Search

What is inflation and what does it mean to you? This video and discussion guide will help you get your secondary students talking.

Teach the basics of financial technology, peer-to-peer payments and how the Bank keeps your payments safe with this video and discussion guide for secondary students.

Over the years, Canada’s bank notes have evolved to become the state-of-the-art, award-winning currency that brings pride to our country. And the past few decades have brought about more and more ways of paying electronically. So, what’s next? Join us for a talk about how the Bank of Canada is preparing for the next evolution of money—a possible central bank-issued digital currency.

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem answers some key questions about inflation. What is it? What’s the problem with it? How does the Bank stay on top of it? Learn how inflation affects the economy and how the Bank of Canada keeps it in check. It’s all about maintaining the value of your money.

Learn about why the Bank of Canada was created and how it continues to promote the economic and financial welfare of Canadians.

How is the public involved with who goes on a bank note? How are the images chosen? Join Suzette Argo and Boyd Laanstra, specialists from the Bank of Canada’s Currency Department visual content team, as they chat about creating new bank notes for Canada. Peek behind the scenes and discover how Canadians have been engaged in creating bank notes we can all use with confidence and pride.

Martine Warren, a bank note specialist from the Bank of Canada, talks about the technology and testing that goes into making our bank notes durable and secure. As well, Diane Bergeron from the Canadian Institute for the Blind shares her experience with features that make Canadian notes accessible to those who are blind or partially sighted.

Dinesh Shah, a Bank of Canada researcher, and Stéphanie Nolin, an online entrepreneur, talk about current trends in e-commerce. Our payment options are growing daily, but does this mean the death of cash?

Louis Morel, the Bank of Canada’s Director of Advanced Economies, and Pierre Pyun, employee of a multinational Canadian firm, discuss the global nature of our economy. They highlight the modular methods of today’s manufacturing and introduce us to the international makeup of the products we use every day—and the jobs that depend on them.

The Canadian economy is deeply interconnected, and your part in it is explored in this animated video. From apples to houses, your economic decisions help shape the economy, which in turn helps shape all of us. And the Bank of Canada’s role is to keep an eye on it all while giving you the confidence that your money will hold its value.