How to file an Ontario Land Transfer Tax refund/rebate affidavit — and autofill it with my-id.ca
File a Land Transfer Tax refund/rebate affidavit without retyping your details
Claiming back overpaid Land Transfer Tax means an affidavit with your details, the transaction details, and the basis for the claim. This guide is an example of storing your details once in my-id.ca so the affidavit fills quickly.
Official form and source
Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:
- Service page: Refunds and rebates — Land Transfer Tax — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Land Transfer Tax Refund/Rebate Affidavit — 9996
What this form is about
The affidavit supports a claim for a refund of tax overpaid or a rebate of tax properly paid, depending on the circumstances of your transaction.
Before you start: what to gather
- Your full name, address, and contact information.
- The property and transaction details.
- The basis for the claim (the affidavit sets out the eligible reasons).
Confirm the current rules and time limits on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Store your details once. Save your name, address, and contact information in my-id.ca.
- Autofill the affidavit. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
- Confirm the basis and time limit on ontario.ca.
- File through the official process — often via your lawyer.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Property transactions reuse the same personal and property details across many documents. Stored once in my-id.ca — in Canada, with no third-party AI — each affidavit and form starts mostly filled.
Frequently asked questions
- What is this affidavit for?
- Claiming a refund of Land Transfer Tax that was overpaid or qualifies for a rebate. It asks for your name and contact details, the property and transaction details, and the basis of the claim. my-id.ca can store your personal details for autofill.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It stores your name, address, and details so the affidavit and related paperwork autofill instead of being re-typed.
- Does my-id.ca file the claim?
- No. my-id.ca autofills your information; you (or your lawyer) file the claim through the official process. Confirm current time limits on ontario.ca.
Fill it once. Reuse it everywhere.
Save your information in my-id.ca once, then autofill this form and the next one — web forms with the Chrome extension, PDFs right in the app. Your data is stored in Canada and AI runs on my-id.ca's own servers, never sent to third-party AI providers.