Almost half of respondents to a recent Manulife survey also said their spending was increasing faster than their income.

Bank of Canada leaves its key rate unchanged, as expected, at 1.75 per cent.

One-third of debtors now say rising rates could move them toward bankruptcy, a recent MNP survey found. Meanwhile, delinquency rates are up among seniors, according to Equifax.

Canadians should be responsible for their own debts, but Mike Stafford says Canadian banks and lenders have to share some responsibility, as well.

Nearly half of respondents (46 per cent) said they have no consumer debt whatsoever.

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

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Canadians owed $1.67 in credit market debt, which includes consumer credit and mortgage and non-mortgage loans, for every dollar of disposable income.