Maytree Policy in Focus

Maytree Policy in Focus identifies and shares practical research to help inform policy and decision-making. 

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Policy in Focus 14: Free money. For low-income kids. And the government can’t give it away.

December 2010

This issue features a report that reveals how more than 900,000 Canadian kids do not access the Canada Learning Bond which can provide up to $2,000 in educational savings. The report makes four recommendations for organizations serving low-income families to provide accurate information in their own communities and languages. It also makes recommendations to government to make it easier for low-income families to start an RESP that suits their needs.

Watch a webinar with author May Wong, executive director of the OMEGA Foundation and designer of the SmartSAVER initiative.

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Past Issues

• Policy in Focus Issue 13: Cities Need More Power to Meet the Needs of Canada’s Urban Population
• Policy in Focus, Issue 12: Diverse Leadership Fuels Organizational Effectiveness and Prosperity
• Policy in Focus, Issue 11: Protect caregivers from financial ruin as population ages
• Policy in Focus, Issue 10: Abolish the Low-skilled Temporary Foreign Worker Program
• Policy in Focus, Issue 9: Reforms to the Refugee System Are Needed
• Policy in Focus, Issue 8: Canada is failing to reap benefits of diversity in leadership
• Policy in Focus, Issue 7: Protecting workers in a recession is important for a stronger economy
• Policy in Focus, Issue 6: Gaps in benefits leaves millions without disability supports
• Policy in Focus, Issue 5: Poor Educational Outcomes for Aboriginal Students Threaten Canada’s Prosperity
• Policy in Focus, Issue 4: Renew and Expand Language Programs to Support Immigrant Children
• Policy in Focus, Issue 3: Poorly coordinated programs make it difficult for low income workers to improve their financial situation
• Policy in Focus, Issue 2: Fix Employment Insurance to support the temporarily unemployed
• Policy in Focus, Issue 1: Listening to the voices of newcomers will create stronger cities