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BMO survey: students optimistic their school-related debt load will be manageable once they graduate

- 70 per cent of students have summer jobs this year

- 61 per cent of post-secondary students who have jobs believe their summer earnings will cover their day to day expenses while at school

- 59 per cent say they'll owe less than $10,000 or nothing at all when they graduate

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

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

- 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