Ontario Canadian and World Studies – Economics
CTRL-F: Verification Skills learning outcomes link explicitly Ontario’s Canadian and World Studies Economics program. The relevant curricular outcomes are listed by grade level and course below.
Last updated August 15, 2025.
GRADE 11
Grade 11 The Individual and the Economy
*Throughout this course, when planning instruction, teachers should weave the expectations from strand A in with the expectations from strands B–E.
A1. Economic Inquiry
- A1.2 – select and organize relevant data, evidence, and information on economic issues in Canada from a variety of primary and secondary sources ensuring that their sources reflect a range of perspectives
- A1.3 – assess the credibility of sources, data, evidence, and information relevant to their investigations
A2. Developing Transferable Skills
- A2.2 – apply in everyday contexts skills and work habits developed through economic investigations
- A2.3 – apply the concepts of economic thinking when analysing current events involving economic issues in order to enhance their understanding of these events and their role as informed citizens
D1. Producers and Consumers
- D1.2 – assess the sources and quality of information available to consumers about products on the market in Canada
D3. Economic Citizenship
- D3.4 – explain ways in which individuals and groups, including firms, influence the economic policy of governments in Canada, and assess the extent of this influence (e.g., with reference to voting, lobbying, financial support for political parties, media support for or criticism of policy, reports/position papers of think tanks, unethical business practices, promises of investment or threats or withdrawing investment)
GRADE 12
Grade 12 Analysing Current Economic Issues
*Throughout this course, when planning instruction, teachers should weave the expectations from strand A in with the expectations from strands B–E.
A1. Economic Inquiry
- A1.2 – select and organize relevant data, evidence, and information on economic issues in Canada from a variety of primary and secondary sources ensuring that their sources reflect a range of perspectives
- A1.3 – assess the credibility of sources, data, evidence, and information relevant to their investigations
A2. Developing Transferable Skills
- A2.2 – apply in everyday contexts skills and work habits developed through economic investigations
- A2.3 – apply the concepts of economic thinking when analysing current events involving economic issues in order to enhance their understanding of these events and their role as informed citizens
B4. Economic Thought and Decision Making
- B4.3 – analyse ways in which sociocultural factors (e.g., class, gender, ethnicity, age, education, beliefs and values, the media) and the influence of political-economic stakeholders (e.g., firms, lobby groups, think tanks, unions, interest groups) affect economic decisions
References:
Ontario Ministry of Education. (2015). The Ontario Curriculum Grades 11 and 12: Canadian and World Studies – Economics, Geography, History, Law, Politics. https://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/2015cws11and12.pdf