First-Time Home Buyers Rebate

Nova Scotia's First-Time Home Buyers Rebate is a rebate equivalent to 18.75 per cent of the provincial portion of the HST or 1.31 per cent of the purchase price of capital stock in a housing cooperative, up to $3,000, on newly built homes.

This program is for newly constructed homes only and does not include renovations or conversions from rentals to condominiums.

Do I qualify for the rebate?

You will qualify for the rebate if:

• the newly constructed home will be used as your primary residence; and
• the individuals that will occupy the newly constructed home:
  • have not owned and occupied a home in Canada in the last five years; or
  • the home they owned and were occupying at the time was involuntarily destroyed within the last five years

What homes qualify for the rebate?

• homes built on land you owned before construction started
• homes built on land owned by the builder
• condominium units
• manufactured homes installed on leased land
• the purchase of a share in a Cooperative Housing Corporation

What is the application deadline for the rebate?

• You have 24 months from the date of sale noted on your deed transfer documents, if you purchased your home.
• You have 24 months from the bill of sale date if you purchased a manufactured home installed on leased land or a share in a cooperative housing corporation.
• You have 24 months from the date of your occupancy permit if your home was built on land you own.