Mortgage Professionals Canada
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Advocacy regarding changes to taxation and housing policies to improve housing affordability in the province
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Consumer Issues, Financial Institutions, Housing, Industry, Infrastructure, Municipal Affairs, Taxation and Finance
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Amend the forthcoming Restricted Insurance Agent regulations to allow mortgage brokers to sell life, critical illness and disability insurance without creditor involvement and request BCFSA to amend guidance which currently restricts consumer access to life, critical illness and disability insurance for mortgage broker clients.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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Insurance
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A permanent housing roundtable with representatives from the federal, provincial and municipal governments, as well as civil society and industry
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Housing
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Combatting fraud in the real estate sector through enhanced enforcement efforts and collaboration with the mortgage industry and federal government. This includes supporting the mortgage industry and others in the request to the federal government for CRA-enabled income verification in mortgage applications as a means of fighting mortgage document fraud.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Financial Institutions
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Create more housing affordability for first-time home buyers and families, including developing more “missing middle” housing options
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Housing
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Extend GST relief on new housing under $1 million for all homebuyers
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Taxation and Finance
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Increase to the property transfer tax threshold for first time home buyers
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Consumer Issues, Housing
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The modernization of fees under the regulations to the Mortgage Services Act
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Finances and Budgets, Financial Institutions, Housing
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