The majority of Canadians (55.4 percent) did not make back-to-school purchases in 2024. Those who did engage in back-to-school shopping typically made their purchases a few weeks before, with 16.7 percent of survey respondents doing their back-to-school shopping about 4 weeks in advance.Â
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