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Feds commit to exploring CRA income verification in budget 2024 to address mortgage fraud
4/12/2024 | Posted in Government and Regulation by Paul DeAdder
The federal government today confirmed plans to consult with the mortgage industry on developing income verification tools through the Canada Revenue Agency.
... MoreTrudeau offers billions to boost homebuilding - with strings attached
4/2/2024 | Posted in Government and Regulation by Paul DeAdder
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pressuring Canada’s provinces to remove barriers to building more housing, including requiring them to freeze municipal development ... More
Overview of housing initiatives in the government's Fall Economic Statement
11/21/2023 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
From a crackdown to short-term rentals to new investments to create more housing supply, the federal government made housing a key component of its Fall Economic Statement ... More
Governments shunting 'dirty work' on inflation to Bank of Canada, CIBC says
6/13/2023 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul DeAdder
The Bank of Canada will have to keep rates higher for longer unless governments do more to dial back their spending, one of the country’s largest commercial lenders ... More
Tiff Macklem named new Bank of Canada governor amid COVID-19 pandemic
4/30/2020 | Posted in Anouncements by Paul DeAdder
Tiff Macklem, a former second-in-command at the Bank of Canada, is returning to the central bank to take over the top job at a moment that he says cries out for bold, ... More
CMHC expands Insured Mortgage Purchase Program
3/26/2020 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Canada beefs up liquidity plan with expanded mortgage guarantee
... MoreCanada's COVID-19 Economic Response Plan: Support for Canadians and Businesses
3/18/2020 | Posted in Canada Living by Paul DeAdder
The Government of Canada is taking immediate, significant and decisive action to help Canadians facing hardship as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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