Resources

Newcomer Resources

Newcomers to Canada have some specific needs when it comes to financial literacy. The following resources help improve the capacity of organizations and the newcomers they serve to access financial information and supports.

Facilitator Tools

Newcomer Finances Toolkit – Ottawa Community Loan Fund
http://oclf.org/newcomer-finances-toolkit/
http://oclf.org/atm/docs/Newcomer%20Finances%20Instructor%27s%20Manual.pdf
http://oclf.org/atm/ATM.html
http://oclf.org/atm/debit.html

Financial Literacy Newcomers Project Webinar Series Part I
This presentation is part of the Financial Literacy for Newcomers project funded by CIC.  Watch this video to find out lessons learned, promising practices and resources for newcomers around financial literacy in Canada.

General Information

Canadian Foundation for Economic Education (CFEE)
http://www.cfeedayplanner.com/en/keylists.php

Woodgreen Community Services
http://www.woodgreen.org/Resources/FinancialLiteracy.aspx

Service Canada
http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/audiences/newcomers/immigrate.shtml

Investor Education Fund
http://www.getsmarteraboutmoney.ca/en/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.getsmarteraboutmoney.ca/en/research/our-research/Pages/default.aspx#.UZOep7-CixI

Settlement in Ontario - Inmylanguage.org
http://english.inmylanguage.org/section.aspx?cat=DAILYLIFE

"Daily Life", Settlement.org - OCASI
http://www.settlement.org/topics.asp?section=DL

Immigration Peel - Your Money
http://www.immigrationpeel.ca/money/

PEI Association for Newcomers to Canada
http://www.peianc.com/content/lang/en/page/guide_finances

Income and Taxes

Canada Revenue Agency website
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/menu-eng.html
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/nnrsdnts/ndvdls/nwcmr-eng.html

Banking

Association for New Canadians: Newcomers' Guide to Services and Resources in Newfoundland and Labrador - Chapter 15 - Money and Banking
http://www.ancnl.ca/userfiles/files/Newcomers_Guide_mar_6_08_web%5B1%5D_FINAL_MARCH 7, 2008.pdf

Saving

Smart Saver - OMEGA Foundation
http://www.smartsaver.org/

Service Canada - Savings Plans
http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/subjects/savings/index.shtml

Credit

Credit Counselling Canada
http://www.creditcounsellingcanada.ca/

Credit Canada
http://creditcanada.com/

Consumerism

Federal, Provincial and Territorial Consumer Affairs Offices - Canadian Consumer Handbook.
http://www.sse.gov.on.ca/mcs/en/pages/default.aspx

The Competition Bureau - The Little Black Book of Scams
http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/vwapj/Little-Black-Book-Scams-e.pdf/$FILE/Little-Black-Book-Scams-e.pdf

Housing

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
http://www.cmhc.ca/newcomers/

Service Canada - Buying a Home
http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/lifeevents/buying_a_home.shtml

Seniors

Determining OAS and GIS eligibility for people who come to Canada as adults - John Stapleton
http://openpolicyontario.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/TOOL-questionaireV7.pdf

Service Canada - Retirement Planning
http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/lifeevents/retirement.shtml

Service Canada - Retirement Income Calculator
https://srv111.services.gc.ca/INT_01.aspx?lang=e

Service Canada - Post-Retirement Benefit Calculator
https://srv111.services.gc.ca/PRB_01.aspx

Youth

Practical Money Skills - Visa's Financial Soccer
http://www.financialsoccer.ca/index.php
http://practicalmoneyskills.ca/

FCAC's The City
http://www.themoneybelt.gc.ca/theCity-laZone/eng/login-eng.aspx