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A study of Canada links strict building rules with higher home prices and fewer new homes.
Towns and cities in the Canadian survey · Checked 2026-10-13A 2019 US study says limits on housing held back growth.
United States · Checked 2026-10-13A 2026 paper finds problems in how the earlier US housing model was calculated.
United States · Checked 2026-10-13A 2023 survey finds large wealth gaps linked with owning a home and having a pension.
Ten Canadian provinces; some groups are not covered · Checked 2026-10-13In a federal survey, 97% of small firms that sought debt funding in 2025 were approved.
Small firms in the Canadian survey · Checked 2026-10-13Canada’s Competition Bureau began a study of small-business loans on 12 January 2026.
Canada · Checked 2026-10-13Some home loans can switch banks when their term ends without a set minimum rate test.
Lenders under federal rules in Canada · Checked 2026-10-13CMHC offers loan insurance paths for some factory-built homes, both fixed and movable.
Canada · Checked 2026-10-13The Bank of Canada describes a plan for people to share their own bank data.
Canada · Checked 2026-10-13Canada’s farm council says supply management sets output and prices and controls imports.
Canada · Checked 2026-10-13Some imports face lower duties up to a set volume and usually higher duties above it.
Canada · Checked 2026-10-13Health Canada lists CSA, cUL and cETL as safety marks for goods that use power.
Canada; the electrical goods covered by the advice · Checked 2026-10-13Intertek says the letters on an ETL mark show which country’s standards it covers.
United States and Canada · Checked 2026-10-13BC explains that Z240 home rules and A277 factory checks do different jobs.
British Columbia · Checked 2026-10-13A BC guide shows ways to get the wiring in some factory homes approved.
British Columbia · Checked 2026-10-13Some cars and other vehicles from the US and Mexico can enter Canada after checks and changes.
Canada; the vehicle types covered by the rules · Checked 2026-10-13Alberta’s auditor put oil-sands mine cleanup costs at $51.9 billion. The security held was $1.8 billion. Security means funds or pledges held to help cover the bill.
Alberta oil-sands mines · Checked 2026-10-13Federal pipeline rules use trusts, credit letters or bonds to back future cleanup.
Pipelines under Canada Energy Regulator rules · Checked 2026-10-13Some extra charges on Chinese solar goods ended on 17 September 2026. This applies to goods cleared through customs from that date.
The Chinese solar goods covered by the Canadian ruling · Checked 2026-10-13A 2019 BC bill names a wrong section reference from a 1996 law revision.
British Columbia · Checked 2026-10-13Canada has a programme to fix agreed errors in federal laws.
Federal laws in Canada · Checked 2026-10-13Justice Canada keeps a list of spelling and grammar fixes in laws.
Federal laws in Canada · Checked 2026-10-13The Major Projects Office states a goal of reviewing major projects within two years.
Canada; projects covered by the policy · Checked 2026-10-13