Stephanie Carmen Wong
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The 2026 federal budget proposes raising CDIC deposit insurance from $100,000 to $250,000 for the first time since 2005, while adding temporary high-balance coverage for home sales and removing caps on registered accounts. For Greater Vancouver buyers and sellers moving large sums between transactions, the change directly affects how safely cash can sit in the bank during the bridge period.
Reuters has begun tracking key proposed measures for the Canadian federal budget 2026, bringing Ottawa's fiscal direction into early public view. For Greater Vancouver buyers, sellers, and investors, federal decisions on housing programs, taxation, and infrastructure often shape local transaction timing, carrying costs, and buyer confidence long before any policy is formally tabled.
Richmond’s new mayor Rob Howard, sworn in on Nov 2, 2026, made a trade and exhibition centre a top priority, reviving long-stalled ambitions for the City Centre waterfront near Bridgeport Station. However, the most logical site—the former Richmond Night Market lands at Duck Island—is currently under a court-ordered sale after the approved developer ran into major financial trouble, leaving buyers and investors to separate political vision from land reality.
