As the country inches closer to the Bank of Canada’s next interest rate announcement on March 2, 2022, many Ontarian households stretched thin by rising costs of living over the COVID-19 pandemic will be bracing for a potentially challenging year ahead. More than half of Ontarians (53%, unchanged from September) are concerned about the impact of rising interest rates on their financial situation, according to a recent poll conducted by Ipsos...

As the country inches closer to the Bank of Canada’s next interest rate announcement on March 2, 2022, many Atlantic Canadian households stretched thin by rising costs of living over the COVID-19 pandemic will be bracing for a potentially challenging year ahead. Nearly six in 10 (57%) Atlantic Canadians are concerned about the impact of rising interest rates on their financial situation, a four-point increase from September, according to a recent...

As the country inches closer to the Bank of Canada’s next interest rate announcement on March 2, 2022, many Atlantic Canadian households stretched thin by rising costs of living over the COVID-19 pandemic will be bracing for a potentially challenging year ahead. Nearly six in 10 (57%) Atlantic Canadians are concerned about the impact of rising interest rates on their financial situation, a four-point increase from September, according to a recent...

As the country inches closer to the Bank of Canada’s next interest rate announcement on March 2, 2022, many Quebec households stretched thin by rising costs of living over the COVID-19 pandemic will be bracing for a potentially challenging year ahead. Half (51%) of Quebecers are concerned about the impact of rising interest rates on their financial situation, a four-point increase from September, according to a recent poll conducted by Ipsos...

The COVID-19 pandemic has shut down businesses, ravaged the global economy and caused significant job losses across the country.

Do you have student loans that were not erased by a bankruptcy or consumer proposal? Most likely, you filed before you had been out of school for seven years.

MNP released its most recent Consumer Debt Index just as the COVID-19 pandemic started gaining a foothold in Canada. The data — which Ipsos collected over the two weeks preceding the indefinite shutdown of non-essential businesses and millions of resulting job losses — revealed households were already feeling more pessimistic about their debts than at any point in the survey’s four-year history.

Financial scams have been around for decades. But they seem to have never been as common, insidious and invasive as they are today. It’s easy to assume you’ll never fall for a scam. But we’re all vulnerable, and we can all become victims if we don’t know what to be aware of. Here’s a list of some common scams, why they’re effective and how you can protect yourself or a family member from being a victim.

Are you thinking of applying for your first credit card? Or perhaps, you now have your first credit card. Here is what you need to know about your first credit card.