Mortgage stress test in focus as rate hikes ratchet up pressure on borrowers

The Bank of Canada’s move to hike its policy rate by 75 basis points Wednesday will be quickly noticed by variable-rate mortgage holders and those anxious to get off the homeownership sidelines, but if inflation persists and rates have to rise more quickly — something the central bank’s chief acknowledged was a possibility — the effects are not likely to stop there.

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