Land Transfer Tax Rebates

Ontario Land Transfer Tax Rebate

• When you buy a home in Ontario, you pay Land Transfer Tax. First-time homebuyers of an eligible home may be eligible for a refund of all or part of the tax.
  
• For first time homebuyers, there is a maximum $4,000 tax rebate on the Ontario Land Transfer Tax for properties that are $368,333 or more. 
  
• Buyers will receive the full $4,000 and pay the remaining Land Transfer Tax balance.  

Toronto (Municipal) Land Transfer Tax Rebate

• For first-time homebuyers who buy a home in the City of Toronto can qualify for an additional rebate equal to the full amount of their Municipal Land Transfer Tax. The maximum Municipal rebate is $4,475. 

To Be Eligible

• A first-time buyer is someone who is at least 18 years of age and must not have previously owned a home anywhere in the world at anytime. If a spouse is involved, the spouse cannot have owned a home or had any ownership interest in a home while he/she was the purchaser's spouse. 

See our Land Transfer Tax Calculators for more information.