| Public Services and Procurement Canada
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Whether it’s responding to natural disasters, defending our sovereignty, or contributing to peace and security abroad, we have a duty to make sure they are equipped to succeed in any operation, and that they have our full support.
Financial literacy means ensuring that consumers are armed with the knowledge they need to navigate a complex financial marketplace, the skills to choose well between financial products and services, and the confidence to ask the right questions. Because, better informed consumers are better-protected consumers.
Given this extraordinary change in our demographics, the Government of Canada is taking action in a number of areas. Just last fall, it tasked my agency to create a code of conduct to guide banks in their delivery of services to Canada’s senior population. This work is to complement our ongoing efforts to support Canadians in preparing financially for their future years as seniors.
Like any FinCoNet meeting or discussion, today’s seminar is an opportunity for us all to learn together and to share experiences. Today, the focus relates to assessing, planning and implementing open banking within our respective jurisdictions.
Minister of Democratic Institutions, Karina Gould, provided an update on the conversations the Government of Canada has been having with digital platforms.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
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It is a pleasure to be here.Over the last 9 months, I have been travelling across Canada to meet with partners, workers and many communities. I saw how our investments are directly benefiting Canadians and improving their quality of life in concrete ways. So today I want to make sure the impacts felt and seen on the ground are pulled together for all to see.
I would like to begin by acknowledging that we are gathered on the traditional territory of the Wendat, the Anishnaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Métis and the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation.