Budget canada articles
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Halal mortgages in Canada budget about ‘being equal’ for Muslims, providers say
Shafaqna English- Canada budget references to mortgage products aimed at Canadian Muslims have members of the community celebrating, along with the mortgage providers that look to serve them, despite a lack of detail from the government on what is to come. In Tuesday’s budget documents, the federal government indicated that
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Budget 2024 won’t have much effect on inflation, Bank of Canada head says
Tiff Macklem testified at a Senate committee that the spending plan tabled last month hasn't changed the federal government's fiscal track by much.
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Bank of Canada governor says limit to how much interest rates can diverge in Canada and U.S.
OTTAWA - Canadian interest rates don't have to match U.S. or global rates, Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says, but they need to stay within a certain ballpark. Macklem made the comments while testifying before the House of Commons finance committee alongside senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers on Thursday. “Our interest rates in Canada don't need to be the same as the U.S. rate or global rates. But there is a limit to how far they can diverge,” Macklem said. “We're not close to...