Debt service ratios, interest and obligated principal payments on debt, and related statistics for households, Canada.

Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal are Canada's largest mortgage markets. With nearly 419 billion Canadian dollars in mortgages outstanding, Toronto accounted for close to 23 percent of the country's 1.8 trillion Canadian dollar mortgage market. Toronto was also the metropolitan area with the second-highest average loan size for new mortgages.

Graph and download economic data for Household Debt to GDP for Canada (HDTGPDCAQ163N) from Q1 2005 to Q4 2024 about Canada, debt, households, and GDP.

Key information about Canada Household Debt

• Canada Household Debt reached 2,110.9 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with the reported number of 2,161.8 USD bn in the previous month
• Canada Household Debt: USD mn data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1969 to Dec 2024
• The data reached an all-time high of 2,225.1 USD bn in Sep 2024 and a record low of 22.2 USD bn in Jan 1969

CEIC converts monthly Household Debt into USD. Statistics Canada provides Household Debt in local currency. The Federal Reserve Board period end market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Loans are used due to the lack of Flow of Funds statistics. Household Debt prior to January 1990 is sourced from the Bank of Canada.


Further information about Canada Household Debt

• In the latest reports, Canada Household Debt accounted for 99.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2024
• Money Supply M2 in Canada increased 1,873.3 USD bn YoY in Nov 2024
• Canada Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 90.2 USD bn in Jan 2025
• The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 2.0 Months of Import in Dec 2024
• Canada Domestic Credit reached 4,647.3 USD bn in Nov 2024, representing an increased of 3.9 % YoY

Households Debt in Canada decreased to 99.58 percent of GDP in the first quarter of 2025 from 100.39 percent of GDP in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Canada Households Debt To Gdp- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Quarterly financial flows and stocks of household credit market debt, consumer credit, non-mortgage loans, and mortgage loans, on a seasonally adjusted basis.

In 2023, the total value of mortgage debt outstanding in Canada amounted to nearly 1.8 trillion Canadian dollars. Chartered banks held the largest share of mortgages outstanding.

The average loan size of new mortgages in Canada increased in 2024, after a year of steady decline in 2023. In the third quarter of 2024, the average size of a mortgage amounted to 349,364 Canadian dollars, up from 332,825 in the second quarter of 2024. Mortgages varied in size in different metropolitan areas, with Toronto and Vancouver seeing the highest value of new mortgages.

Key information about Canada Household Debt: % of GDP

• Canada household debt accounted for 99.0 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with the ratio of 99.0 % in the previous quarter.
• Canada household debt to GDP ratio is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1969 to Dec 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 111.2 % in Dec 2020 and a record low of 30.0 % in Mar 1969.

CEIC calculates quarterly Household Debt as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Household Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. Statistics Canada provides Household Debt in local currency. Statistics Canada provides Nominal GDP in local currency. Loans are used due to the lack of Flow of Funds statistics. Household Debt prior to Q1 1990 is sourced from the Bank of Canada.


Related information about Canada Household Debt: % of GDP

• In the latest reports, Canada Household Debt reached 2,110.9 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• Money Supply M2 in Canada increased 6.1 % YoY in Dec 2024.
• Canada Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 90.2 USD bn in Jan 2025.
• The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 2.0 Months of Import in Dec 2024.
• Canada Domestic Credit reached 4,531.7 USD bn in Dec 2024, representing an increased of 3.9 % YoY.
• The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 0.6 % in Sep 2024, compared with the ratio of 0.5 % in the previous quarter.

This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Estimates (2 items: Dollars; Dwelling units ...), Type of mortgage loan approvals (3 items: Total; Conventional; National Housing Act ...), Type of lender (3 items: Total; Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation; Approved lenders ...).

The data for household debt comprise debt incurred by resident households of the economy only. This FSI measures the overall level of household indebtedness (commonly related to consumer loans and mortgages) as a share of GDP.

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Monthly credit aggregates for the household sector, by category.

Households Debt in Canada decreased to 171.10 percent of gross income in 2025 from 173.07 percent in 2024. This dataset provides - Canada Households Debt To Income- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Assets and debts held by family units and by age groups, total amounts.

Annual household disposable income, debt service ratio and other statistics, by province and territory.

As of the third quarter of 2023, approximately one in four mortgage holders in Canada was between the age of 45 and 54. In comparison, people under the age of 25 with mortgage loan represented the just one percent of the total.

Canada Money Supply: M2+: Gross: Trust & Mortgage Loan Companies: Deposits data was reported at 19,183.000 CAD mn in Jan 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 19,795.000 CAD mn for Dec 2017. Canada Money Supply: M2+: Gross: Trust & Mortgage Loan Companies: Deposits data is updated monthly, averaging 25,972.000 CAD mn from Jan 1968 (Median) to Jan 2018, with 601 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 122,249.000 CAD mn in Apr 1991 and a record low of 5,925.000 CAD mn in Jan 1968. Canada Money Supply: M2+: Gross: Trust & Mortgage Loan Companies: Deposits data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.KA001: Money Supply.

Vancouver and Toronto, two of the biggest metropolitan areas in Canada, led the ranking by average value of new mortgage loans in the country. In Vancouver, the average new mortgage loan was approximately 522,000 Canadian dollars, whereas the national average was 339,000 Canadian dollars. Vancouver and Toronto are also the country's largest mortgage markets.

Key information about Canada Debt Service Ratio: Households

• Canada Debt Service Ratio: Households was reported at 14.400 % in Sep 2024
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 14.600 % for Jun 2024
• Canada Debt Service Ratio: Households data is updated quarterly, averaging 12.700 % from Mar 1999 to Sep 2024, with 103 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 14.600 % in Jun 2024 and a record low of 10.300 % in Jun 2002
• Canada Debt Service Ratio: Households data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank for International Settlements
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Banking Sector – Table RC.BIS.DSR: G2 Households (HH) and Non-Profit Institution Serving Households (NPISHs): Quarterly

Debt collection agencies in Canada endured mixed results across their core service niches, as high inflation and uneven debt growth across core markets affected their ability to collect debt. Insolvency rates fell drastically during the pandemic in 2020 as robust government stimulus and policies such as the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) pushed banks and other debt lenders to defer mortgage, credit card and other payments. Economic recovery and the subsequent reopening across core sectors such as manufacturing and retail reversed insolvency trends, as clients required debt collection agencies to help secure their money. Recent spikes in interest rates, which peaked to a high of 5.0% in 2023, further complicated matters, as consumers and businesses alike endured higher credit card payments and financing for loans and mortgages, respectively. Overall, revenue grew an annualized 0.2% to an estimated $789.1 million over the past five years, including an estimated 1.1% decline in 2025 alone. The majority of agencies are small and typically serve local or regional markets. Even so, merger and acquisition activity has continued to expand as companies seek economies of scale and scope. This allows agencies to help meet client needs across the nation. With business delinquencies falling 14.7% over the past quarter in 2024, agencies have been forced to diversify their service offering to encompass a wider range of sectors and individual consumers. Technological proliferation and new automated systems have allowed larger agencies to enhance service offering via faster analysis of consumer information and collection of debts virtually, stabilizing profit. Moving forward, debt collection agencies face a mixed future. While currently elevated interest rates and the robust levels of household debt will continue to provide a need for collection services, a thriving economy will mean more consumers and businesses will pay off their debts before they default. Debt collectors will adopt cost-saving communications technology and enhanced data analytics tools to minimize volatility and lower labour costs, which make up over half of their main expenditures. Most large agencies have the financial capabilities for technological enhancements, giving them a competitive advantage; nonetheless, higher competition from in-house collection agencies across prominent commercial banks will limit the scope of agency influence. Overall, revenue is expected to grow an annualized 0.6% to an estimated $813.2 million through the end of 2030.