Canada’s first Financial Literacy Leader, Jane Rooney, is looking for influential people within the public, private and non-profit sector across the country to serve on the country’s first National Steering Committee on Financial Literacy.
Committee members will be selected from the public, private and non-profit sectors across Canada, including the financial services industry.
They will provide leadership and promote participation within the sectors they represent, helping to ensure effective coordination across sectors in the development and implementation of a successful National Strategy for Financial Literacy.
The Minister of State (Finance) will play a key role in shaping the membership of the steering committee.
The minister and the Financial Literacy Leader will consider the roles, experience and achievements of applicants in selecting members of the committee. Preference will be given to candidates that have financial education experience in working with priority groups such as seniors, Aboriginal Canadians, newcomers, youth and low-income Canadians.
“By bringing together leaders from so many different sectors within a single committee, our combined efforts will help develop and implement the National Strategy for Financial Literacy,” says Rooney.
Interested individuals need to apply online with the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada by June 16.