A survey conducted by MNP suggests that 53 per cent of Canadian respondents are only $200 or less away from being unable to pay their bills and meet their debt obligations.
Financial uncertainty during the pandemic has been good business for the finance industry.
With many couples shut in and spending more time than ever with their significant others during COVID-19 lockdowns, some divorce lawyers said they’re seeing a pandemic surge in demand.
Josee Cabral, a senior tax specialist at H&R Block, says the government extended tax deadlines last year because of the pandemic, but people need to know the filing deadline is back to normal.
53 per cent of respondents to an MNP survey said they are $200 or less away from not being able to meet all of their monthly bills and debt obligations, marking a five-year high for the agency's consumer debt indexand a 10-point jump from a December survey.
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