The “Building Futures” project aims to integrate a basic economic and financial education into the Manitoba curriculum in grades 4-10. Manitoba is the lead province for The Building Futures project. The project is now underway in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Ontario as well.

The project also aims to help teachers develop students' enterprising skills – ones that they can apply to any activity in life.

"Building Futures" does not add any new curriculum outcomes or teaching burden on teachers. It aims to integrate target learning related to economic, financial, and enterprising capability into existing courses – attaching the learning to existing curriculum outcomes.

To support this integration, educators have developed "Teaching Units" that connect target learning directly to existing curriculum. The Teaching Units have been piloted in Manitoba and revised based on teacher feedback.

Teaching Units are organized by grade and course, making it easy for teachers to find resources that align with what they are already teaching. Teachers can select their grade, identify their course, and browse the specific curriculum outcomes addressed by each Teaching Unit and its lesson plans.

The project is built around "Ten Components" – the overall learning topics that form the foundation of the Building Futures framework. Teaching Units are spread across grades 4 through 10 and across a range of subject areas, supporting a developmental pathway that builds students' knowledge, skills, and behaviours over time. By the time students reach high school, teachers can build on that foundation and apply the learning to the real-world challenges and decisions young people will face.

Nothing prevents a teacher at any grade level or in any subject area from engaging with the project as much as they would like.