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Onsite program: See and touch an amazing array of objects that have served as money at one time or another.

Students will use the concept of historical significance to choose an iconic Canadian as a portrait subject for the Bank of Canada’s new $5 bank note.

Students will use a historical thinking approach to examine historical significance, continuity and change in Canadian bank notes.

Your students will research and choose their own iconic Canadian, theme, images and symbols to go on a new bank note.

People on the street were randomly stopped and searched, and some were even arrested and imprisoned in an internment camp. Even German marks replaced Canadian currency in circulation—in the form of If Day propaganda notes.

Cryptocurrencies exist outside of the traditional financial system and inside a computer network. Learn about how they work and their possible risks.

Start a conversation with your child about setting financial goals and deciding how to achieve them. Then have some fun with a paper plant they can “grow” to track their progress.

The imagery on the Bank of Canada’s 1935 note series depicts the country’s rich industrial history.

In 1812, British North America had no banks and little currency. With the prospect of war drying up supplies of coins, the government of Lower Canada decided to issue legal tender notes called “army bills” to pay for troops and supplies.

What was proposed was a complete about-face from the philosophy behind recent security printing. If photocopiers could easily deal with the colours and designs of the current series, then the next series should be bold and simple.