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In an effort to help first-time homebuyers—but not hurt the equilibrium of housing markets outside of Toronto—the Ontario Liberal government announced today that they’ll double the first-time homebuyers’ maximum Land Transfer Tax refund to $4,000. 
This increased rebate will take effect January 1, 2017 and will mean that eligible homebuyers in Ontario would pay no Land Transfer Tax (LTT) on the first $368,000 of their home’s purchase price.
“With the doubled refund, more than half of first-time homebuyers in Ontario would pay no LTT on the purchase of their first home,” explained Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa, during a press conference this afternoon.
Sousa’s announcement was part of the provincial government’s Fall Economic Statement. The finance minister’s focus on helping first-time buyers highlights how unaffordable a home purchase has become, particularly in hot property markets, like the Greater Toronto Area.
Tim Hudak, the relatively new CEO of the Ontario Real Estate Association, had been calling for land-transfer tax breaks…

Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:
Toronto Stock Exchange (14,598.45, up 43.04 points):
Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Financial Services. Up 73 cents, or 3.25 per cent, to $23.16 on 13.2 million shares.
Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX:CGC). Drug manufacturer. Up $1.82, or 19.49 per cent, to $11.16 on 12.4 million shares. The medical marijuana producer has been expanding its growing facilities to keep up with demand, as the company’s client base grew 47 per cent during the quarter. Canopy says it had over 24,400 registered patients at the end of September, up from over 16,600 during the previous quarter and 6,200 a year ago.
B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO). Miner. Up eight cents, or 2.52 per cent, to $3.25 on 11.9 million shares.
Yamana Gold Inc. (TSX:YRI). Miner. Up 12 cents, or 2.95 per cent, to $4.19 on 11 million shares.
Mood Media Corp. (TSX:MM). Advertising and marketing. Down two cents, or 25 per cent, to six cents on 9.2 million shares.
Kinross Gold Corp…

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OTTAWA – Justin Trudeau’s arrival Tuesday in Cuba — the first official visit by a Canadian prime minister in almost two decades — is the first step in the Liberal government’s week-long bid to boost Canadian trade, investment and engagement in the region.
The visit is a necessary and symbolic stop en route to Argentina and Peru because Cuba is a political and diplomatic gateway to the Americas, said Allan Culham, Canada’s former ambassador to the Organization of American States.
“A visit to Cuba is a rite of passage in the Americas,” Culham said. “You can’t have any credibility in the Americas without having gone to Cuba.”
The Prime Minister’s Office has publicly said the visit would focus on trade and investment, but the context of those talks has changed in the last week with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s tough stances on free trade.
Thanks to places like Argentina, where liberal democracy is being embraced, Canadians may be able to play a more influential role in South America, said Culham — particularly at a time when the U…