Can you benefit from the GST/HST New Housing Rebate?

September 1, 2015

HST Tax Rebate on New Homes in Canada

The GST/HST New Housing Rebate is available to Canadian individuals who have bought a new home that is a primary residence or renovated a home significantly (small fix-ups don’t count). It also applies if it is:

  • a new mobile
  • a modular or floating home
  • a share in a co-operative housing corporation or
  • if rebuilding of a home occurred after a fire destroyed it

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This rebate assists with the federal portion of the GST/HST payable plus provinces that have combined their provincial tax with the GST, creating the HST (harmonized sales tax). Those provinces are:

* Nova Scotia
* New Brunswick
* Newfoundland and Labrador
* Ontario
* British Columbia

The provincial portion of the GST/HST New Housing Rebate is available for residents of Ontario, BC, and Québec.

For more information, please consult the CRA website.

Source: CRA

 

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