About this Lesson: In this lesson, students describe the roles of various financial institutions by analyzing bank advertisements. Students will research and then create a media product for a particular financial product or service of their choice. At the end of this lesson, students will use financial terminology fluently to build consumer awareness by investigating products and services offered by financial institutions.Suggested Timing: 2 hours

In this lesson, students will explore the financial insttitutions in Canada and review key terms.Included in this resource: 1. Students review key vocabulary words. 2. Students read and take notes. 3. Students will complete a Bubble Map to summarize what they learned from the reading. 4. Students answer the questions and explain their thinking. 5. Students write answers to the short answer questions. 6. Have students complete the Open Ended Questions and discuss with partners or groups.

10.3 Research products and services provided by various financial institutions: Describe the process and requirements, including personal identification required (e.g., birth certificate, social insurance number), for applying for an account at a financial institution. Assignment: Create a Brochure on How to Open a Bank Account in CanadaObjective: Students will create a brochure that provides clear and comprehensive information on how to open a bank account in Canada. The brochure should cover the necessary document requirements, how to access banking information, and the general process involved. You can use any of the financial institutions in Canada considering fees, services, branch locations, cultural or religious considerations, etc.

Navigating the complex world of personal finance can be challenging. This presentation explores trusted sources for unbiased financial advice in Canada. We'll examine various options to help student make informed decisions about their financial future The goal of this assignment is for students to research and critically analyze three different sources for obtaining financial advice in Canada. You will evaluate each source based on its reliability, accessibility, potential biases, and usefulness to consumers seeking unbiased financial advice.

This lesson discusses government debt and treasuries. It explains what it means that Federal Reserve Notes are issued by the Reserve Bank but are not an obligation on the government. [Banking, Money, Finance playlist: Lesson 12 of 24]

This lesson discusses the idea of a reserve bank. [Banking, Money, Finance playlist: Lesson 11 of 24]

This 12-minute video lesson looks at alternate bailout plans and considers their moral hazard. [Financial Bailout playlist: Lesson 10 of 15]

This 11-minute video lesson looks at how the bank can liquidate assets to pay off debt that comes due. [Financial Bailout playlist: Lesson 5 of 15]

This 12-minute video lesson looks at how the bank gets bailed out by an equity infusion from a sovereign wealth fund. [Financial Bailout playlist: Lesson 6 of 15]

This 10-mintue video lesson looks at what happens when there is no equity infusion and the bank goes in to bankruptcy. [Financial Bailout playlist: Lesson 7 of 15]

This 12-minute video lesson looks at how the banks are connected and what happens when one bank fails. [Financial Bailout playlist: Lesson 8 of 15]

In this 11-minute video lesson Kahn considers what Paulson wants to do and explains why he does not like it. [Financial Bailout playlist: Lesson 9 of 15]

Examine basic services typically provided by financial institutions for accessing and managing personal finances.

Teacher Guide included.

2-6 hours

Assess factors that influence selection of a financial institution.

Teacher Guide included.

3-5 hours.

Bill Lomax, President & CEO of First Nations Bank of Canada speaks about Indigenous Financial Nation Building and the Future of Indigenous Business. Bill shares present and future factors influencing the financing of Nation-building in Indigenous communities from the perspective of the only Indigenous-owned bank in Canada. From new settlements made between Indigenous Nations and the federal Crown to new business partnerships and ventures between Nations, a series of financial and social pressure points and how they could be tackled will be highlighted.

Introductory essays and interview to The Good Book: Thirty Years of Comments, Conjectures and Conclusions by I.J. Good, edited by David Banks and Eric P. Smith. The collection includes an introduction by Good, a long and thorough interview with him, and three appreciations of his work. I.J. Good is a legendary statistician whose work has had tremendous influence, not only in statistical sciences but also in world politics, from code-breaking during World War II to policy formation during Cold War negotiations with the Soviet Union. The print version of the book, available from Rice University Press, includes thirty years' worth of Good's witty essays on statistics, originally published in the Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation.