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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...

Do you work for a not-for-profit organization that serves people living on low incomes? Would you like to offer them financial literacy education?   Register for the online Financial Literacy Facilitator Training course which starts on September 18, 2017.    Our 7-week online curriculum is designed to prepare frontline workers to deliver an easy-to-use...

Toronto, March 31, 2017 – The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC), CARP and Prosper Canada today praised Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa who announced that the provincial government will soon introduce legislative amendments that will strengthen investor protection for Ontarians and send a strong deterrent message to those who abuse ...

On March 22, 2017 the federal government released its 2017 Budget which focused heavily on skills and innovation to help Canadians adapt to a changing economy and labour market, while also making substantial investments in affordable housing, child care, transit and indigenous communities. For highlights of these investments, as well as those related to families, newcomers a...

Call for participants   We want to know about your experience with accessing government benefits.  If you live in Toronto, are over the age of 18, and sometimes struggle to cover your expenses, you may be eligible to participate in a study to help us make it easier for people to access government benefits.    Prosper Canada is working to bett...