June 3, 2011 - Ecole St. Patrick High School student Trey Talbot is the NWT winner of the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) Financial Fitness Challenge.

The Canada-wide online contest provided videos, Facebook and Twitter tips to help youth increase their financial literacy. It used interactive tools and scenarios to demonstrate important financial principals such as balancing needs versus wants, budgeting, saving and investing.

“For the fourth year in a row, the NWT had the highest per-capita participation rate in Canada at six times the Canadian average,” said Justice Minister Jackson Lafferty. “That’s really impressive! I would like to congratulate Trey and hope he continues on the road to a healthy financial future.”

Talbot, a 16-year-old Grade 10 student, was presented with his prize at the Securities Office in Yellowknife on May 31.

The CSA is made up of securities administrators from all provinces and territories. They educate Canadians about the securities industry, the stock markets and how to protect investors from investment scams. In the NWT, this work is carried out by the Office of the Superintendent of Securities, part of the territorial Department of Justice.

The GNWT is committed to supporting a fair, appropriately controlled investment environment that provides proper protection for NWT companies and investors. The office licenses securities dealers, requires companies to disclose details of their activities and finances before selling shares or securities to the public, and takes enforcement action when appropriate.

For more information, please contact:



Tara Kearsey
Senior Communications Advisor
Department of Justice
920-3130