Majority Prefer Cash as Wedding Gift for Home Purchase Down Payment, Poll Shows

By The Epoch Times May 21, 2026

Most Canadians would prefer cash as a wedding gift to use toward a down payment on a home purchase, with those in British Columbia the most likely to make such a request, a poll finds. A total of 79 percent of respondents who are planning a wedding said they would consider asking for money instead of traditional wedding gifts, including 37 percent who said they definitely would do so, and 42 percent who said they might, a Burson survey commissioned by Royal LePage Real Estate Services shows. Among respondents who are already married, 57 percent said they would have preferred asking for money toward a home down payment instead of traditional wedding gifts, while 10 percent said they did request cash gifts for their wedding.

Majority Prefer Cash as Wedding Gift for Home Purchase Down Payment, Poll Shows A poll indicates that most Canadians would prefer cash wedding gifts to help with a home down payment. A significant majority of those planning weddings are open to asking for money, with a notable portion definitely considering it. Among married couples surveyed, many expressed a preference for having requested cash for a down payment instead of traditional gifts.

Most Canadians prefer cash wedding gifts for a home down payment.
79% of respondents planning a wedding would consider asking for money.
37% definitely would ask for cash, 42% might ask.
57% of married respondents would have preferred asking for money for a down payment.
10% of married respondents did request cash gifts for their wedding.

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