What to do about your spending, debt, investments and retirement plans

The COVID-19 pandemic brought significant financial challenges, from declining incomes to continuing expenses. Navigating this uncertainty requires informed decision-making.
This course, "COVID-19: How to Weather The Storm Financially," is designed to equip you with the essential knowledge to manage your finances effectively during turbulent times.
Understanding key financial concepts is crucial. Through this course, you will learn:
By the end of this course, you will have a clearer understanding of managing debt, navigating credit, and interpreting market trends, enabling you to make more confident financial choices through the storm and beyond.

Writer, Trainer, On-demand Course Developer and Acclaimed Author
David Trahair, CPA, CA, is an author, trainer, and eLearning developer who creates on-demand video courses for CPAs across Canada. His courses cover topics including personal finance, ethics, AI, and Microsoft Excel. David is also the author of six personal finance books, three of which are national bestsellers. Through his firm, he helps CPAs build practical skills through engaging, self-paced learning.
This portal is provided as a training and development resource for City of Markham employees. Every course is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, is quantifiable in hours, and is verifiable — you receive a documented certificate of completion for every course you finish, stored on LearnFormula indefinitely.
If you hold a professional designation (for example in engineering, accounting, human resources, or law), courses may be counted as professionally relevant, verifiable learning activities toward your continuing professional development. Individual practitioners are responsible for confirming that an activity meets the requirements of their professional body. For questions about the City of Markham's training and development policies, please speak with your people leader or Human Resources.