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65% of QUBER users accepted and successfully completed a saving challenge, and of those, 80% continued with other saving goals.
Initiative: QUBER App
Adopter: QUBER
80% of QUBER users accepted a saving challenge, and of those, more than 80% successfully completed the challenge.
Initiative: QUBER App
Adopter: QUBER
Canadians’ top preference for receiving information about their investments is through digital channels (68%) followed by meeting with their advisor or getting a paper copy of their investment banking statement (15% each).
Initiative: Investor Survey
Adopter: Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization
Tailored financial education can improve debt and finance management.
Financial education tailored to individual needs equips people with the skills to make informed decisions about their unique financial situation.
The analysis is based on research and the findings supplied by the adopters of the National Financial Literacy Strategy Measurement Plan. The related findings can be found at the bottom of this page.
Source: Credit Canada GOLD, FinLit U
The most common reasons given for not opening an RDSP were: 1) not having enough money to save (46%); 2) lacking information about the RDSP program (29%); and 3) feeling it was too complicated (15%).
Initiative: Survey on Savings for Persons with Disabilities
Adopter: Statistics Canada
Savings Circles
Savings Circles is an Individual Development Account (IDA) program that works with people in Calgary and surrounding area and Indigenous people within Treaty 7 Territory who are living on lower incomes and striving for more stability. For six months, participants commit to saving between $5 and $50 each month, engage in a minimum of two individual meetings with the facilitator, and attend seven money management workshops. Monthly during the program, a participant’s savings are matched 3:1. This allows them to save up to $1,200 to purchase a productive and meaningful asset that will make a difference in the quality of their life.
Adopter: Momentum
One year after a digital literacy training, the percentage of people who never use the Internet dropped from 3% to 1%.
Initiative: Digital Literacy Exchange Program
Adopter: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Digital banking is a challenge for many.
The financial marketplace is increasingly digital. Consumers with limited digital access or digital literacy risk being excluded. Overcoming these challenges is crucial to ensuring that all Canadians can benefit from digital banking.
The analysis is based on research and the findings supplied by the adopters of the National Financial Literacy Strategy Measurement Plan. The related findings can be found at the bottom of this page.
Source: Canadian Internet Use Survey, Free independent ecosystem reports
The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada does not endorse, directly or indirectly, any adopters of the Measurement Plan, nor does it make any representations or warranties, express or implied, concerning the adopters' products or services or their fitness for a particular purpose.
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