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Mr. Brian Smith, Project Coordinator from the Carrefour jeunesse-emploi de Côte-des-Neiges, a community charitable organization in Montreal, Quebec, Canada that assists youth with employment, was awarded with the Excellence In Financial Literacy Education Award – Educator, presented by the Institute of Financial Literacy. The presentation was made at their Annual Confe...

The Honourable Ted Menzies, Minister of State (Finance), today welcomed the Royal Assent of Bill C-28, the Financial Literacy Leader Act. The Act provides for the appointment of a Financial Literacy Leader within the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) to strengthen the financial literacy of Canadians.Read more...

National charitable organization, Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI), is pleased to announce the receipt of a $10,000 donation in support of its Independent Living Account (ILA) program, from an anonymous fund at the Toronto Community Foundation. The ILA program enables low-income people living in transitional and shelter housing to build the financial...

March 12, 2013, 3:30-4:30 pm (EST) / 12:30-1:30 pm (PST) - Assets for Independence (AFI) Resource Center will be hosting a webinar as part of its “Tools for Success” series. In this hour-long webinar, you will hear from two representatives of the National Endowment for Financial Education, a foundation dedicated to inspiring empowered financial decision-making fo...

As part of a series of Financial Literacy Month events, the Honourable Ted Menzies, Minister of State (Finance), participated in the launch of a new report, titled The Case for Financial Literacy, by scholar Jennifer Robson, of Carleton University.Read more...

 The Canadian Centre for Financial Literacy (CCFL), a division of Social and Enterprise Development innovations (SEDI), today launched The Case for Financial Literacy, a research report providing evidence that financial literacy education is a critical support for low-income and vulnerable Canadians and can make an important contribution to their well-being. “Low...

With one of the highest debt-to-income ratios in the OECD and savings rates that are 75% lower than twenty years ago, Canadians are visibly struggling with their financial obligations in an era of increasing financial complexity.Read more...

 National charitable organization SEDI – Social and Enterprise Development Innovations, today endorsed the recommendations of the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario and called on the Government of Ontario to move forward with their implementation as soon as possible. “The Commission’s report tackles the systemic barriers current...

Dear friends, I am pleased to announce the confirmation of Elizabeth (Liz) Mulholland as SEDI’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective September 1, 2012. After 11 years as a SEDI Board member, Liz stepped in as Interim CEO in November, 2011. Since then, she has led the organization through a comprehensive strategic planning process, helping to set an ambitious ...

“Several polls released this spring reveal the extent of concern among Canadians about worsening income inequality."Read more...