Are you planning a money fair with the students in your financial education course? Here is a list of topics related to the financial matters taught in the course.

Financial Matters: Consuming Goods and Services

The Consumption Phenomenon

• How do I avoid being tempted to shop?
• Understand supply and demand in under a minute.
• Are the (GST) and (TVQ) taxable?
• Easy budgeting tips
• What are taxes for?
• I want to protect myself. How do I make good purchases?
• Fixed and variable expenses? How do I budget better?
• Budgeting apps
• As a student, do I also have to pay taxes?
• What are the consequences of working under the table?

Rights, Responsibilities, and Recourse

• What are my rights as a consumer?
• How do I avoid getting burned by the fine print?
• Who protects the consumer?
• How do I resolve a dispute with a merchant?
• What are the rights and obligations of merchants?
• What are the responsibilities of merchants?
• What is an itinerant business?
• How do I protect myself against Internet fraud?
• How do I protect myself against Internet identity theft?
• What do I do if my banking information is stolen?

Consumer Credit

• What is credit?
• What is a credit report used for?
• Tips for maintaining a good credit report
• How do I avoid falling victim to the credit trap?
• When it comes to variable credit, what are my rights and responsibilities?
• Is declaring bankruptcy the answer?
• When can I be asked for a deposit?
• What are my responsibilities to an endorser?
• Credit: good or bad?
• How does a credit card work?

The Role of Advertising

• Advertising: I have style!
• Advertising: What it’s all about!
• Advertising: Follow to the law!
• Advertising: Avoid traps!
• Advertising: Make me laugh!

Personal Savings

• Why save?
• How do I save?
• Chequing or savings? That is the question!
• Introduction to RRSPs, RESPs, and TFSAs
• What do I do with my piggy bank?

Financial Matters: Getting into the workforce

Employment Law

• What are my rights if I work before the age of 16?
• Do I get paid breaks and lunch?
• How much do I get paid for overtime?
• Do I receive tips?
• What are the statutory holidays and how much am I paid on these days?
• Do I get paid vacation?
• I’m quitting my job. Am I entitled to severance pay?
• What is psychological harassment?
• How do I understand a collective agreement?
• What is a probationary period?
• What steps do I take to resolve a dispute with my employer?
• What organization can help me if I have a conflict at work?
• I take care of children. What are my rights?
• I work on a farm. Do I have rights?
• What are the rights guaranteed by the Charter of human rights?
• Am I exempt from labour standards laws?
• What are my employer’s duties?
• My employer is making me wear a uniform. What are my rights?
• I was injured at work. Do I have rights?
• Unions: a 10-part explainer.

Pay

• I want to understand my pay!
• How is the tax on my pay calculated?
• Do students have to pay taxes?
• What is the Quebec Pension Plan?
• Understanding my union dues.
• Pay equity: Mission Accomplished?
• What do I do with my pay?
• Am I well-paid?
• Do I have the right to employment insurance?
• Parental insurance plans: what are our rights?

Income Tax

• What are taxes for?
• Introduction to taxes
• Income tax brackets: does it pay to be paid more?
• Introduction to filing income tax returns
• How do I file my tax return?
• My parents and my taxes: who is entitled to what?

Employment insurance

• Employment insurance-: eligibility criteria
• Employment insurance-: exceptions
• Understanding the unemployment rate
• Understanding the difference between employment insurance and social assistance
• What is social assistance in Quebec?
• Against social assistance bias
• Who is social assistance for?

Work/School Balance

• Working while going to school: What an advantage!
• What to watch out for when working while going to school
• 10 tips for balancing work and school
• What are the work-study programs offered by financial aid offices?
• Which employers are certified by the Programme Conciliation étude-travail?

Tax Evasion

• Inquiry-: tax evasion! (explaining tax evasion)
• Inquiry-: the repercussions of tax evasion
• Inquiry-: the repercussions of working under the table
• Inquiry-: are student jobs tax evasion?
• Inquiry-: how do I avoid committing tax evasion?
• Inquiry-: making easy money and avoiding taxes – Be aware!
• Inquiry-: how to report suspected tax evasion

Financial Matters: Continuing Education

Employment Questions

• How do I determine what salary I deserve?
• I receive tips. What do I need to declare?
• Introduction to job searching
• Where do I look for jobs?
• What is ‘commission’?
• How do I choose the right job?
• My parents are my employers. What are my rights?
• At what age can I start working?
• Introduction to job interviews
• An Introduction to CVs

School Costs

• How do I pay for my education?
• When should I starting think about how I’m going to pay for my education?
• Introduction to tuition / Tuition: you do the math!
• Introduction to budgeting / Stress-free budgeting
• Introduction to RESPs and education savings funds / How to use RESPs
• Are you ready to pay for school?
• Do I really need to plan for the cost of my education?

Paying for Vocal Training in Secondary School and Postsecondary Education

• Do loans need to be paid back?
• Paying for school, 911!! –
• Introduction to student loans / Are student loans right for me?
• Introduction to scholarships / How to get scholarships
• Introduction to personal student loans / Education and financial institutions
• How to pay for school if you have no money
• 10 tips for better planning your studies
• Is debt-free education possible?
• How to survive student loan debt
• Marriage for loans and scholarships: myth or reality?