Foreign Ownership

• Foreign homeownership less than 5% in Vancouver, Toronto: StatCan

  Foreign homebuyers not the leading force behind soaring prices in Canada's hottest markets, data suggests.

  Money

  Dec 19, 2017
  
• Tory leadership hopeful Maxime Bernier says he’ll push for pipeline projects

  Quebec MP Maxime Bernier, running for leader of the federal Conservative Party, opposes federal carbon tax, will push for pipeline projects.

  Politics

  Aug 31, 2016
  
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• City of Vancouver considering two options for vacant home tax

  The City of Vancouver is asking the B.C. Government to create a residential vacant class through BC Assessment to deal with the issue of vacant homes in the city.

  Economy

  Jun 22, 2016
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• Reality check: Can Canada’s red-hot housing markets be reined in?

  What can be done to control sky high real estate prices in Canada's hot spots?

  Money

  Jun 12, 2016
• Want cheaper airfare? OECD tells Canada to increase foreign ownership in airlines

  Ottawa should open up its airline industry to foreign ownership, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says in a report.

  Canada

  Jun 2, 2016
• Burnaby man petitions federal government to track Vancouver foreign ownership

  A Burnaby man has launched a petition to the House of Commons asking the Government of Canada to intervene in Vancouver's skyrocketing real estate market.

  Economy

  May 16, 2016
• B.C. government promises to look at foreign investors avoiding transfer tax

  Finance Minister Mike De Jong says the provincial government will take steps to eliminate loopholes that allow real estate investors to not pay property transfer taxes.

  Oct 9, 2015