👉A recent Leger poll for OMNI news highlighted how 83% of surveyed newcomers in Canada feel affordability challenges are hindering their settlement. Statistics Canada's study revealed that over a third of recent arrivals spend over a third of their income on rent. On February 6th, the federal government introduced measures to enhance affordability. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced an additional $99 million to the Canada Housing Benefit, aiming to make rent more manageable. Other initiatives include the $4 billion Housing Accelerator Fund and the Tax-Free Home Savings Account for first-time homebuyers. Minister François-Phillipe Champagne announced increased funding for research into corporate practices affecting grocery prices, focusing on "shrinkflation" and "skimpflation."✅ . 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐱 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 @taxesatjoy @augustine.joy_ 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙉𝙚𝙬𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝘼𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝘽𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙏𝙖𝙭 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙎𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝘽𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝘾𝙤𝙧𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝘼𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 +𝟏 𝟑𝟎𝟔 𝟑𝟏𝟑 𝟔𝟗𝟖𝟗 𝐭𝐚𝐱𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐣𝐨𝐲@𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥.𝐜𝐨𝐦 𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐭𝐚𝐱𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐣𝐨𝐲.𝐜𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐜 . . #CanadianAffordabilityPolicies #HousingAffordability #GroceryCosts #NewcomerChallenges #GovernmentInitiatives #AffordableHousing #ConsumerResearch #CostofLivingConcerns #mnm #malayalisnearmeapp #canadaupdate #canadanews

👉 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government is taking steps to address affordability concerns in Canada, including the removal of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on new rental housing. During a caucus retreat in London, Ontario, Trudeau also acknowledged proposals from other political parties aimed at reducing grocery costs and increasing housing availability. Trudeau emphasized the importance of Canada's promise to enable each generation to achieve more than the previous one, highlighting affordability as a top priority.✅ . . #AffordableHousing #GSTRemoval #CanadaAffordability #GroceryCosts #HousingAvailability #TrudeauGovernment #GenerationalPromise #mnm #malayalisnearmeapp #canadaupdate #canadanews