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Canadian 'Cost of Borrowing' APR Mortgage Calculator

Educational cash-flow APR (IRR) + province selection for disclosure-style assumptions.

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Inputs

Educational Mode

Default Insurance (Auto)

Note: This estimator uses published CMHC premium schedules for homeowner loans and refinance/portability increases. Final eligibility and exact premium treatment can vary by insurer, lender, occupancy, property type, and program rules.

Refinance at ≤ 80% LTV ("Insurable"): No borrower-paid premium applies. Lenders may obtain portfolio (bulk) insurance at their own cost; no charge is passed to the borrower.

Manitoba: Manitoba removed its 7% Retail Sales Tax (RST) on mortgage default insurance premiums in 2020. No provincial tax applies to insured mortgages in Manitoba.
Loan-to-Value (LTV)
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Enter property value and down payment

Fees included in APR

Educational mode: Uses a cash-flow (IRR) approach including fee timing and “in advance” interest when selected. Provincial Regulatory modes lock assumptions for standardized disclosure comparisons.

Results

Estimated APR (Effective Annual) Educational (IRR)
Enter values and click Calculate APR.
Estimated APR (Nominal, Compounded Semi-Annually) Canadian disclosure convention
Converts the effective annual APR back to a nominal rate compounded semi-annually — the convention used in Canadian mortgage cost-of-borrowing disclosures. Equivalent economic cost to the effective annual figure above.
APR vs Contract Rate — Fee Cost Visualised
0%
Contract effective rate
APR (incl. fees)
The shaded gap is the annualised cost of all fees. A wider gap means fees add meaningfully to the true borrowing cost.
Payment
Calculated using the selected compounding convention and amortization.
Term-End Balance
Remaining principal at term end (modelled as payoff cashflow for APR).
Contract Effective Annual Rate fees excluded
Effective annual cost from compounding alone (no fees).
Total Fees Included entered
Sum of all entered fee fields.
Copy-ready Summary client email / deal note
Copies APR, payment, and the fee breakdown into a clean text block.
Cost Buckets
Financed Costs Added to mortgage balance
ItemAmount
Default Insurance Premium (capitalized)
Financed Lender / Admin / Broker Fees
Other Financed Costs
Total Financed Costs
These amounts increase your mortgage balance and accrue interest.
Upfront Costs Paid at closing
ItemAmount
Default Insurance Premium Tax (PST/QST)
Upfront Lender / Admin / Broker Fees
Appraisal / Required Third-Party Charges
Total Upfront Costs
These amounts are paid at closing and do not accrue interest.
Total Mandatory Costs Financed + Upfront
CategoryAmount
Financed Costs
Upfront Costs
Total Mandatory Costs
How This Affects Your Mortgage
SummaryAmount
Base Mortgage (before financed costs)
+ Financed Costs
= Total Mortgage Balance
Upfront Cash Required (cost bucket)
Net Advance (Funds Received)
The APR calculation uses your net funds received (after upfront costs), your scheduled payments, and the term-end balance.
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