CMHC Distributes $75 Million in Bonuses During Period of Housing Affordability Crisis

CMHC Distributes $75 Million in Bonuses During Period of Housing Affordability Crisis
A for sale is sign is displayed in front of a house in the Riverdale area of Toronto on Sept. 29, 2021. The Canadian Press/Evan Buhler
Amanda Brown
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The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s executive bonus compensation totalled almost $27 million in 2022, according to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF). Since the beginning of 2020, the CMHC has handed out $75 million in bonuses, amidst a housing affordability crisis.

“If the CMHC’s number one goal is housing affordability, then it doesn’t make sense to shower employees with bonuses and balloon its C-suite compensation while Canadians can’t afford to buy a home,” said CTF federal director Franco Terrazzano in a news release.