For all the first time home buyers, to canalize their mortgages, there are a number government programs available. Once you are eligible for these programs, you can acquire any one of them. The government has some programs like First-time home buyers’ credit, RRSP home buyers’ plan (HBP), 5% down payment program, HST new housing rebate and Land transfer tax rebates.
5% down payment is available to you for homes up to $500,000 as the purchase price. First time Home Buyers will have to put 10% “on the portion” of the price over $500,000. For instance On a purchasing a home for the price of $700,000, the minimum down payment the buyer has to pay will be calculated as 5% on the first $500,000 payments that will be around $25,000 and 10% on the next $200,000 which would be around $10,000. So the total down payment will sum up to $35,000.