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Canada Learning Bond
8 ~- c9 l$ A4 zThe Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning& p' q5 t. T% i {
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
9 Z9 s- H; r J- z, E2 Cpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome
; }3 @3 r' L# M: |; N) u5 |9 ]families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive
' b1 `) w" q( i1 N( }the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.
. Y! U O; L$ i/ `. gAssuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
3 n# q! p6 x ocontinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond" s8 O" ^' z* L/ L* l z0 u! P
installments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will+ d' I8 ^ K3 S. {9 S0 p W$ X+ s* |
carry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit
2 f; S6 o: y6 {1 a. {from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household V, f& {. g& b7 q* Q' m4 f
could receive up to $2,000 for their education./ I. R f' K7 R% b+ b7 p( |. w, m, n' o
Additionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the
# P% A. W" O2 ?( Ogovernment has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year% e1 a& z3 [: R# v9 B' K% S. ]5 z
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
6 t3 x8 k. T6 e9 V- aAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act9 e3 {* ?. }6 d
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and( X- D+ n/ z; C* Z8 ^
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
* ^0 `6 \0 @0 D/ E& Qprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have2 W3 w) o) k8 n U ^, r6 O( I2 Z
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first) o! @& L) z9 K( o
glance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,5 ?( w/ W L" G& ^0 ^/ A0 Q. B9 z+ [5 l
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
$ A" t+ k0 u; B! ^ zto absorb the full benefit of the program.
' S" ]0 |# j2 F7 ]. _Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
$ n, J. w( v0 r$ L$ x1 ^0 t+ Meligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
6 ~5 P6 Q/ e6 L conly be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth6 B5 S6 C' {! w2 a7 e& f/ ~
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit/ g) k4 _% b7 n: K/ s2 ?0 s3 ?: P
unlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of& D5 Q! l" f" G$ K6 ]$ X* s
schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account,
; W% }+ S6 c; }8 o- Dfor the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent5 s5 x W2 o. p( ~
$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of, F" z% G% ~4 I/ o
those grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
: d. {/ k' e- H3 |. E, d) m* Mgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00. i& ~* w, Q8 x5 o2 q' F
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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