Welcome tax · Blainville · 2026 grid verified at the source
Blainville only increases above $750,000: a $700,000 house pays $3,000 less there than in Terrebonne or Laval. Here is the 2026 grid, the calculation on real prices, the bill and what a first-time buyer gets back.
In Blainville, the 2026 welcome tax is calculated in four brackets: 0.5% up to $62,900, 1% up to $315,000, 1.5% up to $750,000 and 3% above. The $750,000 threshold is higher than in most neighbouring cities, which increase from $500,000. On a single-family house at $800,000 (Blainville median, QPAREB Q2 2026), it comes to $10,860.50; an eligible first-time buyer gets $4,700 back from Revenu Québec and pays $6,160.50 net. On a $428,500 condo, it is $4,538, fully refunded. The base is the higher of the price paid and the adjusted roll value; the bill arrives about 60 days after registration at the notary and is paid in one instalment by the due date shown. The City gives the example of an $850,000 property: $12,360.50.
Blainville set its increase threshold at $750,000, well above Laval, Terrebonne or Mirabel which increase from $500,000: between those two amounts the City bills 1.5% instead of 3%. On a $700,000 house, that is $3,000 less. Since Blainville's median house sells for $800,000, the 3% bracket does exist, but it only covers the $50,000 above the threshold: $1,500 on the median, against $9,000 for the same house in Laval.
| Bracket of the tax base (2026) | Rate in Blainville |
|---|---|
| $0 to $62,900 | 0.5% |
| $62,900 to $315,000 | 1% |
| $315,000 to $750,000 | 1.5% |
| Above $750,000 | 3% |
The thresholds are indexed every January 1 (the indexation is published in the Gazette officielle before July 1); the amounts above are the 2026 figures. Source: blainville.ca, taxes and assessment (2026 grid).
The examples cover the condo at the median ($428,500), the $500,000 threshold of neighbouring cities, a $650,000 house in Fontainebleau or on the Plateau, the $750,000 threshold, the house at the median ($800,000), the City's example ($850,000) and a prestige property.
| Price paid (or adjusted roll value) | Welcome tax | First-time buyer credit | Net cost, first-time buyer |
|---|---|---|---|
| $428,500 | $4,538 | $4,538 | $0 |
| $500,000 | $5,610.50 | $5,152.62 | $457.88 |
| $650,000 | $7,860.50 | $5,715.12 | $2,145.38 |
| $750,000 | $9,360.50 | $5,875 | $3,485.50 |
| $800,000 | $10,860.50 | $4,700 | $6,160.50 |
| $850,000 | $12,360.50 | $3,525 | $8,835.50 |
| $1,200,000 | $22,860.50 | $0 | $22,860.50 |
How to read it: on a single-family house at $800,000 (Blainville median, QPAREB Q2 2026), the welcome tax is $10,860.50; an eligible first-time buyer gets $4,700 back and pays $6,160.50 net. Blainville's municipal increase accounts for $750 of that amount, compared with a municipality that applies the basic grid. Our French welcome tax calculator runs the same calculation for any price.
The tax base is the highest of three amounts: the price paid, the consideration stated in the deed, and the value on the assessment roll multiplied by the year's comparative factor. In a rising market the price paid almost always exceeds the adjusted roll value, so the price is the base; in a sale between relatives or on a property bought below assessment, the adjusted roll value takes over and the bill can surprise. The notary records the tax base in the deed of sale and the municipality bills from the registration in the Land Register.
In Blainville, the transfer duty bill arrives about 60 days after the notary registers the deed and is paid in one instalment by the due date shown. The City publishes its grid and a worked example ($850,000: $12,360.50 in 2026) on blainville.ca, in the taxes and assessment section. The bill is never handed over at the notary's office: it arrives by mail, or in the online tax account, generally a few weeks to two months after signing. Budget for it before the offer to purchase, alongside notary fees and the inspection, because no lender finances it inside the mortgage.
Since January 1, 2026, Quebec's refundable tax credit for home ownership reimburses first-time buyers 100% of the first $5,000 of transfer duties paid and 25% of the next $3,500, up to $5,875, on a first principal residence. The credit is reduced by 2.35% of the portion of the tax base above $750,000 and reaches zero at $1,000,000 (Finances Québec, Information Bulletin 2026-2). A first-time buyer is someone who did not live in a home owned by themselves or their spouse in the year of purchase or the four previous years. The buyer first pays Blainville's bill, then claims the credit on their income tax return, or as an advance payment from October 2026 when the amount exceeds $1,000. On a $428,500 condo, the tax of $4,538 is refunded in full. On a $650,000 house in Fontainebleau, the tax of $7,860.50 is refunded at $5,715.12: $2,145.38 remains, against $4,235.50 in Terrebonne. On the house at the $800,000 median, the credit is reduced to $4,700 (credit reduced by 2.35% of the amount above $750,000) and $6,160.50 remains. The details, including couples where only one spouse has owned before, are in our guide to the welcome tax refund.
The exemptions come from provincial law and are the same in every city: a transfer in the direct ascending or descending line (parent to child, grandparent to grandchild, never between siblings), a transfer between spouses who are married, in a civil union or de facto after twelve months of living together (or parents of the same child), a tax base under $5,000, and a transfer to a corporation in which the seller holds at least 90% of the shares. The notary cites the exemption section in the deed. Blainville then collects a supplementary duty of at most $200, except when the transfer follows a death. Our French article on welcome tax exemptions goes into detail.
Between $500,000 and $750,000, Blainville is the cheapest on the North Shore: 1.5% against 3% in Terrebonne and Laval, and less than Montreal (2% from $552,300). Above $750,000, Blainville joins the 3%, but the gap accumulated on the $500,000 to $750,000 portion ($3,750) remains.
| City (2026 grid) | On $650,000 | On $800,000 | On $1,200,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blainville | $7,860.50 | $10,860.50 | $22,860.50 |
| Terrebonne | $10,110.50 | $14,610.50 | $26,610.50 |
| Laval | $10,110.50 | $14,610.50 | $26,610.50 |
| Montreal | $8,349 | $11,349 | $19,825.50 |
| Basic provincial grid (no municipal increase) | $7,860.50 | $10,110.50 | $16,110.50 |
The grid applies to the whole city, from Fontainebleau to the Plateau and the Chante-Bois sector. Sainte-Thérèse, Boisbriand, Rosemère, Lorraine, Bois-des-Filion and Mirabel, in the same MRC or next door, each have their own by-law, often with thresholds at $500,000: for a buyer comparing two $700,000 houses on either side of a municipal boundary, the welcome tax difference can reach $3,000. Also check the year's comparative factor, published by the City, when you buy below assessment.
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$10,860.50 with Blainville's 2026 grid, if the price paid is the tax base. An eligible first-time buyer gets $4,700 back from Revenu Québec and pays $6,160.50 net.
A few weeks to two months after signing at the notary, once the deed is registered in the Land Register. Blainville sends the bill about 60 days after registration at the notary, payable in one instalment by the due date shown.
No, rather less: up to $750,000, Blainville applies the basic provincial grid, whereas Terrebonne, Laval, Mirabel or Boisbriand increase to 3% from $500,000. Above $750,000, Blainville also applies 3%, but on a shorter portion.
Yes, the grid is the same for a house, a condo, a plex or a lot, and the price used as the base includes sales taxes on a new build. Since 2026 the GST is eliminated up to $1,000,000 on a new home for a first-time buyer, which lowers the price paid and therefore the welcome tax base.
Also available in French: version française de ce guide.
A real case: on our listing at 70 Rue des Pistoles, priced at $950,000, the transfer duty reaches $15,360.50 and the first-time buyer credit, reduced above $750,000, covers only $1,175.
Published September 7, 2026 by the Loaa & Manseur team, the number 1 team at RE/MAX Platine in 2024 and 2025, 6th RE/MAX team in Quebec, 15th in Canada and in the global top 50 according to the official RE/MAX ranking. Tell us about your project.
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