03/13/2026
📢 Bill C-4 Has Received Royal Assent — What It Means for New Home Buyers in Ontario
The federal government has officially passed Bill C 4, bringing a major tax break for first-time home buyers purchasing newly built homes.
This new Bill eliminates the Goods and Services Tax (GST) for first-time home buyers on new homes up to $1 million and reduces the GST for first-time home buyers on new homes between $1 million and $1.5 million.
⚠️ Key Conditions To qualify:
✔ Must be a first-time home buyer
✔ Must be a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident and over the age of 18
✔ Must be buying a newly built or substantially renovated home
✔ Property must be your primary residence
✔ Any applicable agreement must be entered into after 26 May 2025, but before 2031.
✔ Construction of the home must begin before 2036.
✔ Transfer of ownership to the purchaser must be done prior to 2036.
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