Borrowing in Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan

A loan taken out in Buffalo Narrows is governed by Saskatchewan's licensing rules, and the 2021 Census counted 1,014 people in the community.

The census figures for Buffalo Narrows

1,014 people were counted in Buffalo Narrows in the 2021 Census. 68.0 square kilometres of land are attributed to Buffalo Narrows.

Population divided by land area produces a density of 14.9 people per square kilometre.

By population it ranks 120 among the Saskatchewan places covered here.

Buffalo Narrows is one of 733 places listed for Saskatchewan, ranked 120 by population and measured at 68.0 square kilometres.

The Saskatchewan rules that apply

Consumer credit in Saskatchewan is licensed by the provincial or territorial regulator, and the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada publishes the list of provincial and territorial regulators.

Payday lending is licensed in Saskatchewan; the federal Payday Lending Regulations (SOR/2024-114) publish a cap of $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, and notes that a province may set a lower figure.

The lowest band groups villages, rural municipalities and small towns, all read against the same provincial rulebook.

How borrowing works locally

Adding a co-signer puts a second file in front of the lender and adds a second person to the obligation.

Provincial licensing decides who may lend, and federal rules add a ceiling where a licensed payday regime exists. A consumer proposal or a bankruptcy is administered by a licensed insolvency trustee rather than by a lender.

Products compared here

Among the 20 products compared here, these two are commonly used for the purposes described.

• Mortgage refinancing: Replacing an existing mortgage to change the rate, the term or the amount borrowed, and what it costs.
• Cash advance loans: Immediate short-term cash, including the difference between a cash advance on credit and a payday-style advance.

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

The land area recorded for Buffalo Narrows is 68.0 square kilometres, and the population is 1,014 residents in the 2021 Census.

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

Buffalo Narrows ranks 120 by 2021 Census population among the covered places in Saskatchewan.

Buffalo Narrows sits at rank 120 within Saskatchewan in this data set, and the provincial rules apply as they do elsewhere.

Buffalo Narrows is one of 733 covered Saskatchewan places, counted at 1,014 residents with a land area of 68.0 square kilometres.

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

Buffalo Narrows appears in the census record with 1,014 residents, and the density of 14.9 people per square kilometre follows from it.

The density figure for Buffalo Narrows, 14.9 people per square kilometre, is calculated from the population and land area above.

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

At 1,014 residents in the 2021 Census, Buffalo Narrows is listed alongside the other covered places in Saskatchewan.

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

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.