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Borrowing in Nanaimo Town 1, British Columbia

Population 386, land area 0.2 square kilometres: the census facts for Nanaimo Town 1, plus how consumer credit is regulated in British Columbia.

Province British Columbia (BC)
Population, 2021 Census 386
Land area 0.2 km²
Provincial regulator See the FCAC list

A loan taken out in Nanaimo Town 1 is governed by British Columbia's licensing rules, and the 2021 Census counted 386 people in the community.

The census figures for Nanaimo Town 1

Population for Nanaimo Town 1 stands at 386 in the 2021 Census. The community covers 0.2 square kilometres of land.

The calculated density is 1930.0 people per square kilometre.

Its provincial population rank is 346 within this data set.

Nanaimo Town 1 sits at rank 346 among the 460 British Columbia places here, with 386 residents in the 2021 Census.

The British Columbia rules that apply

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

A payday advance in British Columbia 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).

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.

How borrowing works locally

Debt management plans are administered by accredited credit counsellors, and they are not loans.

A provincial regulator publishes licensing requirements, and the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada publishes the list of provincial and territorial regulators. A shorter term raises each payment and lowers the total interest, which is the trade every schedule makes.

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Nanaimo Town 1 sits at rank 346 within British Columbia in this data set, and the provincial rules apply as they do elsewhere.

The land area recorded for Nanaimo Town 1 is 0.2 square kilometres, and the population is 386 residents in the 2021 Census.

For Nanaimo Town 1, the two census fields above are the only local statistics used anywhere on the page.

Readers comparing Nanaimo Town 1 with another community can use the same four census fields.

Where a figure for Nanaimo Town 1 could not be verified, the page names the publisher instead of printing a number.

The Nanaimo Town 1 page follows the same structure as every other place page, with population, land area, density and rank.

The density figure for Nanaimo Town 1, 1930.0 people per square kilometre, is calculated from the population and land area above.

Nanaimo Town 1 is one of 460 covered British Columbia places, counted at 386 residents with a land area of 0.2 square kilometres.

At 386 residents in the 2021 Census, Nanaimo Town 1 is listed alongside the other covered places in British Columbia.

Nothing on the Nanaimo Town 1 page is estimated; the population and land area come from Statistics Canada's 2021 Census of Population.

Nanaimo Town 1 appears in the census record with 386 residents, and the density of 1930.0 people per square kilometre follows from it.

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

Population and land area figures come from Statistics Canada's 2021 Census of Population; regulatory statements are attributed to the federal Payday Lending Regulations (SOR/2024-114).

The provincial rules apply wherever a borrower is in British Columbia; a municipal boundary does not change them.

Population and land area: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021, table 98-10-0002.

Borrowing in Nanaimo Town 1

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