CBC describes the calculator as based on two decades of historical data on property prices, rents and more. The question it poses is a simple one: is it better to rent or buy?
Fuller details have not been independently confirmed yet. CBC News is the only outlet to have reported on the calculator so far, and ottown has not verified how it works, what inputs it asks for, or what results it gives for Ottawa. Anyone who wants to try it can do so on CBC's own page.
Source: CBC News
