Vacant Home Tax

• ‘We’re all drowning’: Inside the chaos of Toronto’s vacant home tax rollout

  Newly released internal emails are offering a glimpse of the chaos behind Toronto’s vacant home tax rollout that had staff and councillors scrambling for answers.

  Politics

  Jul 15
  
• ‘We screwed up’: Toronto admits major flaws in vacant home tax rollout

  After being inundated with complaints from frustrated residents who received incorrect vacant home tax bills, City of Toronto staff were grilled by councillors.

  Canada

  Apr 18
  
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• Toronto vows to waive vacant home tax late fees after rollout ‘mess’

  Anyone who was wrongly hit with a late fee for failing to submit details under the vacant home tax is being told to ignore the charge as the city grapples with a chaotic rollout.

  Canada

  Apr 5
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• Expanded Ontario vacant home tax on the horizon as housing outlook improves slightly

  Currently, only Toronto, Ottawa and Hamilton have the provincial authority to impose a tax on homes that remain unoccupied. That list now looks set to expand.

  Economy

  Mar 27
• Deadline to submit Toronto vacant home tax declaration extended

  The City of Toronto says it has extended the deadline for homeowners to submit their vacant home tax declaration by an additional two weeks.

  Canada

  Mar 1
• Toronto homeowners reminded to submit yearly vacant home tax declaration by Feb. 29

  There is a fee of $21.14 for those who do not submit their declaration by the deadline.

  Canada

  Feb 2
• Toronto to hike vacant home tax to 3%, pledging millions to housing program

  Council voted 21-2 in favour of the move to increase the tax from one per cent to three per cent of a vacant home's assessed value starting in the 2024 tax year.

  Politics

  Oct 12, 2023
• B.C. expands speculation and vacancy tax in Vancouver Island, Howe Sound

  British Columbia is expanding the tax it created to clamp down on real estate speculation and ensure homes in rental-strapped communities don't sit empty.

  Politics

  May 26, 2023
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• Toronto homeowners have until the end of February to declare if their home is vacant

  The city said reminder notices will be mailed out the week of Feb. 13 to property owners who haven't' submitted their declaration.

  Canada

  Feb 2, 2023
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• Hamilton approves vacant homes tax, Airbnb bylaw to protect city’s housing supply

  Hamilton politicians voted in favour of legislation to help discourage speculators and open up empty units for rentals amid a housing crisis.

  Canada

  Jan 25, 2023