Ontario Land Transfer Tax

0.5% - on the first $55,000
1.0% - on portion between $55,000 - $250,000
1.5% - on balance over $250,000
2.0% - on anything over $400,000
Qualifying first time buyers receive a $2000 credit

Toronto Land Transfer Tax

0.5% - on the first $55,000
1.0% - on portion between $55,000 - $400,000
2.0% - on anything over $400,000

First time buyers are exempt on the first $400,000

Provincial Land Transfer tax payable on purchased property anywhere in Ontario. (Payable to the Government of Ontario)

Toronto Land Transfer tax is payable when you purchase property within the City of Toronto. (Payable to the City of Toronto)

If purchasing a property within Ontario the property will be subject to the Provincial Land Transfer Tax. If the property is located within the City of Toronto, the purchase will be subject to BOTH Provincial and Toronto Land Transfer Tax.

First-time home buyers where the total Toronto land transfer tax is $3,725 or less ($3,725 is the amount of TLTT payable on a home purchased for $400,000). First-time home buyers with Toronto land transfer tax payable above the maximum rebate amount of $3,725 (those purchasing homes above $400,000) will be required to pay the total Toronto land transfer tax, and then receive the maximum rebate of $3,725 at a later date from the City. Once all changes have been made to Teranet’s collection system, in the spring of 2008, these buyers will only have to pay the balance of the Toronto land transfer tax above $3,725.