Canada Shouldn’t Weaken the Foreign Buyer Ban Canada’s Housing Minister Gregor Robertson indicated that the ban on non-Canadians purchasing residential properties will be maintained until 2026, with the possibility of loosening regulations thereafter. The ban was initially implemented in January 2023 by the Trudeau government due to widespread public concern over escalating housing affordability issues. Robertson’s comments, made shortly before Christmas, received limited attention.

• The federal government will maintain the ban on non-Canadians buying houses until 2026.
• There is a possibility of loosening the rules after 2026.
• The ban originally took effect in January 2023 under the Trudeau government.
• The ban was implemented in response to public concern over unaffordable housing costs.