n# P7 i: z4 Wprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
$ \: ?: i: }# ^ x7 Jchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first6 V. A6 M! N, w( y& a; A1 z, i) }
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
3 I* f# @ ]9 `; U# ]once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
+ F% t4 q) Z5 J% u* _: Xto absorb the full benefit of the program.7 I( s( n5 H& V/ N! S( [& B
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be5 l, ]% |- D4 l' [% x: ^
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
4 O/ C5 A3 m7 M* |& ?- Y' O# Lonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
( c# k4 u: S/ V N3 Y(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
* @5 q- j" P) \unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
6 m- I* ^+ `) X, W/ S5 Q( Eschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,: ~; y. ~6 {. c) `& m5 }
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent1 J# @- q2 x8 S _+ S
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of8 I; o% P1 P9 B; M2 B X1 [
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
4 h% J( C! [ D, U" Kgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
8 j% V/ d! w6 ^8 qgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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