Incentivizing construction of new rental homes is a key policy priority for Canadian governments. As discussed in an earlier post, the federal Department of Finance issued a news release on September ...
OTTAWA, ON, March 17, 2026 /CNW/ - The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is now accepting applications for the new first-time home buyers' (FTHB) GST/HST rebate, one of the ways the Government of Canada is ...
On September 14, 2023, the Department of Finance Canada issued a news release (the “News Release”) regarding proposed legislation to be enacted in order to enhance the existing GST New Residential ...
Austin Thompson is an analyst at the Fraser Institute. While there are many reasons for Canada’s housing affordability crisis, taxes on new homes – including the federal Goods and Services Tax – ...