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Canada Learning Bond
1 _, r1 ^7 ^- g* b: W1 tThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
- e& i6 P }( O$ A9 [Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
* ?, I% x7 V Y! I+ N4 hpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome) M( D9 F! Y( C0 u; c& s
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive8 K, D8 |0 L$ Y1 n" k: m4 E. ?
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.* h3 K- s- ~, c7 x- Y
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
- c5 G' l4 t% n Q1 Fcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond8 Q9 \' B( k' _6 J2 K: e
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
: @* N* l U1 vcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
% [( J& t; ]4 [7 u$ rfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
: o. `" r5 d0 D! k+ x3 H) Tcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.7 E8 s5 G) f3 n* `) H
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
1 T7 }$ `5 m6 |8 `" ?7 x1 cgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
1 f! X0 y. L9 O# {. y/ {# \students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
3 Z' d8 \! M2 WAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act( B, e. l' g/ O, w
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
& T" Q; l0 e9 l1 Q2 x; Bsubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
3 X; l9 H% O9 s# t# Aprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have5 }" {1 C/ b1 x- d% J, r
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
' e4 m+ |7 c5 k2 K6 Bglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
8 Q" F8 W# m9 H" [0 Oonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents3 j. E& R3 h) T
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
. M* u# J4 h* [+ A) hAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be! M8 @5 m$ |! C" H$ ] _5 y
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
! ~9 D) J% |$ h5 {/ L0 Ronly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth& _' d. R+ _5 {: x H
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit, _7 o: d e, @( s/ f6 J# J
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
8 Q+ o2 I2 ]' E# rschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,8 L# x- F' u" K! Z4 U4 e
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent/ O" y8 D1 T1 J9 j& @- j* D y; R7 x
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of6 Y8 a. Q" U0 U& M
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
4 m3 `: M2 f. I$ u( B% e. V$ ?grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00: n3 r* n) N+ Q* {6 V8 |( Z6 O
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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