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Thanks, here are details.
Canada Learning Bond
+ m/ i2 O, A$ i0 S) xThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning
/ J0 H/ O; o) XBond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s) h; A9 E( P3 U
post-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome- x0 E' @3 ?" Y- l- Y2 X, d$ y
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive2 ~0 |/ p5 Z9 @
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
Y+ R) ?2 i# }2 D) lAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will, s @$ ~( T8 j2 ^) ~
continue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond9 L8 C8 l4 d' i0 ~$ }! B/ I
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
4 T& m8 v: l3 @8 R6 a) C; Vcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit: N5 N0 v8 w5 ]1 D
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household
0 s; u1 w" A6 S3 N% p9 T- |could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
4 u3 z. S* H7 nAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
) l2 g0 L" Z& q3 D+ a# h# tgovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year
; ?! N `# V# ^students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.; L' c8 s# s; ]& }6 [
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act
2 @8 e5 H8 r. X9 G( s0 r/ B2 `During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and
/ C, Y; B0 S. o0 A6 O& r! csubsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
4 i8 w! L% f& G5 g0 wprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have$ K1 z3 k5 ~# `% B; ^5 r( |8 o# N
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
) h8 |; V* l% `& y1 o! \; ]8 @: Fglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,( f& E* T$ K" S$ B
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
9 Q4 R, V% v1 t3 N9 [% P% Gto absorb the full benefit of the program." A. \- d5 \* H, u0 \6 c
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be5 K# u" ~; h p
eligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will( d+ ?0 `+ ~+ k+ h$ |
only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth
X @ D1 [8 Q$ e(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit& M l/ x2 P) @1 I, ]
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
& Y! S4 V$ |! V5 h" ^/ ~$ f! aschooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
5 X, C- I3 y; W2 @* E* _ w( s/ Zfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
7 K6 Z/ |% H: J, {$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of6 S% [$ z# w- \; B- s/ i- g, y
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
4 Z! }( y |( `grants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00
' _: ]( q0 i( D: R/ c1 G5 |grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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