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Develop positive financial habits through a saving and spending game and a goal-setting activity with real-life scenarios.

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.

Find out about the current and previous recipients of the Bank of Canada Museum 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.

Turn your students into young entrepreneurs as they explore business basics, budgeting and marketing. Pitching their own creative ideas is a fun way to build real-world skills and confidence.

Artworks by Canadian artist Ho Tam, inspired by the symbols found on money.

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

Introduce budgeting concepts and best practices by planning an event. Students will build skills with fractions, decimals and percentages using worksheets and hands-on activities.

Check out our elementary and secondary resources.

Share part of your March Break with us at the Museum. Drop in for free family activities about counterfeiting and how our bank notes are designed to prevent it or check out our online activities.