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In recent years, the number of non-bank lenders and their share of issued mortgages, has grown. The purpose of this survey is to collect information to analyze trends in the Canadian residential mortgage market. This will fill an important data gap to help the industry and stakeholders understand changes in the market, and support policy decisions related to mortgage lending and financial stability in Canada.
Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.
Collection period:
- Q1 - 2024: From April 2 to May 31, 2024
- Q2 – 2024: From July 2 to August 30, 2024
- Q3 – 2024: From October 1 to December 2, 2024
- Q4 – 2024: From January 2 to March 4, 2025
Collection methods:
Electronic questionnaire
Survey participation:
Mandatory under the Statistics Act
Confidentiality
Data are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.
By law, Statistics Canada is prohibited from releasing any information it collects that could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent, or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada will use the information from this survey for statistical purposes only.
Data sharing agreements and record linkage
Data sharing agreements
To reduce respondent burden, Statistics Canada has entered into data sharing agreements with provincial and territorial statistical agencies and other government organizations, which have agreed to keep the data confidential and use them only for statistical purposes. Statistics Canada will share data from this survey only with those organizations that have demonstrated a requirement to use the data.
Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal, provincial or territorial government organizations. Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with any of these organizations by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician, specifying the organizations with which you do not want Statistics Canada to share your data and mailing it to the following address:
Chief Statistician of Canada
Statistics Canada
Attention of Director, Industrial Organization and Finance Division
150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0T6
For this survey, there is a Section 12 agreement with the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
Record linkage
To enhance the data from this survey and reduce response burden, Statistics Canada may combine the information you provide with data from other surveys or administrative sources.
Topics covered in the survey
Questions will be asked about residential mortgages, including
- outstanding and new loans extended during the quarter
- loans in arrears
- amortization periods
- total debt service (TDS) and loan-to-value (LTV) ratios
- interest rate charged on new funds advanced during the quarter
- total dollar value and the total number of residential mortgages that were deferred.
Published data
Statistics Canada publishes the results of its surveys in many formats. To find all the documents related to this survey, follow the links below and type the name of the survey in the search engine located at the left of your screen to filter the results.
Data: You will find tables, profiles of a community or region, thematic maps, public use microdata files, and data visualization tools.
Analysis: You will have direct access to Stats in brief (e.g., releases from The Daily, fact sheets), articles and reports, and journals and periodicals.