Media Advisory - It's Never too Early to Empower Teens to Become Financially Responsible: Launch of Credit Education Week 2008

    TORONTO, Nov. 12 /CNW Telbec/ - With 70% of parents willing to top up
their teenagers' allowances on command, it is no wonder that teens are not
learning the value of the dollar. This year's Credit Education Week event,
hosted by Credit Canada and Capital One Canada, will help teens get a grip on
their finances using innovative and interactive techniques.
    Teens and teachers who have used the new financial education tools will
be available for comment at the launch of the second annual Credit Education
Week. The results of a national parent and teen survey will be revealed and
the new technology for parents, teens and teachers will also be introduced.
The event will conclude with an entertaining but powerful presentation about
smart money management, given by comedian James Cunningham of Funny Money Inc.

    Who:         Valentine Lovekin, President and Chairman, Credit Canada
                 Bill Cilluffo, President, Capital One Canada
                 Minister Harinder Takhar, Ministry of Small Business and
                 Consumer Services Students and Teachers

    Date:        November 17, 2008
    Time:        9:30 am
    Location:    SATEC @W.A. Porter Collegiate Institute
                 40 Fairfax Crescent
                 Main auditorium

    Credit Education Week is a national, week-long event from November 17th
to November 21st designed to raise awareness of the importance of good
financial management. It will help empower Canadians with information and
financial tools as well as free access to financial advice from experts
through trade shows and speaker series.

    For more information, visit; www.crediteducationweekcanada.com.

               Credit Education Week - Detailed List of Events

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     High School Presentation: Teaching Teens to Be Financially Responsible

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    Monday, Nov. 17th     SATEC @ W.A.      High School Presentations
    9:45 am -             Porter C.I.          featuring comedian James
    Assembly 1            40 Fairfax           Cunningham of Funny Money Inc.
    11:30 am -            Crescent, Toronto,   http://www.crediteducationweek
    Assembly 2            Ontario              canada.com/highschools.htm
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    Tuesday, Nov. 18th    Jamaican Canadian    High School Presentations
    10:30 am              Association          featuring comedian James
                          995 Arrow Road,      Cunningham of Funny Money Inc.
                          North York,          High School Presentation.
                          Ontario.             Attendees include:
                                                - Local High School Students
                                                  from:
                                                   - C.W. Jeffries C.I.
                                                   - Nelson A. Boylen C.I.
                                                   - North Albion C.I.
                                                   - Emery C. I.
                                                   - Westview Centennial S.S.
                                                - Chris Ferguson, Director,
                                                  Consumer Protection Branch
                                                - Rob Livingston, Chief
                                                  Marketing Officer, Capital
                                                  One Canada
                                                - Karen Goldenberg, Executive
                                                  Director, Jewish Vocational
                                                  Services
                                                - Laurie Campbell, Credit
                                                  Canada
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    Wednesday, Nov. 19th  Northern Collegiate  High School Presentations
    10:00 am              960 Michigan         featuring comedian James
                          Avenue,              Cunningham of Funny Money Inc.
                          Sarnia, Ontario.
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    Thursday, Nov. 20th   Centennial Senior    High School Presentations
    9:15 am               High School          featuring comedian James
                          55 Sun Valley        Cunningham of Funny Money Inc.
                          Blvd. SE
                          Calgary, Alberta
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    Thursday, Nov. 20th   Bishop Kidd          High School Presentations
    1:00 pm               Catholic Junior      featuring comedian James
                          High School          Cunningham of Funny Money Inc.
                          1420 28th Street SE,
                          Calgary, AB
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     Trade Show and Speaker Series: Empowering Canadians to Take Control of
                               Their Finances
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    Thursday, Nov. 20     Metro Toronto        Trade Show
    9:00am - 6:00pm       Convention Centre    See exhibitor list at:
                          North Building       http://www.crediteducationweek
                          CONSTITUTION HALL    canada.com/Exhibitor.htm
                          - Room 105.
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    Thursday, Nov. 20     Metro Toronto        FREE Speaker Series
    9:30am - 4:30pm       Convention Centre    9:30 -  Ellen Roseman,
                          Room 203 B and               Toronto Star
                          203 D                9:30 -  Perry Quinton,
                                                       Ontario Securities
                                                       Commission
                                               11:30 - Tom Reid, TransUnion
                                               11:30 - Linda Leatherdale,
                                                       Toronto Sun
                                               1:00 -  Brandon Whitby,
                                                       Manulife Securities
                                               1:00 -  Jérémie Ryan,
                                                       Financial Consumer
                                                       Agency of Canada
                                               3:30 -  Patricia Lovett-Reid,
                                                       TD Waterhouse cooper
                                               3:30 -  Dale Goldhawk
                                               For speaker topics visit:
                                               http://www.crediteducation
                                               weekcanada.com/speakersseries
                                               new.htm
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For further information: Laurie Campbell, Credit Canada, (416) 228-2526,
lcampbell@creditcanada.com; Laurel Ostfield, Capital One Canada, (416)
549-2753, laurel.ostfield@capitalone.com