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Canada Learning Bond
# C2 l+ z2 L& B' IThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning! | n2 X' ?' t& w% G
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s* N! j2 e% ]% n) _% L" g
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome9 o+ }* |& G4 o+ x8 a( T0 |
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive f- _3 K' r; O% _) Z
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
1 }& i2 Q! v, U9 @Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
, f0 L! l: b9 bcontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
3 h8 [9 m; _1 L$ X" }3 Finstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will7 B* K: D2 g N: f
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit: F' f. f3 Y% ?1 e7 [1 h
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
( k0 j3 }- d$ b/ n8 v6 y2 Qcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.! F2 {5 _ f/ f. q0 _, o
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
2 ^! @) O7 p' H- g ]government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year; X2 Z# B5 S- S
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
1 k4 \" B* V9 g/ A7 [Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act' i t/ X/ c" E9 _( _
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
7 U6 k4 h/ X/ U+ H' _1 t1 Esubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
( [/ b( C$ Q( V% u2 |program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
3 A6 D- \' Z; [5 g0 s! |- L% _children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
& H8 z& ]' C% Q3 d+ Tglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
5 E3 A2 P- I' X6 f* ?. ]5 vonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents& B H; a7 q+ U/ \, P1 m
to absorb the full benefit of the program.
+ ?' p# N# _/ j) }Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
% s6 @# G2 s, ueligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
/ N8 @$ z" c9 [* q: Konly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
* K8 F- N9 ~: [% @(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
9 L3 P) o( N" L }. R+ ounlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
! t+ T+ X3 r4 B' Ischooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
0 r5 q* H3 n# l* {' t* \for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent- |- h" j% b! X2 t! G
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of4 R3 o4 G8 f0 K# s# a
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
; J* x: _8 I2 u/ d8 n4 }: l$ Pgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
1 l+ s% l+ \* Ugrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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