Nunavut land transfer tax calculator
Nunavut charges no land transfer tax — the answer is $0. You still pay land titles registration fees on closing, which are calculated from the property value and the mortgage amount. On a $500,000 purchase with a $400,000 mortgage those come to $1,150.
Nunavut charges no land transfer tax — but you still pay to register the transfer, and that fee is calculated from the price. Enter it and we'll work out what you actually owe.
Nunavut does not charge a land transfer tax. That is the whole answer, and most calculators stop there — which is unhelpful, because you still pay real money on closing. Here is what it actually is.
What you pay on closing instead
| Fee | Amount | How it's calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Transfers, transmissions, vesting orders and Crown grants on titled land | $750 | Value of the land <= $1,000,000: $1.50 for each $1,000 of value, minimum fee $60. Value > $1,000,000: $1.50 for each $1,000 of value up to $1,000,000 (= $1,500) plus $1.00 for each $1,000 of value above that. Example: $500,000 -> $750; $1,500,000 -> $2,000. The $60 minimum binds below $40,000 of value. Land Titles Tariff of Fees Regulations R-062-93 Schedule item 1. See gotcha on rounding. |
| Mortgages, special encumbrances, and caveats claiming a mortgage interest | $400 | $1.00 for each $1,000 of the principal amount secured, minimum fee $40. Example: $400,000 mortgage -> $400. R-062-93 Schedule item 2. |
| Caveats, leases, and other registrations | — | Caveat (other than Registrar's caveats and mortgage caveats) = $20. Leases and transfers of leases = $20 for each year or part of a year of the unexpired term, minimum $60, maximum $400. Applications to consolidate titles or issue separate titles = $10 plus $10 per title issued. Condominium registration (plan and declaration) = $100 plus $10 per unit. Plans under the Land Titles Act = $20. Application for approval of an address for service = $40. All other documents, instruments, plans and applications = $20. Notice of change of address, duplicate certificate of title, Crown grants for untitled land, and plans filed under the Canada Lands Surveys Act = Nil. |
| Document services (replaced 26 September 2022 by R-033-2022) | — | Copy of a plan delivered by email = $10; certified copy of certificate of title (email or paper) = $7; certificate of Crown ownership where no title issued = $5 per lot/parcel; writ book or general register certificate = $5 per person; certification of a copy of any other registered or filed document = $2 plus copy charge; email transmission of a copy of a registered document = $5; paper copy of a registered document = $5 for up to 5 pages plus $1 per additional page. |
| POLAR online system fees (in addition to the tariff fees) | — | Under the Parcelized Online Registration System Fees Regulations (R-031-2022, Financial Administration Act): search of writ book or general register = $5; title search = $4; viewing and/or receiving a copy of a plan = $10; viewing and/or receiving a copy of another document, instrument or caveat = $5. Section 1(2) confirms the Land Titles Tariff of Fees Regulations fees remain payable for services received through POLAR — these are additive, not a replacement. |
| Nunavut Land Claims Agreement notifications | — | A notification issued by the Commissioner and submitted by the Government of Nunavut in fulfillment of Nunavut Land Claims Agreement obligations — and any documents submitted with it for the same land — pay 10% of the amount otherwise calculated, and 100% of that reduced fee goes to the assurance fund. R-062-93 s.3. |
| Total you'll actually pay to register | $1,150 | Mandatory rows only |
This is the number other calculators don't give you. Ask most sites what land transfer tax costs in Nunavut and they answer "$0" and stop — which is true and useless, because you still write a real cheque at the land titles office.
What calculators get wrong here
- NUNAVUT IS NOT THE SAME AS NWT — THIS IS THE HEADLINE ERROR. Both inherited the identical 1993 NWT regulation R-062-93, so calculators routinely copy one to the other. They have since diverged completely: NWT moved its rates into its Act and raised transfers to $2.00/$1,000 with a $100 minimum and mortgages to $1.50/$1,000 with an $80 minimum. Nunavut still charges the original $1.50/$1,000 transfer with a $60 minimum and $1.00/$1,000 mortgage with a $40 minimum. On a $500,000 home the transfer fee is $1,000 in NWT and $750 in Nunavut. Any page showing the same number for both territories is wrong about one of them.
- NUNAVUT'S RATES ARE IN THE REGULATION, NWT'S ARE IN THE ACT. Nunavut's Land Titles Act s.156 says only that the Registrar shall demand 'the prescribed fee' — all amounts stay in R-062-93. This structural difference is why the two territories drifted apart and why sources for one cannot be reused for the other.
- ROUNDING IS AMBIGUOUS AND SHOULD BE DISCLOSED. Nunavut's Schedule says '$1.50 for each $1000 of value' with NO 'or part thereof', while the parallel NWT provision explicitly says 'or part thereof'. Registry practice is to round up to the next full $1,000, and that is what the JS above does, but the wording does not compel it. Show the rounding assumption on the page and note the amount is confirmed by the Land Titles Office on submission — exactly the kind of honest caveat that beats a confident wrong number.
- THE ABOVE-$1M TIER IS MARGINAL AND THE RATE DROPS to $1.00 per $1,000 on the excess. A flat 0.15% applied to the whole value overstates every transaction above $1,000,000.
- THE ASSURANCE FUND TAKES 10% OUT OF THE FEE — IT IS NOT AN EXTRA CHARGE. R-062-93 s.2 prescribes 10% of the fee for transfer into the assurance fund, and Land Titles Act s.159 confirms the Registrar transfers a percentage OF the fee collected. Do not add it on top the way Yukon requires. Getting this backwards inflates a Nunavut estimate by 10%.
- VALUE IS SWORN BY AFFIDAVIT AND CAN BE CHALLENGED. Land Titles Act s.157: where the fee is based on land value, value is ascertained by affidavit of the applicant/owner/acquirer or another person acquainted with the value. If the Registrar is not satisfied, they may require a certificate from a sworn valuator appointed by a judge, and that certificate is CONCLUSIVE for fee purposes. So the fee is on land value, not necessarily on the contract price.
The same purchase, elsewhere in Canada
What $500,000 costs to close in each jurisdiction we've verified, so you can see how much of this is geography.
| Province or territory | Tax on $500,000 |
|---|---|
| British Columbia | $8,000 |
| Manitoba | $7,650 |
| Ontario | $6,475 |
| Quebec | $5,610.50 |
| New Brunswick | $5,000 |
| Alberta | none |
| Saskatchewan | none |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | none |
| Northwest Territories | none |
| Nunavut you're here | none |
See the full cross-Canada comparison →
So what can you actually buy?
Land transfer tax is one line on a much longer bill. Tell us what you have saved and we work backwards to the most expensive home you could genuinely close on — down payment, transfer tax, the sales tax on your mortgage insurance, registration and legal, all counted. Most people find a quarter of their cash goes to things that aren't the down payment.
What can I actually close on? →Or, if you already know the price: how much cash you need on a $600,000 home →
Common questions
Does Nunavut have a land transfer tax?
No. Nunavut does not levy a land transfer tax. You still pay land titles registration fees on closing, which are calculated from the property value and the mortgage amount.
What do people get wrong about Nunavut land transfer tax?
NUNAVUT IS NOT THE SAME AS NWT — THIS IS THE HEADLINE ERROR. Both inherited the identical 1993 NWT regulation R-062-93, so calculators routinely copy one to the other. They have since diverged completely: NWT moved its rates into its Act and raised transfers to $2.00/$1,000 with a $100 minimum and mortgages to $1.50/$1,000 with an $80 minimum. Nunavut still charges the original $1.50/$1,000 transfer with a $60 minimum and $1.00/$1,000 mortgage with a $40 minimum. On a $500,000 home the transfer fee is $1,000 in NWT and $750 in Nunavut. Any page showing the same number for both territories is wrong about one of them.
Rates current as of 2026-08-06. Verified against Land Titles Tariff of Fees Regulations, consolidation of R-062-93 (Nunavut) — Schedule item 1 transfers ($1.50/$1,000, $60 minimum; $1.00/$1,000 above $1M), item 2 mortgages ($1.00/$1,000, $40 minimum), caveat/lease/other fees, s.2 the 10% assurance fund percentage, s.3 the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement 90% reduction, R-033-2022, Land Titles Tariff of Fees Regulations amendment (registered 26 Sept 2022) — verified that it repeals and replaces ONLY Schedule items 13 to 21 (document services). Items 1 and 2 (transfers and mortgages) are untouched, which is why the 1993-era rates are still current., R-031-2022, Parcelized Online Registration System (POLAR) Fees Regulations — the additional online search/view fees and s.1(2) confirming tariff fees remain payable for POLAR services, Nunavut Land Titles Act, official consolidation current to 3 June 2025 — s.156 (Registrar demands 'the prescribed fee', with no value-based amounts in the Act, unlike NWT), s.157 valuation by affidavit and conclusive valuator certificate, s.159 assurance fund funded as a percentage of fees collected. This is information, not tax advice.