Federal government information on managing your finances
The following resources from the Government of Canada and Financial Consumer Agency of Canada are designed to help older people manage their money with confidence.
Financial Literacy Programs
- Your Financial Toolkit: Module 10: Retirement and pensions
- Your Financial Toolkit: Module 11: Financial planning
- Workshop on understanding your credit report and score – Canada.ca
Tools
Other useful Webpages
- Retirement planning
- Determining how much money you need for retirement
- Saving for retirement
- Sources of retirement income
- Budgeting during retirement
- Working while collecting a pension
- Living or travelling abroad when you retire
- Your retirement financial checklist
- Choosing a financial advisor
- The basics of investing
- Pooled Registered Pension Plan (PRPP)
- Employer-sponsored pension plans
- Annuities
Life events
- Selling a home
- Getting separated or divorced
- Living with a disability
- Caring for someone who is ill or disabled
- Estate planning, wills and dealing with death
- Financial rights and responsibilities
- Insurance
- Receiving a large amount of money all at once
- Reverse mortgages
- Protection from frauds and scams
Other important topics