> This is surprising to me. Can this be related to the low salaries compared to equivalent jobs in the US? Sadly, I wouldn't have been surprised had the headli

> This is surprising to me. Can this be related to the low salaries compared to equivalent jobs in the US? Sadly, I wouldn't have been surprised had the headline applied to Americans rather than Canadians. Edit: A quick search find similar stories like "6 in 10 Americans don't have $500 in savings" https://money.cnn.com/2017/01/12/pf/americans-lack-of-savings/index.html https://money.cnn.com/2017/01/12/pf/americans-lack-of-saving...