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 14, 2016

Today’s news includes articles about the Canada Child Benefit, tuition, and child well-being trends, from various news sources including the Globe and Mail, CBC News North and CBC News New Brunswick.


The Canada Child Benefit needs to be fully indexed to inflation.
The Globe and Mail. April 14, 2016

New Brunswick offers free tuition to low-income students.
CBC News New Brunswick. April 14, 2016.

Gov’t to include First Nations students excluded from Yukon Grant.
CBC News North. April 14, 2016

A Gathering Place for a Vancouver Island First Nations cultural renaissance.
BC Local News. April 13, 2016. Part 2 of 3-part series.

#ItMatters4Kids infographics.
Child Trends.


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IN THE NEWS: April 11, 2016

Today’s news includes articles about the Canada Learning Bond, basic guaranteed income, and financial empowerment, from various news sources including Global News, The Manitoban, and CBC News.


Free Money…And The Mayor Wants Kids To Get It.
iNews880AM Edmonton. April 8, 2016.

In memoriam: Peter Nares.
Prosper Canada website. 8 April 2016

Fight for affordable internet to take centre stage at CRTC hearing today.
CBC News Business. April 11, 2016.

‘Time to take a serious look at basic annual guaranteed income’: Halifax mayor. Global News April 10, 2016.

Progressive Conservatives Pledge To Bolster Manitoba Scholarship And Bursary Initiative. The Manitoban. April 7, 2016

Government of Canada Helps Empower Canadians to Build Their Financial Health. Government of Canada. April 7, 2016

Nunavut elementary school parents go online to help hungry kids. Nunatsiaq Online. April 6, 2016

Webinar Alert: Education Savings Incentives Administered by Employment and Social Development Canada tomorrow, April 12, 2016. Click here to register.


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