Mortgage Stress Test
Check mortgage affordability under Canada's stress test rules.
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Model monthly payments, Canadian stress-test qualification, and how much house you can afford on both sides of the border. Tools are tuned to current lending norms and refreshed rate inputs so you can stress-test scenarios before you talk to a lender — always confirm terms with your bank or broker.
Check mortgage affordability under Canada's stress test rules.
Estimate max home price in Canada (stress test, GDS/TDS, CMHC) or the US (28/43 DTI, PMI, conforming limit).
See max rent from the 30% (or 20/40%) rule and a debt-adjusted budget for Canada and the US — provinces and states supported.
Estimate monthly mortgage payments for Canadian homes, with stress test and CMHC insurance context.
Next Bank of Canada announcement with countdown, decision history, and what a 0.25% move does to a variable mortgage.
Today's Canadian prime rate, every change since 1990, and what prime means for variable mortgages and HELOCs.
Calculate your monthly US mortgage payment with principal, interest, property tax, insurance, PMI, and HOA.
Calculate land transfer tax for all Canadian provinces including first-time buyer rebates.
Calculate your CMHC mortgage insurance premium for 2026.
Estimate the maximum home price you can afford in Canada using GDS/TDS ratios and the mortgage stress test.
Calculate your debt-to-income ratio and see if you qualify for a mortgage in Canada or the US.
Estimate your mortgage break penalty in Canada — IRD vs 3-month interest comparison.
Estimate your total closing costs when buying a home in Canada — land transfer tax, legal fees, title insurance, and more.
Yes — we offer mortgage calculators for all 10 provinces, plus dedicated tools for major cities including Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, and Ottawa, so you can align payments with local price and rate context.
Yes — we cover all 50 US states with state-specific context where it matters, including transfer taxes and typical home-price assumptions used in affordability views.
Rates refresh every Monday through an automated pipeline that aggregates data from the Bank of Canada, RBC, TD, and CIBC for Canada, and from Freddie Mac and FRED for the United States.
Yes — the Canadian mortgage stress test calculator uses the current qualifying rate: the higher of your contract rate plus 2% or 5.25%, in line with federal stress-test guidance for insured and many uninsured mortgages.
A mortgage calculator estimates your monthly payment from a home price, down payment, rate, and amortization. A mortgage affordability calculator works the other way: you enter income, debts, and assumptions, and it estimates how much home you may qualify for under common lender rules.