http://www.ratehub.ca - Lenders calculate debt service ratios (GDS and TDS) before qualifying you for a mortgage. Drew Donaldson from Safebridge Financial walks through the calculations.

0:39 Gross Debt Service Ratio (GDS)
1:34 Total Debt Service Ratio (TDS)

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