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As many of you know, the mandate of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada — or FCAC — is to protect financial consumers.
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I’m Judith Robertson, the Commissioner of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada.I’m delighted to be with you to launch the 2021 edition of Financial Literacy Month.
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My name is Supriya Syal, and I am the Deputy Commissioner of Research Policy and Education at the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada. It’s my pleasure to be here with you today.
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Remarks for Judith Robertson, Commissioner, Financial Consumer Agency of Canada at the 10th Anniversary Financial Literacy Month – Virtual Launch Event
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Remarks for Supriya Syal, Deputy Commissioner, Research, Policy and Education, Financial Consumer Agency of Canada, CPA Canada’s Financial Literacy Virtual World Tour on Financial Education on the Global Stage
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Today is the first day of our Annual Financial Literacy Month. This year marks its 9th anniversary. Throughout November, we collaborate with organizations from across the country to increase awareness, host events and share resources aimed at helping Canadians ‘Take Charge of their Finances’ – which is our theme for this year’s campaign.
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It’s a pleasure to be invited to speak to you during this, our 9th annual Financial Literacy Month. Throughout November, we collaborate with organizations like yourselves to increase awareness, host events and share resources aimed at helping Canadians ‘Take Charge of their Finances’ – which is our theme for this year’s campaign.
| Financial Consumer Agency of Canada | speeches
Financial literacy means ensuring that consumers are armed with the knowledge they need to navigate a complex financial marketplace, the skills to choose well between financial products and services, and the confidence to ask the right questions. Because, better informed consumers are better-protected consumers.
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Given this extraordinary change in our demographics, the Government of Canada is taking action in a number of areas. Just last fall, it tasked my agency to create a code of conduct to guide banks in their delivery of services to Canada’s senior population. This work is to complement our ongoing efforts to support Canadians in preparing financially for their future years as seniors.
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Like any FinCoNet meeting or discussion, today’s seminar is an opportunity for us all to learn together and to share experiences. Today, the focus relates to assessing, planning and implementing open banking within our respective jurisdictions.
