Pay your property transfer duties
Did you buy a building in Montréal? You need to pay a property transfer tax that is sometimes referred to colloquially as the “welcome tax.” Find out how.
Transfer duties are payable by the buyer of the building. If several people buy a building together, they share responsibility for paying these duties.
Receipt of your invoice
If you are buying an existing building, it may take several weeks for your property transfer duties invoice to be issued.
If you are buying a new building, it may take longer.
Paying your invoice
Property transfer duties are payable in one instalment within 30 days of the invoice date.
The deadline appears on the invoice.
Pay online
You can pay your tax account online at any of the financial institutions listed on the back of your tax notice.
To pay in one or more instalments, enter the reference number shown on the notice, without the hyphens.
Communication channels
Visit one of our points of service with the detachable part of your tax notice and your payment.
Only the following methods of payment are accepted:
- Debit card
- Cheque payable to “Ville de Montréal,” in Canadian dollars, drawn on a Canadian bank account
- Postal money order payable to “Ville de Montréal,” in Canadian dollars
- Cash (check the authorized limit at the point of service)
You can also pay your account at your financial institution’s counter or automated teller machine.
P.O. Box 11043, downtown station
Montréal, QC H3C 4X8
Send us your payment and the detachable stub on your tax account.
Only the following methods of payment are accepted:
- Cheque payable to “Ville de Montréal,” in Canadian dollars, drawn on a Canadian bank account
- Postal money order payable to “Ville de Montréal,” in Canadian dollars
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