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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@B36SMWQNew Democratic2mos2MO
Yes, excluding new immigrants, international students, workers with valid permits, refugees and asylum seekers
@95QPXFX3yrs3Y
No but only once they have a citizenship
@95MW2DS3yrs3Y
Yes, if they propose a risk to other citizens.
@8VW6Y9G4yrs4Y
No, They must be a citizen first
@8VS2SBR4yrs4Y
only if they are in need of a home and not purchasing it for a profit
@8VRRT8G4yrs4Y
Decrease the time period from 2 years and put some initial restrictions to being able to own one property.
@8VQBJB74yrs4Y
To live in, no. To sell, yes.
@8VN6FXM4yrs4Y
Only refugees should be able to buy a house if they plan on staying in Canada for well over 2 years
@95CSLY23yrs3Y
Yes if it will be their primary residence
@8VNRYNQ4yrs4Y
non residents should be banned from buying houses that they do not live in personally. But the right to find housing should not be impeded.
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