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Canada has launched a new application tracker for family sponsorship candidates to check the status of their immigration file as it works its way through the system as part of efforts to shorten processing times. “Last week, I outlined our plan to modernize Canada’s immigration system and lower wait times for ...

As many Canadians worry about impending interest rate increases, a local affordability advocate says when it comes to soaring home prices, low rates ultimately make home ownership harder. Dr. Paul Kershaw, a policy professor at the University of British Columbia, says rapid inflation in housing prices has been the norm for ...

A federal mandate that comes into effect Saturday means Canada will require all truckers entering from the United States to show proof of vaccination as part of the country’s fight against COVID-19. The move, according to the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA), could push an estimated 10 per cent of cross-border drivers ...

The Ontario government says it is temporarily changing the G-level driving road test to help reduce a backlog caused by COVID-19 restrictions and closures. A spokeswoman for Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney says the province will remove some elements from the G test that are also assessed in the lower-level G2 test, ...

Canada’s central bank quietly updated its real estate affordability index. It wasn’t good news. The Housing Affordability Index (HAI) made a big jump in Q3 2021. Maintained by the Bank of Canada (BOC), the HAI shows the share of income required to service a mortgage on a home. Low rates ...