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title: "Land Transfer Tax Rebates"
url: https://eugenedignum.com/land-transfer-tax-rebates
description: "First-time buyers of new and re-sale homes are eligible for rebates on provincial and Toronto land transfer taxes. The maximum that first-time home buyers can receive."
published: 2026-08-24
updated: 2026-08-24
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# Land Transfer Tax Rebates

Published 2026-08-24

Buying

First-time buyers of new and re-sale homes are eligible for rebates on provincial and Toronto land transfer taxes. The maximum that first-time home buyers can receive for provincial land transfer tax (LTT) is $2,000 and for the Toronto LTT its $3,725.

The provincial LTT is payable anywhere in Ontario, including Toronto. As mentioned before, the maximum that a first-time buyer can receive for the provincial LT T is $2,000. For re-sale homes, the provincial rebate only applies to first-time buyers who entered into Agreements of Purchase and Sale after December 13, 2007.

Toronto LT T is payable only for properties in the City of Toronto. The maximum a first-time home buyer can receive is $3,725. The Toronto LT T rebates are in addition to any provincial LT T rebate the buyer qualifies for.

The buyer is considered to be a first-time buyer for the provincial and Toronto LT T if they are 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.

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- [Reasons to Buy Now](https://eugenedignum.com/Reasons-to-buy-now)
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- [Applying for a Loan](https://eugenedignum.com/Applying-for-a-loan)

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