Canadian 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
• ‘Melt away the stress’: How to tackle debt during a pandemic

  Financial expert Preet Banerjee says when planning to pay down debt, look at the interest rate, the size of debt, and whether the debt is increasing or decreasing.

  Lifestyle

  Feb 17
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• Over half in Saskatchewan close to insolvency: report

  A pair of reports are painting a not-so-pretty picture of personal finances in Saskatchewan.

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2020
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• Canadians fear debt almost as much as they fear death: survey

  The most common reported fears were surprise or unexpected expenses and not having enough money to retire.

  Lifestyle

  Oct 29, 2019
• Debt and deficits: Where the parties stand on balancing the books in Canada

  Where the parties stand on balancing the books in Canada.

  Canada

  Oct 10, 2019
• Delinquency rates increasing, credit scores still high on Prairies: report

  A first quarter credit report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation shows slight increases in delinquency rates across the prairies.

  Economy

  Aug 22, 2019
• Quebec is making credit card users make higher payments. Should other provinces follow suit?

  Quebec's new rules are a first in Canada but could potentially be adopted more widely amid concern about skyrocketing levels of consumer debt.

  Money

  Aug 2, 2019
• Generation Z learning new credit lessons

  As the younger set begins to enter the market, the credit environment continues to shift.

  Consumer

  Mar 4, 2018
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• Canadians would rather cut down their debt than save for vacation, retirement in 2018: CIBC

  Paying bills or just getting by were the top goals for about 15 per cent of respondents.

  Consumer

  Dec 28, 2017
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• Calgary and Vancouver are, on average, Canada’s most indebted major cities: report

  Average debt balances per person have kept growing in almost every quarter since 2015, data show.

  Consumer

  Nov 30, 2017