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Canada Learning Bond' x2 t( o( E4 e9 m
The Federal Government, in the 2004 Budget, introduced the Canada Learning- r- K+ r; x' o; V
Bond. The Bond is aimed at helping low-income families save for their children’s
% a4 M1 w9 Y* B+ Y/ G9 h. dpost-secondary education pursuits. Beginning in 2004, each child born to lowincome: m/ O+ e, n- x7 ^2 O
families, those earning $35,000 or less and who are also entitled to receive* t& o: G; g n Z
the National Child Benefit, will receive a $500 Canada Learning Bond.3 r4 o. c& `: ~! {3 M" m2 j
Assuming a child remains qualified for the Canada Learning Bond, the child will
) X9 A+ _8 F9 K: T9 r' econtinue to receive $100.00 in each subsequent year in Canada Learning Bond
- X: M9 K0 l5 O5 q0 G. q' Pinstallments. The Federal Government projects that the Canada Learning Bond will
7 q8 E6 E. T0 c& c f3 ?- z$ l% Jcarry a cost of up to $85 million this year and up to 120,000 children will benefit) g% l" q. T: _; ^% L7 T8 x; J& K
from the program2. The government says a child living in a low-income household( F6 J7 m: C) A: g3 A- [% V
could receive up to $2,000 for their education.
* X1 K# C, _. q& Z* T. uAdditionally, in terms of post-secondary education and low-income families, the, L. R8 {- z k
government has introduced a new one-time grant of up to $3,000 for first-year7 ]" }8 S/ G: e `1 R/ f4 _
students whose family income hovers around $35,000 or less a year.
2 ]# \! M' a: G5 S0 D# IAlberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act* j/ \* E) x, f7 J6 Q% c' F
During the 2004 Spring Sitting, the Alberta Government introduced and4 u% Q6 \7 e6 J* i, @3 N- c
subsequently passed the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act. The
" p7 U0 O& I/ o+ I3 Kprogram created by the Act is available only to residents of Alberta who have2 ]% V8 A9 ?2 P+ ~" @# B
children born after January 1, 2005 (Alberta’s Centennial). The program, at first
& ]/ S/ `' k. ]' I+ J+ H' S4 z7 pglance, seems quite simple in scope but it does have many intricate details that,% t) X' q7 l& F5 F) m. R+ S
once communicated, reveal a complicated program that relies on proactive parents
1 [9 U0 C4 X$ r- [! J- ?% Bto absorb the full benefit of the program.$ O8 V- v1 u7 C6 L) y/ U% {
Alberta residents, who have a baby born on January 1, 2005, or after, will be
4 k6 W# M: z( U& U: d l6 p/ heligible for a $500.00 grant toward the baby’s established RESP. The grant will
( x5 i. i/ _" C4 `only be awarded if a RESP is established within the first year of the baby’s birth) Y8 @$ X0 |' x( T8 r
(though Alberta Learning is looking to extend this deadline to two years or, albeit
% C0 c9 N1 g/ G' a4 }3 Punlikely, extending the deadline until the baby has reached their first year of
F! ?2 ~, p* n( g' I7 }' A; ~schooling). Should a year elapse and the parents do not arrange an RESP account," I2 K7 v! p0 {; b
for the baby, then the baby will not receive the $500.00 grant, period. Subsequent
! k) x4 n3 r. `) b! g2 @; g) n, D$100.00 grants are awarded when the child reaches grades 3, 6 and 9. Each of
0 M- j; ]1 o, ^, U# jthose grants will require parents to provide matching dollars to qualify. These
; ] s+ C1 R$ Q# qgrants are awarded with the same limitations and restrictions as the initial $500.00; @" x" Q; ]; o
grant. Potentially, an RESP could receive up to $800.00 in Provincial grant money. |
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