The Province Of Manitoba's
Shameless Tax Grab
(Based On A True Story)

Preface

This is the sad story about how Manitoba citizens everyday experience disappointment and financial setback after their joyfull experience of purchasing their dream home. Saving and scrimping for their first home, our heroes finally make the purchase of their lifetime. Although concerned about the large financial outlay (the house cost $300,000), they make the purchase knowing they have some savings to assist in the additional expenses of their new home.

Did they forget about Manitoba's Land Transfer Tax? Well how much can it cost to register a new owner at The Property Registry? It is done electronically, isn't it? How much? $3,650.00 !! (sob)

Find out more about the sad story of our unsuspecting couple by browsing through our Table Of Contents and reading more about The Province of Manitoba's Shameless Tax Grab.
 
**NEW** Kill Monster Cash Grab - Winnipeg Sun, Sept. 21, 2011

**NEW** Fighting For Manitoba Homebuyers! - Sept. 21, 2011, WinnipegREALTORS Press Release

April 8, 2011 - Read the article "Tax Punitive to Home Buyers" - Winnipeg Real Estate News

View Frequently Asked Questions on Land Transfer Tax

View the growth in Land Transfer Tax revenues (2000 - 2010)
 
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READING - Find Out More

  1. View a comparison of Land Transfer Fees (includes a land transfer tax if applicable) for the three Prairie Provinces

  2. The top ten reasons for a first-time homebuyer's exemption

  3. Land transfer tax a shocker

  4. Winnipeg Free Press
    Canadian homebuyers hit with unfair burden

  5. Winnipeg Free Press - Shameless tax grab

  6. Rising Like The Red River - Land Transfer Tax Revenues Go Up Every Year

  7. Winnipeg REALTORS® - Read an article by Will Dunning,
    CAAMP Chief Economist

  8. Winnipeg REALTORS® - Land Transfer Tax Proposal

  9. Winnipeg REALTORS® - Land transfer tax had an adverse
    effect on the first-time home buyers’

  10. Land-transfer tax rapped
    Winnipeg Sun - March 22, 2010

  11. Change land transfer tax, say realtors
    Winnipeg Free Press, March 23, 2010

DOING - It's Time For Manitoba Citizens To ACT

What you can do to help stop this Shameless Tax Grab.