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Canadian Mortgage Calculators

Every one of these uses semi-annual compounding, the Canadian standard. Most free calculators on the internet use the American monthly formula and quietly get the payment wrong. The math is free; we only ask for an email if you want the report as a PDF.

Why our numbers differ from other calculators. On a $500,000 mortgage at 5.00% over 25 years, the Canadian payment is $2,908.02. The American formula returns $2,922.95. Ours matches what your lender will actually charge you.

Payments and amortization

Mortgage payment

Semi-annual compounding, every payment frequency, accelerated options.

Amortization schedule

Every payment to the last, with the interest/principal split.

In build

Extra payment

What one more payment a year takes off the amortization.

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Lump-sum prepayment

Anniversary prepayments against your privilege limit.

In build

Payment frequency

Accelerated bi-weekly against monthly, honestly compared.

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Interest-only payment

HELOC and interest-only payment sizing.

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Blend and extend

What a blended rate really costs versus breaking.

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Remaining balance

What you still owe at any point in the term.

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Buying

Affordability

Stress-tested against GDS and TDS, not wishful thinking.

PDF report

Land transfer tax

Every province, plus Toronto, Montreal and Halifax.

Closing costs

The cash you actually need on the day.

PDF report

Property tax

Municipal rates, and what they cost you in borrowing room.

Down payment

Statutory minimums and what crossing 20% really does.

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Default insurance premium

Premium, surcharges, and the PST you pay in cash.

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Stress test

What you qualify at, versus what you pay.

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Rent versus buy

With the opportunity cost of the down payment included.

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First-time buyer incentives

FHSA, Home Buyers' Plan and provincial rebates, stacked.

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New build GST/HST rebate

The rebate on new construction, by province.

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Renewing and refinancing

Renewal comparison

Your lender's offer against the market, over the whole term.

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Break penalty

Three months' interest against the interest rate differential.

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Refinance break-even

How long until the savings clear the penalty.

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Debt consolidation

What rolling cards and car loans into the mortgage really saves.

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HELOC

Available credit at 65% and 80% combined loan-to-value.

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Equity take-out

How much you can pull, and what it costs.

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Switch versus refinance

Two different transactions, two different rate shelves.

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Port your mortgage

Whether porting beats breaking when you move.

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Qualifying

GDS and TDS ratios

The two ratios every lender runs on your file.

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Self-employed income

How lenders read business-for-self income, and who reads it best.

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Rental income offset

Add-back versus offset — lenders differ enormously.

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Credit score impact

What a score band is worth in basis points.

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Loan-to-value

Which rate shelf your file lands on and why.

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Maximum mortgage

The largest file that clears both ratios.

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Co-signer impact

What adding income and adding debt each do.

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Bridge financing

Cost of covering the gap between closings.

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Investment

Rental property

Cash flow, cap rate and the 20% down requirement.

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Prepay or invest

After-tax comparison, not a slogan.

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Localised calculators

Four of these change materially depending on where you are buying, so we run them per province and per city rather than pretending Canada is one market.

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