Many Canadians are not financially ready for retirement The recent survey by BDO Canada Ltd. shows that more than half of Canadians have to live paycheque to paycheque. In addition to it, more than a third don’t have retirement savings, which makes them work longer...

Trudeau and Scheer announced their green retrofit plans On Wednesday, Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer addressed one of the major voter demographics (homeowners), announcing different plans aimed at helping owners save using green retrofits. Although the announcements concerned only small parts of their general green plans, they still gave...

Rent is expected to keep rising in Toronto during the next years According to economists, in case all government levels don’t take fast measures for increasing investment into rental housing, the situation will only get worse. It’s expected to get even worse than today’s unreal $2,300 per...

Consumer confidence remains strong in Canada The recent Blomberg Nanos Canadian Consumer Confidence Index shows that consumers feel relatively optimistic these days. According to the weekly survey, the national index reached 57.38, which is slightly higher than 4 weeks ago. All components of the index (tracking...

Rent and home prices growth are the main election topics in Canada The election campaign has started, and the federal parties began to reveal their plans on improving housing affordability. The Liberals plan to build 100,000 affordable housing units during the...