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Canada's Inflation Hits 3.2% — What It Means for Your Wallet

  Gas prices surged 33% year-over-year. Grocery bills keep climbing. And the Bank of Canada is walking a tightrope between fighting inflation and protecting a fragile economy. Here's the breakdown — and what comes next. MoneySavings.ca   |  June 23, 2026  |   Canadian Money Brief By the Numbers — May 2026 CPI Headline Inflation (year-over-year) 3.2% Previous Month (April 2026) 2.8% Market Expectations 3.0% Gasoline (year-over-year) +33.2% Grocery Inflation (year-over-year) +4.3% Fresh Vegetables (year-over-year) +9.0% Shelter Costs (year-over-year) +1.7% BoC Core Inflation (trimmed-mean) ~2.0% Bank of Canada Policy Rate 2.25% (held) Canada's inflation rate jumped to 3.2% in May 2026 , Statistics Canada reported Monday — beating analyst forecasts of 3.0% and marking the fastest annual increase since December 2023. Month-over-month, consumer prices rose a full 1.0%, with a seasonally adjusted gain of 0.5%. The headline number is uncomfortable. But the st...

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Consumer and Business Insolvencies Continue to Rise in November

 

According to the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy, consumer and business insolvencies continued to rise in November. Consumer insolvencies were up 24% in November compared with a year ago, while business insolvencies rose 36.8%. The data shows insolvencies for both consumers and businesses continued to rise from pandemic lows.

Business insolvencies rose 41.8% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2023, surpassing pre-pandemic levels. However, consumer insolvencies in the third quarter were still below pre-pandemic levels. In November, that trend continued — business insolvencies were higher than in November 2019, while consumer insolvencies were a little lower.

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