Ontario's rent and housing reform: 16 big changes, explained in charts



Last August, B.C. introduced a 15-per-cent tax on residential properties bought by owners who aren't Canadian citizens or permanent residents, which sent property sales plunging almost immediately. But another side effect has been a dip in property ...


BC party leaders' housing-affordability promises pose dilemma for renters

B.C.'s provincial candidates have made it no easy task for Vancouver renters to decide who to vote for based on their party's housing-affordability promises. ... The latest data from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. put the average rent in the ...




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