Alberta Land Transfer Tax Calculator 2026
What registering a home costs in Alberta instead of a land transfer tax, at 2026 fees.
Alberta has no land transfer tax: the fee to register a $750,000 home is $800 in 2026, 0.11% of the price. On the average home in Calgary, $646,198 in September 2026, it comes to $700.
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Land transfer tax
$800.00
Effective rate: 0.11% of purchase price
Provincial
$800
Alberta has no land transfer tax. Shown amount is the land title transfer fee ($50 + $5 per $5,000 of value).
Estimates only. Rates and thresholds change; always confirm with your lawyer at closing. Non-resident buyer taxes (NRST, FBT) are not included.
Alberta registration fees, 2026
Alberta has no land transfer tax. Registering the transfer at Land Titles costs $50 plus $5 for every $5,000 of the property's value, or part of it. Registering the mortgage costs a further $50 plus $5 for every $5,000 borrowed, which the calculator does not include.
The fee at common prices
| Home price | Fee | Share of price |
|---|---|---|
| $300,000 | $350 | 0.12% |
| $500,000 | $550 | 0.11% |
| $750,000 | $800 | 0.11% |
| $1,000,000 | $1,050 | 0.10% |
| $1,500,000 | $1,550 | 0.10% |
| $2,000,000 | $2,050 | 0.10% |
| $3,000,000 | $3,050 | 0.10% |
On a typical home in Alberta
| Market | Price | Fee | Month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | $646,198 average price | $700 | September 2026 |
| Edmonton | $466,080 average price | $520 | September 2026 |
Prices are from our monthly reports, linked in the table. For the down payment, the other closing costs and the income needed to buy one, see the cost to buy in Calgary and the cost to buy in Edmonton.
First-time buyers
There is no rebate because there is no tax: every buyer in Alberta pays the same registration fee.
The other help for first-time buyers in Alberta, from the federal savings accounts to provincial loans and rebates, is in our guide to first-time home buyer programs by province.
About the fee in Alberta
Alberta is one of three provinces with no land transfer tax; Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador are the others. What a buyer pays instead is the Land Titles registration fee on the transfer, a fraction of a percent of the price, collected by your lawyer at closing. Both fees were raised on October 20, 2024, the transfer fee from $2 to $5 per $5,000 of value.
There is no first-time buyer rebate, because there is nothing to rebate. On a $750,000 home the fee is $800, where the land transfer tax in Ontario would be $11,475.
Land Transfer Tax in Alberta: Quick Answers
Is there a land transfer tax in Alberta?
Alberta has no land transfer tax. Registering the transfer at Land Titles costs $50 plus $5 for every $5,000 of the property's value, or part of it. Registering the mortgage costs a further $50 plus $5 for every $5,000 borrowed, which the calculator does not include. That is $550 on a $500,000 home, $800 on $750,000 and $1,050 on $1,000,000.
Do first-time buyers get a rebate in Alberta?
No, because there is no tax to rebate: every buyer pays the same registration fee.
What is the land title transfer fee on a typical home in Calgary?
The average price in Calgary was $646,198 in September 2026, so the fee on it is $700.
Who pays the land title transfer fee, and when?
The buyer, on closing day: your lawyer collects it with the other closing costs and pays it when the transfer is registered. It cannot be negotiated, deferred or added to the mortgage, so it must be in cash on top of the down payment.
Other provinces and cities
Sources
Rates checked October 2026. They change with budgets and by-laws, and your lawyer confirms the amount at closing. Taxes on non-resident buyers are left out.
Related guides & tools
Once you own the home, the yearly tax is on our Alberta property tax rates page.
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