Blog posts labelled: taxes

Ontario Property Taxes by City 2025

Posted on May 28, 2025 by John Owen

Posted in taxes

Last update May 28, 2025
184 locations updated with 2025 rates to date

This article explores Ontario property tax rates for over 430 places for 2025. Final rates will be updated as they are published.

Please help me keep this content current by sending me a message (with a link to the municipality's web page containing the 2025 tax rate by-law) if...

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Who Pays Property Taxes When a Home Is Sold? - A Guide for Ontario, Canada

Posted on February 13, 2025 by John Owen

Posted in Durham Region, taxes

Who Pays Property Taxes When a Home Is Sold? - A Guide for Ontario, Canada

When you're navigating the home buying or selling process in Ontario, understanding who is responsible for property taxes is crucial. Here’s a detailed breakdown to clear up this often confusing aspect of real estate transactions.

Understanding Property Taxes in Ontario

Property taxes in Ontario are levied annually by municipal governments to fund local...

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Durham Region Property Tax Rates - GTA 2024

Posted on January 8, 2025 by John Owen

Posted in taxes

Durham Region Property Tax Rates - GTA 2024

Compare Durham Region and GTA Property Tax Rates

Last updated January 8, 2025

Property taxes vary significantly between municipalities in Durham Region and the GTA.

This article explores rates including the following:

Municipal tax rate
Upper tier municipality tax rate (county or region)
Education tax rate

It does not include other considerations, including...

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Why are property taxes so high in Oshawa?

Posted on June 28, 2024 by John Owen

Posted in taxes

Why are property taxes so high in Oshawa?

This article will help you understand the property tax rates in Oshawa compared to other communities in the GTA where you might consider buying a home.

It may be helpful to note that Oshawa's property tax rate is not the highest in Ontario.

How do property tax rates in Oshawa compare to other cities in the GTA?

Following is a list of GTA municipal...

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Durham Region Property Tax Rates 2018

Posted on May 24, 2018 by John Owen

Posted in Clarington, Oshawa, Pickering, Scugog, taxes, Toronto, Whitby

This is an old article - here are the 2023 Property Tax Rates.

Oshawa Whitby Clarington Property Tax Rates 2018

Click Here for Current Year Municipal Tax Rates

Municipalities across the GTA typically have budgets completed and approved by April 30 of each year. The province also completes the education levy, which is included in the municipal tax rate, by this time. Tax rates are published after this...

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Durham Real Estate to Become More Attractive as Toronto Increases Land Transfer Tax

Posted on February 15, 2017 by John Owen

Posted in Durham Region, taxes

If Durham Region wasn't already one of the most attractive markets for Toronto area buyers, there is even more incentive now that Toronto's Land Transfer Tax is going up.

Toronto Council has approved (February 15, 2017 Council meeting) an increase to its Municipal Land Transfer Tax (LTT) that will affect properties sold in the city effective...

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