8 of the best · Toronto, Canada
What a foreign buyer needs to know in Toronto: the federal prohibition, Ontario’s Non-Resident Speculation Tax, the City’s land transfer and vacant home taxes, and the brokerages. We never publish prices.
Our 8 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated November 2026
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Three Toronto moments we keep going back to: the ferry to the islands for the skyline at dusk, a Saturday morning at St. Lawrence Market, and an afternoon in the galleries of the Royal Ontario Museum.
To 1 January 2027
Most non-Canadians may not buy residential property in Canada; the ban was extended to 1 January 2027.
25% since 2022
Ontario’s 25% tax on residential property bought by foreign nationals and foreign corporations.
What a foreign buyer needs to know first.
The back story
Rosedale’s ravine houses, Forest Hill, the Annex and the condominium towers of Yorkville and the waterfront, and the federal, Ontario and City rules a foreign buyer must know first.
Federal, provincial and City.
On top of Ontario’s
Toronto’s own land transfer tax and Municipal Non-Resident Speculation Tax.
25% since 2022
Ontario’s 25% tax on residential property bought by foreign nationals and foreign corporations.
To 1 January 2027
Most non-Canadians may not buy residential property in Canada; the ban was extended to 1 January 2027.
3% of assessed value
Owners declare every year whether a home is occupied; vacant homes pay 3%.
In Toronto.
Toronto and cottage country
A Toronto brokerage in the luxury and recreational markets.
Luxury homes
The Canadian arm of Sotheby’s International Realty, with Toronto offices.
