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Consumer Credit in Canada

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  • 15 Pages
  • January 2025
  • Region: Canada
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 2069025
In 2024, consumer credit in Canada reached its highest rate of participation despite ongoing economic pressures, with the number of Canadians holding at least one credit product surpassing 31 million in 2024 - an all-time high, according to TransUnion. This increase has been mainly driven by a surge of Generation Z consumers and new immigrants entering the credit market.

The Consumer Credit in Canada report establishes the size and structure of the market for ATMs cards, smart cards, credit cards, debit cards, charge cards, pre-paid cards and store cards. It looks at key players in the market (issuers and operators), number of cards in circulation, numbers transactions and value of transactions. It offers strategic analysis of sector forecasts and trends to watch.

Product coverage: Auto Lending, Card Lending, Durables Lending, Education Lending, Home Lending, Other Personal Lending.

Data coverage: Market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Consumer Credit market
  • Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change
  • Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands
  • Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

Table of Contents

KEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Canadian credit market peaks in terms of participation
  • Outstanding balance reaches new high
  • Rising digital fraud leads to tighter approval criteria
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Newcomers to Canada will continue to drive credit demand
  • Lower interest rates to release pressures on consumers
  • BNPL gaining greater ground among younger consumers
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 1 Consumer Credit: Outstanding Balance by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 2 Consumer Credit: Outstanding Balance by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 3 Consumer Credit: Gross Lending by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 4 Consumer Credit: Gross Lending by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 5 Forecast Consumer Credit: Outstanding Balance by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 6 Forecast Consumer Credit: Outstanding Balance by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 7 Forecast Consumer Credit: Gross Lending by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 8 Forecast Consumer Credit: Gross Lending by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
CONSUMER LENDING IN CANADA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Consumer lending in 2024: The big picture
  • 2024 key trends
  • Continued high living costs and interest rate pressures take their toll
  • Restrained risk appetite on the part of lenders despite increasing credit demand
  • Flexible home equity lending product leads volume transactions for new credit issued
  • What next for consumer lending?
MARKET DATA
  • Table 9 Consumer Lending: Outstanding Balance by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 10 Consumer Lending: Outstanding Balance by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 11 Consumer Lending: Gross Lending by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 12 Consumer Lending: Gross Lending by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 13 Consumer Lending: Non-performing vs Other Loans Outstanding Balance: % Value 2019-2024
  • Table 14 Mortgages/Housing: Non-performing vs Other Loans Outstanding Balance: % Value 2019-2024
  • Table 15 Consumer Credit: Non-performing vs Other Loans Outstanding Balance: % Value 2019-2024
  • Table 16 Card Lending: Non-performing vs Other Loans Outstanding Balance: % Value 2019-2024
  • Table 17 Forecast Consumer Lending: Outstanding Balance by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 18 Forecast Consumer Lending: Outstanding Balance by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 19 Forecast Consumer Lending: Gross Lending by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 20 Forecast Consumer Lending: Gross Lending by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
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