{"id":917,"slug":"tarion-enrolment-fees-2025-bulletin-15","title":"Tarion enrolment fees Sept 1, 2025 (Registrar Bulletin 15) — \"$1,790 average payable by the vendor\"; 3.1% increase on $800K homes; $250 capital-replenishment surcharge","kind":"reference","scope":"business","status":"current","audiences":["kevin","smb-owner","candid-team"],"topics":["gc-vertical","tarion-warranty","regulatory-signals"],"reference_body":"**Claim:** Under **Registrar Bulletin 15** (revised, effective **September 1, 2025**), Tarion stated: *\"The new average one-time fee will be $1,790 payable by the vendor for a new home,\"* representing *\"a 3.1% increase in enrolment fee for the average home priced at $800,000.\"*\n\n**Sliding scale (current schedule):**\n- Sale price **≤ $550,000:** no fee change (approximately 14.4% of total enrolments).\n- Sale price **> $550,000 up to $4M:** progressive increases.\n- Maximum enrolment fee: **$6,000**.\n- Charitable/not-for-profit homes: exempt.\n- Condo conversion units: pay **2× the standard fee**.\n- Per-enrolment cancellation fee: **$50 + HST**.\n- All fees subject to HST.\n\n**$250 temporary capital-replenishment surcharge** is included to rebuild the Guarantee Fund after 2024's deposit-payout crisis. Per Tarion's 2025 Public Consultation discussion guide: *\"The current plan projects to raise close to $30 Million over three years, depending on the level of new home construction activity.\"*\n\n**Sources:**\n- <https://www.tarion.com/media/tarion-implementing-updated-enrolment-fee-schedule>\n- Tarion 2025 Public Consultation discussion guide.\n\n**Confidence:** Verified.\n\n**Why it matters for builder clients:** the fee is passed through to the new-home buyer at closing as an adjustment. On a $1M+ home it can be a four-figure line item buyers notice. Surface it transparently in pre-construction marketing so it doesn't feel like a surprise at closing.\n\n**Caveat — time-sensitive:** re-verify before quoting in long-form client work. Tarion adjusts the fee schedule periodically.","rationale_body":null,"metadata":null,"links":{"outgoing":[{"slug":"tarion-guarantee-fund-2024-100m-payouts","title":"Tarion Guarantee Fund — 2024 payouts >$100M (largest single year in program history); 900+ deposit claims drove the $250 capital-replenishment surcharge","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"depends-on"}],"incoming":[{"slug":"research-brief-tarion-ontario-may-2026","title":"Research brief: Tarion Warranty Corporation — definitive reference (May 2026)","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"}]},"created_at":"2026-05-24T14:19:39.518Z","updated_at":"2026-05-24T14:19:39.518Z"}