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First-time buyer calculator.

Saskatchewan and Ottawa both help first-time buyers, in four separate places. This adds them up so you can see the real down payment and the real refund.

Saskatchewan's First-Time Homebuyers' Tax Credit and the federal Home Buyers' Amount are both non-refundable credits on a $10,000 base. The Home Buyers' Plan lets you withdraw from an RRSP tax-free and repay over fifteen years. The First Home Savings Account is separate and is not repaid. Verify current limits before relying on these.

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Questions about this

What help do first-time buyers get in Saskatchewan?

Four things: the Saskatchewan First-Time Homebuyers' Tax Credit, the federal Home Buyers' Amount, tax-free withdrawals from a First Home Savings Account, and a Home Buyers' Plan withdrawal from an RRSP repaid over fifteen years. The two credits arrive as a tax refund the following spring, not as cash at closing.

How much is the minimum down payment in Saskatchewan?

Five percent of the first $500,000 and ten percent of anything above that. Most Saskatoon homes fall entirely under $500,000, so five percent is usually the floor, though under twenty percent the mortgage must be insured.

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