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

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has vowed to place a two-year ban on foreign homebuyers if re-elected, in a bid to address housing affordability in Canada. The nation's housing market has soared during the coronavirus pandemic, up 16 percent year-over-year, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). The Liberal Party is one of three major parties focused on this central issue.

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 @9FN5KBZfrom British Columbia  answered…2yrs2Y

Foreigners who plan to move into the country should not be banned, rather, foreigners who are using the Real Estate market with the goal of making a profit should not be allowed to purchase homes. (Ideally we would stop land ownership as a whole)

 @937TCZLfrom Ontario  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, unless Canada is their primary residence.

 @8VNK2RWfrom Saskatchewan  answered…4yrs4Y

No but make sure a background check is done

 @8VMKSK2New Democraticfrom Quebec  answered…4yrs4Y

Depends on the purpose of purchasing

 @8VLR2PMfrom Alberta  answered…4yrs4Y

Owner occupied only. No investment properties

 @8VLN48Cfrom Prince Edward Island  answered…4yrs4Y

regulate how many homes people are buying

 @8VLMPYXCommunistfrom British Columbia  answered…4yrs4Y

regulating the market to allow for both domestic and foreign buyers

 @8VL9JPTfrom Newfoundland  answered…4yrs4Y

only if they are buying them to rent and turn a profit, if it is just to live here then that is excellent.

 @8VL3N5Hfrom Manitoba  answered…4yrs4Y

Foreigners purchasing homes in Canada is only a small portion of the issue. All houses that are being purchased for investment purposes rather than to live in should be limited not just foreign buyers.

 @8VKDRW5from Manitoba  answered…4yrs4Y

As long as this is their only place of residence, no

 @8VHP7MZNew Democraticfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

No, unless they have a high net worth/income.

 @8VHLN7Dfrom British Columbia  answered…4yrs4Y

There should be limitations on foreign buyers, not outright ban.

 @98WXKGQfrom Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

Unless they plan to live in the home, foreign buyers should be disincentivized from buying real estate in Canada through buyer and vacancy taxes.

 @8ZJNVP5from Manitoba  answered…3yrs3Y

they can buy a house if they intend to live there

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