11/15/2016
Information on changes to Land Transfer Tax Rebate for first time homebuyers
Tax break for eligible purchasers is being doubled from $2,000. This means first-time home buyers won't pay any land transfer tax on the first $368,000 effective January 1, 2017. To fund the break, the land transfer tax rates on houses that cost more than $2 million will rise from 2% to 2.5% for every dollar above the price.
The Ontario government is moving to double the maximum tax rebate offered to first-time homebuyers, while boosting the land-transfer tax on house purchases above $2 million.