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Canada Learning Bond
2 h7 `8 ]. Y) Z2 b7 M T- e$ T: aThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
! o6 C2 i4 \; y$ r* _Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s7 m! S t) o% H
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome9 G# h: ^& E# b* e3 n) p
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
) I* n3 P! |9 E6 l% \: kthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.$ u0 r) L b! g- y% K
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
0 l7 z- v2 r( T$ ^continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond' `0 W3 S% E4 C* j) H3 w1 e6 t
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will. Q1 g, F1 X _! o' {4 `$ y$ N
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit; v" G- S& l. P( E% P' T, r3 d2 j5 o
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
" s& ?7 S8 M8 `8 g4 s; c0 Bcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.+ ]8 U e' |$ K
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
+ h" l1 o& ^, p) cgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
4 p1 ^4 X0 {" ~+ r; ^+ tstudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
: n8 A3 |/ ^9 N. j# e% E+ ^Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
2 n" e8 _0 T) ? H- e% rDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and: e7 c8 `1 Y- p/ p* W, P5 z: s
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The" J& ^; ?$ v0 \8 R
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have
3 z. e8 g) h2 p5 echildren born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first8 W: w, M$ Y: S, E5 |
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,
& e4 A: w: V! h8 f0 n; a. nonce communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
1 t, L+ C- A# tto absorb the full benefit of the program.
( ^: G, I. p9 j' c0 g2 D8 NAlberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
4 T; u3 K$ c! F# T) religible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will$ K/ s# {! F% V
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth) o. e0 a5 v" y4 X8 Y
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
7 W2 ?- y6 S5 J d; n6 [unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of' `( u. k; h; n* F1 P/ _
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
. O( T3 g/ V% a9 @1 D1 S. Ifor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
, j j: B1 [' E- L: m% ~6 j3 e8 J% _$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
4 }$ ?6 W% l! A6 P0 X: Mthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These0 d, q& v4 F4 ^ G6 [1 r- d" s/ K) r; q
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00) q* u7 |# E+ E+ J& g
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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