MNP Consumer Debt Index

• Canadians face ‘lifestyle shrinkflation’ as paycheques pinched: MNP data

  The MNP Consumer Debt Index considers all kinds of credit-related consumer debt, from credit cards and lines of credit to payday loans and ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ services.

  Money

  Jul 13
  
• B.C. residents turn to bill-splitting strategies the most: Consumer Debt Index

  More than half of British Columbians polled said they have tried to save money by grocery shopping more strategically and avoiding impulse purchases.

  Economy

  Oct 16, 2024
  
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• Albertans feeling the pinch as Bank of Canada hikes key interest rate

  According to the latest MNP Consumer Debt Index, nearly seven in ten people in Alberta say they are already feeling the effects of interest rate increases.

  Economy

  Jul 13, 2022
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• More than half of B.C. residents feel the squeeze of interest rate hikes, survey finds

  Since the last financial quarter, the debt index found British Columbians had the largest decrease in disposable income across the country.

  Economy

  Apr 18, 2022
• Roughly half of Canadians financially insecure as debt confidence hits record low: report

  The latest MNP Consumer Debt Index found the twin stressors of holiday spending bills coming due and the resurgent COVID-19 pandemic has Canadians feeling squeezed.

  Money

  Jan 17, 2022
• Albertans increasingly concerned with covering next year’s expenses without going into debt: survey

  A so-called return to normal in Alberta as provincial health restrictions are lifted is bringing the reality of debt back into focus.

  Consumer

  Jul 19, 2021
• More than 50% of British Columbians are $200 per month away from financial insolvency: survey

  April's survey also found 27 per cent of British Columbians reported that they were already insolvent, with no money left at the end of each month to cover their payments.

  Consumer

  Apr 8, 2021
• New survey points to debt trouble in Alberta as COVID-19 pandemic drags on

  Albertans are bracing for more debt and insolvency as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

  Money

  Oct 13, 2020
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• Majority of Gen Z Canadians close to insolvency amid coronavirus pandemic, poll finds

  The youngest people in the workforce — Generation Z — appear to be struggling the most in the pandemic, according to a poll commissioned by insolvency firm MNP.

  Canada

  Oct 13, 2020