If people are purposely not applying for citizenship and only attempting to get "landing status" then all benefits should be removed of "landing status" and apply to only those dedicated to Canada and apply to be a citizen. visitors can rent!!

The G&M's own Kathy Tomlinson (who recently won an award) broke the story that foreigners/foreign students were given mortgages and loans while Canadians were/are discriminated against and turned down in Canada by CDN banks themselves:

Canadian banks’ mortgage guidelines favour foreign home buyers

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/vancouver/canadian-banks-mortgage-guidelines-favour-foreign-home-buyers/article31869946/

"Canadian banks allow foreign clients with no credit history, including students, to qualify for uninsured mortgages without proving the sources of their income – a practice that exempts non-Canadians who have money in the bank from the scrutiny domestic borrowers face when buying a home or an investment property."