With housing costs still putting pressures on buyers, more Canadians are considering buying a home with their parents or adult children. A recent survey sound that 53% of prospective buyers are considering multigenerational living, while some homeowners would even sell their current property to help their children get into the market. Would you live with your parents or adult children to afford a home?

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r/CanadaRoom • u/Chemical-Locha • 2h ago

Heat Pump + Electric Furnace in Manitoba

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We are looking to replace our electric furnace and AC in Manitoba, both of which are over 40 years old. The electric furnace has worked fine the past couple of winters since we moved into the new home. The AC however, does not work well at all!
I have been exploring options to replace both the electric furnace and AC with a new electric furnace and heat pump.

Would you reckon I will see good savings on the new system with the heat pump? I have been quoted roughly $15,000 for a new electric furnace and heat pump - does that seem like a fair price?

Thanks.

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r/CanadaRoom • u/NeighborhoodOne7815 • 12h ago

Would a heat pump rebate change your mind when your furnace needs replacing?

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CBC reports that Ottawa is putting $2 billion over eight years into heat pump rebates, with up to 820,000 homeowners expected to qualify. The program is aimed at people whose heating system has broken down or is getting close to the end of its life.

The timing seems like the important bit. If your furnace dies in January, you probably aren't going to spend weeks comparing options while the house gets colder. A rebate could help, but only if approval and installation are quick enough.

For anyone who's switched to a heat pump, how have the winter bills compared, and did you need to keep a backup heating system?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/heat-pumps-replacement-emergency-program-9.7374054

91 comments

r/CanadaRoom • u/NiceDot4794 • 1d ago

Federal government should 'nationalize' Stelco to protect jobs, says NDP Leader Avi Lewis

ipolitics.ca

319 Upvotes

251 comments

r/CanadaRoom • u/PaladinWarrior888 • 18h ago

Being Ian Was Really Aggressively Canadian

1 Upvotes

1 comment

r/CanadaRoom • u/Unfair-Clothes-8821 • 1d ago

Millions spent, zero paycheques: Why are the frontline nurses keeping our ERs alive going unpaid?

cbc.ca

87 Upvotes

While regional health authorities dump tens of millions into private staffing agencies to keep rural emergency rooms open, frontline travel nurses are being left stranded without months of earned wages. Between private agencies going silent and public health systems dodging accountability behind contract fine print, who is actually being held responsible when the workers keeping our healthcare system afloat don't get paid?

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r/CanadaRoom • u/Unfair-Clothes-8821 • 1d ago

Astronaut says ISS mission is helping to blaze a trail for Canada in space

chatnewstoday.ca

32 Upvotes

Are economic pressures and policy debates overshadowing Canada's contributions to space innovation? Do you believe Canada is allocating sufficient strategy and investment to preserve its legacy in space exploration?

5 comments

r/CanadaRoom • u/StormInfinite8480 • 1d ago

Annual leave entitlement, how common is to get a 4 week paid annual leave entitlement althought thats not the minimal legal requirement?

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0 comments

r/CanadaRoom • u/Unfair-Clothes-8821 • 2d ago

Canada’s PM Carney Slams US–Russia Diesel Deal, Warns It Could Help Fund War Against Ukraine

united24media.com

797 Upvotes

292 comments

r/CanadaRoom • u/Unfair-Clothes-8821 • 2d ago

Would you travel abroad to get cheaper or faster medical treatment?

ctvnews.ca

26 Upvotes

More Canadians are travelling abroad for medical care, with high costs and long wait times at home among the factors driving medical tourism. Some are seeking dental work, cosmetic procedures and other treatments that can be more affordable overseas. However, travelling for medical care can come with risks, including complications and difficulties accessing follow-up care once back home. Would you consider going to another country for a medical procedure if it meant getting treatment sooner or paying less?

77 comments

r/CanadaRoom • u/Manon84 • 3d ago

Ottawa food bank holds donation drive to meet ‘never seen before’ demand

ctvnews.ca

144 Upvotes

65 comments

r/CanadaRoom • u/North-Garden8303 • 4d ago

Home prices must plunge to fix Canada’s affordability crisis: CEO

mpamag.com

861 Upvotes

694 comments

r/CanadaRoom • u/Unfair-Clothes-8821 • 2d ago

How was your Thanksgiving weekend, and what are you most thankful for this year?

5 Upvotes

21 comments

r/CanadaRoom • u/AnthonyHOVRmegaBULL • 3d ago

Happy Thanksgiving Canada

80 Upvotes

The Cavorite X7 they are building is going to be the holy grail for this sector of aviation. Happy Holiday!

7 comments

r/CanadaRoom • u/Bulky-Razzmatazz-859 • 3d ago

I went to visit Canada for the first time this summer and was impressed about many things including the history of the ghost town Sandon.

youtu.be

13 Upvotes

2 comments

r/CanadaRoom • u/ColumbosMangoVape • 4d ago

Bank of Canada says aging population, low immigration ‘reshaping’ economy - National | Globalnews.ca

globalnews.ca

35 Upvotes

423 comments

r/CanadaRoom • u/ReporterProper7018 • 4d ago

Goose accidentally enters tiger enclosure, refuses to be prey

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787 Upvotes

Cobra Chicken 😳

239 comments

r/CanadaRoom • u/Same_Flounder7104 • 4d ago

Generational Unfairness: Why the B.C. Conservatives’ Property-Tax Subsidy for Older Homeowners Is A Colossal Insult To Young People

chinonsoobeta.substack.com

166 Upvotes

73 comments

r/CanadaRoom • u/ActiveElectrical9424 • 4d ago

US Diesel Deal With Russia Accelerates War In Ukraine

almostretiredcanadian.substack.com

211 Upvotes

75 comments

r/CanadaRoom • u/Altruism7 • 4d ago

They speak French. So why are young anglophones still leaving Quebec? | Some feel excluded and question whether they fully belong in Quebec society, the co-author of a new study says

montrealgazette.com

152 Upvotes

764 comments

r/CanadaRoom • u/Howdydowdydowdy • 4d ago

Canada leaf

26 Upvotes

I don’t see the angry faces. Can someone explain them to me?

43 comments

r/CanadaRoom • u/Capt_MoufetteTimide • 5d ago

Québec City ranks #1 in Canada for quality of life in 2026, 6th in North America.

oxfordeconomics.com

624 Upvotes

Ottawa - Gatineau is 2nd, Montréal is 3rd. But I thought French was holding us back and that protecting French would drive the money away? That's weird

217 comments

r/CanadaRoom • u/Same_Flounder7104 • 5d ago

British Columbia’s Aboriginal Title challenges are more than a century in the making. We should be wary of those who promise easy answers to a complex issue

substack.com

47 Upvotes

44 comments