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Ontario sets financial literacy requirement for high school graduation

Published Apr 22, 2026 at 7:36pm

The Canadian Press
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The Canadian Press
Ontario sets financial literacy requirement for high school graduation

A person uses the calculator app on their phone in a photo illustration made in Toronto, on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan

Ontario high school students will soon need to pass a financial literacy test in order to graduate.

Education Minister Paul Calandra says students need practical, real-world skills, including how to manage money and budgets.

Updated curriculum requirements for financial literacy were set to take effect at the beginning of this school year, but Calandra paused that and a few other curriculum updates in June to give teachers more time for implementation.

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