HST Rebate For New Homes

Receive A HST Rebate For New Homes

Earn up to $6,300

What is the HST Rebate for New Homes?

The GST/HST new housing rebate is a federal government initiative in Canada that provides a rebate on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) or the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) on new homes. The rebate is available to homebuyers who acquire a new home, a pre-construction home or make significant renovations to an existing home.

The new housing rebate is worth up to $6,300, or 36% of the GST of the HST paid on a freshly constructed house. The HST rebate for new homes is only available for homes with a reasonable market value of $350,000 or less. If you have spent over $350,000 on a home, you may still qualify for partial federal and provincial new housing rebates.

What Homes Qualify for the HST rebate?

Owner-built houses

You may be entitled to claim a GST/HST new housing rebate for an owner-built house if you:

Built or engaged someone else to build a house on land that you already owned or leased
Substantially renovated, or engaged someone else to substantially renovate your existing house (at least 90% of the interior of the existing house must be removed or replaced to be a substantial renovation)
Renovated, or engaged someone else to renovate, your existing house and built, or engaged someone else to build, a major addition to your house, to the extent that this is viewed as a newly built house (for example, the addition of a full second story to an existing bungalow). Adding a sun porch, sunroom, family room, or bedroom alone is not a major addition.
Converted a non-residential property into your house
Purchased a new or substantially renovated mobile home or a new floating home from a builder of the home (this includes the manufacturer or vendor of the home), or you or someone you hired substantially renovated such a home

Houses purchased from a builder

You may be entitled to claim a GST/HST new housing rebate for a house purchased from a builder if one of the following applies:

You purchased a new or substantially renovated house (building and land) from a builder
You purchased a new or substantially renovated mobile home or a new floating home from a builder (this includes the manufacturer or vendor)
You purchased a share of the capital stock of a co-operative housing corporation (co-op) where the co-op has paid tax regarding a new or substantially renovated house.
You purchased a new or substantially renovated house from a builder where you leased the land from that builder under the same agreement to buy the house, and the lease is for 20 years or more or gives you the option to buy the land.

What is the application process?

To file for the rebate, you must fill out and submit a form from the government website within two years of the completion date. You must fill out this form with details about yourself and your home.

You should also include a copy of your sales contract, your settlement statement, and any other relevant documents to your case.

If you’re claiming a refund for a new house purchased from a builder, the builder may be able to apply for the rebate on your behalf. The CRA will review your application and notify you of its determination. If you are accepted for the rebate, you will be mailed a cheque.

Please visit the CRA website to determine which forms are required based on your specific requirements.

Contact Information

Program Questions

Enbridge, HER+ Customer Service team: 1-844-777-3149