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Canada Learning Bond
7 O5 s9 h5 P0 W; _$ XThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
5 q* h+ r: o- WBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s! p* r7 C4 B1 I) i- c, R; _
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome9 r; A# j! X1 s* h5 t! V
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
) r g; P$ S X3 U9 b6 d& T6 Ethe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.9 F/ r6 f' G/ ^" ?" a; D/ Z
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will) Z) H* P" s H4 h5 P8 q9 [* k
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
( f% H; H; h! I7 p! Ninstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
8 F- e0 W0 ~8 Y0 J7 g; Tcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
8 q# H: ] x/ k( a7 g. }( @7 sfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household' I, T& l+ ]. a+ p- f0 f; S+ v" S
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.6 ?1 E( d+ T7 M: e9 k. m
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
' c7 f& e$ g9 G7 }7 t' }government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
% c; w: }7 o. Rstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.2 t- n! f+ f5 O( D' ^. H
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
. Y- R: p* F/ dDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
6 A9 @. ^* Y1 J$ q% I& Jsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
/ u+ {* Q7 O, }5 jprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
1 k, z: T$ s4 Pchildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
D( n D5 v4 x, I0 @$ y" lglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,0 r/ d* m/ G0 Y' g. d2 L& O7 T8 [
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents( r4 T s0 L' }' y* Z% o6 _% e
to absorb the full benefit of the program.: t) ^. p# e, l7 G; w3 X
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be2 H1 b8 j: [8 ?3 L& F3 C% {) E7 w
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will( u: G6 }; X( ~% G
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
5 D' \2 ~) g8 b6 r1 j- U(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit) ~0 ?! p( |4 P( i }0 X
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of: O, l. S+ e- ~ J5 m1 b8 c
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
; b) S% {* m, r2 E; Wfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent8 {! S% V5 F* [& S- V
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of" |# O1 B& @* n9 c* x, p( k3 o
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
% A3 ]" [) `9 n/ V% j o" ? g5 vgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
3 L u' i! k: ~; z7 o; Q7 x4 Ogrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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