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Canada Learning Bond
0 a3 x5 v2 U, `& G* h* J$ H, CThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning$ B* Q/ X, G* y5 B. e, ^+ l
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
% W9 a' o2 X/ T/ [& g. bpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
+ D# s8 R" W2 W1 T$ E& o% ifamilies, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
6 D: q$ f j6 o- E. Ethe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
; C' w- `, O8 E5 ^1 h" sAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will# J j0 j) A- e1 q6 g) ?* R
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond2 ~: I: h1 ~& |6 H" _+ M' E
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
+ ?( i1 R' c8 l8 [' V; ?carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit. r2 e& C* T9 ]& S7 {& u
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household7 G h5 h' [& R1 v/ |
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
' ~! |2 i y" Y: u ^Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
6 c7 Z+ y1 K7 I' C' U/ dgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year" ~9 \/ q! A, w, ~# u1 C. X
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
0 e% b. N. r( VAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act5 ` J. I1 |( m, p, t
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and& b3 E9 C6 M" ]7 d! B9 P
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The5 u7 X) f4 l3 s
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have3 u$ }# R" W( B2 \( J+ D
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first" }) M; E( |) l2 a( H: l5 l
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,% D, a9 [; a9 b7 f+ ]
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
" a* J- E8 w3 ~1 S0 j4 Xto absorb the full benefit of the program.
{5 W1 d4 _3 o5 \1 ^2 g$ G+ xAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
7 r- i4 d# z$ J- z w; x6 ~eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will& x, |. ^4 z6 g9 m- H% J) B! c3 X
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth6 e P6 w% j) }! [7 M; C2 e& I
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit7 [9 a+ e' Y9 e/ P8 p( N' @ O
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of5 a0 V* Y1 N. F ~, h: U
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,. s" M+ E) d) t0 J$ Y) w
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
, ]+ _! | ?; @! D q$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
+ _- E- F# J$ U0 f& G# I9 G2 n' pthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These% M$ G6 e: {- j5 \$ g% n: z4 m
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
" a" \3 [8 V7 N# v! Lgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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