Canadians and Their Money

Appendix C: Highlights from the National Financial Literacy IndexThe results of the 2009 Canadian Financial Capability Survey have been translatedinto a national index composed of five broad areas of financial literacy: making endsmeet; keeping track; choosing financial products; planning ahead; and stayinginformed. For each of the five areas, the index gives a score between 0 and 100,where 100 is the highest score of anyone in the country and 0 is the lowest.National Average Scores1008082Score604066706120390Making ends meetKeeping trackChoosing productsPlanning aheadStaying informedThe following graphs show the distribution of Canadians between the highest andlowest scores in each of the five areas of financial literacy. A preponderance ofscores toward the right would indicate that most Canadians are managing wellwith a particular aspect of financial literacy.92TASK FORCE ON FINANCIAL LITERACY – Appendices