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Borrowing in Biggar No. 347, Saskatchewan

Population 805, land area 1576.1 square kilometres: the census facts for Biggar No. 347, plus how consumer credit is regulated in Saskatchewan.

Province Saskatchewan (SK)
Population, 2021 Census 805
Land area 1576.1 km²
Provincial regulator See the FCAC list

Biggar No. 347, Saskatchewan, recorded a population of 805 in the 2021 Census; the rules that govern a loan signed there are provincial.

The Saskatchewan rules that apply

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

The federal Payday Lending Regulations (SOR/2024-114) list Saskatchewan among the provinces that regulate payday lending, where the federal Payday Lending Regulations (SOR/2024-114) cap the cost of borrowing at $14 per $100 under the federal limit (this province's own published limit is $17 per $100 advanced, the top of the range the Regulations describe) advanced.

This is a small community by population, inside the lowest band used on this site, and the provincial framework applies without variation.

How borrowing works locally

A payday advance is repaid on a pay date, while an instalment loan is repaid over a set number of payments.

A lender's assessment looks at income, existing obligations, the credit file, and the asset pledged where there is one. Provincial licensing decides who may lend, and federal rules add a ceiling where a licensed payday regime exists.

The census figures for Biggar No. 347

Population for Biggar No. 347 stands at 805 in the 2021 Census. The census records a land area of 1576.1 square kilometres for Biggar No. 347.

On those two figures, density is 0.5 residents per square kilometre when rounded to one decimal place.

Biggar No. 347 ranks 167 by population among the Saskatchewan places on this site.

Within Saskatchewan, Biggar No. 347 is place number 167 by population in this census set, at 805 residents.

Products compared here

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

  • Collateral loans: Borrowing against an asset a lender will hold, from vehicles to savings, and what happens on default.
  • Car loans: Financing a vehicle, including the effect of trade-in equity, negative equity and dealer-arranged credit.

Where a figure for Biggar No. 347 could not be verified, the page names the publisher instead of printing a number.

Nothing on the Biggar No. 347 page is estimated; the population and land area come from Statistics Canada's 2021 Census of Population.

At 805 residents in the 2021 Census, Biggar No. 347 is listed alongside the other covered places in Saskatchewan.

Biggar No. 347 is one of 733 covered Saskatchewan places, counted at 805 residents with a land area of 1576.1 square kilometres.

Biggar No. 347 ranks 167 by 2021 Census population among the covered places in Saskatchewan.

The land area recorded for Biggar No. 347 is 1576.1 square kilometres, and the population is 805 residents in the 2021 Census.

Readers comparing Biggar No. 347 with another community can use the same four census fields.

The Biggar No. 347 page follows the same structure as every other place page, with population, land area, density and rank.

For Biggar No. 347, the two census fields above are the only local statistics used anywhere on the page.

Biggar No. 347 sits at rank 167 within Saskatchewan in this data set, and the provincial rules apply as they do elsewhere.

The density figure for Biggar No. 347, 0.5 people per square kilometre, is calculated from the population and land area above.

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.

The same structure is used for every place covered, so two communities can be compared field by field: population, land area, density, rank, and the provincial rules.

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

Borrowing in Biggar No. 347

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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