What's on

Financial Literacy Month
November 1-30, 2025
Join us all month long for hands-on, creative activities that help kids (and grown-ups!) explore money, budgeting, saving, and smart spending in fun and meaningful ways.

Money Fair
November 1, 2025 - 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Explore interactive booths and get practical tips for managing your money — from everyday spending to spotting counterfeit bills — all in a fun, family-friendly setting with expert advice.

Financial Literacy Workshops
November 8-9 and 15-16, 2025 - 1:00 PM
Join a free financial literacy workshop — practical money tips for newcomers and parents, led by chartered professional accountants.

All About Money Virtual Program
November 18-19, 2025 – 1:00 PM
Take your young learners on a fun, interactive journey through the past, present, and future of money — perfect for Grades 1–6 and open to teachers, homeschoolers, and learning groups alike.
Blog
Whatever happened to the penny? A history of our one-cent coin.
By: Graham Iddon
Good as gold? A simple explanation of the gold standard
By: Graham Iddon
Speculating on the piggy bank
By: Graham Iddon
New acquisitions—2024 edition

Plan your visit
Here's what you need to know, how to make the most of your visit and where to find us.
It’s a cat and mouse game between counterfeiters and security printers.
— Bank of Canada Museum (@BoCMuseum) October 5, 2025
It’s machine-made engraving.
It’s holographs and polymer. It’s the mouse staying ahead of the cat. “Security is in the Bank Note.” On the blog. https://t.co/DsphgnGc5g #SundayReading pic.twitter.com/T9prFFbJIb

Visit
Find out when and how to visit us in person.

Explore
We recognize that you can’t all get out to see us personally. But, you’re almost here — virtually speaking of course.

Learn
Discover free, Canadian curriculum–linked resources to teach financial literacy, money math and the economy with confidence.