Canadians Plan on Spending Less This Holiday Season, Survey Shows

Canadians Plan on Spending Less This Holiday Season, Survey Shows
People pass a large Christmas tree as they go shopping on Christmas Eve at a mall in Ottawa on Dec. 24, 2020. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
David Wagner
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Canadians expect the economy to worsen in 2023 and plan to spend less this holiday season, according to a new poll.

The survey by Deloitte, a consulting, financial, and risk advisory firm, says Canadians are “skeptical, concerned, and craving attention” coming into the first Christmas season without any lockdowns or restrictions in a couple of years.