Our daily blog offers selected news of interest to SmartSAVER’s stakeholders and shines a light on the creative ways that communities are promoting the Canada Learning Bond. Stay up to date, read what others are doing and share your own story.

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IN THE NEWS: May 18, 2016

Today’s news includes articles about access to education from news sources including the Burnaby Now and CBC News North.


Charles Knight Youth Mentorship Program brings 40 students to Regina.
CKRM 620 The Source. May 17, 2016

‘It snowballed so fast’: Rankin Inlet mom’s education kits take off.
CBC News North. May 17, 2016

United Way helps Fort Mac students – shelves now empty.
CHED 630 AM. May 15, 2016

Are low-income people being pushed out of Metrotown?
Burnaby Now. May 17, 2016.


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Year Round Tax Clinics Can Get CLB Tax Time Toolkit Refills

Tool - SmartSAVER - Tax Time Post It ENThis past tax season more than 100 community tax clinics, serving tens of thousands of families across Canada, used SmartSAVER’s Tax Time Tools. Using these ‘Important Notice’ Post-It pads, volunteers let parents with Canada Learning Bond (CLB) eligible children know that they could open an RESP and apply for the CLB without paying any fees or making any contributions, or go to SmartSAVER.org to get more information.

Organizations offering tax help year-round can still get Tax Time Post-It pad refills from SmartSAVER to help the families they work with to catch up on completing their outstanding tax returns. This tool also offers organizations a great way to quickly share the CLB message without creating additional work for their volunteers and staff.
SmartSAVER can send a limited number of Tax Time Post-It pad refills to interested community service organizations operating year-round tax clinics. As the Canada Learning Bond is retroactive, it is important to continuously remind families about their access to the years of outstanding grants for their children’s post secondary education.
Email me and I’ll send you some Post-it pads right away!

Joe March, Partnership Manager, SmartSAVER

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