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Canadians with unpredictable income flows are more likely to experience financial challenges and stress today and lack confidence in their financial future. TORONTO – Almost forty percent (37 percent) of adult Canadians say they have experienced moderate to high levels of income volatility over the past year according to a survey conducted on behalf of TD Bank Group. ...

Do you live with a disability or support someone who is living with a disability? Do you live in Ontario or British Columbia?   We’d like you to test an online tool that helps users build a personal plan for the future. The Future Planning Tool for Persons with Disabilities covers topics like RDSPs, legal decision making, trusts, estate planning and more....

IIROC, Prosper Canada and CARP congratulate Alberta government for strengthening investor protectionLegislative changes will strengthen IIROC investigations and prosecutionsMay 8, 2017 (Edmonton, Alberta) - The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC), Prosper Canada and CARP today praised the Government of Alberta for introducing legislation to strength...

Yesterday’s 2017 Ontario Budget contained many good news items for Ontarians with low and modest incomes:  Basic income pilot and improved income security program levels, rules and deliveryReduced hydro costsExpansions to subsidized childcareFree pharmacare coverage for all children and youthOSAP enhancementsNew investments in supportive housingEnhanced tenan...

Join us on June 19, 1:00-2:30 p.m. (EDT) for a webinar with Elizabeth Mulholland, CEO, Prosper Canada and Simon Brascoupé, Vice President, Education and Training, AFOA Canada as they discuss Indigenous Financial Wellness.    Financial wellness is understood by Indigenous peoples as the continuous process of balancing income, saving, investing and spending to...

Canada’s banks are at an important crossroads when it comes to their relationship with Canadian consumers – are banks just businesses like any other or are they fundamental to our financial well-being and, therefore, leading actors when it comes to helping Canadians build their financial security and health?    The globalization of the financial ...

The Government of Canada wants to hear from you on how they can work with other levels of government, organizations and our communities to better address poverty and develop a Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy.   We encourage all individuals and organizations to take the time to provide feedback through their online survey or through other means available (dead...

Prosper Canada is excited to be working with E4C one of five Financial Empowerment Champions (FECs) working to improve the financial well-being of Canadians living on low incomes.  In partnership with Bissell Centre and the Institute for Advancement of Aboriginal Women, this collaborative aims to expand financial empowerment interventions in their region as part of t...

Prosper Canada is currently supporting the City of Toronto to explore, assess and select opportunities to integrate financial empowerment services within existing municipal program delivery. Through this collaboration, Prosper Canada is working with City of Toronto staff to develop a tailored financial empowerment integration strategy and implementation plan with the goal...

On March 7, 2017, Dr. Helena Jaczek, Minister of Community and Social Services, and Daiene Vernile, MPP for Kitchener Centre visited our partners at The Working Centre in Kitchener, Ontario to announce funding for two financial empowerment programs.     The Financial Empowerment and Problem Solving (FEPS) program, created by West Neighbourhood House, prov...