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• October 21, 2025

  Personal Inflation Calculator (Statistics Canada)

  

  The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is used to measure inflation. Use this interactive tool to measure your own personal rate of inflation, based on the goods and services in the CPI that you consume.

  Content type(s): External resources Subject(s): Business, Economics, Financial literacy, Geography, History, Social studies 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

  The Little Black Book of Scams, 2nd edition (Competition Bureau Canada)

  

  Protect yourself from fraud and scams using this superhero-led resource. Over a dozen scams are explored—from phishing and smishing to identity theft, tax scams and more⁠—⁠to help youth protect their money and identity. Available in many languages.

  Content type(s): External resources Subject(s): Business, Economics, Financial literacy 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

  Iconomix database of economic resources (Swiss National Bank)

  

  This online database includes dozens of great economics lesson plans, simulations, interactive activities and experiments. These include the fishpond game to explore sharing common resources and the pitgame to explore market and price formation.

  Content type(s): External resources Subject(s): Business, Economics, Financial literacy, Geography, History, Social studies 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 9, 2025

  Money conversation cards

  

  Start a conversation about money and finances with our question cards. Choose between two card decks: one for kids and their families and one for adults and teens.

  Content type(s): Activities and games Subject(s): Business, Economics, Financial literacy, Health, Math Grade level(s): Grade 03, Grade 04, 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
• September 8, 2025

  The Central Bank in Your Classroom

  

  In-person or virtual program: Learn more about the Bank of Canada and career paths in economics, finance and data analysis with this informative classroom presentation led by an employee of the central bank.

  Content type(s): School programs Subject(s): Business, Economics, Financial literacy, Social studies Grade level(s): Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
• September 4, 2025

  Money math

  

  Financial literacy resources for elementary students.

  Content type(s): Educational toolkits Subject(s): Economics, Financial literacy, Math Grade level(s): Early childhood / Kindergarten, Grade 01, Grade 02, Grade 03, Grade 04, Grade 05, Grade 06, Grade 07 / Secondary 1, Grade 08 / Secondary 2
• August 21, 2025

  Whatever happened to the penny? A history of our one-cent coin.

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  The idea of the penny as the basic denomination of an entire currency system has been with Canadians for as long as there has been a Canada. But the one-cent piece itself has been gone since 2012.

  Content type(s): Blog posts Subject(s): History
• August 6, 2025

  Escaping debt: The risks and benefits of borrowing

  

  Unlock financial literacy with challenging puzzles in this classroom escape room. Students will explore financial risk, credit scores, debt and interest with worksheets and an interactive game.

  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.