Newfoundland Land Transfer Tax Calculator 2026
What registering a home costs in Newfoundland and Labrador instead of a land transfer tax, at 2026 fees.
Newfoundland and Labrador has no land transfer tax: the fee to register a $750,000 home is $3,098 in 2026, 0.41% of the price.
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Land transfer tax
$3,098.00
Effective rate: 0.41% of purchase price
Provincial
$3,098
Newfoundland and Labrador has no land transfer tax. Shown is the deed registration fee.
Estimates only. Rates and thresholds change; always confirm with your lawyer at closing. Non-resident buyer taxes (NRST, FBT) are not included.
Newfoundland and Labrador registration fees, 2026
Newfoundland and Labrador has no land transfer tax. The Registry of Deeds charges $100 plus $0.40 for every $100 of value above $500 to register the deed, about 0.4% of the price, and the same again to register the mortgage, which the calculator does not include.
The fee at common prices
| Home price | Fee | Share of price |
|---|---|---|
| $300,000 | $1,298 | 0.43% |
| $500,000 | $2,098 | 0.42% |
| $750,000 | $3,098 | 0.41% |
| $1,000,000 | $4,098 | 0.41% |
| $1,500,000 | $6,098 | 0.41% |
| $2,000,000 | $8,098 | 0.40% |
| $3,000,000 | $12,098 | 0.40% |
First-time buyers
There is no rebate because there is no tax: every buyer in Newfoundland and Labrador pays the same registration fee.
The other help for first-time buyers in Newfoundland and Labrador, 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 Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is one of three provinces with no land transfer tax; Alberta and Saskatchewan are the others. What a buyer pays is the Registry of Deeds fee, about 0.4% of the price, collected by the lawyer at closing: $3,098 on a $750,000 home.
There is no first-time buyer rebate, because there is no tax.
Land Transfer Tax in Newfoundland and Labrador: Quick Answers
Is there a land transfer tax in Newfoundland and Labrador?
Newfoundland and Labrador has no land transfer tax. The Registry of Deeds charges $100 plus $0.40 for every $100 of value above $500 to register the deed, about 0.4% of the price, and the same again to register the mortgage, which the calculator does not include. That is $2,098 on a $500,000 home, $3,098 on $750,000 and $4,098 on $1,000,000.
Do first-time buyers get a rebate in Newfoundland and Labrador?
No, because there is no tax to rebate: every buyer pays the same registration fee.
Who pays the deed registration 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.
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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 Newfoundland and Labrador property tax rates page.
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