Rental prices in Canada have been driven by more than just population growth. A new Bank of Canada (BoC) research paper breaks down the factors that can explain the recent surge in 1 bedroom rents from 2020 to 2026. They found that financing costs made a big contribution to higher rents, especially when rates began […]
Canadian home prices climbed for the first time in a little over a year, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Q2 data. Adjust for inflation, however, and the brief gain disappears. Real home prices fell further, reaching their lowest level in nearly a decade—but that doesn’t mean buyers are finding 2016-era affordability. Canadian Home […]
Canada’s economy is growing faster than expected despite flat growth in the latest GDP report. Statistics Canada (StatCan) data shows gross domestic product (GDP) growth flat in July. Growth reported for half of sectors was offset by a contraction in the other half. New accompanying revisions show previous months had higher output than initially reported, […]
Households continue to buckle under the weight of their supersized mortgages. That’s the takeaway from the Canadian Bankers Association (CBA) mortgage data for July. The data shows banks have seen the number of mortgages in arrears hit a 12-year high. At the same time, the size of their books is shrinking as banks fail to […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadians Still Leaving At Near Record Pace Echoing 90s “Brain Drain” Canada may be attracting immigrants, but it’s failing to keep its citizens and permanent residents (PRs). In Q2 2026, nearly 25,000 Canadians emigrated—permanently relocated to a new country—marking the third-highest outflow […]
Canadians are still leaving in near record volumes. Statistics Canada (StatCan) data shows emigration—citizens and PRs leaving permanently—rose in Q2 2026. In fact, it was the third highest outflow for the second quarter ever reported. Even fewer Canadians are returning, mirroring the country’s peak “Brain Drain” era. Except this time the numbers show this rise […]
Canadian households may not acknowledge it publicly, but they’re falling behind. Bank of Canada (BoC) research shows incomes beat inflation from 2020 to 2025. But the researcher warns there’s a catch, as the average often cited by policymakers is an average. Most households didn’t beat inflation, and are now racking up debt every year to […]
And just like that, Canada’s shrinking population went the way of its technical recession—revised away. Statistics Canada (StatCan) data shows that the country’s population grew in Q3 2026. More importantly, the data includes the upward revisions we’ve been discussing for months. It turns out that the much-discussed population contraction plaguing the country didn’t exist. The […]
Remember when experts blamed Millennial home buying woes on avocado toast? Well, in Canada, Millennials now need help buying regular toast. Ditto with Gen Z, according to a new RBC survey. The bank found that most parents are providing some form of financial help to their adult children between the ages of 18 and 40. […]
Households are on a borrowing spree, but mortgages are no longer the weapon of choice. Statistics Canada (StatCan) data shows household credit hit a new high in July. Mortgages continue to represent the lion’s share of debt, but growth is slowing to one of the weakest levels in a generation. Meanwhile, consumer debt continues to […]
