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Key portfolios for business community to watch as Carney’s cabinet sworn in

May 13, 2025 No Comments

Canada’s business community will be monitoring files across various portfolios after Tuesday’s swearing-in of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet.

Liberal leadership debate kicks off with questions about threat posed by Trump

February 25, 2025 2 Comments

He wasn’t on the stage but U.S. President Donald Trump’s shadow towered over the Liberal leadership race during Monday night’s French-language debate.

Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney pledges temporary cap on immigration

February 24, 2025 No Comments

Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney says he would cap immigration until it returns to sustainable, pre-pandemic trendlines.

Competition Bureau probing if landlords used AI to set rents

Competition Bureau says it’s probing whether landlords are using AI to set rents

February 19, 2025 No Comments

The Competition Bureau has confirmed it’s investigating the possible use of AI-driven algorithmic pricing in Canadian real estate rental markets.

Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland, candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada

Like Poilievre, Freeland is pitching a housing plan that would limit immigration

February 17, 2025 No Comments

Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland’s plan to fix the housing shortage would tie the number of newcomers Canada admits to housing availability.

Housing initiatives take centre stage in Fall Economic Statement amid political turmoil

December 16, 2024 No Comments

It was a dramatic day in Ottawa as Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned from cabinet just hours before she was scheduled to deliver the government’s Fall Economic Statement (FES).

Government secondary suites refinancing announcement

Feds launch mortgage refinancing program to boost secondary suites and ease housing crunch

October 8, 2024 28 Comments

The federal government is rolling out another set of mortgage changes aimed at addressing the housing shortage, this time focusing on supporting the construction of secondary suites.

Federal government releases technical details of its latest mortgage changes

September 24, 2024 2 Comments

As a follow-up to last week’s announcement, the federal government has unveiled a more detailed framework for its updated mortgage rules, which are set to take effect on December 15, 2024.

Chrystia Freeland announces etension to foreign buyer ban

Federal government raises insured mortgage cap to $1.5M, expands 30-year amortizations

September 16, 2024 1 Comment

The federal government has unveiled sweeping changes to Canada’s mortgage system, calling them the “boldest reforms in decades.”

Ottawa to allow 30-year amortization for first-time buyers’ mortgages on new homes

April 11, 2024 2 Comments

Advocates are praising Ottawa’s move to lengthen the amortization period on insured mortgages for certain homebuyers.

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