Welcome tax · Pointe-Claire · 2026 grid verified at the source
Pointe-Claire bills 2.1% above $500,000 and 2.6% above a million, never 3%. On a house at the $820,000 median, the tax is $12,330.50. Here is the 2026 grid, the calculation, the bill and the first-time buyer credit.
In Pointe-Claire, the 2026 welcome tax is calculated in five brackets: 0.5% up to $62,900, 1% up to $315,000, 1.5% up to $500,000, 2.1% up to $1,000,000 and 2.6% above. It is the gentlest grid on the West Island: $581.50 less than Montreal and $2,880 less than Westmount on the median house. On a single-family house at $820,000 (West Island South median, QPAREB Q2 2026), it comes to $12,330.50; an eligible first-time buyer gets $4,230 back from Revenu Québec and pays $8,100.50 net. The base is the higher of the price paid and the roll value times the 1.00 comparative factor in 2026; the bill is payable in one instalment; an exempt buyer pays a $200 supplementary duty above $40,000.
Pointe-Claire adopted unusual rates, 2.1% and 2.6%, below the 3% maximum the law allows and below the Montreal grid that climbs to 4%. With a median house at $820,000 in West Island South (QPAREB sector 1, 38 days), the increase reaches most house buyers, but for $1,920 more than the basic grid, against $4,800 in Westmount for the same house. Condos, at a $517,500 median, sit just above the threshold.
| Bracket of the tax base (2026) | Rate in Pointe-Claire |
|---|---|
| $0 to $62,900 | 0.5% |
| $62,900 to $315,000 | 1% |
| $315,000 to $500,000 | 1.5% |
| $500,000 to $1,000,000 | 2.1% |
| Above $1,000,000 | 2.6% |
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: pointe-claire.ca, transfer duties (2026 grid, factor 1.00).
The examples cover the condo at the median ($517,500), the $500,000 threshold, a bungalow in Pointe-Claire North, the house at the median ($820,000), the $1,000,000 threshold and a lakefront property on Lac Saint-Louis.
| Price paid (or adjusted roll value) | Welcome tax | First-time buyer credit | Net cost, first-time buyer |
|---|---|---|---|
| $517,500 | $5,978 | $5,244.50 | $733.50 |
| $500,000 | $5,610.50 | $5,152.62 | $457.88 |
| $650,000 | $8,760.50 | $5,875 | $2,885.50 |
| $820,000 | $12,330.50 | $4,230 | $8,100.50 |
| $1,000,000 | $16,110.50 | $0 | $16,110.50 |
| $1,500,000 | $29,110.50 | $0 | $29,110.50 |
How to read it: on a single-family house at $820,000 (West Island South median, QPAREB Q2 2026), the welcome tax is $12,330.50; an eligible first-time buyer gets $4,230 back and pays $8,100.50 net. Pointe-Claire's municipal increase accounts for $1,920 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. For 2026, Pointe-Claire's comparative factor is 1.0: a property assessed at $500,000 on the roll has a presumed market value of $500,000, and that figure becomes the base if the price paid is lower. The notary records the tax base in the deed of sale and the municipality bills from the registration in the Land Register.
In Pointe-Claire, the duties are payable in one instalment. For an exempt transfer, the City collects a supplementary duty equal to the transfer duty under $40,000 and $200 above. The City publishes on pointe-claire.ca its 2026 grid, the 1.00 comparative factor and a summary of the provincial home-ownership credit, with its reduction above $750,000. 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 Pointe-Claire'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 $517,500 condo, the tax of $5,978 is refunded at $5,244.50: $733.50 remains. On a $650,000 bungalow, $2,885.50 remains after a credit of $5,875. On the house at the $820,000 median, the credit is reduced to $4,230 (credit reduced by 2.35% of the amount above $750,000) and $8,100.50 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. Pointe-Claire 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.
Pointe-Claire is cheaper than all its neighbours above $500,000: on the median house, $380 less than Dorval (2% then 3%), $581.50 less than Montreal and $2,880 less than Westmount. Above $1,000,000, its 2.6% stays under the 3% of Dorval and Westmount.
| City (2026 grid) | On $650,000 | On $820,000 | On $1,500,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe-Claire | $8,760.50 | $12,330.50 | $29,110.50 |
| Dorval | $8,610.50 | $12,710.50 | $33,110.50 |
| Montreal | $8,349 | $11,749 | $27,325.50 |
| Westmount | $10,110.50 | $15,210.50 | $35,610.50 |
| Basic provincial grid (no municipal increase) | $7,860.50 | $10,410.50 | $20,610.50 |
Pointe-Claire is a reconstituted city of the Montreal agglomeration: same roll (2026-2028, reference value at July 1, 2024, factor 1.00 in 2026) but its own transfer duty by-law. Kirkland, Beaconsfield, Dollard-des-Ormeaux and Dorval, its neighbours, each have their own grid: on the same budget, the welcome tax can differ by thousands of dollars from one municipal boundary to the next. The 2.1% and 2.6% rates are the City's and can be amended by by-law at the annual budget: check the grid for the year of the transfer.
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$12,330.50 with Pointe-Claire's 2026 grid, if the price paid is the tax base. An eligible first-time buyer gets $4,230 back from Revenu Québec and pays $8,100.50 net.
A few weeks to two months after signing at the notary, once the deed is registered in the Land Register. Pointe-Claire bills after registration of the deed, payable in one instalment.
No, less: Pointe-Claire bills 2.1% between $500,000 and $1,000,000 and 2.6% above, whereas Westmount, L'Île-Perrot or Laval bill 3% from $500,000 and Montreal climbs to 4%. It is the gentlest grid on the West Island among the cities we verified.
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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