Traditional wisdom suggests your rent shouldn’t exceed 30 per cent of your pay, but some Canadians could be forking out twice that much. We ask people to try <a href="https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/features/2024/rentals-affordability-crisis/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a new interactive CBC tool</a> that tells you what your rent should be based on your income — and look at how it impacts your financial future.

Traditional wisdom suggests your rent shouldn’t exceed 30 per cent of your pay, but some Canadians could be forking out twice that much. We ask people to try a new interactive CBC tool that tells you what your rent should be based on your income — and look at how it impacts your financial future.

Traditional wisdom suggests your rent shouldn’t exceed 30 per cent of your pay, but some Canadians could be forking out twice that much. We ask people to try <a href="https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/features/2024/rentals-affordability-crisis/" rel="noopener noreferrer">a new interactive CBC tool</a> that tells you what your rent should be based on your income — and look at how it impacts your financial future.

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Three stories to expand your worldview, delivered daily. Matt Galloway cuts through a sea of choice to bring you stories that transcend the news cycle. Conversations with big thinkers, household names, and people living the news. An antidote to algorithms that cater to what you already know — and a meeting place for diverse perspectives. In its 20 years, the Current has become a go-to place for stories that shape and entertain us. Released daily, Monday to Friday. The Current is produced in Toronto, Ontario, Canada — and has recently recorded live shows about the Canadian election in Surrey and Burnaby BC. And shows to come in Oshawa and the 905, Red Deer, Alberta, Quebec City and Halifax.

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Three stories to expand your worldview, delivered daily. Matt Galloway cuts through a sea of choice to bring you stories that transcend the news cycle. Conversations with big thinkers, household names, and people living the news. An antidote to algorithms that cater to what you already know — and a meeting place for diverse perspectives. In its 20 years, the Current has become a go-to place for stories that shape and entertain us. Released daily, Monday to Friday. The Current is produced in Toronto, Ontario, Canada — and has recently recorded live shows about the Canadian election in Surrey and Burnaby BC. And shows to come in Oshawa and the 905, Red Deer, Alberta, Quebec City and Halifax.

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