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: April 18, 2016

Today’s news includes articles about education savings, access to education, and post secondary education, from various news sources including the CFED website, CTV News Atlantic, and Ryerson News.


4 Keys to Making an Affordable College Decision.
CFED website. April 12, 2016

Federal Government Must Support Métis and Non-Status First Nations Students Following R v. Daniels Decision.
CNW. April 14, 2016

Free tuition in other provinces virtually inevitable: student leaders.
CTV News Atlantic. April 17, 2016

DMZ “starts something” with Pathways to Education.
Ryerson News. April 14, 2016.

Five evils: Multidimensional poverty and race in America.
The Brookings Institution. April 2016.


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IN THE NEWS: April 15, 2016

Today’s news includes articles about poverty reduction, newcomer youth, and financial literacy, from various news sources including BC Local News, the Vancouver Sun, and the Peterborough Examiner.


Poorest children in Canada falling even further behind.
Toronto Star. April 14, 2016

Vancouver Island University driving social and economic change across the Island.
BC Local News. April 13, 2016. Part 3 of 3-part series.

Eliminating poverty is possible: Therrien.
The Peterborough Examiner. April 14, 2016

Uprooted Education: 2015-2016 Report.
FCJ Refugee Centre website.


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