Borrowing in Eskasoni 3, Nova Scotia

With 3,521 residents counted in the 2021 Census, Eskasoni 3 sits inside Nova Scotia's provincial lending framework.

The census figures for Eskasoni 3

Statistics Canada's 2021 Census gives Eskasoni 3 a population of 3,521. Land area for Eskasoni 3 is 36.0 square kilometres in the same census.

The arithmetic gives 97.7 people per square kilometre.

By population it ranks 47 among the Nova Scotia places covered here.

Compared with the other 82 covered Nova Scotia places, Eskasoni 3 ranks 47 by population.

The Nova Scotia rules that apply

Provincial or territorial law decides who may lend in Nova Scotia, and the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada publishes the list that names the regulator responsible.

A payday advance in Nova Scotia falls under a provincial licensing regime, and the cost of borrowing is capped at $14 per $100 advanced according to the federal Payday Lending Regulations (SOR/2024-114).

Small places are covered the same way as large ones: census figures for the place, and the provincial position on lending.

How borrowing works locally

Disclosure requirements mean the cost of borrowing must be stated before an agreement is signed.

Adding a co-signer puts a second file in front of the lender and adds a second person to the obligation. An application usually asks for identification, income evidence, banking details and a statement of obligations.

Products compared here

Two of the 20 covered products appear below, each with the purpose the product is designed for.

• Debt consolidation loans: Replacing several expensive debts with one payment, and the arithmetic that decides whether it helps.
• Personal loans: A fixed sum repaid on a schedule, usually unsecured, for almost any purpose a lender will accept.

Eskasoni 3 appears in the census record with 3,521 residents, and the density of 97.7 people per square kilometre follows from it.

Where a figure for Eskasoni 3 could not be verified, the page names the publisher instead of printing a number.

The land area recorded for Eskasoni 3 is 36.0 square kilometres, and the population is 3,521 residents in the 2021 Census.

Nothing on the Eskasoni 3 page is estimated; the population and land area come from Statistics Canada's 2021 Census of Population.

The density figure for Eskasoni 3, 97.7 people per square kilometre, is calculated from the population and land area above.

For Eskasoni 3, the two census fields above are the only local statistics used anywhere on the page.

Eskasoni 3 sits at rank 47 within Nova Scotia in this data set, and the provincial rules apply as they do elsewhere.

Eskasoni 3 ranks 47 by 2021 Census population among the covered places in Nova Scotia.

Readers comparing Eskasoni 3 with another community can use the same four census fields.

Eskasoni 3 is one of 82 covered Nova Scotia places, counted at 3,521 residents with a land area of 36.0 square kilometres.

At 3,521 residents in the 2021 Census, Eskasoni 3 is listed alongside the other covered places in Nova Scotia.

The Eskasoni 3 page follows the same structure as every other place page, with population, land area, density and rank.

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Census figures are from Statistics Canada's 2021 Census of Population, and the payday position is taken from the federal Payday Lending Regulations (SOR/2024-114).

Lending rules change, and the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada publishes the list of provincial and territorial regulators where the current position is confirmed.