1/3 of employed Canadians expect to receive a year-end bonus

The top uses for this years bonus, survey reports to be. Pay down household debt and… See full story on this topic »

Banks can do more to restrain runaway household debt – The Globe and Mail

An overlooked question in all the commotion about high consumer debt levels: What about the banks?

Banks can do more to restrain runaway household debt – The Globe and Mail

Low rates fuel household debt

Ottawa Citizen- Canadians are carrying far too much debt relative to what they earn, and the problem is only going to get worse if the Bank of Canada maintains a low-interest rate environment over the next few years, a report from TD Economics warned Wednesday…

Low rates fuel household debt

Canadian debt a ‘growing cause for concern’

Times Colonist- Canadians are carrying far too much debt relative to what they earn, and the problem is only going to get worse if the Bank of Canada maintains a low-interest rate environment over the next few years, a report from TD Economics warned Wednesday.

Craig Alexander, chief economist with TD Bank, said household debt as a share of personal disposable income has tripled since the 1980s, to 146% from 50%, with debt accumulation accelerating at an alarming rate especially since 2007…

 Canadian debt a ‘growing cause for concern’

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