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Affordability · 2026

Income Needed to Buy a Home in Canada

Gross income for eleven purchase prices, computed from the Desjardins 4.14% contract rate as of 2026-09-03, plus the $400,000 mortgage article. Stress-tested. Not a quote.

Each row is a purchase price, a minimum down payment from the mortgage library, and the gross income that fits the stress-test payment when you have no other monthly debts. The $400,000 mortgage article is a loan amount, not one of these purchase prices. Its published examples use a 4.5% contract rate. The figure in this table reruns that $400,000 balance at the sheet rate above, with the article's $300 monthly property tax and $100 heat.

PriceExampleIncome, no other debts
$200,000Regina, Saskatchewan$47,613
$250,000Winnipeg, Manitoba$58,747
$300,000Edmonton, Alberta$67,958
$350,000Moncton, New Brunswick$82,810
$450,000Halifax, Nova Scotia$104,436
$500,000Ottawa, Ontario$114,417
$600,000Calgary, Alberta$131,801
$700,000Hamilton, Ontario$156,878
$800,000Toronto, Ontario$178,109
$900,000Vancouver, British Columbia$188,955
$1,000,000Toronto, Ontario$220,571
$400,000 mortgageLoan amount, not a city price$92,080

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