Category: Blog Posts

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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We’d love to hear from you! Tell us about your CLB promotion or share tips to engage eligible families. Do you have a question for the community? Submit your stories, ideas and questions to info@SmartSAVER.org and we’ll share it on our blog.


Niagara Region engages partners to increase Canada Learning Bond sign-up

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The Regional Municipality of Niagara has partnered with community agencies across Niagara to promote the Canada Learning Bond and sign up eligible families.  “The support and participation has been remarkable,” says Adrienne Jugley, Commissioner of Community Services with Niagara Region.  “Staff across the Region along with our partners in the non-profit sector really responded to this opportunity to spread the word about the CLB and help sign kids up.”

The Region’s campaign has included staff training and awareness, social media promotion, and a post-card that provided helpful RESP and CLB information.  A key to success, however, has been partnering with numerous community organizations to reach clients and families with eligible children across Niagara.  Over 30,000 of the post-cards have been distributed.  The strategy has generated a large number of new CLB applications.  

By Judy Sobchak, Community Engagement Coordinator.

For more information about the initiative, please contact Judy.

IN THE NEWS: March 16, 2016

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Today’s news includes articles about education savings, access to education, and partner activities, from various news sources including La Presse, CBC News, and the Financial Post.

L’ARGENT QUI PASSE DANS LE BEURRE. La Presse. Le 13 mars 2016.

Il y a de l’argent qui pend au bout du nez des Québécois. Des crédits, des bons, des allocations qui passent carrément dans le beurre parce que les contribuables…

Yes, you can get a job with a liberal arts degree, says this researcher. Ottawa Citizen, March 15, 2016

Ross Finnie knows what many students think of a liberal arts education: It won’t pay off.

Free money: Post-secondary scholarships are begging for candidates. Financial Post. March 15, 2016

Tall Clubs International says it probably comes up a little short when it comes to the number of applications it receives for its scholarships.

First Nations students get 30 per cent less funding than other children, economist says. CBC News March 14, 2016

Don Drummond counters Indigenous Affairs’ claim that funding gap cannot be measured.

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