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OSC, IDA and FPSC partner with Junior Achievement to deliver Personal Economics training to students

April 24, 2003, Toronto —As part of Investor Education Month, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), the Investment Dealers Association of Canada (IDA), and Financial Planners Standards Council are working with Junior Achievement to deliver the Personal Economics: Investing in Me program on Friday, April 25th. The volunteers will share their knowledge and experience with over 300 seventh grade students from ten different schools located in Toronto and York Region.

"We are pleased to be working with Junior Achievement to help students learn more about personal finance," says OSC Chair David Brown. "Investor Education Month is an excellent way for the regulators and the industry groups to work together for the benefit of youth."

"The Junior Achievement program helps educate tomorrow's investors," says Joe Oliver, President & CEO of the Investment Dealers Association. "The IDA welcomes this opportunity to work with Junior Achievement, the OSC and industry participants in an important Investor Education Month initiative."

"Organizations like these play an important role in preparing our youth to become tomorrow's leaders," says Gale Carey, President of Junior Achievement of Toronto & York Region.

Junior Achievement of Toronto and York Region was founded in 1968 to provide curriculum enhancing programs to the region's school system. Junior Achievement is an international not-for-profit organization that brings together business leaders, educators, parents and the community to help prepare youth for their future.

Each spring, securities regulators and industry groups team up with a public awareness program to promote investor education. The theme for this year's Investor Education Month is lifelong learning - people at all life stages can benefit from investor education.

For information on other Investor Education Month events and investor education resources, please visit these websites:

• www.investorED.ca - for OSC and Investor Education Fund events and resources
• www.ida.ca - for IDA events and resources
• www.cfp-ca.org - for FPSC events and resources
• www.jatoronto.org - for Junior Achievement resources

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For Media Inquiries:

Perry Quinton
Manager, Investor Communications, OSC
416-593-2348

Gale Carey
Junior Achievement of Toronto and York Region
416-360-5252 ext. 228

Connie Craddock
Investment Dealers Association
416-943-5870

Reed Hilton
Financial Planners Standards Council
416-593-8587 x235