The total length of time to fully pay off your mortgage in full, commonly 25 years in Canada, though 30-year amortization is available to first-time buyers and buyers of new construction on insured mortgages.
Amortization and term are not the same thing. Amortization is the full payoff horizon; term is the length of your current contract, typically 1 to 5 years. You renew your term multiple times over one amortization period.
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