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 hivi 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 hivi makes it faster

1. Store your details once. Save your name, address, and contact information in hivi.
2. Autofill the affidavit. Use the hivi Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside hivi.
3. Confirm eligibility on ontario.ca.
4. Claim through the official process — often handled by your lawyer at registration.

Why do it in hivi

Buying a home means the same personal details on a stack of documents. Stored once in hivi — in Canada, with self-hosted AI — the affidavit and related paperwork start mostly filled.