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City of Toronto · 2026 rates

Property tax in Toronto

Toronto's rate is 0.77%. On a $1,000,000 plex that is $7,673 a year, the largest expense line after the mortgage.
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Property tax is one line of the bill.

Plexmeter computes your payment on the Canadian semi-annual compounding rule, your real cash flow, the coverage ratio your lender will demand, and the price above which the building stops carrying itself.
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What the rate is made of

ShareRateOn $1,000,000
Municipal0.61%$6,143
Education0.15%$1,530
Total0.77%$7,673

Against neighbouring cities

CityRateOn $1,000,000
Vaughan0.75%$7,492
Richmond Hill0.76%$7,601
Toronto0.77%$7,673
Oakville0.85%$8,510
Whitchurch-Stouffville0.86%$8,552

Land transfer tax

On a $1,000,000 three-unit building the tax is $33,066. Toronto is the only municipality in Ontario that levies a municipal land transfer tax on top of the provincial one: the same building elsewhere in the region would cost $16,475. The gap is $16,591.

Your assessment is frozen at 2016 values

Ontario taxes on January 1, 2016 values, and a sale does not reset them. On a building bought at $1,000,000 whose assessment sits near $550,000, the tax is computed on that assessment, not on the price.

That is an advantage today and a liability tomorrow: when the roll is updated, expect about $3,453 more per year in Toronto, or $288 a month. Plexmeter derives it from your own tax bill, with no market averages.

What is the property tax rate in Toronto?

Toronto's rate is 0.77%. On a $1,000,000 plex that is $7,673 a year.

What value is Ontario property tax calculated on?

Ontario taxes on January 1, 2016 values, and a sale does not reset them.

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