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Bar chart comparing Canada's five-year bond yield, mortgage rates, and the CRA prescribed rate as of August 2026.

Canada's five-year bond yield jumped to 3.274% intraday Friday, its highest level in weeks, after July employment beat expectations by nearly fivefold. The Canada Revenue Agency's prescribed rate, unaffected by that data, held at 3% for a fifth straight quarter through September 30. Five-year fixed mortgage rates already sit between 4.0% and 4.6%, with most bank forecasts pointing toward 4.5% to 4.9% by year end, a materially different rate than clients renewing locked in five years ago.

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