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Canada Learning Bond
U. B9 d6 T& v+ Q/ [The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
6 ]: x. l0 H ^; @Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s+ ^1 H+ J8 w- M
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome8 c% c' [! V2 y5 \4 E6 ]
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive- j' r+ ]1 {: B- v/ h z$ } A
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
8 k1 _! z# d/ C- @6 M1 j7 t1 gAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
8 I) j# {+ A$ G6 l7 L: C7 ^continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond: V0 b: a1 C0 |% e) e
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will/ Q" o: q2 u% n- o& k2 G( m3 Z
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit$ P8 P, A) g, G% X: t4 a* ?0 R* ?
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
% u4 N3 S2 O0 B$ Y$ i4 S7 Ocould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
* A+ `% b4 D& y! P5 E- Z/ S' gAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
3 g) d M, W. k p" n- b' pgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year& J0 W0 y& L! E2 p9 p' N& r3 }
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
7 x) b, r+ o1 M; h( K. c$ ~Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
* U7 F- B# F* ~5 T3 p! u* q2 IDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and R! o2 O5 `# T) l8 H$ }. s$ r
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
7 c1 V) w4 }: T: k0 O" J" cprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have5 p5 q. D2 Q Y6 [
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
" }# j1 v* b6 p# R5 q% ]glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,+ T. w# W- @8 M# q" d
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents: K' x0 ]; ] F/ T1 w7 P
to absorb the full benefit of the program.: ?$ C2 c; y9 }3 ~
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be% A: j; s2 A4 V) I
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
6 b( p& X" E1 R9 u, C2 B- o a5 R2 oonly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
. }; e- _, ]& n5 I: o9 \(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
; D& f7 |/ G. w) R% vunlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
3 }% j* O. I$ \schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
: Y- H" ~2 q, ^8 O* q6 c4 ~for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent& ` J3 B* |; n8 Y: o
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of) Z5 b4 ]- z7 @# R6 g
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
$ `/ N( P' ?$ w% Qgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.002 `6 ?' j# h1 F+ ]
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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