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A variable-rate mortgage has an interest rate that is not fixed for the full mortgage term. It can either have an annual rate update or an initial fixed rate before switching to a variable rate.

For a seemingly endless 27 months, from March 2022 to June 2024, those with variable-rate mortgages watched in dread as Canada’s benchmark prime rate climbed a mountain and then stayed at its peak.