TORONTO - The harmonized sales tax about to take effect in British Columbia and Ontario is proof of Benjamin Franklin's assertion that "'in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death ...

The Ontario government will be removing the provincial portion of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) on new rental housing. The announcement was made by Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy and Housing ...

TORONTO – Death and taxes may be the only certainties in this world, as the saying goes, but Ontario and British Columbia are giving a break of sorts to people who pre-pay for funeral services before ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. TORONTO, Oct. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) applauds the Ontario ...

TORONTO — Some first-time homebuyers in Ontario could soon save tens of thousands of dollars on the cost of a home under a proposal from the provincial government to rebate the HST, but opposition ...

First-time homebuyers in Ontario could soon receive a rebate equal to the 13 per cent harmonized sales tax charged on new and renovated homes. Contingent on the passage of federal legislation, Ontario ...

Ontario is scrapping its portion of the harmonized sales tax on eligible purpose-built rental housing in an effort to spur construction. The province has been saying it would remove its eight per cent ...

If you're one of the millions of Canadians counting on government payments to help stretch your budget, there's good news on ...

TORONTO - Revenue Minister John Wilkinson says many Ontario residents will see their income taxes go down starting Jan. 1. He says 93 per cent of residents will get a one per cent tax cut in the new ...

The federal government proposed earlier this year to rebate the federal portion of the HST on new and substantially renovated homes valued up to $1 million for first-time homebuyers. Ontario's ...