Frequently Asked Questions - Application Details

What types of documents are required for each application stage?

It depends on the type of your new home construction. Please see the Type of New Home Construction table. 

 

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When will I know if I’m accepted into the program?

It will take up to three weeks to review your Preliminary Form and to let you know if you were accepted into the program.  If you meet the preliminary requirements, you will receive a final application package in the mail.  This package includes a final application form for the rebate. 

If your Preliminary Form did not meet the program requirements, or was incomplete, you will be notified by mail.  You have the option to submit a new application.

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I’m buying my home from a contractor – do I still need a copy of a building permit?

Yes.  You may get a copy of the building permit from the contractor.

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I have a permit from my municipality but it is not called a building permit. Do I still qualify?

Different municipalities call their construction permits by different names. If the permit you have is to authorize the start of construction of your new home, it will be accepted as a building permit.

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I am building a new home for a relation. Am I still eligible for the rebate?

If your relation is intending to make the new home their permanent residence you may apply for the rebate.

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What do you mean by a relation?

A relation means an individual related to you by blood, marriage, common law relationship, or adoption.

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What happens if more than 1,500 apply for the rebate?

Only the first 1,500 applicants that meet the preliminary requirements will receive a final application package.  Other preliminary forms will be kept on file in the order in which they are received.  If an applicant who met the preliminary requirements fails to meet all of the remaining requirements, a final application package will be sent to the next qualified applicant on the list.

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Can the rebate be paid directly to my builder or mini-home manufacturer?

No.  The program rebates a portion of the taxes paid on the construction of a new home. Only the individual who paid the taxes can apply for the rebate. The rebate will be paid to that individual.

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If my preliminary form was accepted, what happens if there is a delay in building my house or buying the house after April 1, 2010? Do I still get my rebate?

No.

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Is there a way to find out the number of applications that have qualified for the rebate?

This information will be available late August 2009 on this website.

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