Increasing Scale, Improving Focus

Housing Policy Developments in Canada Consistent policy initiatives to maintain a balanced and sustainable market 2016 2017 2018 2019 • Canada: Qualifying stress rate for all new mortgage insurance must be the greater of the contract mortgage rate or the Bank of Canada's conventional five-year fixed posted rate . • • Low-ratio mortgage insurance eligibility requirements updated for lenders wishing to use portfolio insurance: o Maximum amortization 25 years o CAD 1 mn max. purchase price o Minimum credit score of 600 。 Owner-occupied property Elimination of primary residence tax exemption for foreign buyers Min. down payment on insured increased from 5% to 10% (for homes CAD 0.5-1.0 mn) British Columbia: 15% land transfer tax on non-resident purchases in Metro Vancouver introduced . Ontario: 16 measures aimed to slow rate of house price appreciation Key aspects include: o 15% non-resident speculation tax o Expanded rent control to all private rental units in Ontario 。 Vacant home tax CAD 125 mn five-year program to encourage construction of new rental apartment buildings • Canada: OSFI imposes more stringent stress tests for uninsured mortgages, including a minimum qualifying rate at the greater of the five-year fixed posted rate or the contractual rate plus 200 bps, effective January 1, 2018 Ontario: Elimination of rent control on new rental units first occupied on or before November 1, 2018 British Columbia: Extension of the Property Transfer Tax on non-resident buyers. Investment of more than CAD 1.6 bn through FY2021 toward the goal of building 114,000 affordable housing units in the next 10 years ⚫ British Columbia: Increase in speculation tax on foreign and domestic home owners who do not pay income tax in BC from 0.5% of a property's assessed value to 2%; additional school tax levied on portion of a property's value that exceeds CAD 3 mn. Ontario: Measures to increase supply of available housing Key aspects include: 。 Greater authority over land use planning decisions for the province's independent municipal dispute resolution body o Reduced red tape on new residential developments o Updated zoning regulations to facilitate building of affordable homes near transit Scotiabank® 49

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