27 January 2023
Author: Anitha Thillainathan
Canada is often celebrated as a multi-cultural land of great opportunities where people from all walks of life are free to express their identities and live comfortably. But the remnants of Canada’s historical practices are apparent among some communities even today. The wounds from colonization and its negative impacts are deeply rooted within Indigenous communities in Canada. Covid-19 has further complicated the situation by widening the economic disparities experienced by vulnerable communities including the Indigenous Peoples.
Tags: ABORIGINAL,
ADVICE,
BIPOC,
COACHING,
COUNSELLING,
EMPOWERMENT,
FINANCE,
FINANCIAL,
GOAL,
INCLUSION,
INDIGENOUS,
MANAGEMENT,
MONEY,
PEOPLES,
PLANNING,
SETTING,
STABILITY,
WELL-BEING
20 June 2022
Author: AFOA Canada
June is National Indigenous History Month, a time meant to reflect on the history, heritage and rich diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples across Canada. It is also a time to honour and celebrate the contributions of Indigenous peoples across the country. For many working with Indigenous communities it serves an additional purpose in acknowledging both large and grass-roots organizations striving to create positive change in their communities and Canada at large.
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Aboriginal peoples,
BIPOC,
Coaching,
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finance,
financial,
financial advice,
financial counselling,
financial empowerment,
financial planning,
financial stability,
financial well-being,
goal setting,
inclusion,
Indigenous Peoples,
money management
1 June 2022
Author: Allison Meserve
Dr. Meta Van Den Heuvel, a pediatrician at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), learned about financial empowerment, including tax filing and access to benefits services, when previously working on a study about food insecurity. Dr. Van Den Heuvel, and her colleague, Dr. Catherine Birken, received funding from SickKids Foundation to look at food insecurity amongst families with children requiring inpatient hospital care.
Tags: benefits,
Child,
Disability,
filing,
finance,
financial empowerment,
financial literacy,
financial stability,
financial well-being,
food security,
income volatility,
low income,
money management,
poverty reduction
8 September 2021
Author: Wendy Abbott-Serroul
The Working Centre helps Nimaa, a single mother and newcomer to Canada, shed light on the unique financial challenges she experienced as an Arab woman and helps her secure benefits and financial support. Also, and importantly, they help her find the confidence to manage her own money and budget ensuring her future is brighter and full of possibility.
Tags: advisor,
Benefit,
benefits,
budget,
budgeting,
Canada,
Child,
CLB,
debt,
finance,
financial advice,
financial counselling,
financial empowerment,
financial stability,
financial well-being,
goal setting,
immigrant,
immigration,
low-income,
money management,
newcomer,
newcomers,
poverty,
poverty reduction,
tax filing
5 August 2020
Author: Paula Calderon
As a registered charity offering low-interest microloans to help skilled immigrants and refugees achieve career success in Canada,
Windmill Microlending is not your traditional lender. The organization’s support to newcomers goes beyond offering loans. Windmill provides additional benefits to clients. Financial literacy is one of them.
Tags: advisor,
budget,
budgeting,
consumer protection,
credit,
debt,
finance,
financial advice,
financial literacy,
financial planning,
immigrant,
immigration,
Indigenous Peoples,
loan,
low-income,
money management,
newcomer,
newcomers,
saving