Finance committee  We started going down that path in terms of looking at it from a provincial perspective and even from the perspective of large centres versus rural areas. From what we've seen in the Atlantic region, as an example, our estimations or projections are showing that the Halifaxes, th

Finance committee  Our analysis suggests that demand may be affected in several centres, but supply does not follow as quickly in Vancouver and Toronto as in other centres. We are seeing that. The idea is to hold a discussion on how to help the supply respond to demand. So we have to do a comparati

Finance committee  At CMHC we have done some long-term demographic projections. These are based on census data. We look at cohorts over time and how their demand for housing evolves. From what I can remember, going out as far as 2020 or 2030, there's still an ongoing demand for more housing. Even

Finance committee  Again, we don't track the data for foreign investment with a mortgage, or without a mortgage through cash. We are looking to collect that information. We recognize there is a data gap and we are looking to fill or address that gap. What we do know from our own analysis is that fo

Finance committee  I would just like to add that we're in consultations with Statistics Canada to collect that kind of information, starting with information from land registry data in the larger census metropolitan areas across the country. We may not collect the data right now, but we're in the p

Finance committee  CMHC has done some survey work to cover the extent of foreign investment in condominiums. Typically, the percentages are very low. We don't make any distinction whether it is through cash transactions or with or without mortgages. There's that bit of information, but we don't tra