Ontario introducing financial literacy component as part of new high school graduation requirements

The Ontario government says that financial literacy and greater exposure to “priority economic sector” career options will be part of an “overhauling” of high school programs and requirements over the next two years.

“Too many parents, employers and students themselves tell me that students are graduating without sufficient financial literacy and basic life skills,” Minister of Education Stephen Lecce said in a statement Thursday.

He said financial literacy and home economics will be part of a "back-to-basics" approach in the classroom.

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