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CPA Canada and Canada Life launch free virtual financial literacy program

If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that finances can be rocked by unexpected events and that “virtual” solutions can be found for many problems. With those lessons in mind, CPA Canada and Canada Life have launched an online series of free financial literacy workshops aimed at school children.

TORONTO – August 24, 2021 – If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that finances can be rocked by unexpected events and that “virtual” solutions can be found for many problems. With those lessons in mind, CPA Canada and Canada Life have launched an online series of free financial literacy workshops aimed at school children.

“The pandemic’s impact confirms the urgency of teaching financial literacy and implementing a range of remote learning opportunities,” said Doretta Thompson, CPA Canada’s financial literacy leader. “Many parents and teachers are educating their kids about personal finance at home or virtually and need additional materials and support. These six workshops are the CPA profession’s targeted response to that need.”

Developed in partnership with Canada Life for parents and teachers, the fully downloadable workshop materials can be used to inform and educate young children and students about six money management topics. Geared to specific age groups, those topics include:

Each virtual workshop includes several aids to help parents and teachers educate their kids in a friendly and interactive manner, including animated videos, PowerPoint, worksheets and speakers notes. Everything is available at no-cost.

“CPA Canada has been offering in-person workshops conducted by financial literacy volunteers for many years and we plan to ramp that aspect of the program back up as the need for social distancing drops,” said Thompson. “But we know remote learning will continue to grow in importance so these workshops offer options that can be used by parents, teachers and young people at any time and from any place with internet access.”

For more information about these virtual workshops, please visit cpacanada.ca/flvirtualschool. For information about CPA Canada’s other financial literacy programs, materials and initiatives, visit: cpacanada.ca/financialliteracy.