Yes. Medicine Hat residents can borrow up to $1,500 online from an Alberta-licensed lender, at no more than $14 per $100, repaid over 42 to 62 days. Medicine Hat runs its own utility, so a payment arrangement may be one phone call away.
Medicine Hat has about 63,000 residents (2021 Census) in southeast Alberta. The city owns and operates its own natural gas and electric utility, which is unusual in Alberta. Medicine Hat residents apply online with Alberta-licensed lenders, with funds sent by e-Transfer.
Full rules: payday loans in Alberta.
Medicine Hat-specific things to know
- Your utility is the city. Call city utility billing first to ask about a payment arrangement or equal monthly billing.
- Equal billing evens out winter. Spreading the year’s gas and power cost into equal payments means January doesn’t need a loan.
Free help in Medicine Hat
Income Support
Alberta Supports serves Medicine Hat: 1-877-644-9992. Emergencies, 24/7: 1-866-644-5135.
City utilities
The City of Medicine Hat provides gas and electricity directly. Call city utility billing about payment arrangements.
211 Alberta
Southeast Alberta food banks and rent help: dial 211 or visit ab.211.ca.
Medicine Hat neighbourhoods
- Downtown Medicine Hat
- Crescent Heights
- Riverside
- Southridge
- Ross Glen
- The Hamptons
- Southlands
Nearby: Lethbridge, Calgary