Additional Open-Access Resources
If you’re interested in furthering your learning, we have compiled a list of related open-access resources, organized by author’s last name, below. These resources have not been vetted as a part of this Guide, but we share them here as additional learning opportunities.
Resources for Student-Success
Transitioning to Post-Secondary
The following interactive[1] provides an overview of common questions students may have when transitioning to post-secondary, including ways to approach studying. The interactive has been retrieved from The Psychology Commons, a dynamic repository of open-access learning resources in Psychology.
University Success (2nd Edition)
- Author(s): N. Mahoney, B. Klassen, M. D’Eon and L. Marken
- This is an open-access book that helps students prepare for and navigate university life.
- Note. This book is not finance-specific, but may help prepare for post-secondary more generally.
- License: CC BY-NC-SA
- Publisher: University of Minnesota
- An open-access book that helps students prepare for and navigate college life.
- Note. This book is not finance-specific, but may help prepare for post-secondary more generally.
- License: CC BY-NC-SA
Resources for Personal Finance
International Students: Stories and Strategies for Academic Success in Post-secondary Education
- Author(s): Y. Ali, R. Bhat, W. Xu, J. Hannah, & T. Ellis
- A guide for helping international students transition to post-secondary education in Canada.
- License: CC BY-NC-SA
- Author(s): Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
- A financial literacy program with interactive resources that gives you the tools to manage your personal finances.
- Author(s): Global Financial Literacy Excellence Centre
- An open-access database with financial education resources that can be used by students, teachers, parents and guardians, community members, school administrators, or policymakers.
- Note. This book is targeted toward students in the United States, so not all content may be generalizable to a Canadian context.
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
- An agency of the Government of Canada that protects the rights and interests of consumers and that offers various educational resources to help Canadians strengthen their financial literacy.
- Author(s): Government of Canada
- A list of undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and post-doctoral scholarships, awards, and bursaries.
Student Aid and Education Planning
- Author(s): Government of Canada
- Resources to help students plan for an education, save, budget, and explore student aid and career options.
- Author(s): Northern College
- A downloadable PDF resource that introduces the concepts of banking, asset and liability management, as well as investments and risk management.
- License: CC BY
Money and Youth: A Guide to Financial Literacy
- Author(s): Gary Rabbior
- A downloadable PDF resource that provides Canadian youth with a complete guide to navigating various finance-related topics.
Financial Empowerment: Personal Finance for Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People
- Author(s): Bettina Schneider
- This is an open-access book that seeks to provide Indigenous and non-Indigenous students in Canada with skills to help make financial decisions.
- Note. The language in this book is targeted towards first- and second-year undergraduate students.
- License: CC BY-NC-SA
Pension Finance and Management
- Author(s): Rajeeva Sinha
- This is an open-access repository that shares information aimed at equipping students with the skills to navigate their use of financial resources.
- License: CC BY
- Author(s): Dan Thompson
- An open-access, module-based financial management resource.
- Note. This resource is intended to supplement the teaching of undergraduate and graduate-level introductory and advanced financial management courses.
- License: CC BY
- The Transition to Post-Secondary interactive was adapted from one originally created by Meghan Norris, Jefferey Wammes, and Sydney Grant, retrieved from The Psychology Commons, and shared under a CC BY-NC 4.0 licence. ↵
