Quebec Welcome Tax Calculator 2024

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Welcome Tax

You will need to pay tax after buying a home in Quebec. Commonly known as the Welcome Tax, the Government of Québec’s Land Transfer Tax system came to effect in 1992. It was named after Jean Bienvenue, who was the Minister of Municipal Affairs responsible for instituting this tax. This tax requires the new owner of property to pay a certain percentage of the value of the property to the municipality, with the value of the property being determined as the highest of either the sale price or the market value determined by municipal assessment. About four to six weeks after you sign the contract of ownership over the new property, the municipality will send you an invoice of the tax that must be paid within 30 days.

It is important to note that there is a difference in the cost of the tax between Montreal and the rest of Québec, where there is an extra percentage added onto higher tax brackets in Montreal.

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Montreal

Purchase Price of Home	Land Transfer Marginal Tax Fee
First $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 to $294,600	1.0%
$294,600 to $552,300	1.5%
$552,300 to $1,104,700	2.0%
$1,104,700 to $2,136,500	2.5%
$2,136,500 to $3,113,000	3.5%
Over $3,113,000	4.0%

Alma Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Beaconsfield Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $552,300	1.5%
> $552,300	3%

Blainville Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $750,000	1.5%
> $750,000	3%

Boisbriand Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
$500,000 - $800,000	2%
> $800,000	3%

Boucherville Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
$500,000 - $750,000	2%
> $750,000	3%

Brossard Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Candiac Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Chambly Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	2.5%

Châteauguay Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $539,701	1.5%
> $539,701	3%

Côte Saint-Luc Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $1,000,000	1.5%
$1,000,000 - $5,000,000	2.5%
> $5,000,000	3%

Dollard-Des-Ormeaux Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
$500,000 - $1,000,000	2%
> $1,000,000	2.5%

Drummondville Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Farnham Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	2.25%

Gatineau Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $1,000,000	1.5%
$1,000,000 - $5,000,000	2%
> $5,000,000	3%

Granby Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Kirkland Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
$500,000 - $1,000,000	2%
> $1,000,000	2.5%

L'assomption Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Laval Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $548,601	1.5%
$548,601 - $1,097,200	2%
> $1,097,200	3%

Lévis Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Longueil Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $552,301	1.5%
> $552,301	3%

Lorraine Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Magog Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
$500,000 - $750,000	2%
$750,000 - $1,000,000	2.5%
> $1,000,000	3%

Mascouche Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

McMasterville Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Mercier Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Mirabel Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Mont-Saint-Hilaire Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Mont-Tremblant Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $552,300	1.5%
$552,300 - $1,104,701	2%
> $1,104,701	2.5%

Morin-Heights Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
$500,000 - $999,999	2.5%
> $999,999	3%

Otterburn Park Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
$500,000 - $750,000	2%
$750,000 - $1,000,000	2.5%
> $1,000,000	3%

Pointe-Claire Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
$500,000 - $1,000,000	2%
> $1,000,000	2.5%

Québec City Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
$500,000 - $1,000,000	2%
$1,000,000 - $2,000,000	2.5%
> $2,000,000	3%

Repentigny Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Rimouski Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Rouyn-Noranda Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
> $294,600	1.5%

Saguenay Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
$500,000 - $1,000,000	2.5%
> $1,000,000	3%

Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $504,000	1.5%
$504,000 - $756,000	2%
$756,000 - $1,008,000	2.5%
> $1,008,000	3%

Saint-Bruno Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Saint-Colomban Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Saint-Eustache Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Saint-Georges Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Saint-Hyacinthe Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Saint-Jérôme Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Saint-Lambert Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Saint-Sauveur Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Sainte-Julie Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	2.5%

Sainte-Thérèse Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Shawinigan Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Sherbrooke Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Sorel-Tracy Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Terrebonne Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Trois-Rivières Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Val-David Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Val D'or Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	2%

Vaudreuil-Dorion Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $542,901	1.5%
> $542,901	3%

Victoriaville Welcome Tax (Land Transfer Tax)

Price Bracket	Marginal Land Transfer Tax Rate
$0 - $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 - $294,600	1%
$294,600 - $500,000	1.5%
> $500,000	3%

Rest of Québec

Purchase Price of Home	Land Transfer Marginal Tax Fee
First $58,900	0.5%
$58,900 to $294,600	1.0%
Over $294,600	1.5%

The Montreal Home Ownership Program

Update

On February 16, 2022, the maximum eligible property values increased to reflect changes in the real estate market. The maximum price for existing properties increased 15%, while the new properties limit increased by 35%. The tables below have been updated to reflect this change.

Implemented in 2018, the Montreal Home Ownership Program provides financial assistance to first-time home buyers through potentially refunding Welcome Tax and providing an additional lump-sum payment. The program is designed to assist new homebuyers and encourage them to relocate to the Montreal city centre. There are two variations to the program depending if you are purchasing a new or resale home. The tables below demonstrate the lump-sums on top of the 100% land transfer tax rebate.

Purchasing New Construction Property

Home-Buyer Requirements	Eligible Property Values	Lump-Sum Payment
Single Buyer without Children	Under $303,750	$5,000
Household without Children (More than one buyer)	Under $378,000	$5,000
Households with minimum one child under 18	Under $540,000 (Increases up to $607,500 if property is in downtown region)	$10,000 (Increases up to $15,000 if property is in downtown region)
Households who already bought property in past five years and has at least one child under 13	Under $540,000 (Increases up to $607,000 if property is in downtown region)	$10,000 (Increases up to $15,000 if property is in downtown region)

Source: Ville de Montreal

Purchasing Existing Property

Home-Buyer Requirements	Eligible Property Values	Lump-Sum Payment
Households with minimum one child under 18	Under $724,500	$5,000 to $7,000
Households who already bought property in past five years and has at least one child under 13	Under $724,500	$5,000 to $7,000

Use our simple Quebec income tax calculator

Exonération du Paiement (Exemptions)

Aside from the Montreal Home Ownership Program, several other possible conditions also allows the owner to be exempt from paying the tax:

The building value is less than $5,000
The transfer is occurring between spouses
The transfer is occurring between family members
The transfer is between a company and its shareholder
Both the transferor and transferee are registered charities

Few other conditions also exist. However, the municipality may still collect a smaller amount of charge from those who are exempt from the tax. If this charge is applicable, it will be applied as follows:

Property Value	Total Fee
Less than $5,000	$0
$5,000 to $40,000	0.5%
Over $40,000	$200

Visit our Canada Land Transfer Tax page to find out more information about land transfer and other taxes accross Canada.

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