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Small Businesses Face Pressure as Delinquencies Remain Elevated and Uncertainty Continues in Trade Relations
- Credit stress rising in consumer-sensitive sectors and across key provinces - Equifax Canada Market Pulse — Q2 2025 Quarterly Business Credit Trends Report TORONTO, Sept. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian small businesses faced continued financial pressures in the second quarter of 2025, driven by a complex mix of macroeconomic factors and uncertain trade relations, as well as shifts in consumer and household spending, according to the latest Equifax Canada Market Pulse – Quarterly Busines
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