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   From: gregcarrsober@gmail.com   
      
   Canadians increased their debt burdens by about six per cent over the   
   past year, according to a new survey from BMO, but when it comes to   
   owing money, different parts of the country are headed in different   
   directions.   
      
   Western Canadians have seen their debts skyrocket over the past year,   
   BMO says, with Alberta taking the lead. The average houshold debt there   
   soared 40 per cent, to $124,838. It's the highest debt burden of any   
   region in Canada.   
      
   British Columbians’ average household debt jumped 26 per cent, to   
   $99,834, from $79,089.   
      
      
   Meanwhile, Ontarians have been paying down their debt. The average debt   
   burden in Canada’s largest province fell 12 per cent over the past year,   
   to $67,507.   
      
   As BMO notes, that means Albertans now have nearly twice as much debt,   
   on average, as Ontarians.   
      
   Check out the full list of debt burdens from BMO.   
      
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   Debt Per Person, In Each Province 1 of 24      
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   Average Household Debt By ProvinceQuebec: $59,805Atlantic Canada:   
   $64,120Ontario: $67,507Manitoba/Saskatchewan: $68,437National average:   
   $76,140British Columbia: $99,834Alberta: $124,838:Canadian Household   
   Debt By Region6. Atlantic Canada: $69,3005. Quebec: $78,9004. Manitoba &   
   Saskatchewan: $84,9003. Ontario: $124,7002. British Columbia: $155,5001.   
   Alberta: $157,700   
      
   Rapidly rising house prices are part of the reason Albertans are seeing   
   a spike in debt, BMO economist Sal Guatieri said.   
      
   Much of the growth in home prices and sales in recent months has been   
   concentrated in three markets -- Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver.   
      
   Home sales in Calgary grew 16 per cent in June, compared to a year   
   earlier, while Vancouver saw sales jump 29.4 per cent and Toronto saw an   
   increase of 11.6 per cent.   
      
   However, Toronto’s condo market has not seen the sort of price growth   
   seen in the overall housing markets in Calgary and Vancouver, which may   
   help to explain why Ontarians’ debt burdens aren’t growing.   
      
   Those rapidly growing home sales numbers also help to explain why a   
   larger number of Canadians hold mortgage debt today than last year.   
      
   The number of households with mortgage debt grew by 13 per cent in the   
   past year, BMO’s survey found, to 43 per cent of all households.   
   http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/08/05/household-debt-canada_n_5652020.html   
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