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Canada Learning Bond
+ p0 u" d/ [8 N6 z) f% T* M7 |The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
, M. y* [: X, eBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
% d9 N) X8 v, ~1 j# X- n# N4 O8 w' Cpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
+ n i) h5 p4 y. @families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
! G; u- m+ n) b7 [6 Qthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.( A+ H a- r+ o3 C7 f$ N, q) U+ S
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will2 h# @5 [2 c$ c5 w! V% Y
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
" K" X" h8 \/ |' j kinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
, y$ Z: h7 G/ J2 ~/ q: v+ ncarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit6 k) E3 P' i. O8 ]# j, y& D, s( A# q
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
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Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the0 v) U/ o; W/ N1 D" U
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year: }6 b2 U' B9 W# ~) ^
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.% D" O$ x. q0 B7 K
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act2 H& _& E) ^% x
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and8 M( m4 Z/ e4 J1 l4 J/ W
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
3 l* p5 s% ]6 i/ i8 I( O6 v2 t- [1 Oprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have. w; d g& w3 }2 S6 y6 f7 i
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first H3 e" [& o8 @7 k/ l
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,6 J4 A' Y. D2 r
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents. l5 C( l/ @+ @, M
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
# D, y3 ~0 h$ F0 TAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be0 p9 h& P- O1 p7 m; G+ G
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
$ W$ f, a7 e0 konly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
6 H- ]8 ^, j: W(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit3 F! z2 H U1 p9 r: x* Y' t
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
% Q3 @9 G, T" l6 {8 {schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,% }1 i$ ~( r( Q k6 m7 g! p* u/ M
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent- W8 h6 w- r% y1 O; w
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of$ ]6 N5 m% i( i/ ^" N* M2 \( a* p
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These. ]6 y9 R) K" |' k/ e- P+ H
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
; k* r9 G1 W* P& Cgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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