Quebec Transfer duty (welcome tax)
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Quebec buying-cost calculator
Pre-set to Quebec. Adjust your price and deposit.
Estimated upfront costs
$9,561
≈ 1.59% of the price · excludes your deposit
land transfer tax alone
$7,111
included in the cost subtotal
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Based on dataset June 2026. View rule changes.
Line-by-line breakdown
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- Transfer duty (welcome tax) on $600,000
- $7,111
- First-home relief
- See notes — varies / conditional.
Transfer duty (welcome tax) bands
Marginal — each rate applies only to the slice of the price within that band.
| Portion of price | Rate on that portion |
|---|---|
| Up to $62,900 | 0.5% |
| $62,900 – $315,000 | 1% |
| Over $315,000 | 1.5% |
Transfer duty (welcome tax) in Quebec at a glance
What the transfer duty (welcome tax) works out to at common Canada home prices, computed from the bands above.
| Home price | Transfer duty (welcome tax) |
|---|---|
| $400,000 | $4,111 |
| $600,000 | $7,111 |
| $800,000 | $10,111 |
| $1,000,000 | $13,111 |
| $1,500,000 | $20,611 |
How buying costs work in Quebec
Quebec's transfer duty — the droit de mutation, known as the 'welcome tax' — uses provincial bands indexed each year. Montréal and some other cities apply higher brackets on the portion above $500,000; confirm your municipality's schedule.
On a $600,000 home, Quebec's transfer duty (welcome tax) comes to roughly $7,111. On top of that you'll pay your real-estate lawyer, an inspection and registration — all built into the calculator above.
First-home buyers: Quebec introduced a first-home transfer-duty credit (up to about $5,875) retroactive to 1 January 2026, phasing out between $750,000 and $1,000,000. It's a refundable tax credit paid later, so it isn't deducted from your closing-day cost above — confirm the final rules with Revenu Québec.
Foreign buyers: No provincial foreign-buyer tax (the federal foreign-buyer ban applies).
Source: Act respecting duties on transfers of immovables (Quebec); 2026 indexed bands. Official source ↗
Frequently asked questions
How much is Transfer duty (welcome tax) in Quebec?
On a $600,000 home in Quebec, Transfer duty (welcome tax) is about $7,111. It's charged on marginal price bands — see the table above — so it changes with your price. Quebec's transfer duty — the droit de mutation, known as the 'welcome tax' — uses provincial bands indexed each year. Montréal and some other cities apply higher brackets on the portion above $500,000; confirm your municipality's schedule.
Do first-home buyers get a break in Quebec?
Quebec introduced a first-home transfer-duty credit (up to about $5,875) retroactive to 1 January 2026, phasing out between $750,000 and $1,000,000. It's a refundable tax credit paid later, so it isn't deducted from your closing-day cost above — confirm the final rules with Revenu Québec.
What about foreign buyers in Quebec?
No provincial foreign-buyer tax (the federal foreign-buyer ban applies).
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