In the short-to-medium term, people from other parts of the world aren’t going to change their plans to come to Canada because immigration is a long process, he said.
Douglas Porter, chief economist at BMO Financial Group, doesn’t think the Ottawa occupation will dissuade any investment or people from coming here.
“In the future we have to do everything we can to protect our infrastructure and make sure that sort of thing doesn’t become the norm in any way, shape or form.
“There is a lot of talk going into where electric vehicle investments are going to be made.
Both are hot housing markets that are facing a similar shortage of listings and fierce demand that the Toronto area is experiencing this winter.