Feds Launch Mortgage Refinancing Program to Support Secondary Suites in Bid to Tackle Housing Crisis

Feds Launch Mortgage Refinancing Program to Support Secondary Suites in Bid to Tackle Housing Crisis
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland responds to a question during a weekly news conference in Ottawa on Feb. 27, 2024. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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Ottawa is introducing additional mortgage reforms that support secondary suite construction in a bid to address Canada’s housing shortage.

Beginning Jan. 15, homeowners can access default-insured mortgage refinancing of up to 90 percent of their home’s value, including the value of the new unit, to build secondary suites, Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland has announced.