According to a new report, it would take the average individual a jaw-dropping 44 years to save up enough money to afford a home in Toronto without financial help from family

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Housing affordability is one of the most critical issues of our time. It is dividing generations, both economically and politically.   

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If you take a gander at new data from the Consumer Choice Center (CCC), it’s little wonder why housing is the top political issue for millions of young Canadians in poll after poll.  

The CCC’s brand-new report shows it would take the average individual a jaw-dropping 44 years to save up enough money to afford a home in Toronto without financial help from family. And for a couple, it would still take roughly 17 years to finally make it.   

That’s if no new taxes or fees pop up in the coming decades. And, knowing municipal politicians, that’s a big if.  

The report assumes the average income earner puts aside 25% of their........

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