Geography

• October 21, 2025

  Learn about your taxes (Canada Revenue Agency)

  

  Take this online course to learn everything you need to know about taxes in Canada. The eight interactive modules are designed for high school and up. Students walk through a comprehensive overview of taxes, from understanding a T4 slip and filing income tax to accessing benefits. A teacher’s guide and interactive scenarios are also included.

  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

  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

  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
• June 18, 2025

  What goes into the price of gas

  

  

  The price of gasoline can be broken down into four key parts. Learn how each affects prices at the pump with this video and discussion guide.

  Content type(s): Multimedia Subject(s): Business, Economics, Financial literacy, Geography 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
• 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
• November 6, 2024

  You Are the Economy: Your guide to economic and financial literacy for Grades 7 to 12

  

  

  Join the Bank of Canada Museum for a live webinar about our new free suite of economic and financial lesson plans!

  Content type(s): Multimedia Subject(s): Business, Economics, Financial literacy, Geography, Health, Math, 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
• September 12, 2024

  You are the economy

  

  A set of six lessons to explore economics with your students.

  Content type(s): Educational toolkits Subject(s): Business, Economics, Financial literacy, Geography, History, Math, 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
• September 9, 2024

  Investing wisely

  

  Make investment decisions based on what’s important to you and see how your spending and earning connects you to the global economy.

  Content type(s): Lesson plans Subject(s): Business, Economics, Financial literacy, Geography, Health, 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
• September 6, 2024

  Tracing Canada’s place in the world

  

  Use a data visualization tool to learn about how Canada’s place in the global economy has evolved.

  Content type(s): Lesson plans Subject(s): Business, Economics, Geography, 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
• July 16, 2024

  Rai: big money

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  An item is said to have cultural value when it can be directly associated with the history, people, beliefs or rituals important to a society. It’s the same with a rai—its value can be greater depending upon who authorized it, who carved it and who subsequently owned it.

  Content type(s): Blog posts Subject(s): Economics, Geography, History Grade level(s): Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5