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Canada Learning Bond
* z) h% e. e1 V6 S" }The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
v; L d! d* q2 WBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
' J* E6 s3 q2 q7 n. M* Hpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome( {5 P2 _/ F e. r5 b( S, M
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
0 P( r, Y% e; z, Gthe National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.) C; W j3 u4 j/ f( n+ s
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
/ J2 W: u& Z) f/ {7 W* ncontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond: L' o% N7 Z0 l4 D1 X7 J3 s) V
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will/ W P, e1 i. \+ \7 F
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
7 ]0 x- g" a* q% L" n3 Sfrom the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
( ~# `5 C1 _, f' kcould receive up to $2,000 for their education.
: M( k/ G2 {$ D; m0 B3 mAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
- ?& \ n$ N/ q H$ ogovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
& a) x1 W7 C( m! B; Ustudents whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.+ L* u+ d8 R4 X3 f! b" L$ k
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
' y; f1 a! l* r. ~, P* zDuring the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and+ S# R: S4 j" a
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The4 v" r7 V/ }' K+ c7 ~
program created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have) ~7 N% w7 G8 ^, q1 t% F
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
6 }) Q3 w! x1 j# ^* jglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,: t& A. P. h) M# C, R$ }
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents X$ K! q4 @0 T1 C* @
to absorb the full benefit of the program.5 u) r3 i) d, g2 x1 @1 p( q1 M/ z
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
O1 B6 o' X$ k2 e8 religible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
8 |+ f% m# [/ `2 ]+ y0 ^6 T7 S& @only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth i, i' p7 d( ^/ j
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
7 I6 @* ]$ N1 R1 @unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
2 R( l+ m c! P4 W6 eschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
4 \& g8 p6 L" \9 M5 ?! A) mfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
# w3 h! B$ Q$ W7 n$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of- l- B& u! f# V9 o: O/ Z
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These5 h- v% Q U0 p# [7 [$ j9 Y
grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
2 N4 i8 e# }1 _8 J9 d: {$ _) fgrant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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