Young Canadians Can’t Find Work | Episode 88

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges facing young Canadians in the job market amidst economic stress and rising mortgage uncertainties.

Send us Fan Mail Schedule a call http://www.calendly.com/alexpangmortgage Canada’s mortgage and housing market is getting harder to read. In this episode of The Canadian Mortgage Show, Alex Pang and Alex Shanks break down the latest signs of stress in the Canadian economy, including job losses, rising unemployment, youth job struggles, expensive unsold condos, and the growing uncertainty around mortgage rates. They also discuss why more borrowers are looking at variable-rate mortgages ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Alex Pang, Alex Shanks

Topics covered

• Canadian economy
• job losses
• youth employment
• mortgage rates
• housing market

Keywords

• job losses
• unemployment
• youth job struggles
• variable-rate mortgages
• housing market

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canada’s mortgage and housing market

Places: Canada

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