Borrowing in Rimouski, Quebec

With 48,935 residents counted in the 2021 Census, Rimouski sits inside Quebec's provincial lending framework.

The census figures for Rimouski

Rimouski recorded a population of 48,935 in Statistics Canada's 2021 Census of Population. The community covers 339.1 square kilometres of land.

That gives a density of 144.3 people per square kilometre, rounded to one decimal place.

Rimouski ranks 23 by population among the Quebec places on this site.

Rimouski therefore appears at rank 23 of 1150 covered Quebec places, with a density of 144.3 people per square kilometre.

Products compared here

The site describes 20 products in total; the two below are representative of the range.

• Personal loans: A fixed sum repaid on a schedule, usually unsecured, for almost any purpose a lender will accept.
• Mortgage loans: Borrowing against residential property, including how a federally regulated lender tests the file.

The Quebec rules that apply

The regulator for consumer credit in Quebec is the body listed by the federal Payday Lending Regulations (SOR/2024-114) provincial and territorial regulators.

Quebec does not license payday lending, a fact the federal Payday Lending Regulations (SOR/2024-114) record when it lists the provinces that regulate the product.

The middle band covers larger towns and smaller cities, all inside one provincial licensing framework.

How borrowing works locally

Payment history is reported to credit agencies, and that record is what builds or damages a credit file over time.

A prepayment privilege allows a borrower to pay more than the scheduled amount, sometimes with a charge attached. A deposit or trade-in reduces the amount financed and therefore the interest charged over the term.

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

Rimouski is one of 1150 covered Quebec places, counted at 48,935 residents with a land area of 339.1 square kilometres.

The density figure for Rimouski, 144.3 people per square kilometre, is calculated from the population and land area above.

Rimouski appears in the census record with 48,935 residents, and the density of 144.3 people per square kilometre follows from it.

The land area recorded for Rimouski is 339.1 square kilometres, and the population is 48,935 residents in the 2021 Census.

Rimouski ranks 23 by 2021 Census population among the covered places in Quebec.

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

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

Rimouski sits at rank 23 within Quebec in this data set, and the provincial rules apply as they do elsewhere.

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

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

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

Statistics Canada's 2021 Census of Population supplies the population and land-area figures, and the federal Payday Lending Regulations (SOR/2024-114) supply the payday position.

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