Video: Enhance access to trustworthy and affordable financial help

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A video featuring persons and objects in animation format.

(A colourful arc shaped infographic with a tree sapling under its arc appears.) 

Text on screen: FCAC’s National Financial Literacy Strategy 

(The image changes to an upward trending bar chart being held in an open palmed hand all within a yellow circle.) 

Text on screen: Enhance Access to Trustworthy and Affordable Financial Help

(A woman typing on a laptop upon her lap, sits on a stack of coins. An expense bill appears to her left and a helping hand is extended to her upper right. The stack of coins abruptly decreases and now the helping hand is out of the woman’s reach.)  

Narrator: For many Canadians, managing money can be overwhelming. Good, trustworthy, and affordable advice can seem out of reach… especially for those who need it most.

(The same woman with a laptop on her lar sitting on the stack of coin has a sad face emoji with a dollar atop of it appear to her upper left.) 

Narrator: Some people assume they can’t afford help.

(A confused face emoji appears next to the sad face emoji with a question mark atop of it.) 

Narrator: Others simply don’t know where to get it.

(An embarrassed looking emoji appears next to the confused looking emoji.) 

Narrator: And many people don’t want to talk about debt and money issues, for fear of being judged.

(A colourful arc shaped infographic with a tree sapling under its arc appears, flips over to quickly reveal the yellow circle with the upward trending bar chart which then transforms to a woman and a man and their daughter who is holding the hand of the woman all standing together aside puzzle pieces fitted together, while an advisor addresses them, clipboard in hand.) 

Text on screen: You’re a part of the financial ecosystem

Narrator: FCAC’s National Financial Literacy Strategy lays out a framework for you, and other key players in the financial ecosystem, to improve access to trustworthy and affordable financial help.

(The puzzle pieces become blocks with various icons representing the stakeholder groups.)

Text on screen: Community groups, Government and regulators, Financial service industry, Other key players 

Narrator: What actions can you take?

(A man and woman sit in front of a desk. Another woman with a computer screen in front of her sits on the other side of the desk and addresses the couple. A text bubble containing an upward trending bar chart appears above them.) 

Text on screen: Make affordable financial help easy to get

Narrator: Offer affordable financial help or refer people to financial services that are affordable and trustworthy.

(A woman and a man each sitting in armchairs discuss.) 

Text on screen: Provide safe spaces

Narrator: Provide safe spaces where people can feel comfortable talking about money and finances.

(A woman holding a blue folder makes a thumbs up sign.)

Text on screen: Promote affordable programs 

Narrator: When you learn of organizations or programs that offer good, affordable help, promote them within your networks.

(A man and woman sit together on one side of a desk looking various charts on a computer screen which is being presented by a man on the other side of the desk.)

Narrator: If your organization offers financial advice, it has to help those who need it. That’s why it’s important to use tools and approaches that have been tested and are proven to help.

(The image is replaced by the yellow circle with the upward trending bar chart within it. The arc infographic with sapling appears and the yellow circle slides into it.) 

Text on screen: Enhance Access to Trustworthy and Affordable Financial Help 

Narrator: Trustworthy financial help and advice will enable Canadians to make better financial decisions.

Text on screen: FCAC’s National Financial Literacy Strategy 

Narrator: Help Canadians build financial resilience. Learn more about FCAC’s National Financial Literacy Strategy and actions you can take.  

(Image is replaced by a green line with a tree sapling emerging out of it to the right of screen.) 

Text on screen:  Let’s make change that counts canada.ca/financial-literacy 

Narrator: Together, let’s make change that counts! Canada.ca/Financial-Literacy 

(Government of Canada word mark: The word Canada with a waving Canadian flag above the last ‘a’)