Wellesley Institute’s Thriving in the City1 framework is a valuable tool for understanding what resources an individual needs to live a healthy life and assessing how the current policy environment meets these needs. While the previous report focused on working-age adults (25-40 years old),2 this...

York Region Plan to Support Seniors hosted an information series with John in late 2024. In these recorded sessions, John looks at what people need to know about retiring on a low-income, how to make the most of government benefits and other considerations. Session 1: What “low-income” means...

From 2019 to 2022, among Indigenous people aged 18 years and older, 54.3% of Inuit reported having a regular healthcare provider, along with 81.4% of First Nations people living off reserve and 84.5% of Métis. This is compared with 85.7% of the non-Indigenous adult population. Released...

Tables for 14 indicators in Canada's Quality of Life Framework have been updated to include Canadian Social Survey data collected from October to December 2024 (fourth quarter of 2024). These indicators include life satisfaction, sense of meaning and purpose, future outlook, loneliness,...

No matter where you are in your financial journey—whether you’re beginning your career, saving for your children’s education, planning for retirement, or setting up a legacy for your loved ones—working with a qualified Financial Planner to create a financial plan can significantly help in...

Whether you are buying insurance for your home or things you own, FSRA’s role as a regulator is to ensure that those selling insurance are licensed and following the legislation for property and casualty Insurance.  Learn more by visiting the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario...

When you buy life or health insurance, FSRA protects you by ensuring insurance companies and life and health agents are properly licensed to operate in Ontario and that they comply with the Ontario Insurance Act.  Learn more by visiting the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario...

The Monthly Financial Well-being Monitor is a survey designed to collect information about Canadians' day-to-day financial management and financial well-being. It collects data from approximately 1,000 respondents per month and is a continuation of the COVID-19 Financial Well-being Survey, which...

This collection of financial empowerment tools and resources is intended to support both Indigenous and non-Indigenous organizations working to help Indigenous Peoples navigate the receipt of a lump sum payment.  It was created as part of the Expanding investor education and protection for...

Interpreting the data: Key takeaways from Welfare in Canada, 2023. For nearly 40 years, the annual Welfare in Canada series and its predecessors have documented the depth of poverty that persists for people receiving social assistance. The 2023 edition builds on this work to provide a...

On August 5, 2024, FCAC relaunched its national, multi-media advertising campaign titled “Housing Costs on Your Mind?”. The campaign promotes FCAC’s tools and resources related to renting, buying a home and owning a home with a mortgage. The campaign runs until...

Burnout can happen for many reasons, including being overworked. Dealing with stress can cause problems for your physical and mental health, and your finances. If you’re over-spending or making spontaneous decisions about money to cope with stress, you might be putting your long-term financial...

Savings are one of the strongest predictors of household financial resilience and well-being, yet Canadian households struggle to save due to an array of economic, behavioural and institutional factors. The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) created the National Financial Literacy...

The Welfare in Canada reports look at the total incomes available to those relying on social assistance (often called “welfare”), taking into account tax credits and other benefits along with social assistance itself. The reports look at four different household types for each province and...

More and more people are having difficulties in covering day-to-day expenses, saving money, and paying down debts.  The Financial Wellbeing Café Scientifique was an opportunity to bring people together to talk about how to drive action on financial wellbeing in Canada. The event included a...

The 2021-2023 Building Financial Wellness in First Nations (FWFN) project - led by Prosper Canada and funded by IG Wealth Management - aimed to integrate culturally appropriate financial wellness supports into existing services in Manitoba and Ontario First Nation...

The Reducing the Impact of Financial Strain (RIFS) project is a ground-breaking collaboration between communities and their Primary Care Networks that aims to reduce financial strain as a barrier to health, particularly in areas of cancer, chronic-disease-management, and prevention. Did you know...

Through well-timed and thoughtful updates to their employee savings program, the number of Best Buy employees participating in the savings program increased from 4,500 to more than 7,000 and employees’ savings grew $1.5M. Interventions included enhancements to the program marketing content,...

As life expectancy in the U.S. increases, older adults will comprise a larger share of the population than ever before. At the same time, older adults will play an increasingly important role in the U.S. economy. Their contributions through consumption, labor, and unpaid activities—such as...

Parents and caregivers worry about who will be there when they are no longer able to care for their loved ones with a disability. It is a question that weighs heavy on families. Family members, or parents, want to know what options will be available and who will be making decisions for their loved...

In Canada and the United States, approximately 1 in 5 children live in poverty, contributing to poor health outcomes. Families with children with chronic illness may experience additional financial stress related to hospitalization. This study aimed to capture experiences of financial needs and...

In their study, entitled, “Experiences of Financial Stress and Supports in Caregivers During Pediatric Hospital Admission,” Nadarajah et al interviewed caregivers of children admitted to a pediatric hospital and conducted qualitative analyses to assess financial needs, health related financial...

Longevity literacy is an understanding of how long people tend to live upon reaching retirement age. It is particularly important since retirement income security requires planning, saving, and preparing for a period that is uncertain in length. This matters because longevity literacy is...

As people in Canada navigate the impacts of a challenging economic environment that includes inflation, the rising cost of living, record debt levels, and high levels of income volatility, we’re seeing a greater connection between financial and emotional wellbeing. With these external factors...

The Aspen Institute Financial Security Program hosted a public event, “Charting a Course Towards a More Inclusive Financial System: Our Collective Call to Action,” on Tuesday, December 5th 2023. At the event changemakers in government, industry, and nonprofits spoke about their role and...