Alberta does not have a land transfer tax, however, it does charge a title registration fee AND a mortgage registration fee.

Title Registration Fee: There is a base fee of $50 plus an additional $2 charge for every $5,000 of the fair market value of the property (rounded up to the nearest $5,000). *You are Canadian citizens or permanent residents as determined by Immigration Canada

Each municipality in Nova Scotia sets their own land transfer tax (also known as Deed Transfer Tax), which can vary from 0.5% to 1.5% of the purchase price. For homes in the Halifax area, the land transfer tax is 1.5%.

For land transfer tax rates outside of the Halifax area, please see the Nova Scotia land transfer tax tables (external link).

In the North West Territories, land transfer tax is calculated as a percentage of the property value and mortgage amount as follows:

• $1.50 for every $1,000 or part therof of property value (subject to a minimum charge of $100)
• $1 for every $1,000 or part therof of property value (for part of property value greater than $1,000,000)
• $1 for every $5,000 or part therof of mortgage amount (subject to a minimum charge of $80)

In Newfoundland and Labrador, the Registration of Deeds Act, also known as the land transfer tax, is levied on the property value or the mortgage amount as follows:

For properties or mortgages under $500, only a flat fee of $100 is charged

For properties exceeding $500, a flat fee of $100 is charged plus $0.40 for every hundred dollars over $500

There is a $70 registration fee in Manitoba that has been added.

Though Saskatchewan does not have a land transfer tax, they do have a land title fee. This fee is often paid by your lawyer when they are filling out the land title form on your behalf.

To qualify for the Newly Build Home Exemption, buyers must be an individual, and a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.

• Buyers may be eligible for a full exemption, and the property:
  • must be located in B.C.
  • must be used as principal residence
  • must have a fair market value of $750,000 or less
  • must be 1.24 acres or smaller
• Buyers may be eligible for partial exemption if the property:
  • has a fair market value of $750,001 and less than $800,000
  • is larger than 1.24 acres
  • has another building on the property other than the principal residence