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Mortgage Capacity Planning Calculator — Canada

Separate a regulatory ceiling from lender affordability. Irish principal-residence LTI/LTV rules are sourced; Canadian affordability here uses explicitly entered lender limits rather than claiming a national income multiple. CAD planning view; stated limitations apply.

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Modeled rule-based loan cap
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Requested loan
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Deposit shortfall against modeled cap
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    Cap = min(income × multiple, property value × LTV, positive entered lender cap).

    Inputs are converted to canonical units before evaluating this stated formula.

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How it works

Separate a regulatory ceiling from lender affordability. Irish principal-residence LTI/LTV rules are sourced; Canadian affordability here uses explicitly entered lender limits rather than claiming a national income multiple.

This is the Canada planning view, with monetary inputs and outputs in CAD. A currency label does not establish that a tax rate, construction price, coverage rule or legal limit has been verified locally. The inputs and limitations below describe the actual scope.

Input query strings and outputs

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Input query strings

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  • ?income= Annual gross household income

    Money · Required · Default: 80,000

  • ?price= Property price

    Money · Required · Default: 350,000

  • ?deposit= Cash deposit

    Money · Required · Default: 70,000

  • ?buyer= Irish borrower category

    Choice · Required · Default: first · Accepted values: first, repeat, investment

  • ?incomeMultiple= Other verified lender income multiple

    Number · Required · Default: 3.5

  • ?maxLtv= Other verified lender maximum LTV

    Percentage · Required · Default: 80

  • ?lenderCap= Separately underwritten affordability cap (zero means not assessed)

    Money · Required · Default: 0

Outputs

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  • requested Requested loan

    Currency · Currency: CAD

  • ruleCap Modeled rule-based loan cap

    Currency · Primary output · Currency: CAD

  • gap Deposit shortfall against modeled cap

    Currency · Currency: CAD

Formula

Cap = min(income × multiple, property value × LTV, positive entered lender cap).

Calculations retain numeric precision internally. Displayed values are rounded for readability. Quantities that must be purchased as whole units are rounded up only where the formula explicitly requires it.

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  • Annual gross household income: Enter the quantity described by the label.
  • Property price: Enter the quantity described by the label.
  • Cash deposit: Enter the quantity described by the label.
  • Irish borrower category: Enter the quantity described by the label.
  • Other verified lender income multiple: Enter the quantity described by the label.
  • Other verified lender maximum LTV: Enter the quantity described by the label.
  • Separately underwritten affordability cap (zero means not assessed): Enter the quantity described by the label.

Reproducible worked example

The following is a fictional arithmetic example, not a local quote, a verified claimant or a market forecast. Its values are included so the formula can be checked. The form does not automatically confirm any verification checkbox.

InputExample value
Annual gross household income80,000
Property price350,000
Cash deposit70,000
Irish borrower categoryfirst
Other verified lender income multiple3.5
Other verified lender maximum LTV80
Separately underwritten affordability cap (zero means not assessed)0
OutputCalculated result
Requested loanCAD 280,000
Modeled rule-based loan capCAD 280,000
Deposit shortfall against modeled capCAD 0

Interpreting a changed assumption

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Limitations

  • Planning calculation, not a tax return, benefit decision, credit approval or legal opinion. No eligibility is inferred from a numeric result.
  • Only the stated tax year and expressly supported rule components are included. Entered amounts require independent verification.
  • Canada: the income multiple is a user-entered scenario, not an OSFI/CMHC rule. Use the stress-test tool and lender debt-service limits.
  • A numeric ceiling is not approval. Credit, expenses, insurance, valuation and underwriting remain separate.

Frequently asked questions

What does this Mortgage Capacity Planning result represent?

Separate a regulatory ceiling from lender affordability. Irish principal-residence LTI/LTV rules are sourced; Canadian affordability here uses explicitly entered lender limits rather than claiming a national income multiple. It applies the displayed formula to your inputs; it does not infer omitted facts.

No. Numeric defaults are illustrative unless an input or dated reference explicitly identifies a researched component. Currency is CAD; local quotes, eligibility and unsupported rules must be entered and verified separately.

What must I check before relying on the result?

Planning calculation, not a tax return, benefit decision, credit approval or legal opinion. No eligibility is inferred from a numeric result. Only the stated tax year and expressly supported rule components are included. Entered amounts require independent verification.

Can I compare or share different assumptions?

Change one assumption at a time and use the browser-local project or share controls. A shared URL contains the encoded input values; do not include information you do not wish to disclose.

Sources and reference scope

  • CA income authority — retrieved 2026-09-24. Use only the expressly supported schedule components; this link does not validate unrelated taxes.

These references support only their stated scope. They are not evidence that every local rule or price needed by the master expansion has been loaded.

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Limitations
  • Illustrative defaults are not local quotes or verified legal rules. Dated reference components and user-entered assumptions are explicitly distinguished. Professional review is pending.
  • Inputs are converted to canonical units before evaluating this stated formula.
  • Estimates use the rates, timing, and assumptions entered. Fees, taxes, lender rules, and future changes are included only where explicitly shown.
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