News Releases
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Aug 22, 2011
65 per cent of postsecondary school students use a credit card, and use it wisely
- Debit (81 per cent) and credit cards (65 per cent) are top payment preferences for Canadian students
- Students use their credit cards 12 times per month on average
- 73 per cent pay off their full balance every month
- 83 per cent say they are confident they know how to use their credit card effectively
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Aug 22, 2011
The team from Vaughan, Ontario wins $125,000 towards a community soccer field refurbishment, a road trip to see a Toronto FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC home game and $5,000 donation to a charity of their choice
- The team received 72,677 votes of the 286,388 votes cast by Canadians across the country
- Community involvement includes being the top fundraising team for the Vaughan in Motion Walk for Cancer
- Team chooses to donate $5,000 to the Canadian Paralympic Committee
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Aug 22, 2011
- Canadians plan to spend an average of $319 on back to school purchases
- Retail sales in Canada expected to grow at a moderate 2 per cent in August/September
- Only five per cent plan to shop online
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Aug 22, 2011
- 'Making Money Make Sense' in six languages: English, French, Yoruba, Punjabi, Hindi and Mandarin
- Extended hours of service seven days a week
- Alberta - a growth leader in Canada through 2012: BMO Economics
