Effective July 9, 2012, the rules for government-backed insured mortgages will tighten in Canada.
Canada?s Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has announced that:? The maximum amortization period for government-backed insured mortgages will be reduced to 25 years from 30 years.
? The maximum amount that an individual can borrow when refinancing will be lowered to 80% from 85%.
? The federal government will set a maximum for gross debt-service ratio (GDS) at 39% and lower the maximum for total ...