Community Organizations

Organizations Supporting Business Education

The organizations listed below are able to support you with
guest speakers and lesson materials!

Check out our various educational tools and resources, including an annotated list of financial literacy sites.
Link: https://www.bankofcanada.ca/about/educational-resources/

HIGHLIGHTS

Short videos that provide an overview of the central bank, the interconnectedness of the economy, and the role of funds management.
Lesson plans on inflation and the CPI, the history of money (with links to the Fur Trade), exchange rates, and comparative advantage are geared towards middle to high school students.
Short articles for economic discussions with students. Topical themes include:
- exploring externalities & climate change,
- how wages are determined,
- the benefits of continued education,
- payment systems,
- fintech & digital money, and more.

The CPABC offers a variety of resources for those exploring the designation. Educators can sign up for the Teacher Colleague Program.

High School Students/Teachers

Ennovate is Enactus UBC’s largest project that aims to empower over 200 youth annually across 4 major cities, giving them a hands-on experience in social entrepreneurship. Each year, countless schools come together to receive a series of workshops form our Project Associates teaching them fundamental business skills such as marketing, accounting,and personal budgeting. These workshops directly help each classroom create their very own mini social enterprise, tackling an issue within our community and the world around us.

Contact Person Simran Chalhotra, Project Director of Ennovate UBC, simran.chalhotra@gmail.com
Click here for the Ennovate Information Package
Click here for the Ennovate Workshop Slide Deck

FUSE Society

FUSE Society is a federally registered, youth-led non-profit that exists to bridge the gap between academia and the real world. Founded in 2016 by two Vancouver high-school students, FUSE promotes business literacy by distributing free, case-based learning tools to high school business classes. We are an organization that branches across 3 provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario. Boasting members from over 15 schools, we have engaged over 400 students to date at our case competitions and events and are rapidly expanding

Intuit QuickBooks
Free Inuit software for educators and students. Whether you want to teach or become an accountant, or bookkeeper, entrepreneur you'll be prepared with Inuit products.

Website: https://www.intuit.com/ca/partners/education-program/

JABC offers nine educational programs across three JA pillars.

Financial Literacy
Work Readiness
Entrepreneurship

Through partnerships with educators and volunteers from local business communities, JABC delivers important interactive, hands-on learning experiences to students throughout BC. All programs are offered free of charge to schools thanks to the generosity of our donors and sponsors.

Resource: It's All About the Money Financial Literacy Pilot Project

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YELL Canada - Young Entrepreneur Leadership Launchpad
YELL works with educators to deliver experiential programs that help students develop the skills and attitudes they need for life after high school.

Real world experiences: Through engaging teachers and our community of inspiring entrepreneurs and community business leaders, our students will learn dynamic content that they wouldn’t normally get in a traditional class. They’ll develop practical skills that will help them navigate their path after high school.

Website: https://yellcanada.org/teachers/