Welcome tax · Joliette · 2026 grid verified at the source
The exact 2026 grid of Joliette, read on the city's site, with the tax on real prices, the credit and the payment terms.
In Joliette, the 2026 welcome tax (transfer duties) follows the provincial brackets (0.5% up to $62,900, 1% up to $315,000, 1.5% up to $500,000) and then the city's own rate: 3% above. On a single-family house at $475,000 (Joliette agglomeration median, QPAREB Q2 2026), the tax is $5,235.50; an eligible first-time buyer gets $5,058.88 back through Quebec's refundable credit (up to $5,875, reduced above a $750,000 base) and pays $176.62 net. In Joliette, the transfer duty is payable in one instalment within 30 days of the billing date. The bill arrives after the deed is registered, never at the notary, and no lender includes it in the mortgage.
Joliette applies the three provincial brackets up to $500,000 and then raises the rate by by-law: 3% above. Below $500,000, the tax is the same as anywhere else in Quebec; the difference appears above.
| Bracket of the tax base (2026) | Rate in Joliette |
|---|---|
| $0 to $62,900 | 0.5% |
| $62,900 to $315,000 | 1% |
| $315,000 to $500,000 | 1.5% |
| Above $500,000 | 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: joliette.ca, Droit de mutation immobilière (barème 2026).
The examples cover a condo, the $500,000 threshold, a single-family house at the median ($475,000, Joliette agglomeration median, QPAREB Q2 2026) and larger properties, so you can place your own price. Above a $750,000 tax base, the first-time buyer credit shrinks and disappears at $1,000,000.
| Price paid (or adjusted roll value) | Welcome tax | First-time buyer credit | Net cost, first-time buyer |
|---|---|---|---|
| $280,000 | $2,485.50 | $2,485.50 | $0 |
| $475,000 | $5,235.50 | $5,058.88 | $176.62 |
| $500,000 | $5,610.50 | $5,152.62 | $457.88 |
| $600,000 | $8,610.50 | $5,875 | $2,735.50 |
| $750,000 | $13,110.50 | $5,875 | $7,235.50 |
| $900,000 | $17,610.50 | $2,350 | $15,260.50 |
How to read it: on a single-family house at $475,000 (Joliette agglomeration median, QPAREB Q2 2026), the welcome tax is $5,235.50; an eligible first-time buyer gets $5,058.88 back and pays $176.62 net. At that price, Joliette costs no more than a municipality on the basic provincial grid: the increase only starts at $500,000. 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 Joliette, the transfer duty is payable in one instalment within 30 days of the billing date. On an exempt transfer, the city charges a special duty: nothing under $5,000, the equivalent of the transfer duty (0.5%) from $5,000 to $40,000, $200 above; none when the transferor has died. Transfers not registered at the Land Register must be disclosed within 90 days. 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 Joliette'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 single-family house at the median ($475,000), the credit covers $5,058.88 of the $5,235.50, so a first-time buyer in Joliette pays $176.62 net. 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. Joliette 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.
On a $600,000 house, Joliette charges $8,610.50, $1,500 more than a municipality on the basic grid. Joliette applies the same grid as Repentigny, Terrebonne or Mascouche. Montreal applies 2% between $552,300 and $1,104,700: on a $750,000 house, $2,761.50 less than in Joliette. Blainville only surcharges above $750,000.
| City (2026 grid) | On $500,000 | On $600,000 | On $750,000 | On $1,000,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joliette | $5,610.50 | $8,610.50 | $13,110.50 | $20,610.50 |
| Repentigny | $5,610.50 | $8,610.50 | $13,110.50 | $20,610.50 |
| Montreal | $5,610.50 | $7,349 | $10,349 | $15,349 |
| Blainville | $5,610.50 | $7,110.50 | $9,360.50 | $16,860.50 |
| Basic provincial grid (no municipal increase) | $5,610.50 | $7,110.50 | $9,360.50 | $13,110.50 |
The grid applies to the City of Joliette only. Notre-Dame-des-Prairies, Saint-Charles-Borromée and Saint-Paul, which form the urban agglomeration with Joliette, each have their own by-law: a few streets apart, the tax on a $600,000 house can differ by $1,500. Joliette explicitly excludes the value of furniture from the tax base: on a sale that includes appliances or furniture, have them valued separately in the deed.
Our other data series for Joliette, drawn from Centris listings:
Each page is recalculated from the past year's actual sales, aggregates only.
The notary's other document: Certificate of location in Joliette: cost, timing and when to redo it
Once the bill is paid: Welcome tax refund in Quebec: how to apply, where, when and with which documents
How much down payment to buy in Joliette:
The legal minimum on the median house, the 20% that avoids the CMHC premium, the premium at the minimum, what a FHSA and an HBP cover, the condo, and ten years of perspective in Joliette.
When to sell in Joliette, ten years of sales month by month:
The month with the most home sales, the quietest month, spring versus winter, the best-paying month and when to list to sell at the right time in Joliette.
How many plexes are for sale in Joliette, ten years of perspective:
Plexes for sale at each month-end and new listings since 2016, absorption, months of inventory, and the comparison with houses and condos in Joliette.
Plexes that do not sell in Joliette, ten years of perspective:
Plex listings expired without a sale per year since 2016, the failure rate against sales, the same rate for houses and condos, and what it tells a building seller in Joliette.
How much buyers negotiate a plex in Joliette, ten years of perspective:
Sale price as a percentage of asking for plexes, year by year since 2016, the ratio on the original price, houses and condos alongside and the dollar gap on the median building in Joliette.
What the median house costs a month in Joliette, ten years of perspective:
The monthly payment on the house in the middle every year since 2016 with the Centris price and the 5-year rate actually charged, the share of price and the share of rate, the renewal shock and the income it takes in Joliette.
What the house really gained in Joliette, once inflation is removed:
Each year's median price converted to 2026 dollars with the Quebec CPI, the real increase, the years of real decline, the peak in purchasing power and the condo alongside in Joliette.
What the median condo costs a month in Joliette, ten years of perspective:
The monthly payment on the condo in the middle every year since 2016 with the Centris price and the 5-year rate actually charged, the share of price and the share of rate, the renewal shock and the income it takes in Joliette.
How long to sell a plex in Joliette, ten years of perspective:
Median and average days on market of plexes year by year since 2016, the house and the condo alongside, market periods and the weight of buildings that sit in Joliette.
How much is a duplex, a triplex, a quadruplex in Joliette, ten years of perspective:
The median price by building type year by year since 2016, the number of sales, the price per unit, what the extra unit costs and the house alongside in Joliette.
Joliette or the city next door: where to buy in 2026, matchup by matchup:
Each matchup puts Joliette and a neighbouring city side by side over ten years of Centris sales: house and condo prices, gap, days on market, inventory, bidding, unsold listings and monthly payment.
How much is a semi-detached or row house in Joliette, ten years of perspective:
The median price by house type year by year since 2016, the number of sales, the shared-wall discount and how it moved in Joliette.
How many houses still sell under $500,000 in Joliette, ten years of perspective:
Sales under $500,000 and under $400,000 year by year since 2016, their share, the tipping year and what is still available under the threshold in Joliette.
How long to sell by price in Joliette:
Median days on market by price bracket over the past twelve months, the fastest bracket, the slowest and what it changes for selling or buying in Joliette.
How much the lot is worth in a house price in Joliette, ten years of perspective:
The median price of houses on small lots and on large lots year by year since 2016, the large-lot premium and how it moved in Joliette.
How long to sell a plex by price in Joliette:
Median plex days on market by price bracket over the past twelve months, the fastest bracket, the slowest and what it changes for selling or buying a plex in Joliette.
At what price plexes sell in Joliette, range by range:
The distribution of plex sales by price bracket in 2020 and 2026, the best-selling range, the share under $450,000 and under $600,000 in Joliette.
The average plex price in Joliette, and why it exceeds the median:
The average sale price of plex year by year since 2016, beside the median price and the asking price, and the gap between the two in Joliette.
How many dollars of plex sell in Joliette, ten years of perspective:
Plex sales volume year by year since 2016, the number of sales and the average price behind it, and the plex's share of the market in Joliette.
Where the real estate money goes in Joliette:
Sales dollars split between houses, condos and plexes every year since 2016, the category that weighs the most and the one that grew the most in Joliette.
What sells at what price in Joliette:
The 2026 sales crossed by price range and category: what sells under $300,000, who holds the million, where houses, condos and plexes compete in Joliette.
Which sells fastest in Joliette, house, condo or plex:
Days on market of houses, condos and plexes compared price range by price range over twelve months in Joliette.
At what price houses sell in Joliette, range by range:
The distribution of sales by price bracket in 2020, 2023 and 2026, the best-selling range, the share under $500,000 and above $750,000 in Joliette.
The plex in Joliette, the 2026 file:
Prices, door, days on market, volume, down payment and what the median does not say, on Centris sales.
Is a plex profitable in Joliette in 2026:
The full math on the duplex, triplex and fourplex at the 2026 median price and the median rent in Joliette, labelled assumptions.
Duplex or triplex in Joliette, the 2026 comparison:
Prices, price per unit, minimum down payment to live in it and days on market, on Centris sales by type.
House or plex in Joliette, ten years face to face:
Prices, change, days on market, negotiation, plex-to-house ratio and price per door, on Centris sales.
And the market in Joliette this month:
The past twelve months, month by month, from the same Centris listings.
How much buyers negotiate on a house by price in Joliette:
Sold-to-asking ratio by price bracket over the past twelve months, the bracket negotiated the most, the one where asking or more is paid, and what it changes for selling or buying in Joliette.
How much buyers negotiate on a plex by price in Joliette:
Sold-to-asking ratio by price bracket over the past twelve months, the bracket negotiated the most, the one where asking or more is paid, and what it changes for selling or buying in Joliette.
Where the money goes by price in Joliette:
Share of dollars against share of sales by price bracket over the past twelve months, the average ticket and the bracket that weighs the most in Joliette.
How much sellers cut their price before selling in Joliette:
Sold price against the first asking price and the last, by price bracket over the past twelve months, and the bracket where sellers adjust the most in Joliette.
What the median plex costs in Joliette:
The payment at 20% down and the welcome tax, year by year, house alongside.
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See also the welcome tax in 40 Quebec cities and the first-time buyer refund.
$5,235.50 with Joliette's 2026 grid, if the price paid is the tax base. An eligible first-time buyer gets $5,058.88 back from Revenu Québec and pays $176.62 net.
A few weeks to two months after signing at the notary, once the deed is registered in the Land Register. In Joliette, the bill can be paid in instalments: see the payment section above.
Under $500,000, no: the grid is the provincial one. Above, Joliette applies 3% above, which places it among the cities at 3%; the comparison table shows the gap on real prices.
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.
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