(RNS) A report for Canada’s national housing agency says Shariah-compliant mortgages would pose no legal problems.
\nNeither would other Islamic financial products, states the 88-page study, done for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
\n“Islamic financial products should not present any particular difficulties under Canadian accounting standards,” says the study by the Canadian law firm Gowling, Lafleur Henderson LLP, released in late January.
\nNo chartered banks currently offer Islamic mortgages. The report says there would be no legal obstacles if private entities offered the financial services to Canada’s Muslim community, believed to number at least 700,000.
\nBecause Shariah forbids interest of any kind, Islamic mortgages work by having the lender either buy the home or become an equity partner in its purchase. The homeowner then pays monthly “rent” along with principal payments based on competitive rates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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