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Participation in gambling activities is widespread among Canadians.

Serious debt is rarely a stand-alone problem. It’s often the result of other factors which either parallel or contribute to financial distress.

I recently worked with a retired and widowed client who came to MNP inquiring about possible debt solutions. He owed more than $120,000 on various credit cards and lines of credit which he was frightened he could never pay back in his lifetime.

The MNP Consumer Debt Index measures Canadians’ attitudes toward their consumer debt and gauges their ability to pay bills, endure unexpected expenses and absorb interest-rate fluctuations without approaching insolvency.

With COVID-19 impacting finances at all levels, much of the conversation over the past year and a half has surrounded increased spending (or decreased revenue) among governments, businesses, and individuals — and the debt each has taken on to make up the difference.

The warning signs of financial trouble are everywhere, if you know where to look. Knowing what they are and how to recognize them can be the difference between quickly recovering from one or two bad months and being trapped in a months or years-long battle with debt.

The quarterly poll conducted by Ipsos on behalf of MNP LTD, finds almost half of households (45%, +6) are not confident they’ll be able to cover all living and family expenses in the next 12 months without taking on more debt.

The quarterly poll conducted by Ipsos on behalf of MNP LTD finds British Columbians are the most likely (47%, +9pts since March) to say they are not confident they’ll be able to cover all living and family expenses in the next 12 months without spending on credit compared to the other provinces.