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Quebecers left with the smallest financial cushion in Canada as strain deepens
06/10/2025
Frederic Lachance
MNP Consumer Debt Index
According to the latest MNP Consumer Debt Index, Quebecers’ financial vulnerability is intensifying as persistent economic uncertainty, concerns about borrowing costs, and employment anxiety weigh on household confidence.
Read More arrow_forwardMNP Consumer Debt Index holds steady following two interest rate pauses as Canadians brace for ongoing economic uncertainty
14/07/2025
Grant Bazian
MNP Consumer Debt Index
Younger adults and lower-income households are most likely to report stress, stalled life plans, and living paycheque to paycheque.
Read More arrow_forwardNearly half of Quebecers regret their debt as life plans stall and financial anxieties take hold amid ongoing economic uncertainty
14/07/2025
Frederic Lachance
MNP Consumer Debt Index
Nearly two-thirds of Quebecers say they desperately need interest rates to go down (63%, -2 pts), according to the latest MNP Consumer Debt Index.
Read More arrow_forwardHalf of Saskatchewan and Manitoba residents concerned about debt repayment even if rates decline, following two interest rate pauses, as they brace for ongoing economic uncertainty
14/07/2025
Pamela Meger
MNP Consumer Debt Index
Two-thirds of Saskatchewan and Manitoba residents (65%, +5 pts) say they desperately need interest rates to go down following two consecutive interest rate pauses, according to the latest MNP Consumer Debt Index.
Read More arrow_forwardBritish Columbians report record-high concern over debt repayment amid cost-of-living struggles and ongoing economic uncertainty
14/07/2025
Linda Paul
MNP Consumer Debt Index
Two-thirds of British Columbians (67%, +2 pts) say they desperately need interest rates to go down despite two consecutive interest rate pauses, according to the latest MNP Consumer Debt Index.
Read More arrow_forwardHalf of Manitoba and Saskatchewan residents concerned about debt repayment even if rates decline, following two interest rate pauses, as they brace for ongoing economic uncertainty
14/07/2025
Tanya Reynolds
MNP Consumer Debt Index
Two-thirds of Manitoba and Saskatchewan residents (65%, +5 pts) say they desperately need interest rates to go down following two consecutive interest rate pauses, according to the latest MNP Consumer Debt Index.
Read More arrow_forwardPrince Edward Islanders most concerned about their current debt level among all provinces amid ongoing economic uncertainty
14/07/2025
Tara Silliker
MNP Consumer Debt Index
More than half of Atlantic Canadians (54%) say they are concerned about their current debt level according to the latest MNP Consumer Debt Index.
Read More arrow_forwardMore Ontarians are $200 or less away each month from financial insolvency amid ongoing economic uncertainty
14/07/2025
Caryl Newbery-Mitchell
MNP Consumer Debt Index
Two in five Ontarians (43%) report they are $200 or less away from financial insolvency each month, increasing five points this quarter, according to the latest MNP Consumer Debt Index.
Read More arrow_forwardNew Brunswickers most concerned about their current debt level among all provinces amid ongoing economic uncertainty
14/07/2025
Tara Silliker
MNP Consumer Debt Index
More than half of Atlantic Canadians (54%) say they are concerned about their current debt level according to the latest MNP Consumer Debt Index.
Read More arrow_forwardNova Scotians most concerned about their current debt level among all provinces amid ongoing economic uncertainty
14/07/2025
Tina Powell
MNP Consumer Debt Index
More than half of Atlantic Canadians (54%) say they are concerned about their current debt level according to the latest MNP Consumer Debt Index.
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