Issues such as the trade deficits, tariffs, embargoes, trade agreement, the environment and child labour are often featured by the media as current events. By applying economic reasoning to these complex issues, students build a foundation for their opinions on the news of the day as it relates to international trade issues.
Teacher Workshops
These day-long programs provide you with the tools you need to teach economics in the classroom. At each workshop, you’ll see presentations by economics experts, actively participate in classroom activities, and take home a wealth of resources, including detailed lesson plans, activity outlines, and readings. Our teacher workshops are held multiple times a year in cities across Canada.
Upcoming Teacher Workshop Events
Through the implementation of a variety of activities, resources, and assignments, learn how intricate economics terms, that usually confuse students, can become familiar topics.
Historical events can be understood from a myriad of perspectives. Economic Episodes in Canadian History applies an economic lens to important events in Canada’s formative history - from the fur trade to the World War I and II, to help students better understand these events and hone their critical thinking skills.
Historical events can be understood from a myriad of perspectives. Economic Episodes in Canadian History applies an economic lens to important events in Canada’s formative history - from the fur trade to the World War I and II, to help students better understand these events and hone their critical thinking skills.