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Trudeau faces two extremely large obstacles in its plan to build housing: labour and capital

Benjamin Tal is the deputy chief economist of CIBC World Markets Inc. The following is adapted from a research note published Wednesday. Governments at all…

11:45 ET -- Governments at all levels are finally treating Canadas housing-affordability crisis with the needed urgency but more needs to be done to spur rental supply, CIBC Capital Markets... -April 24, 2024 at 12:01 pm EDT - MarketScreener

Continued immigration is essential to our current and future prosperity. But our total record immigration inflows of the past two years have been too much of a good thing, too

While some provinces will see drastic decreases in the number of international students, others might actually see their numbers rise despite an overall national cap.

It’s hard to see how Ottawa’s latest moves – though positive – will have more than a marginal impact in the short run

Ending the mismatch between housing demand and supply, means addressing the cause of the spike in demand, it means significantly downsizing the temporary foreign worker program and downsizing the student visa program

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The CMHC estimated in September that by 2030 an additional 3.5 million homes would be needed to meet demand, on top of what is already being built, but that assessment is ‘already obsolete,’ the CIBC report says

Pound Canadian Dollar (GBP/CAD) Exchange Rate Tumbles as UK Economy Contracts