10/23/2026
Buying a new build in Ontario? There’s up to $130,000 sitting on the table.
Ontario’s enhanced new housing rebate removes the full 13% HST on new and substantially renovated homes bought from a builder — 8% provincial plus a 5% federal top-up.
What most people get wrong: this is NOT just for first-time buyers. Repeat buyers and newcomers qualify too.
How the rebate scales:
🏠 Up to $1M → full $130,000
🏠 $1M–$1.5M → $130,000
🏠 $1.5M–$1.85M → scales down toward $24,000
🏠 $1.85M+ → $24,000 under the existing rebate
The catch is the window. Your Agreement of Purchase and Sale has to be signed between April 1, 2026 and March 31, 2027. There are also construction start and completion deadlines that apply to the build itself.
Thinking about a new build? Let’s work out what you’d actually get back before you sign anything.