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• August 6, 2025

  Escaping debt: The risks and benefits of borrowing

  

  Students will prove their understanding of debt in an escape room, learn about the risks and benefits of borrowing and lending and practise calculating simple interest.

  Content type(s): Lesson plans Subject(s): Financial literacy, Math, Social studies Grade level(s): Grade 06, Grade 07 / Secondary 1, Grade 08 / Secondary 2
• August 5, 2025

  Good as gold? A simple explanation of the gold standard

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  In an ideal gold standard monetary system, every piece of paper currency represents an amount of gold held by an authority. But in practice, the gold standard system’s rules were extremely and repeatedly bent in the face of economic realities.

  Content type(s): Blog posts Subject(s): Business, Economics, Financial literacy, History Grade level(s): Grade 03, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
• June 23, 2025

  Webinars

  

  Join us for fascinating talks by Museum and Bank of Canada experts. Register for upcoming events or catch up on previous presentations.
• June 2, 2025

  Saving and spending

  

  Students will experience financial goal setting, planning and setbacks. They will plan for a character’s short- and long-term financial goals by using saving and spending strategies.

  Content type(s): Lesson plans Subject(s): Financial literacy, Math, Social studies Grade level(s): Grade 05, Grade 06
• May 22, 2025

  Speculating on the piggy bank

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  Ever since the first currencies allowed us to store value, we’ve needed a special place to store those shekels, drachmae and pennies. And the piggy bank—whether in pig form or not—has nearly always been there.

  Content type(s): Blog posts Subject(s): Arts, Business, Economics, English language arts, Financial literacy, Geography, Health, History, Math, Science Grade level(s): Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
• May 20, 2025

  Recipients of the Museum Award for Excellence in Teaching Economics

  Find out about the current and previous recipients of the Bank of Canada Museum Award for Excellence in Teaching Economics.
• May 20, 2025

  The Bank of Canada Museum’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Economics

  

  We want to celebrate great teaching about the economy. Learn more about the award, who is eligible and how to submit a nomination.
• May 16, 2025

  Entrepreneurship: Kids edition

  

  Learn from the experiences of successful young entrepreneurs, then create your own business model and pitch your business.

  Content type(s): Lesson plans Subject(s): Business, Economics, English language arts, Financial literacy, Math Grade level(s): Grade 05, Grade 06, Grade 07 / Secondary 1
• May 6, 2025

  The Greatest Stories Ever Told

  

  Artworks by Canadian artist Ho Tam, inspired by the symbols found on money.
• May 2, 2025

  Money that Almost Was

  

  An exhibit of proposed bank note designs from 1935 to 1999.