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Ontario Land Transfer Tax Calculator

Estimate what you will owe in provincial (and Toronto municipal) land transfer tax before you close on your property.

Land transfer tax is a marginal tax. The rate increases at each bracket.

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Toronto properties are subject to an additional municipal land transfer tax.

Eligible first-time buyers can receive rebates that reduce the tax owing.

Frequently asked questions

Ontario land transfer tax rates

Ontario uses a marginal rate system. Only the portion of the price within each bracket is taxed at that rate, similar to income tax.

Purchase price bracketMarginal rate
First $55,0000.5%
$55,001 to $250,0001.0%
$250,001 to $400,0001.5%
$400,001 to $2,000,0002.0%
Over $2,000,0002.5%

Toronto municipal land transfer tax rates

Buyers purchasing within the City of Toronto pay this additional municipal tax on top of the provincial amount.

Purchase price bracketMarginal rate
First $55,0000.5%
$55,001 to $250,0001.0%
$250,001 to $400,0001.5%
$400,001 to $2,000,0002.0%
$2,000,001 to $3,000,0002.5%
$3,000,001 to $4,000,0003.5%
$4,000,001 to $5,000,0004.5%
$5,000,001 to $10,000,0005.5%
$10,000,001 to $20,000,0006.5%
Over $20,000,0007.5%