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Financial Literacy Month

Financial literacy is the ability to understand and effectively use various financial skills, including personal financial management, budgeting, and investing. The meaning of financial literacy is the foundation of your relationship with money, and it is a lifelong journey of learning. 

November is National Financial Literacy Month. Each year, McMaster’s Human Resources Services supports an educational initiative focused on strengthening the financial literacy of faculty and staff, empowering them to manage their money wisely and to understand their financial rights and responsibilities.

This year’s campaign theme is “Money on your mind. Talk about it!” This years campaign aimed at destigmatizing conversations about money by encouraging Canadians to share their financial experiences and ask questions.

Visit our webpage in November to learn more about tools to help improve your financial literacy
 

Source: Government of Canada

Financial Literacy Month Learn More

This November, FCAC is launching its Money on your Mind. Talk about it! campaign aimed at destigmatizing conversations about money by encouraging Canadians to share their financial experiences and ask questions.

Source: Government of Canada

Planning for Retirement Learn More

Source: McMaster Human Resources Services

Compensation, Benefits, & Retirement Plans Learn More

Source: McMaster Human Resources Services

Credit Counselling Society Learn More

Source: Credit Counselling Society

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The Working Mind Mental Health Training Learn More

The Working Mind is an evidence-based program designed to promote mental health and reduce stigma around mental illness in the workplace.  This training directly supports our shared purpose of promoting and contributing to a healthy and safe community at McMaster University.

Professor Hippo on Campus Learn More

The core Professor Hippo-on-Campus program consists of 8 modules that teach staff and faculty at McMaster about student mental health and how to support students in a way that suits their role, whether it be as an academic advisor or as a professor. The program will also teach how to use the Responding to Students in Distress and Difficulty (RSDD) protocol.

Employee Family and Assistance Program Learn More

McMaster University is proud to offer the extended benefit of an Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) with our partner, Telus Health.

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Workplace Health & Well-being Contacts

deb garland

Deb Garland

Manager, Workplace Health & Well-being Strategies

Karli Dillane

Program Coordinator, Workplace Health & Well-being