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Ontario Property Taxes by City 2025

Last update June 17, 2025
290 locations updated with 2025 rates to date

This article explores Ontario property tax rates for over 440 places for 2025. Final rates will be updated as they are published.

When are Property Tax Rates Available in Ontario?

Municipalities across Ontario are required to have budgets completed and approved by April 30 of each year....

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Durham Region Property Tax Rates - GTA 2025

Compare Durham Region and GTA Property Tax Rates

Last updated June 7, 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 these:...

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

Oshawa Whitby Clarington Property Tax Rates 2018


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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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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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