In an effort to minimize the deficit the municipality of Toronto is introducing or proposing multiple measures to combat the deficit, one of them will be additional thresholds of the land transfer tax for residential properties selling at $3M or more starting January 1, 2024. Residential properties affected by it are defined as single family residences with no more than 2 residential units. The graduated municipal land transfer  for high value residential properties will be as... [read more]

Another municipal land transfer tax Increase for properties purchased at over $3M. On April 1, 2026 the buyers of residential properties in Toronto valued at over $3M will be faced with increased land transfer tax. As of January 1, 2024, the City of Toronto introduced initial increase of the land transfer tax for luxury properties. The second tax increase will work on a graduated scale as follows: Homes valued between $3 million and $4 million would see a 0.9 per cent change... [read more]