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Canada has become home to approximately 6.8 million immigrants and a total population that includes over 200 ethnic origins! Thanks to funding provided by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), Prosper Canada has developed the online Money Management Tool for Newcomers to help new Canadians learn about our increasingly complex financial system. The tool provides valuab...

The 2015 ABLE Financial Empowerment Conference was a great learning and networking opportunity for many of our stakeholders who joined us in Toronto for two days this past November. We had an incredible roster of expert speakers who shared their knowledge and engaged more than 300 attendees in spirited and enlightening discussions on a range of financial empowerment topic...

$500,000 donation will help build the financial health of 1 million vulnerable Canadians   Toronto, January 5, 2016 – National charity Prosper Canada is pleased to announce a $500,000 personal donation from an anonymous supporter. This generous gift will help Prosper Canada to achieve its goal of expanding financial empowerment supports across Canada to hel...

FrançaisToronto, November 26, 2015 – National charity Prosper Canada has released a new report demonstrating the impact of the TD Financial Literacy Grant Fund, Canada’s first national granting program dedicated to building the financial literacy of Canadians with low incomes, and providing a snapshot of Canada’s growing community financial education field....

Capital One Canada and Prosper Canada announced they are launching an innovative financial coaching pilot project to develop and test different approaches to financially empower Canadians living on low incomes.Read

FrançaisToronto, November 25, 2015 – Prosper Canada, the Canadian Bankers Association (CBA) and the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) today announced a new collaboration to strengthen financial literacy program evaluation in Canada. Working together, they will develop a database of evidence-based financial literacy outcomes and indicators with an accompanying ...

Toronto, November 2, 2015 – Today marks the opening of the fourth biennial ABLE Financial Empowerment Conference, a unique, cross-sectoral gathering of over 300 Canadian leaders working to develop financial policies, programs, products and services that combat financial vulnerability and build the financial wellbeing of Canadians living in poverty.   Hosted...

Our first online financial literacy training course for facilitators will be kicking off this October, following on the positive feedback we received from our pilot course last May. Developed in partnership with Seneca College and hosted on the OCASI LearnAtWork platform, the online course will enable community staff to develop the knowledge and skills they need to facilitat...

If you missed the launch of the MPower Money Coaching Program in June, read the media release to find out how we’re mobilizing, training and supporting professional financial planners as volunteers to provide free financial coaching services to Toronto residents with low incomes. This month’s blog features profiles on Ann Josephs, Colin Barry and Sebastien Skupek...

Join organizations across Canada the week of November 15-21, 2015 for Education Savings Week. During this time, financial institutions and organizations that work with families on financial literacy and empowerment will be focusing attention on the promotion of education savings. You can find out more information about the free government programs that exist to help familie...