The government is taking steps to get more rental housing built in Ontario by removing the full provincial portion of HST on qualifying new purpose-built rental housing.
The removal of the provincial portion of HST would apply to new purpose-built rental housing such as apartment buildings, student housing and senior residences built specifically for long-term rental accommodation.
News Releases;
EN: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1003722/ontario-helping-to-build-more-rental-housing
FR: https://news.ontario.ca/fr/release/1003722/lontario-favorise-la-construction-dun-plus-grand-nombre-de-logements-locatifs