Finfo.ca Launches to Help Residents Navigate Financial Choices with Confidence
New online platform offers calculators, quizzes and financial guidance tailored to everyday needs
New Brunswick residents seeking help with budgeting, borrowing, investing or planning for major life events now have access to a new online financial education platform aimed at making financial decision-making easier and more accessible.
Finfo.ca, launched by the Financial and Consumer Services Commission of New Brunswick (FCNB), is designed to provide consumers with clear, practical and unbiased information on a wide range of financial topics. The initiative comes as many households continue to face rising living costs and growing financial uncertainty.
The Saint John-based regulator said the new platform will serve as a centralized resource where residents can access educational materials, interactive tools and financial guidance without pressure or sales influence.
“Financial confidence doesn’t come from having all the answers — it comes from understanding your choices,” said Marissa Sollows, the Commission’s Director of Communications and Public Affairs. “Finfo meets people where they are and gives them a trusted place to start.
“It is designed to answer the financial questions they may be hesitant or unsure about asking while comparing financial options, navigating financial considerations when starting a family, managing the financial challenges of supporting aging parents, or just trying to have a sense of control over their finances.”
Interactive Tools Target Everyday Financial Challenges
Platform includes budgeting calculators, debt comparison tools and fraud awareness resources
The launch of Finfo.ca reflects FCNB’s broader effort to strengthen financial literacy across the province by offering accessible consumer education resources related to the sectors it regulates.
The platform includes a range of practical tools intended to help users better understand and manage their finances. Among the features currently available are a compound interest calculator, a budgeting tool, a calculator comparing debt repayment versus savings strategies, and an emergency fund estimator.
Additional interactive features include a “money personality” quiz, a credit myths quiz focused on how credit works in New Brunswick, and a fraud awareness quiz aimed at helping users identify common warning signs of scams and financial fraud.
Finfo.ca also offers a fillable record-keeping tool that allows users to organize important financial documents and information in one place.
The Commission said more tools and educational resources will continue to be added over time.
Financial Education Focused on Major Life Events
Website provides guidance from first jobs to retirement planning
In addition to financial tools, the website guides users through major financial milestones and life transitions. Topics range from starting a first job and purchasing a home to planning for retirement and managing family-related financial responsibilities.
The platform also covers broader money management concepts such as saving, investing, borrowing and fraud prevention. According to FCNB, the content is designed to provide information without directing users toward specific financial products or decisions.
“Finfo.ca is a go-to guide for making sense of money in New Brunswick,” Sollows added. “It brings trusted financial information about the areas the Commission regulates together in one place, so New Brunswickers can better understand their options and make decisions that are right for them.”
The launch comes at a time when many Canadians are dealing with higher borrowing costs, inflationary pressures and concerns about household debt levels. Financial literacy advocates have increasingly emphasized the importance of accessible consumer education resources as individuals navigate more complex financial environments.
FCNB.ca to Shift Focus Toward Regulatory Information
Consumer education content to move to Finfo.ca in coming weeks
Alongside the rollout of Finfo.ca, FCNB said it will make changes to its existing website, FCNB.ca, in the coming weeks.
Consumer education content currently hosted on FCNB.ca will gradually be relocated to the new platform. The move is intended to allow the regulator’s primary website to focus more directly on industry oversight, regulatory guidance and consumer protection responsibilities.
The Commission said the restructuring will also help regulated businesses and sectors more easily access industry-specific materials and compliance information.
“These changes are about clarity,” said Sollows. “Finfo.ca is designed for New Brunswickers looking for trusted information to support their financial well-being, while FCNB.ca remains focused on providing regulatory and consumer protection information and oversight. Together, the two sites make it easier for people to find what they need.”