How to claim the Ontario Land Transfer Tax refund for first-time homebuyers — and autofill it with my-id.ca
Claim the first-time homebuyer Land Transfer Tax refund without retyping your details
Ontario's first-time homebuyer refund means an affidavit with your details, the property details, and a declaration about prior ownership — on top of everything else at closing. This guide is an example of storing your details once in my-id.ca so the affidavit fills quickly.
Official form and source
Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:
- Service page: Land Transfer Tax refunds for first-time homebuyers — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Land Transfer Tax Refund Affidavit for First-Time Purchasers — 013-0300
What this form is about
The affidavit supports your claim for a refund of some or all of the Land Transfer Tax as an eligible first-time homebuyer.
Before you start: what to gather
- Your full name, address, and contact information.
- The property address and purchase details.
- The first-time buyer declarations the affidavit requires.
Confirm current eligibility and the time limit to claim on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Store your details once. Save your name, address, and contact information in my-id.ca.
- Autofill the affidavit. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
- Confirm eligibility on ontario.ca.
- Claim through the official process — often handled by your lawyer at registration.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Buying a home means the same personal details on a stack of documents. Stored once in my-id.ca — in Canada, with self-hosted AI — the affidavit and related paperwork start mostly filled.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the first-time homebuyer refund affidavit ask for?
- Your name and contact details, the property details, and declarations about prior home ownership. my-id.ca can store your personal details so the affidavit fills quickly.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It stores your name, address, and details so the affidavit and related closing paperwork autofill instead of being re-typed. Your lawyer usually handles the filing.
- Does my-id.ca claim the refund for me?
- No. my-id.ca autofills your information; the refund is claimed through the official process (often by your lawyer at registration). Confirm current eligibility and time limits on ontario.ca.
Fill it once. Reuse it everywhere.
Save your information in my-id.ca once, then autofill this form and the next one — web forms with the Chrome extension, PDFs right in the app. Your data is stored in Canada and AI runs on my-id.ca's own servers, never sent to third-party AI providers.