Canadian Financial Planning Hub

Canadian money math, worked out on one pad.

Pick your province, then run calculators to analyze Mortgage Affordability, Amortization, Income tax and take-home pay, Retirement income, Credit card payoff, Lease vs. Buy analysis and many more. Save different scenarios to compare your results later in My Netpad tab or share Calculations or Charts with others.

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Step one

Set your province or territory

Every calculator below re-runs instantly against the rates for the jurisdiction you pick.

Total sales tax (GST/PST/HST)
13%
Lowest income tax bracket
19.05%
Top income tax bracket
46.16%
Small biz corp tax rate
11.20%
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Maximum Mortgage you can get

Maximum purchase price using Canadian GDS (39%) and TDS (44%) lending ratios, stress-tested — Ontario.

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Maximum home price

$399,629

Mortgage required

$349,139

Includes CMHC premium where applicable

Qualifying (stress-test) rate6.79%
GDS ceiling — 39% of gross monthly$3,088 / mo
TDS ceiling — 44% less debts$2,883 / mo
Housing budget used$2,883 / mo
Your down payment$60,000 · 15.0%
Minimum legal down payment$19,981
Price ceiling set by your down payment$850,000
CMHC premium included$9,510
Reviewed for 2026Rates from CRA and provincial finance ministriesHow we calculate
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Mortgage Payment Plan

Full payment schedule with prepayments — payments, interest and total cost over your term and over the whole amortization, plus the balance left at renewal.

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Regular payment

$2,962.48

Balance at end of term

$458,706

What you renew or pay out at the end of the term

Over the term

Number of payments60
Mortgage payments$177,749
Prepayments$0
Principal payments$61,294
Interest payments$116,455
Total cost$177,749

Over the amortization period

Number of payments300
Mortgage payments$888,745
Prepayments$0
Principal payments$520,000
Interest payments$368,745
Total cost$888,745

Principal remaining over the amortization

Reviewed for 2026Rates from CRA and provincial finance ministriesHow we calculate
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Monthly Mortgage Payment

Fixed-rate payments compounded semi-annually, as required by Canadian law — plus CMHC insurance.

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Monthly payment

$2,962.48

Accelerated bi-weekly

$1,481.24

26 payments a year — shaves years off the amortization

Semi-monthly (24×/yr)$1,479.78
Standard bi-weekly (26×/yr)$1,365.85
Down payment20.0%
CMHC insurance premium$0
Total mortgage principal$520,000
Total interest over full amortization$368,745
Minimum down payment for this price$40,000
Reviewed for 2026Rates from CRA and provincial finance ministriesHow we calculate
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Land Transfer Tax & Closing Costs

Ontario land transfer tax rates plus the usual cash-on-closing line items — every cost below is editable.

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Land transfer tax payable

$9,475

Total cash needed on closing

$13,500

Ontario land transfer tax$9,475
Toronto MLTT$0
First-time buyer rebate− $0
Legal fees$1,800
Home inspection$500
Title insurance$350
Appraisal$400
Statement adjustments$975
Total closing costs$13,500
Reviewed for 2026Rates from CRA and provincial finance ministriesHow we calculate
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FHSA Estimator over time

Tax deduction and tax-free growth inside a First Home Savings Account — deductible going in, tax-free coming out for a qualifying home.

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yrs
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Projected FHSA balance

$46,415

Lifetime tax refund from deductions

$11,860

About $2,372 back each contributing year

Combined marginal tax rate29.65%
Total contributed$40,000
Tax-free investment growth$6,415
Annual contribution limit$8,000
Lifetime contribution limit$40,000
Remaining lifetime room$0
Reviewed for 2026Rates from CRA and provincial finance ministriesHow we calculate
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Principal Residence Capital Gains

Tax owing when only part of your ownership period qualifies for the principal residence exemption — Ontario rates.

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Estimated tax on the sale

$24,375

Net gain after tax

$390,625

Total capital gain$415,000
Share sheltered by the exemption66.7%
Exempt portion of the gain$276,667
Taxable capital gain$138,333
Amount added to income (50% inclusion)$69,167
Effective tax on the gain5.87%

The exemption formula credits one bonus year, so a home designated for every year you owned it is fully sheltered. A change of use — renting it out or moving abroad — can also trigger a deemed disposition at fair market value.

Reviewed for 2026Rates from CRA and provincial finance ministriesHow we calculate
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HELOC Borrowing Calculator

Credit available against your home equity under OSFI limits — 65% of value revolving, 80% including your mortgage.

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yrs

Maximum HELOC limit

$220,000

Credit still available

$170,000

Home equity built$380,000
Interest-only monthly payment$268.75 / mo
Payment to clear the draw over the term$566.47 / mo
Interest paid over the repayment period$17,976
Loan-to-value after drawing58.8%
Reviewed for 2026Rates from CRA and provincial finance ministriesHow we calculate