respondents chosen from a general population panel planning to buy holiday gifts in 2021
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The complete question was phrased by the source as follows: "How, if at all, has COVID-19 impacted your holiday gift spending budget compared to other pre-COVID years? Would you say you are spending/will spend..."
The figures have been taken from several publications.
Citation formats
Impact of COVID-19 on holiday gift spending in Canada 2020-2021
Compared to other pre-COVID-19 years, about ** percent of consumers in Canada planned to spend more on holiday gifts in 2021. This is a slight increase in expected spending compared to the results from one year earlier. That being said, about ** percent of the country's shoppers stated that the coronavirus pandemic has not had an impact on their holiday present shopping in 2021.
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CPA Canada. (November 16, 2021). How has COVID-19 impacted your holiday gift spending budget compared to other years? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1189539/impact-of-covid-19-on-holiday-gift-spending-in-canada/
CPA Canada. "How has COVID-19 impacted your holiday gift spending budget compared to other years?." Chart. November 16, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1189539/impact-of-covid-19-on-holiday-gift-spending-in-canada/
CPA Canada. (2021). How has COVID-19 impacted your holiday gift spending budget compared to other years?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/1189539/impact-of-covid-19-on-holiday-gift-spending-in-canada/
CPA Canada. "How Has Covid-19 Impacted Your Holiday Gift Spending Budget Compared to Other Years?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 Nov 2021, /statistics/1189539/impact-of-covid-19-on-holiday-gift-spending-in-canada/
CPA Canada, How has COVID-19 impacted your holiday gift spending budget compared to other years? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1189539/impact-of-covid-19-on-holiday-gift-spending-in-canada/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
How has COVID-19 impacted your holiday gift spending budget compared to other years? [Graph], CPA Canada, November 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1189539/impact-of-covid-19-on-holiday-gift-spending-in-canada/
