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Canada Learning Bond
' [9 O: c: I. k3 f8 f7 h+ nThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
% b- t+ C* x/ }6 R$ dBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
9 t5 y( H- K% Qpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome y+ k/ P) l! r7 i w
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
( g$ W- p# u' K8 p* i: o& \the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
" p9 O- t* r' O [# q7 W" z6 U1 D0 @Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will9 p& G) O, y- h( k8 O9 }0 k
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond6 [2 T" C$ v# G$ f; E7 z
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will: q2 w- |4 ?, x- w
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit% C: U: ?( M. B: z
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household2 X7 N8 c" n# q) A- A# [
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.% W6 X$ \" R, L' F4 j4 H: B
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the2 D& o1 e0 z. j& ^" r- s
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
8 M; ] S' T% N1 p, X5 A+ w; t8 Ostudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
f( K6 _3 e' t3 s) }7 tAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act- ~7 e) z, t5 d$ |8 s: w1 J
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and% n& a7 f- c- }0 n
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
* F5 ]4 b# ]1 A0 @3 iprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
2 s8 {3 z8 _ @children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first8 C% g) r' ]$ _* Q5 ~& S. ?
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
* d% w& w/ _" q6 J ?/ Honce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
; O9 T' Z* C2 ?( i7 a( Bto absorb the full benefit of the program." ?" R1 Z% A r# l* s
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be" Y( h, K4 T9 G7 n8 I
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will" w# j' }5 d; g5 v1 d8 o5 L7 O
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
4 _0 s$ ]$ N) g' Q4 d+ c$ O(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
- T% q+ o6 X" `5 c7 i3 _unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of8 ]' d" y0 n* a" H9 F m
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
L8 P1 ^- S5 a: ^3 ]- {) D% tfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent9 S: {$ I7 W9 w6 V0 X" H
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of# p/ R$ w% A p7 [) g% V$ y: q
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These# j6 o* E+ p, R0 e, T+ x- C7 J/ b2 i6 ^
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00+ ^# ?8 h5 u& w1 ]* M
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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