Two in five Canadians say their finances deteriorated during the first wave: BDO report
Low rates and higher financing needs have driven an increase in lending
Businesses are more prepared than they were in March, but they've also taken on more debt
Following the rise in financing due to Covid-19, maturities face record highs
Capital raising hit record levels through Q3, Refinitiv reports
Thousands of recent graduates are facing the end of a six-month freeze on repayments and interest
Bankruptcies and consumer proposals were both still down in August
The Liberals also indicated plans to follow through on changes to stock option deductions
The government has a new objective to "issue a historic level of long-term bonds"
Lower-income households tend to have a higher debt levels