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Canada Learning Bond
4 |" y1 }+ `6 c {, `3 o. fThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning# |$ T$ U2 i# C" q9 z/ g9 b
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s( i; ], g( y5 y# y/ g
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
Y' v9 K. l: V3 l" Zfamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
2 T" @* }- e7 e) e+ m+ s! fthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
. b' \3 }3 p! U& ~. S- kAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will9 Q% }$ M# c3 w* o
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
- e. J3 A6 O; N( H! E2 }installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will$ B9 @/ M& Q( n' n& Q
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
( e3 ]8 Y; \) y4 }from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household- T/ {- W& \( W6 E2 w
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
0 {4 P4 n7 u. `' W4 SAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
( \% x9 U) f! G Agovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
( R2 @! O# f+ n9 z Tstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
3 I9 R9 U. I, \Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act; y5 h% X- V& z8 F; v1 |
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and* `4 B: S2 C9 a. Q" D. ?" t3 U
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The, F X( E, ^0 I
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
3 I6 W+ L- T. O" f {children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first. ]5 W2 e: W* T6 g
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
5 }" C3 y8 d1 I7 R" P$ g) x3 p* eonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents% e3 J, E" r6 F3 G) }' P/ U: E
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
8 [, M: `5 b) v- w9 _* mAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be, a. `, U, } b* _ c
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will$ a% [' n5 |- d+ S0 F- J3 c3 Y
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth7 H `; S1 V2 m
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit: D7 h( r. m- h& e
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
7 q5 f3 v5 t. S! C: B1 g! nschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
! }2 j8 v" p& b/ h9 s0 @& H$ {& Ifor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
0 B* K C% g" d. z# h2 n$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of2 P9 q# M+ c7 E7 D- J( c6 b% A1 _
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These* r; \( y) A; |5 E. {- }9 C1 {
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00% g& {3 l( V; Z% U9 c9 G# P
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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