Borrowing in Batiscan, Quebec

With 958 residents counted in the 2021 Census, Batiscan sits inside Quebec's provincial lending framework.

The Quebec rules that apply

Consumer credit in Quebec is licensed by the provincial or territorial regulator, and the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada publishes the list of provincial and territorial regulators.

Quebec does not license payday lending, a fact the federal Payday Lending Regulations (SOR/2024-114) record when it lists the provinces that regulate the product.

Places in the smallest population band are grouped here as small communities, and the pages carry the same census fields and the same provincial rules as the largest city.

The census figures for Batiscan

Statistics Canada's 2021 Census gives Batiscan a population of 958. 43.2 square kilometres of land are attributed to Batiscan.

On those two figures, density is 22.2 residents per square kilometre when rounded to one decimal place.

Its provincial population rank is 676 within this data set.

Batiscan sits at rank 676 among the 1150 Quebec places here, with 958 residents in the 2021 Census.

Products compared here

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

• No credit check loans: What lenders who advertise without a credit check actually look at instead, and where the cost goes.
• Mortgage refinancing: Replacing an existing mortgage to change the rate, the term or the amount borrowed, and what it costs.

How borrowing works locally

A deposit or trade-in reduces the amount financed and therefore the interest charged over the term.

A provincial regulator publishes licensing requirements, and the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada publishes the list of provincial and territorial regulators. An application usually asks for identification, income evidence, banking details and a statement of obligations.

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

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

Batiscan sits at rank 676 within Quebec in this data set, and the provincial rules apply as they do elsewhere.

The density figure for Batiscan, 22.2 people per square kilometre, is calculated from the population and land area above.

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

Batiscan is one of 1150 covered Quebec places, counted at 958 residents with a land area of 43.2 square kilometres.

At 958 residents in the 2021 Census, Batiscan is listed alongside the other covered places in Quebec.

Batiscan appears in the census record with 958 residents, and the density of 22.2 people per square kilometre follows from it.

Batiscan ranks 676 by 2021 Census population among the covered places in Quebec.

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

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

loanmoose.ca is not a lender and does not make credit decisions. The lowest rates are only available to the most qualified applicants.

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).

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