News Releases

- More than half of Canadians stayed on budget

- Overspending averaged $1,165, with vacations leading the way

- Result means some consumers will have to cut back on winter holiday spending

- Canada leads G8 in proportion of residents born outside the country

- Almost half of new Canadians identified finding a job as the top challenge they face after arriving in the country

- More than 80 per cent of new Chinese-Canadians and South Asian-Canadians are focused on having enough money to cover daily expenses as their top financial priority

- Majority of business owners' expect their business to grow in 2015

- Business owners in British Columbia have the highest Confidence Index score heading into this fall

- More than half of Canadian businesses believe 2015 will be better