The Bank of Canada Just Trapped Every Mortgage Renewer.

The Bank of Canada just trapped every Canadian renewing their mortgage this year.

Here's the math.

📅 BoC rate: 0.25% (2020-2021) to 5.00% peak (2023) to 2.25% today
🏦 But banks still charge 4.5% to 5.5% for a 5-year fixed
📊 Most people locked in at 1.5% to 2.5% in 2021
🎯 60% of all Canadian mortgages renew in 2025-2026 (CMHC)
💰 That's $675 BILLION in mortgages hitting a new rate (CMHC)
🇨🇦 Total Canadian mortgage debt: $1.8 trillion (StatCan)
📉 75% of Canadian household debt is mortgages

The renewal shock:

💸 $500,000 mortgage: about +$1,050 per month
💸 $1,000,000 Vancouver mortgage: about +$2,100 per month
📊 Stress test still requires you to qualify at 5.25% (OSFI)

The trap:

🚪 Can't sell. Fraser Valley prices down 9% YoY (FVREB)
🚪 Can't refinance without paying way more
🚪 Can't ride it out without a bigger monthly hit
🚪 Insolvencies up 12% YoY (Superintendent of Bankruptcy)
🚪 Stuck

How did this happen? In 2020-2021, the BoC said rates would stay low for years. Millions locked in short at 2%. Now those loans renew at 5%.

The BoC dropped the rates. The banks passed the new rates on. Every renewer pays the price.

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SOURCES:
• Bank of Canada, policy rate history
• Big 6 banks, 5-year fixed rates
• CMHC, Residential Mortgage Industry Report
• Statistics Canada, mortgage debt
• OSFI, stress test rules
• Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada
• FVREB, June 2026

Not financial or investment advice.

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