First-Time Home Buyer Programs: Tax Credits, Rebates, and Incentives
13 min readLast updated June 2026Beginner levelCanada-wideOfficial-source checked
Governments offer real money to first-time buyers — a tax credit, sales-tax rebates, land-transfer-tax refunds. But this is also the most outdated corner of the internet: programs get killed and created constantly. Here's what's actually live in 2026, and what's dead.
Governments offer real money to first-time buyers — a tax credit, sales-tax rebates, land-transfer-tax refunds. But this is also the most outdated corner of the internet: programs get killed and created constantly. Here's what's actually live in 2026, and what's dead.
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