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2008 Housing Prices
 

Type

Price

Qualifying Household Income*

Standard Two-Storey

 $320,031 $83,433

Detached Bungalow

 $267,589 $70,985

Townhouse

 $224,734 $60,051

Condo

 $196,264 $51,054

* Based on a 25% down payment and a 25-year mortgage loan at a five-year fixed rate -excluding maintenance fees.
Source: RBC. March, 2008.

 

Date

Average House Price*

January-July 2006

$231,435

January-July 2007

$245,468
* Based on properties sold through the Multiple Listing Service.
Source: Scotiabank Group. 2007.

 

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Average Rent for Two-Bedroom Apartments in 2007
 $961.00 per month
 Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. 2007.
 

  

2006 Average expenditure per household

Concept

Annual Amount

Food

$7,800

Shelter

$14,932

Household Operation

$3,438

Transportation

 $9,324

Personal Income Taxes

$17,302

Source: Statistics Canada. 2008.

 

Public Transportation

Type

Ride

Monthly Pass

Adult

2 Tickets or $3.00

$73.00

Senior

2 Tickets or $3.00

$29.00

Source: OC Transpo. 2008.

 

2005 Average Car Insurance in Ontario
 $2,383.64 per year
 Source: Car Test .ca
 

2007 Minimum Wage
 $8.00 per hour
 

Consumption Taxes
In Ottawa, two different taxes are applied to products and services. The federal Goods and Services Tax (GST) is 6%, while the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) is set at 8% and applies to the selling price including the GST. Some items including groceries, restaurant meals, and books are PST exempt.
 
 

2007 Federal Income Tax

Net Income

Tax

Basic Personal Amount

0%

Up to $37,885

15%

Up to $72,769

22%

Up to $123,184

26%

Over $123,184

29%

Source: Canada Revenue Agency. 2008.

 

    

 

 

2007 Provincial Income Tax

Net Income

Tax

Basic Personal Amount

0%

Up to $36,020

6.05%

Up to $72,041

9.15%

Over $72,041

11.16%

Source: Ontario Government. 2008.

 

    
   

2006 Total Violent Crime Rate
 601 per 100,000 population.
 

    

 

 

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