7 Moves That Keep First-Time Renewers From Overpaying in 2026
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Trump's Forced Labor Tariffs Aren't About Ethics, They're About Leverage
Canada ships roughly $2.5 billion worth of goods to the United States every single day. On Friday, the Trump administration announced targeted tariffs on dozens of nations, Canada included, citing failures to curb forced labour in their supply chains. The 10 per cent global baseline duty that was set
First-Time Buyers Are Choosing Brokers at Nearly Half the Market, And That Changes the Advice Equation
A 28-year-old software developer in Calgary closes on her first condo in March 2026 and her mortgage came from a broker she found through an Instagram ad, not the bank where she's banked since university. That single decision, repeated across hundreds of thousands of transactions, now
Trump's tariff threats are noise, not policy. Canada should treat them accordingly.
Trump's tariff threats are noise, not policy. Canada should treat them accordingly. In eighteen months, Donald Trump and his advisors have floated at least seven different tariff structures, universal baselines, reciprocal rates, sector-specific levies, and a rotating cast of exemptions that appear and vanish depending on the
First-time buyers now choose mortgage brokers 48% of the time, what banks aren't saying
A 32-year-old accountant in Brampton walked into her bank last month expecting to renew at roughly the same rate she'd locked in during 2021. The renewal letter quoted 5.8%. Her broker found her 5.1% at a credit union forty minutes later. She is not