Archived - Harper Government Highlights the Importance Between Strong Financial Management and Good Health

Toronto, May 16, 2014
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Minister of State (Finance) Kevin Sorenson, Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women Kellie Leitch and Canada’s new Financial Literacy Leader Jane Rooney today met with the Junior Economic Club of Canada at the Toronto Stock Exchange to stress the importance of financial literacy for youth.

The primary mandate of the Junior Economic Club of Canada is to educate and inspire Canadian youth to become financially literate. Each year, high school students from across Ontario are invited by the Junior Economic Club of Canada to take part in “A Day on Bay,” which is a field trip to Toronto’s Financial District where they are taught the fundamentals of finance. This year, students are learning about the important link between financial health and physical health.

The Harper Government is committed to improving the financial literacy of all Canadians and supporting youth in better preparing to face their financial future. Since 2006, the Government has delivered on an ambitious agenda to improve Canada’s financial consumer protection framework, making it one of the most advanced in the world. The Government is developing a comprehensive financial consumer code, which will create a framework to more effectively protect consumers in a rapidly evolving financial industry.

Meagan Murdoch
Communications
Office of the Minister of State (Finance)
613-996-7861

Jack Aubry
Media Relations
Department of Finance
613-996-8080

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