Insights | November 3, 2025

Canadian Real Estate: A Strategic Shield Against Monetary Debasement

In the current new regime, Canadian real estate is no longer just a yield play. It is a strategic “shield.” A repricing mechanism. A scarce store of value that responds almost mechanically to debasement, adjusting upward in price to reflect declining value changes in the denominator – money itself.

Michael Le Coche

Vice President, Research and Predictive Analytics

This white paper tours the long-term macroeconomic roadmap, consisting of a chain of nine powerful forces, each beginning with the letter ‘D’, that cascade like dominoes to reveal a clear and investable pattern in Canada’s core real estate market. In essence, aging demographics emerge from the earliest dominoes as a slow-moving yet irreversible force that acts as a structural drag on long-term growth. Culminating near the end is debasement – a deliberate, structural dilution of money as policymakers attempt to reconcile aging populations with unsustainable debt.

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Passive Pain, Active Gain Write-Up

At a recent roundtable for UK intermediaries and institutional investors, Fiera Capital’s OAKS investment team made the case for emerging markets in 2025. Senior Portfolio Managers Ian Simmons and Dominic Bokor-Ingram explained how their absolute return focus and disciplined stock selection allow them to uncover opportunities that others may overlook.

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