As a quick recap, in my previous three articles, I simply went through the Consultation Report provided by the task force on Financial Literacy and talked about six of the nine topics outlined in the report. These topics include the financial literacy landscape, the learning foundation (financial education in schools), financial behavior, borrowing and debt,…
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What is Financial Literacy? Part 3
This is the third part of a four part series on the consultation document for the Task Force on Literacy. Remember that you have a voice on the future of financial education and literacy in Canada. Starting April 6th, the task force is going to cities across the country to hear your views. If you…
What is Financial Literacy? Part 2
This week, I would like to simply continue where I left off from last week and walk through some more key points in the discussion paper released by the task force on Financial Literacy. I will tackle three more sections in the discussion paper. The Learning Foundation In this section, the paper talks about how…
What is Financial Literacy? Part 1
Last year, the government created a task force of 13 people to address the issue of financial literacy in Canada. According to this task force, Financial literacy means having the knowledge, skills and confidence to make responsible financial decisions. The mission of the task force is to develop a national strategy on financial literacy in…
