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Borrowing in Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador

Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador: 142 residents in the 2021 Census, 2.3 square kilometres of land, and the provincial lending rules that apply across Newfoundland and Labrador.

Province Newfoundland and Labrador (NL)
Population, 2021 Census 142
Land area 2.3 km²
Provincial regulator See the FCAC list

A loan taken out in Red Bay is governed by Newfoundland and Labrador's licensing rules, and the 2021 Census counted 142 people in the community.

The census figures for Red Bay

Population for Red Bay stands at 142 in the 2021 Census. The census records a land area of 2.3 square kilometres for Red Bay.

Dividing population by land area gives 61.5 residents per square kilometre, rounded to one decimal place.

The community is the 299th largest place in the province within this census set.

Red Bay therefore appears at rank 299 of 322 covered Newfoundland and Labrador places, with a density of 61.5 people per square kilometre.

Products compared here

The product pages behind this city cover the following borrowing categories, among the 20 products compared nationally.

  • 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.

The Newfoundland and Labrador rules that apply

Consumer lending in Newfoundland and Labrador is licensed provincially or territorially, and the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada publishes the list of provincial and territorial regulators where the current position appears.

The federal Payday Lending Regulations (SOR/2024-114) count Newfoundland and Labrador among the provinces with payday lending rules, where the published maximum cost of borrowing is $14 per $100 advanced under 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

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

A credit file is compiled by private agencies from information lenders and other creditors report. A secured product gives the lender a claim on a named asset, which is why its price is usually lower than an unsecured equivalent.

Red Bay appears in the census record with 142 residents, and the density of 61.5 people per square kilometre follows from it.

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

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

The density figure for Red Bay, 61.5 people per square kilometre, is calculated from the population and land area above.

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

Red Bay ranks 299 by 2021 Census population among the covered places in Newfoundland and Labrador.

At 142 residents in the 2021 Census, Red Bay is listed alongside the other covered places in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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

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

Red Bay sits at rank 299 within Newfoundland and Labrador in this data set, and the provincial rules apply as they do elsewhere.

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

The 2021 Census of Population published by Statistics Canada is the source for population and land area; the federal Payday Lending Regulations (SOR/2024-114) are the source for payday rules.

Compare the disclosure on any agreement against the provincial ceiling, and treat the census figures as the only local statistics on the page.

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

Borrowing in Red Bay

Personal loans A fixed sum repaid on a schedule, usually unsecured, for almost any purpose a lender will accept. Bad credit loans Borrowing when the credit file is damaged, and what changes about price and security as a result. No credit check loans What lenders who advertise without a credit check actually look at instead, and where the cost goes. Lines of credit A revolving limit you draw on and repay, usually paying interest only on what is outstanding. Unsecured loans Borrowing with no asset pledged, priced for the risk the lender is taking on your file alone. Secured loans Borrowing against an asset, which lowers the price but puts the asset at risk if you default. Car loans Financing a vehicle, including the effect of trade-in equity, negative equity and dealer-arranged credit. Mortgage loans Borrowing against residential property, including how a federally regulated lender tests the file. Home equity loans Converting property equity into credit, and the difference between a lump sum and a revolving limit. Mortgage refinancing Replacing an existing mortgage to change the rate, the term or the amount borrowed, and what it costs. Home renovation loans Paying for work on a property, from a small unsecured instalment loan to a secured renovation product. Business loans Commercial borrowing, what lenders read in a business file, and how the assessment differs from personal credit. Business lines of credit A revolving operating limit for a business, and why it behaves differently from a term loan. Debt consolidation loans Replacing several expensive debts with one payment, and the arithmetic that decides whether it helps. Debt relief programs The formal and informal routes out of unmanageable debt in Canada, and who is licensed to run them. Payday loans Small, short-term advances against a pay date, the most tightly regulated product in Canadian consumer credit. Cash advance loans Immediate short-term cash, including the difference between a cash advance on credit and a payday-style advance. Emergency loans Money for an urgent expense, and the order in which a sensible borrower works through the options. Instalment loans A fixed number of fixed payments, sized larger and longer than a payday advance. Collateral loans Borrowing against an asset a lender will hold, from vehicles to savings, and what happens on default.

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