Borrowing in Muskoka Lakes, Ontario

A loan taken out in Muskoka Lakes is governed by Ontario's licensing rules, and the 2021 Census counted 7,652 people in the community.

The census figures for Muskoka Lakes

In the 2021 Census, Muskoka Lakes had 7,652 residents. Statistics Canada lists 774.5 square kilometres of land for the community.

Population divided by land area produces a density of 9.9 people per square kilometre.

By population it ranks 185 among the Ontario places covered here.

Muskoka Lakes sits at rank 185 among the 527 Ontario places here, with 7,652 residents in the 2021 Census.

Products compared here

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

• Home renovation loans: Paying for work on a property, from a small unsecured instalment loan to a secured renovation product.
• Emergency loans: Money for an urgent expense, and the order in which a sensible borrower works through the options.

The Ontario rules that apply

Consumer lending in Ontario 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.

A payday advance in Ontario 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).

This community sits in the lower-middle population band, which changes the census figures rather than the rules.

How borrowing works locally

Disclosure requirements mean the cost of borrowing must be stated before an agreement is signed.

Interest on a line of credit accrues only on the drawn portion, not on the unused limit. Variable-rate products move with a reference rate, while fixed-rate products set the price for a defined term.

Muskoka Lakes is one of 527 covered Ontario places, counted at 7,652 residents with a land area of 774.5 square kilometres.

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

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

At 7,652 residents in the 2021 Census, Muskoka Lakes is listed alongside the other covered places in Ontario.

The land area recorded for Muskoka Lakes is 774.5 square kilometres, and the population is 7,652 residents in the 2021 Census.

The density figure for Muskoka Lakes, 9.9 people per square kilometre, is calculated from the population and land area above.

Muskoka Lakes appears in the census record with 7,652 residents, and the density of 9.9 people per square kilometre follows from it.

Muskoka Lakes sits at rank 185 within Ontario in this data set, and the provincial rules apply as they do elsewhere.

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

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

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

Muskoka Lakes ranks 185 by 2021 Census population among the covered places in Ontario.

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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).

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