Ontario government planning to remove HST on new homes worth under $1M for 1 year
Posted on: Mar 25, 2026 18:55 IST | Posted by: Cbc
The responsibility is preparation to temporarily transfer Harmonized Sales assess (HST) for buyers of young homes.
Premier Doug Ford announced the plan Wednesday at a news conference in Mississauga, saying the full 13 per cent tax will be removed for new homes valued up to $1 million from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027.
"For too many families, the dream of home ownership is being pulled out of reach by high costs and economic uncertainty," said Ford.
Taxes, development fees and other costs add hundreds of thousands of dollars to the cost of a new home, said Ford.
The release said eligible buyers could receive up to $130,000 from the rebate, which will be included in the upcoming provincial budget.
The maximum rebate will be available for homes valued up to $1.5 million and then proportionally decrease to a rebate of $24,000 for homes valued at $1.85 million or more, said the release.
"[This] could stimulate an additional 8,000 housing starts in Ontario next year, supporting up to 21,000 jobs and boosting Ontario’s GDP growth by $2.7 billion," said the province.
Ontario plans to rebate provincial portion of HST for first-time home buyers
Ford repeated ahead of the budget his government "will never, ever raise a tax."
"Government doesn't have an income problem, it has a spending problem," he said, adding the province is "laser focused" on keeping costs down across sectors, including housing, transit and gas.
Eligible buyers must meet the following conditions, according to the province’s release:
Other eligibility criteria will be posted on the province’s website by the end of March.
Ford said the full HST will be covered — including the federal five per cent portion — thanks to a partnership with the federal government.
The federal government has agreed to split costs with Ontario until legislation passes to cover the federal HST portion for new homes.
This announcement comes after the provincial and federal government's existing HST rebate for first-time buyers of new homes valued up to $1 million.
The province is taking a "massive step forward" to get more shovels in the ground to build new homes faster, said Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Rob Flack in a news release.
"Homeownership is a cornerstone of Ontario’s economic success,” he said. “Ontario thrives only when its people thrive."
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