The Curriculum Database has been developed based on the Economic Capabilities Guideline. The Guideline identifies what we hope each Canadian will ultimately develop in terms of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and attributes related to his or her economic life. To achieve that objective, though, those involved in education and training require the guidance of curricula—the specific learning outcomes/expectations that can facilitate improved economic capability in Canada.

To that end, the Curriculum Database provides an inventory of outcomes/expectations that can be considered by those who are involved in reviewing, revising, and developing curriculum related to economics, entrepreneurship, or enterprise. We hope that those involved in such activities can use the Database as a means to:

• review the extent to which existing curricula address outcomes/expectations included in the Database
• revise curricula and select those outcomes/expectations they would like to include in their revisions
• develop new curricula and "shop" the Database to select outcomes/expectations that they would like to include in new courses of study or modules within courses (the CODE—or Curriculum Organization and Development Editor—has been developed to assist curriculum developers in selecting specific outcomes/expectations)

But the Database contains even more. If you click on a selected outcome/expectation, you will find some suggested teaching activities, resources, and links. By selecting an outcome/ expectation, you can also download these suggested references.

Note that this stage of activity is currently under development. Not all outcomes/ expectations have associated activities/resources/links. These will be added continuously over time.

We invite you to review the Database and use the CODE to select outcomes/expectations that are of interest.

Note that the Database consists of two parts. One section is devoted to outcomes/expectations at the elementary grade levels; the other section focuses on middle and high school level outcomes/expectations. You can enter either Database by clicking on the relevant icon below.