COVID-19 pandemic enters year two, a lot has changed in the day-to-day lives of Canadians. Not only have they adapted to the new norms of distanced socializing and working from home, most of them have also revised their spending needs to conform to the changing demands of the pandemic.While many people suffered financial hardships due to pandemic lockdowns, others had the enviable task of deciding what to do with money that would otherwise have paid for commuting costs, events or holiday expenses.Peter Goldsztajn, director of Corporate Data Analytics at Moneris, told Global News that in the past year, a large section of Canadians spent a considerable amount of money — funds that would have otherwise been spent on travel, dining or.