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NOTES & NEWS Become a FinLit Leader in Your Workplace! L to R: David Chiang, CPA, CA, CPABC’s VP of member advice and programs, and Carol Anne Grant, a co-ordinator with CPA Canada’s financial literacy program, attended HR Conference + Tradeshow 2018, hosted by CPHR BC & Yukon on May 1-2, to promote financial literacy workplace sessions to hundreds of human resources leaders. F inancial literacy is an important topic of conversation for all Canadians, and CPAs are well positioned to lead the discussion. One way to support this important social cause is by hosting a free financi al literacy session at your workplace. You can become a “workplace champion” of financial literacy by arranging a free 60-minute financial literacy session for fellow employees through CPA Canada. All you need to do is book the room, set the date, and fill in the online request form at cpacanada.ca/financialliteracy. All CPA Canada financial literacy sessions are facilitated by local financial literacy volunteers who have been trained through CPA Canada’s Community Connect program (if you’re a financial literacy volunteer yourself, you may choose to present the session or co-present it with another volunteer). There are more than 40 presentations to choose from, including the following popular titles for workplace sessions: • Are You a Good Financial Role Model? • Effective Tax Strategies • Fraud Protection • How to Teach Your Kids About Money • Planning for Retirement • Saving Strategies: Easy Concept, Difficult Reality • Ten Healthy Habits of Financial Management englishbaylaw.ca 510-2695 Granville Street Vancouver, BC V6H 3H4 Business Law, including: • Incorporations, dissolutions • Reorganizations & Rollovers • Commercial Finance • Mergers & Acquisitions • Minute Books & Custom articles • Dividend and other resolutions Commercial Conveyancing Wills, Estates and Estate Planning 10 CPABC in Focus • July/August 2018 Balancing business and the law We are located in Vancouver’s south Granville area. Call +1 (604) 734-6838 Toll Free +1 (888) 488-0203 But will it really make a difference? Yes! There are numerous benefits to providing free financial literacy sessions, and perhaps the most significant is the positive impact on em- ployee wellness. We know money is a major source of stress for Canadians. Education that empowers them with regard to their finances will help reduce their stress levels, which, in turn, will create a more committed and success- ful workforce, increase overall job performance, and decrease health benefit costs and absen- teeism in the workplace. Moreover, supporting employee wellness by providing free personal development training will increase the attrac- tiveness of your workplace, aiding with both recruitment and retention. Sessions outside the workplace Community Connect’s financial literacy ses- sions are not strictly for business organizations. If you know of any other community organiza- tions that would benefit from financial literacy sessions, you can encourage these groups to request free sessions as well. There are financial literacy sessions specifically designed for new immigrants, seniors, and elementary and high school children, just to name a few. The complete catalogue of financial literacy sessions can be found on the CPA Canada website at cpacanada.ca/financialliteracy. If you’d like to receive a PDF copy of the most current catalogue, contact David Chiang, CPA, CA, CPABC’s vice-president of member advice and programs, at [email protected].