Employment Insurance (EI)
Employment Insurance provides temporary financial assistance for unemployed Canadians while they look for work or upgrade their skills.
Provincial Income Assistance
BC Employment and Assistance provides supports and services that move people towards jobs and assists individuals and families in need.
CanLearn
Canadian government site with a wealth of financial information for financing and planning for school including Canada Student Loans and Grants.
BC Student Loans & Aids
StudentAid BC helps eligible students with the cost of their post-secondary education through loans, grants, bursaries, scholarships and special programs. It also has programs for borrowers who need help repaying their loans.
Financial Planning for School
Planning to take a post-secondary program should include making a financial plan. This section of the BC Education Planner helps prospective and current students do this.
Education should not be a Debt Sentence
A website created by the Canadian Federation of Students-British Columbia ("CFS-BC"). It has a cool animated budget tool that helps you calculate your debt of a student loan based on 5% interest over 10 years.
Credit Counselling Society of BC
The Credit Counselling Society is a registered, non-profit service that helps people learn how to: * manage money better, * solve debt problems, * use credit responsibly
InCharge Debt Solutions
InCharge Debt Solutions is a non-profit, charitable credit counselling agency providing services in most regions of the country. They offer confidential and professional budget counselling, debt repayment plans, and financial education. Their goal is your financial independence.
Funding Sources for British Columbia Communities
These pages provide information on sources of funding and support for community development in BC. Programs that provide other forms of support and assistance are also included. These links are the result of a partnership between the BC Rural Team, BC Rural Network, BC Healthy Communities , Canadian Cancer Society’s Community Capacity Building Strategy, Fraser Basin Council/Smart Planning for Communities, and Community Futures of Greater Trail.
Canada Revenue’s Lifelong Learning Plan (LLP)
The Lifelong Learning Plan (LLP) allows you to withdraw amounts from RRSPs to finance training or education for you or your spouse or common-law partner.
Money Mentors
An Alberta website that has online tools, worksheets, tips and services to coach/mentor people in money management.