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Equifax® Canada Offering ReadyResponse from Breachlink, a Breach Response C ...
TORONTO – March 19, 2026 – Equifax® Canada, a global data, analytics, and technology company, today announced that it is now offering Equifax customers access to ReadyResponse from Breachlink, a leading provider of data breach preparedness, coordination, and incident management. This comprehensive service helps small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) prepare for, respond to, and recover from cybersecurity incidents, equipping businesses wi ...
March 19, 2026
Equifax Releases 2025 Security Annual Report
ATLANTA, MARCH 18, 2026 – Equifax® (NYSE: EFX) today released its 2025 Security Annual Report, detailing a year of relentless optimization as the company leverages EFX.AI to power the future of the organization. The sixth annual report outlines how Equifax is navigating the intersection of AI and cybersecurity from three distinct angles: deploying AI to streamline its own defenses, building the architectural guardrails to secure the busine ...
March 18, 2026
Credit stress builds for some SMBs as debt rises and bank delinquencies cli ...
TORONTO, ON (March 10, 2026) - New Equifax Canada data shows financial trade delinquencies rose 9.02 per cent year-over-year in Q4 2025 to 3.52 per cent nationally, even as industrial trade delinquencies fell sharply by 25.52 per cent to 4.65 per cent. At the same time, the Canadian Small Business Health Index declined 2.4 per cent year-over-year, signalling weakening resilience as debt loads climb and credit stress becomes more concentrated ...
March 10, 2026
Canadians Feel Vulnerable about Scams and Rising Fraud Threats
TORONTO, ON (March 3, 2026) – Equifax Canada’s Market Pulse Fraud Trends and Insights reveals that first-party fraud (when an individual uses their own, real identity to intentionally misrepresent) has surged, climbing from 0.25 per cent at the end of 2024 to 0.33 per cent by Q4 2025.    In addition, a new Equifax Canada Fraud Survey* conducted for Fraud Prevention Month shows people in Canada are feeling increasingly worn down ...
March 03, 2026
Canadians’ Cautious Holiday Spending Appears to Have Softened the Typical J ...
TORONTO, ON – (February 24, 2026) - Equifax® Canada’s Q4 2025 Market Pulse Consumer Credit Trends and Insights data suggests a clear divergence in financial health across the country. As 2025 came to a close, the pressures of a cooling labour market and persistent inflation led to a continued widening split in financial health: older consumers with higher credit scores showed resilience; while younger consumers and those in Ontar ...
February 24, 2026
Despite Rate Cuts and Business Optimism, Credit Challenges Seem to Persist ...
TORONTO, ON (December 2, 2025) Canada’s economy is showing clear signs of stabilization, buoyed by easing inflation and strategic interest rate cuts. This improving environment has sparked a wave of business confidence and investment, evidenced by a rebound in new credit activity. Despite headwinds like the August trade deficit, businesses are leveraging this newfound stability to grow: average business debt rose 19.6 per cent ye ...
December 02, 2025
Credit Card Balances Expected to Peak in December with the Holiday Season
TORONTO, ON (November 26, 2025) – Equifax® Canada’s Q3 Market Pulse Quarterly Consumer Credit Trends and Insights shows a renewed rise in missed payments heading into the holidays, with 1.45 million consumers in Canada missing a credit payment in Q3, more than 46,000 higher than in Q2.  The national 90+ non-mortgage balance delinquency rate reached 1.63 per cent, up 14 per cent year-over-year. Total consumer debt clim ...
November 26, 2025
Equifax Canada collaborating to help protect Canadians against scams
TORONTO, ON (November 21, 2025) – Equifax Canada has joined the Canadian Anti-Scam Coalition to provide its industry leadership and expertise to help fight financial crime. Canadians lost an estimated $645M* to fraud last year — yet experts estimate that could represent as little as 5-10 per cent of the actual total as many victims do not report fraud. And, according to recent Equifax Canada Market Pulse Fraud Trends, credit ...
November 21, 2025
Equifax Canada Names New CTO to Drive Powerful Solutions and AI Innovation ...
TORONTO, ON – [November 6, 2025] – Equifax, a global data analytics and technology leader, today announced the appointment of Venky Rajaraman as Chief Technology Officer for Equifax Canada. This strategic appointment reinforces Equifax Canada’s commitment to the organization’s next chapter of growth and innovation, fueled by its global Equifax Cloud™ transformation.  Rajaraman brings to Equifax extensive experience ...
November 06, 2025
Equifax Canada Response to the Government of Canada’s Priority to Fight Fin ...
TORONTO, ON (November 5, 2025) - "At Equifax, we are focused on helping people in Canada live their financial best, including protecting them from scams and financial crimes. As the largest consumer credit bureau in Canada that runs the ecosystem’s most comprehensive known fraud exchange in the country, we were excited to hear that the Government of Canada has set a pivotal agenda for 2026 that focuses on a robust National Anti ...
November 05, 2025
Rising Costs and Access to Credit Weighs on Business Owners, New Equifax Ca ...
TORONTO, ON (October 30, 2025) – Canadian entrepreneurs are heading into the final few months of 2025 and cite mounting financial pressure due to rising costs, slowing demand, and a lack of confidence in their credit know-how, according to new research* from Equifax Canada. Equifax Canada commissioned the Equifax Canada Small and Medium Business Owners Survey and found that of small and medium business owners surveyed ...
October 30, 2025
One in Three Canadians Targeted by Scam Texts in Just Three Months, Equifax ...
TORONTO, ON (October 27, 2025) – Canadians are facing a flood of scam attempts, with one in three reporting fraudulent job or CRA-related texts in the past three months alone, according to new research from Equifax Canada. The Equifax Cybersecurity Survey*, reveals a growing preparedness gap in what to do in cases of scams or fraud. Nearly two-thirds of Canadians surveyed say they would contact the police if their identity was ...
October 27, 2025