Canadians’ Access to Cash Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Heng Chen and Marie-Helene Felt

No 2022-15, Discussion Papers from Bank of Canada

Abstract: This paper studies Canadians’ access to cash using the geographical distribution of automated banking machines (ABMs). We find that over 97% of urban Canadians have access to ABMs in their communities, while 92% of rural people have access to at least one ABM. During the pandemic, there have been no sustained adverse effects on cash accessibility through ABMs.

Keywords: Financial services; Regional economic developments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J15 O1 R51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 12 pages
Date: 2022-07
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