Financial Literacy Program: Literacy Campaign

Economic Literacy Dept: It was instigated by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, who commissioned a Task Force on Financial Literacy and persuaded his provincial counterparts to implement his recommendations. This fall, school boards rolled out courses on money management for students as young as 8, according to The Star. It wants an economic literacy campaign to help people make informed choices, look beyond simplistic slogans and talk civilly about taxes and spending cuts, income polarization and the role of government and canada has embarked on a multi-million-dollar financial literacy program to help consumers understand the language of bankers and money managers, live within their means and save for their retirement. That is not what Canada really needs, says the Colour of Poverty Network , a coalition of racialized groups its term representing Torontonians marginalized by both their socio-economic status and their skin colour. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.