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Canada Learning Bond# q! R; L2 e4 f2 W; y
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning h- f2 U% ?% q* r8 ?
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s6 e4 p( |; i) i8 m: J, G3 g2 H
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome, R) ]/ r$ l1 n
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
2 h; N% A4 u" ^7 w! @the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.3 G# W, q6 ~$ w- K" x: u% f$ s
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will! [ ^ @& `( J" Z! N
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond7 H7 C& A( v6 }
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will4 j' X* u. h3 i' G+ i" h
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
# r3 b+ b% D% T% p$ D+ {from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household+ u4 e6 n4 l$ Q2 w( {
could receive up to $2,000 for their education./ R# A4 M! u4 m& O8 G1 |; B4 V, f
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the* \7 ]4 d+ Y0 e- X! h5 c
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year3 \' m% ^* C9 S9 t
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
5 p& Y, _7 p9 P0 _8 qAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
2 J# X( n+ `% G3 I: O! Y! x/ j& wDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and( @! h! {+ S( z* R# Q s! h0 K
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The5 j. Q5 n! f$ f& L" ^
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
; k0 }. p* c7 @6 G6 _+ r- ] Bchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
* Z: d% b X, x7 O3 q4 I r8 fglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,# p& i, s* S* S( `
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
: I3 `9 F, k: o+ J; Y- ]to absorb the full benefit of the program.
* u% U( D6 w9 I( L6 O. U: DAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
2 k8 C* F) y. t' R" Ueligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will0 m5 c" |$ v0 ~6 j A, S/ n% z* \6 q- c
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
3 Y) G: t1 X* `(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit' a( o2 o) z8 u
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of, _: ?" }3 I- S# x) M; e' f) W9 x8 b9 \
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,, R. ^* k6 ~+ [
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
/ h1 I/ h. p, l# o2 C5 r$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
, k$ e5 o3 a) z( b6 [) x7 I1 Hthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
9 \- N! `4 @/ s# y5 Hgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.002 T5 F* |+ C( b! F0 h9 A
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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