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Canadians now owe almost $2 trillion in mortgage and home equity line of credit debt combined

In the pandemic-linked housing boom, average residential property values have become decoupled from average incomes over vast swathes of the country.

The Bank of Canada is seeing “worrying” signs that some Canadians are taking on too much debt to buy into the nation’s hot housing market.

Canadian households piled up a record amount of mortgage debt for the second quarter in a row amid low interest rates and high housing prices, Statistics Canada said ... More

The Bank of Canada left interest rates and its asset purchase program unchanged, in a decision that may dampen speculation of an imminent paring back of its stimulus ... More

Mortgage credit grew in the fourth quarter of 2020 as Canadian consumers took steps to reduce all other forms of debt, according to new data from TransUnion.

In today’s policy announcement, the Bank of Canada stood by its pledge to hold its key overnight interest rate at 0.25%.

The debt carried by Canadian households has hit the $2 trillion mark for the first time, driven up by rapidly rising mortgage balances, credit rating agency Equifax said in a ... More

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed Canadians to accumulate the largest amount of cash ever recorded.

But more challenging times could be on their way.

The ratio of debt to disposable income peaked in 2017 at 178 per cent but it is currently just shy of that level.

Why does CMHC's Evan Siddall think Canada is headed for a 'deferral cliff'?

Although COVID-19 has slowed down the rate of insolvency filings nationwide, the year-to-date total is still the highest in a decade, according to the Office of the ... More

Canadian household debt has reached $2.28 trillion in total as of March, with mortgage payments accounting for a significant slice of the growth, according to data from the ... More

Despite a decelerating pace of borrowing, Canadian seniors still pushed the nation’s reverse mortgage debt balance towards yet another ... More

Most Canadians held back from increasing their debt burden in 2019 and 1 in 5 say debt repayment is their top financial priority for 2020.

TD economists says the cost of servicing debts should ease early in 2020

Canadians' borrowing habits are back to where they were before policymakers cooled off the housing market. Lower interest rates are convincing some to borrow more.

The average Canadian household was worth less in 2018 than in the previous year.

Household income grew slightly faster than debt in the second quarter as the amount Canadians owe relative to their income edged down for the third quarter in a row.

The Bank of Canada resisted pressure from investors by declining to signal it will soon follow global peers in easing monetary policy.

A slowing economy and growing trade tensions suggest a cut will happen more quickly than currently accounted for, Macquarie economist says.

The average Canadian household paid nearly $40,000 in taxes last year, more than the combined cost of clothing, food and shelter, according to a new report.