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Mortgage Calculator — Ontario
Estimate your Ontario mortgage payment and Ontario land transfer tax, with first-time buyer treatment, in one place. Enter your own rate — no rate is assumed.
Mortgage payment calculator for Ontario
Work out your monthly, bi-weekly, or weekly payment on a home in Ontario. Canadian fixed-rate mortgages are compounded semi-annually, not monthly, so this calculator converts your annual rate into the effective rate for the frequency you choose — the same way a Canadian lender does. No rate is assumed for you: enter the rate you have been offered.
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Estimates only. Not a quote, pre-approval, or approval. Lenders apply their own criteria and rounding.
Ontario land transfer tax calculator
Land transfer tax is charged on the value of the consideration: 0.5% up to $55,000; 1% from $55,000 to $250,000; 1.5% from $250,000 to $400,000; 2% above $400,000; and 2.5% above $2,000,000 for land with one or two single-family residences. A Non-Resident Speculation Tax may also apply. Ontario also has a Non-Resident Speculation Tax in some areas, and the City of Toronto levies its own municipal land transfer tax on top of the provincial tax.
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Estimates only. Land transfer tax rules and rebates change. Confirm the current brackets and your eligibility with the Ontario government before you close.
How this is calculated
Payments. A Canadian fixed-rate mortgage is compounded semi-annually, so the effective rate for each payment period is i = (1 + annual rate ÷ 2)2/f − 1, where f is the number of payments per year (12, 26, or 52). The payment is P = L × i ÷ (1 − (1 + i)−n), where L is the mortgage amount and n is the total number of payments. At 0% interest the payment is simply L ÷ n.
Land transfer tax. The tax is tiered: 0.5% up to $55,000; 1.0% up to $250,000; 1.5% up to $400,000; 2.0% up to $2,000,000; 2.5% above the last bracket. Each bracket applies only to the portion of the price inside it.
What to check before you buy in Ontario
- Get a mortgage pre-approval so you know your budget before you shop.
- Check what the federal stress test does to the maximum price you qualify for.
- Budget the one-time costs with the closing costs calculator.
- If this is your first home, review first-time buyer programs and the minimum down payment rules.
- Compare the mortgage rules for Ontario and the affordability calculator.
What this estimate leaves out
- Mortgage default insurance, which applies when the down payment is under 20% (see the CMHC calculator).
- Property taxes, heating, condo fees, and home insurance, which lenders count toward your GDS and TDS ratios.
- Legal fees, title insurance, appraisal, and adjustments — see closing costs.
- Lender-specific fees, rate changes on a variable mortgage, and any prepayment penalty.