Should foreigners be banned from buying homes in Canada for 2 years?

Buying homes in canada should be for residents and citizens of Canada. Higher taxes should be put on foreigners if they are not contributing to the Canadian economy when purchasing properties in canada.

Yes, if it is NOT their primary residence.

Depending on the background of the foreigner attempting to buy a home, Canada's relation with their country, and the amount of people attempting to live in Canada, they should/should not be allowed and able to buy their own home. This is important because we need to keep criminals out, stay aware of the dangers of other countries, and control Canadian population.

If foreigners are not supporting the economy or the country they should not be allowed to buy a home

A permanent moratorium on Foreign companies and individuals purchasing property in Canada should be brought into effect and all current ownership should be subject to a 20% tax. Also foreign companies and individuals should be incentivized to sell properties they currently own.

i think it depends on what their citizenship status and their income is and if they have a permanent residence or a student visa then they should be allowed to buy houses

They shouldn't be limited but there needs to be restrictions in order to prevent housing prices from skyrocketing

Rewording of the above; Yes, they should be banned except for cases where it is their primary residence (and this should be rigorously confirmed)

Any person should be allowed to buy a home as long as they have been asked standard background check questions to make sure they are suitable to buy a home.

If they do not live and occupy the home, Yes they should not be able to buy a home, New citizens should not be able to own more than 1 home for 5 years

If they are allowed in the country then why not

People who are citizens should come first before foreigners

If this is their primary residence no if it is a vacation home or a building for which they plan to rent then yes

No but only once they have a citizenship

No, this is not well-thought out, and could only increase the rising cost of affordability for housing in Canada. Many immigrants/foreigners (non-permanent residents, diplomats, students, etc.) are all important to help fill labour shortages in areas that we need them most, but also can help be trained in schooling/volunteer through international humanitarian work, if we ban foreigners from buying homes, we are actively preventing our economy from getting access to potential residents and people who want to immigrate here.

If they can buy a home then they should be aloud to buy it

renting for the first 2 years

Depending on the circumstance. Say someone moves to Canada to live here and they want to buy a house they should be able to. If they are buying the house for business purpose then maybe.

Rather not say

Only if the foreigners have been screened and determined that they actually need the house

It depends on the size of the family of foreigners but yes they should have restrictions on the housing market for 2 years.

Yes, and forever.

No, but increasw the prie for internationals and dicrease the price for canada living.

No, unless they are missing the required visas and documents, or have committed a crime.

No, so long as they have completed the necessary requirements for citizenship.

Depends. If the intention is to live inside the house, then no. If the intention is for real estate purposes, then yes.

No, but they should have to pay higher taxes and contribute more to property tax

not if they are moving into it right away. They should have a limit for how long they can leave it vacant for.

Yes, and they should also not be allowed to be re-assigned a purchased from someone.

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Yes. Foreigners are spoiled here: driving expensive vehicles, having their own big smartphones and tablets, wearing apple watches and here I am still trying to get a job living on welfare as a born and raised Canadian.

depends on the use of property. if its getting used then it should be allowed, for a full time resident.

are they living in the house or not

There should be limits but two years is too long. Or regulations such as they must live in the house

We live in Vancouver an empty houses are a problem. That shouldn’t mean EVERY foreigner should be banned

The definition of foreigner is a bit vague. We need to make sure that foreign exchange students, diplomats, refugees and ambassadors/consulates, and others have housing although they're not considered citizens because they benefit this country so much.

Yes, but not if it will be their primary residence

No, implement a land value tax instead

Depends on the circustance

I do think foreign real estate speculators should be banned for at least 2 years. However, for purchasing a primary residence that they would actually live in, not rent or flip, no they should not be banned.

No, but allow them to buy 1 house

As long as their records are good and credits

If they're legal immigrants and have the money to buy their own house they should be allowed to.

yes so they can build up their money

No, they should be able to buy a house if they have enough money to do so

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yes if they aren't living there

Spooder man

Depends on what a "foreigner" is classified as. We can't ban house ownership to refugees, permanent residents, immigrants who are waiting for citizenship, ambassadors, consulates and such, because that would have catastrophic consequences for the country, as well as international relations with other countries. If you mean people who speculate, and don't actually live here, but sit on a property just because it's valuable, then yes, because nobody's living in those houses anyway.
However, there should be consultation with places that have a large amount of vacation homes, nd rely on that for tax money, because they need it for their municipal budgets and it could harm their ability to invest in their community very much.