Canada debt

• Canadians piled on more debt during COVID-19, see quality of life worsen: survey

  Canadians struggling with debt are seeing their quality of life worsen during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has seen inflation rise, the 2021 BDO Affordability Index indicates.

  Consumer

  Oct 18, 2021
  
• Did Justin Trudeau’s COVID-19 spending boost live up to the Liberal government’s billing?

  Have Canadians gotten good value for their deficit dollar? Daniel Tencer looks at the data.

  Commentary

  Aug 20, 2021
  
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• Canadian consumers are now carrying $2.1 trillion in debt, driven by mortgages

  Equifax says the debt profile of Canadians has changed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with mortgages accounting for a larger portion of people's debt.

  Consumer

  Jun 8, 2021
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• Living on the financial brink? Here’s how to avoid digging a deeper debt hole

  Fifty-three per cent of Canadians say they’re $200 or less away from not being able to pay bills and meet monthly debt obligations, according to a new survey.

  Money

  Apr 8, 2021
• Roy Green: What concerns the parliamentary budget officer should concern us all

  Yves Giroux, Canada's parliamentary budget officer, tells Roy Green how his office remains unaware if the Trudeau government has any plans to tackle the deficit.

  Blogs

  Nov 20, 2020
• Coronavirus: Federal government ran $120.4B deficit from April to June

  Much of the bump in spending was a result of emergency aid programs the Liberals rolled out as businesses shuttered and workers were laid off, furloughed or had their hours slashed.

  Canada

  Aug 28, 2020
• ANALYSIS: Trudeau says forget about fiscal promises of 2015, look at the results in 2018

  Having failed to deliver a promised balanced budget, Justin Trudeau will instead campaign on what he's delivering: A red-hot economy and a 40-year-low in unemployment.

  Canada

  Nov 21, 2018
• Canadians scrambling to pay off debt as interest rates rise: poll

  A growing number of Canadians are worried rising interest rates could impact their ability to repay their debts, according to a new poll.

  Consumer

  Apr 16, 2018
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• Canadians’ debt rising faster than income: StatsCanada

  For every dollar of Canadian household disposable income there was $1.68 in credit market debt.

  Money

  Sep 15, 2017
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• 3 things you probably didn’t know about your credit score

  Your number doesn't matter as much as you think.

  Consumer

  Apr 4, 2017