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TSX Shariah screener · September 2026

Is Morguard Corporation (MRC) Halal?

FAIL

Morguard Corporation · TSX: MRC · Real Estate

The short answer

Morguard Corporation (MRC) is a FAIL. The business gate passes: it is a real estate investment and management company - owning and developing multi-suite residential, office, retail, industrial and hotel properties in Canada and the US - with no disclosed prohibited lines. But the debt gate fails decisively: about C$5.69B of mortgages payable, debentures, construction financing, bank indebtedness and lease liabilities at June 30, 2026 is roughly 467% of the ~C$1.22B market cap (C$114, September 30, 2026), against a ~33% ceiling. Interest income is not separately disclosed; the bundled "Interest and other income" line of C$9.1M for the six months ended June 30, 2026 is about 1.65% of C$552.7M total revenue, under the ~5% ceiling. No public Zoya, Musaffa or ShariaPortfolio rating for MRC was found as of September 2026. As with every screener here, this is a rules-based screening of published figures, not a religious ruling - consult a qualified scholar for personal guidance.

Gate 1 — Business activity: PASS

Morguard Corporation is a Mississauga-based real estate investment and management company whose principal activities are property ownership, development, and investment advisory services. Its portfolio spans multi-suite residential, commercial (office, retail and industrial) and hotel properties in Canada and the United States, and it also manages assets for institutional clients including its publicly traded affiliate Morguard Real Estate Investment Trust (MRT.UN). There are no disclosed alcohol, tobacco, gambling, conventional finance or insurance, pork, adult entertainment, weapons or cannabis business lines. The business-activity gate passes. Facts only, no fatwa. One transparency note: the cash-flow statement shows a small investment-lending line (a C$37.7M decrease in mortgages and loans receivable over six months), but it is not a core business segment.

Gate 2 — Debt: FAIL

The Q2 2026 interim statements (June 30, 2026) show mortgages payable of C$4,726.6M, unsecured debentures of C$496.2M, convertible debentures of C$146.7M, lease liabilities of C$169.3M, construction financing payable of C$60.7M and bank indebtedness of C$89.1M - about C$5.69B of total financing debt - against cash and cash equivalents of C$374.7M. Against a market capitalization of about C$1.22B (C$114, September 30, 2026, on about 10.68M shares outstanding), the debt-to-market-cap ratio is roughly 467% - against a ~33% ceiling. Property companies carry heavy mortgage leverage by design, and Morguard fails this gate by a wide margin.

Gate 3 — Non-compliant income: PASS (interest not separately disclosed)

Morguard's income statement reports a bundled "Interest and other income" line - interest is not separately disclosed. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, that bundled line was C$9.123M against total revenue of C$552.7M (C$507.6M real estate property revenue + C$16.8M hotel revenue + C$19.2M management and advisory fees + C$9.1M interest and other income) - about 1.65% of revenue, under the ~5% ceiling even with "other income" included. The cash-flow supplement separately reports "Interest received" of C$3.0M for the six months, but that is not an income-statement line. Because the debt gate already fails decisively, the interest-income treatment does not change the FAIL result; it is disclosed here for transparency.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Morguard Corporation (MRC) halal?

Our September 2026 screen gives Morguard Corporation (TSX: MRC) a FAIL. The business gate passes: it is a real estate investment and management company - owning and developing multi-suite residential, office, retail, industrial and hotel properties in Canada and the US - with no disclosed prohibited lines. But the debt gate fails decisively: about C$5.69B of mortgages payable, debentures, construction financing, bank indebtedness and lease liabilities at June 30, 2026 is roughly 467% of the ~C$1.22B market cap (C$114, September 30, 2026), against a ~33% ceiling. Interest income is not separately disclosed; the bundled "Interest and other income" line of C$9.1M for the six months ended June 30, 2026 is about 1.65% of C$552.7M total revenue, under the ~5% ceiling. No public Zoya, Musaffa or ShariaPortfolio rating for MRC was found as of September 2026. This is a rules-based screening of published figures, not a religious ruling.

What business is Morguard Corporation in?

Morguard Corporation is a Mississauga-based real estate investment and management company whose principal activities are property ownership, development, and investment advisory services. Its portfolio spans multi-suite residential, commercial (office, retail and industrial) and hotel properties in Canada and the United States, and it also manages assets for institutional clients including its publicly traded affiliate Morguard Real Estate Investment Trust (MRT.UN). There are no disclosed alcohol, tobacco, gambling, conventional finance or insurance, pork, adult entertainment, weapons or cannabis business lines, so the business-activity gate passes under this screen's AAOIFI-style criteria. The cash-flow statement shows a small investment-lending line (a C$37.7M decrease in mortgages and loans receivable over six months), but it is not a core business segment.

How leveraged is Morguard Corporation on the debt gate?

Extremely. The Q2 2026 interim statements (June 30, 2026) show mortgages payable of C$4,726.6M, unsecured debentures of C$496.2M, convertible debentures of C$146.7M, lease liabilities of C$169.3M, construction financing payable of C$60.7M and bank indebtedness of C$89.1M - about C$5.69B of total financing debt - against cash and cash equivalents of C$374.7M. Against a market capitalization of about C$1.22B (C$114, September 30, 2026, on about 10.68M shares outstanding), the debt-to-market-cap ratio is roughly 467% versus a ~33% ceiling. Property companies carry heavy mortgage leverage by design, and Morguard fails this gate by a wide margin.

How much interest income does Morguard Corporation earn?

It cannot be isolated from the filings. Morguard's income statement reports a bundled "Interest and other income" line - interest is not separately disclosed. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, that bundled line was C$9.123M against total revenue of C$552.7M (C$507.6M real estate property revenue + C$16.8M hotel revenue + C$19.2M management and advisory fees + C$9.1M interest and other income) - about 1.65% of revenue, under the ~5% ceiling even with "other income" included. The cash-flow supplement separately reports "Interest received" of C$3.0M for the six months, but that is not an income-statement line. Because the debt gate already fails decisively, the interest-income treatment does not change the FAIL result; it is disclosed here for transparency.

What do Zoya, Musaffa or ShariaPortfolio say about MRC?

No public Zoya, Musaffa or ShariaPortfolio rating for MRC (TSX) was found as of September 2026, so this screen relies entirely on the company's published financial statements and disclosures. Other Canadian real estate names on this site - Morguard Real Estate Investment Trust (MRT.UN), Dream Unlimited, Allied Properties REIT, Killam Apartment REIT, Primaris REIT and Nexus Industrial REIT - are screened on the same business, debt and income basis; all fail on the debt gate, which is typical for leveraged property companies.

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Screened September 30, 2026 from published company figures and market data. Figures change; this page is educational, not financial advice and not a religious ruling.