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)—
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.
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—
Contract effective rate
APR (incl. fees)
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The shaded gap is the annualised cost of all fees. A wider gap means fees add meaningfully to the true borrowing cost.
Payment—
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Calculated using the selected compounding convention and amortization.
Term-End Balance—
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Remaining principal at term end (modelled as payoff cashflow for APR).
Contract Effective Annual Ratefees excluded
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Effective annual cost from compounding alone (no fees).
Total Fees Includedentered
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Sum of all entered fee fields.
Copy-ready Summaryclient email / deal note
Copies APR, payment, and the fee breakdown into a clean text block.
Cost Buckets—
Financed Costs Added to mortgage balance—
Item
Amount
Default Insurance Premium (capitalized)
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Financed Lender / Admin / Broker Fees
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Other Financed Costs
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Total Financed Costs
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These amounts increase your mortgage balance and accrue interest.
Upfront Costs Paid at closing—
Item
Amount
Default Insurance Premium Tax (PST/QST)
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Upfront Lender / Admin / Broker Fees
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Appraisal / Required Third-Party Charges
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Total Upfront Costs
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These amounts are paid at closing and do not accrue interest.
Total Mandatory Costs Financed + Upfront—
Category
Amount
Financed Costs
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Upfront Costs
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Total Mandatory Costs
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How This Affects Your Mortgage—
Summary
Amount
Base Mortgage (before financed costs)
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+ Financed Costs
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= Total Mortgage Balance
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Upfront Cash Required (cost bucket)
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Net Advance (Funds Received)
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The APR calculation uses your net funds received (after upfront costs), your scheduled payments, and the term-end balance.