That's how a recent IMF* paper characterized Canada's mortgage market. ' E' j4 ~& c- n1 Z2 | ! m9 m3 W) B" Z$ n. M6 _6 `Among other things, it compared Canadian and American mortgages and listed several key differences. Here are the big ones: : Q: `+ P1 V; r& J/ c$ ^: D * _, i5 L& M" w6 Y K+ O6 Z: S6 L& J0 y: N