A one percentage point increase in the effective interest rate would increase Ottawa's annual debt interest costs by $13.8 billion.
debt interest payments
December 9, 2020
12:08PM
Government debt interest will cost Albertans a projected $3.0 billion by 2022/23.
November 25, 2020
9:53AM
The update projects a $21.3 billion provincial budget deficit in 2020/21.
September 3, 2020
3:21PM
Debt interest will cost Ottawa an estimated $19.5 billion this year.
July 29, 2020
4:00PM
Ontario entered this recession with an already elevated government debt burden.
July 29, 2020
12:13PM
According to the Kenney government, debt interest costs will hit $3 billion by 2022/23.
April 25, 2019
11:25AM
Ontario’s debt load will soar to a forecasted $392 billion by 2023/24.
July 6, 2018
11:19AM
Alberta now has a net debt position of $30 billion.