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• July 23, 2026

  Financial literacy essentials

  

  Preparing students for Ontario’s financial literacy graduation requirement.

  Content type(s): Educational toolkits Subject(s): Economics, Financial literacy, Math Grade level(s): Grade 05, Grade 06, Grade 07 / Secondary 1, Grade 08 / Secondary 2, Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
• July 20, 2026

  A summer road trip of Canadian tokens

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  We took a virtual road trip through nearly every Canadian province and territory via trade and souvenir tokens.

  Content type(s): Blog posts
• June 22, 2026

  Reminiscences of the 1976 Montréal Olympic Coin Program

  By: David Bergeron

  
  

  

  The Olympic Coin Program was novel, ambitious, record-breaking and for some, life-changing—much like the Olympic Games that the program helped finance.

  Content type(s): Blog posts
• May 26, 2026

  The changing face of women on bank notes

  By: Krista Broeckx

  
  

  

  From queens to changemakers, discover how real women are finding their place on bank notes around the world.

  Content type(s): Blog posts
• February 10, 2026

  Love tokens: Change of heart

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  For centuries, people have been adding alternative messages to coins as political protests, advertising, commemoration and—most charmingly—love and affection. Such things are called love tokens.

  Content type(s): Blog posts Subject(s): Arts, History
• January 20, 2026

  Three 50-cent pieces: The big changes to our small change

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  The maple leaves, beavers, schooners and caribous appear unchanged every year on our regular issued coins. But the 50-cent piece is a different story, because every time our coat of arms has changed, so has the coin.

  Content type(s): Blog posts
• December 22, 2025

  New acquisitions—2025 edition

  By: David Bergeron, Krista Broeckx

  
  

  

  From rare toonies to Métis scrip art, the Bank of Canada Museum’s 2025 acquisitions show how money and the economy shape Canadian lives.

  Content type(s): Blog posts
• October 21, 2025

  Inflation and investment calculators (The Bank of Canada)

  

  Calculate inflation over time and explore how inflation affects investments over the same time frame.

  Content type(s): External resources Subject(s): Business, Economics, Math Grade level(s): Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
• October 21, 2025

  Currency converter (The Bank of Canada)

  

  Use the currency converter to view foreign exchange rates from more than 25 countries and compare the rates over time.

  Content type(s): External resources Subject(s): Business, Economics, Math Grade level(s): Grade 07 / Secondary 1, Grade 08 / Secondary 2, Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
• October 21, 2025

  Financial literacy tools (Government of Canada)

  

  Use a wide variety of financial literacy tools, including a digital budget planner, financial goal calculator, credit card comparison tool, financial literacy quiz and more.

  Content type(s): External resources Subject(s): Business, Economics, Financial literacy Grade level(s): Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5