Economic Backdrop and Financial Performance Objectives
The Toronto and Vancouver downtown condo markets
■ Constraints on undeveloped land around Toronto / Vancouver have contributed to a shift to higher-density condo housing
Provincial growth plan, including ‘Green belt' surrounding Toronto, contains urban sprawl and favours condo development
Vancouver is restricted in its ability for urban sprawl due to land constraints away from the city centre
■ Canada has one of the highest per capita rates of permanent immigration in the world(1)
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- In 2021, 8.3+ million people, or almost one-quarter (23.0%) of the population, were, or had ever been, a landed immigrant or
permanent resident in Canada – the highest among the G7(1)
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- 53.4% of recent immigrants to Canada settled in Toronto, Montreal or Vancouver (1)
■ RBC's exposure to condo development is limited - about 4.7% of our Canadian commercial loan book (2)
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Condo exposure is 12% of Canadian residential lending portfolio (2)(3)
"Green Belt" Surrounding Greater Toronto Area
Vancouver Limited by Mountains, Sea, U.S. Border
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Mt Seymour
Provincial Park
Lake
Simcoe
cal Reserve
North Vancouver District
Lake Ontario
CANADA
USA
1A
VANCOUVER
Pacific Spirit
Regional Park
99
91A
Richmond
17
Belcarra Regional
Park
Pinecone Lake-Burke
Mountain Park
Coquitlam
Maple Ridge
New Westminster
Langley Twp
Surrey
10
Delta
99
Point Roberts
White Rock Campbell Valley
Regional Park
13
15
(1) Statistics Canada, 2021 Census. (2) As at January 31, 2024. (3) Based on $366BN in residential mortgages with non commercial clients and $35BN in HELOC in Canadian Banking. Based on spot balance.
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