cost of living | Investment Executive Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:14:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://old.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png cost of living | Investment Executive 32 32 Feds’ promised one-time affordability benefit coming June 5 https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/feds-promised-one-time-affordability-benefit-coming-june-5/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:11:32 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536604 Low-income families will receive GST credit top-up

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]]> Oil shock weighs on Canadian households: Desjardins https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/oil-shock-weighs-on-canadian-households-desjardins/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:30:01 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536319 High earners feeling the effects, but have more capacity to absorb rising costs

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]]> Average national asking rents fall to $2,008: report https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/average-national-asking-rents-fall-to-2008-report/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:20:17 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535906 It's the largest drop in asking rents in five years

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]]> Feds looking at how to ‘cushion the blow’ of rising gas prices https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/feds-looking-at-how-to-cushion-the-blow-of-rising-gas-prices/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:55:06 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535661 Conservatives call for suspension of federal taxes at the pumps

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]]> Manitoba budget expands tax exemption on food items, aims to cut deficit https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/manitoba-budget-expands-tax-exemption-on-food-items-aims-to-cut-deficit/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:37:40 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=534747 The budget forecasts a deficit of $498M on total spending of $27.3B

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]]> Housing affordability challenges remain despite recent improvements: CMHC https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/housing-affordability-challenges-remain-despite-recent-improvements-cmhc/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:15:56 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=532595 A slow, prolonged erosion of affordability conditions began in the early 2000s

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]]> CIBC warns overstated housing starts mask economic weakness in Canada https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/cibc-warns-overstated-housing-starts-mask-economic-weakness-in-canada/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:04:16 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531993 New report calls on all levels of government to work harder to cut the cost of buying a home

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]]> Average asking rents fall for 16th straight month: report https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/average-asking-rents-fall-for-16th-straight-month-report/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:20:34 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531320 Rents are still 12.9% higher than levels seen before the Covid pandemic

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]]> Toronto, Vancouver show biggest signs of mortgage stress: CMHC https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/toronto-vancouver-show-biggest-signs-of-mortgage-stress-cmhc/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:57:19 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531177 Some borrowers are extending their amortization periods to lower their monthly payments

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]]> Many believe saving for retirement is harder than it was for their parents: BMO https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/many-believe-saving-for-retirement-is-harder-than-it-was-for-their-parents-bmo/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:14:55 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=530824 Half of respondents plan to help adult children financially

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