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Appendix

BC Property Transfer Tax Data Tables

May 16, 2017Pages 42–457 sections

Statistical data tables and maps regarding property transfer tax and foreign investment in British Columbia.

9.1.a) Letter dated April 24, 2017 from B. Reems, Senior Manager, Legislative & Corporate Services, Capital Regional District, Re: Foreign Purchaser Property Transfer Tax
June 10 - Dec 31, 2016 dataMetro Vancouver vs. Rest of Province

PROVINCE

ALL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TRANSACTIONS June 10-August 1, 2016 (Totals) June 10-August 1, 2016 (%) Aug. 2 - 31, 2016 (Totals) Aug. 2 - 31, 2016 (%) Sept 1 - 30, 2016 (Totals) Sept 1 - 30, 2016 (%) Oct 1 - 31, 2016 (Totals) Oct 1 - 31, 2016 (%) Nov 1 - 30, 2016 (Totals) Nov 1 - 30, 2016 (%) Dec 1 - 31, 2016 (Totals) Dec 1 - 31, 2016 (%) Cumulative Total - June 10 - Dec 31, 2016 (Totals) Cumulative Total - June 10 - Dec 31, 2016 (%)
Total Number of Property Transfers 30126 17808 11682 11128 10942 8817 90503
Total Number of Property Transfers that involved foreign nationals 2519 8.4% 249 1.4% 247 2.1% 329 3.0% 350 3.2% 329 3.7% 4023 4.4%
Total Value of All Property Transfers $20,499,449,901 $10,922,923,675 $7,237,233,481 $6,294,981,366 $6,765,450,335 $5,048,310,340 $56,768,349,098
Total Value of All Property Transfers Involving Foreign Nationals $2,619,156,390 12.8% $156,055,924 1.4% $162,185,677 2.2% $245,198,463 3.9% $295,758,538 4.4% $225,182,674 4.5% $3,703,537,666 6.5%
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METRO VANCOUVER

ALL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TRANSACTIONS June 10-August 1, 2016 (Totals) June 10-August 1, 2016 (%) Aug. 2 - 31, 2016 (Totals) Aug. 2 - 31, 2016 (%) Sept 1 - 30, 2016 (Totals) Sept 1 - 30, 2016 (%) Oct 1 - 31, 2016 (Totals) Oct 1 - 31, 2016 (%) Nov 1 - 30, 2016 (Totals) Nov 1 - 30, 2016 (%) Dec 1 - 31, 2016 (Totals) Dec 1 - 31, 2016 (%) Cumulative Total - June 10 - Dec 31, 2016 (Totals) Cumulative Total - June 10 - Dec 31, 2016 (%)
Total Number of Property Transfers 14978 6964 5150 4694 5013 4216 41015
Total Number of Property Transfers that involved foreign nationals 1974 13.2% 60 0.9% 92 1.8% 140 3.0% 204 4.1% 168 4.0% 2638 6.4%
Total Value of All Property Transfers $14,079,792,502 $6,541,646,159 $4,520,716,824 $3,653,313,044 $4,263,221,032 $3,251,490,521 $36,310,180,082
Total Value of All Property Transfers Involving Foreign Nationals $2,321,595,023 16.5% $46,869,877 0.7% $79,247,974 1.8% $115,376,442 3.2% $197,551,473 4.6% $138,524,778 4.3% $2,899,165,567 8.0%
Total investment from foreign nationals based on % ownership $2,161,424,712 15.4% $17,135,140 0.3% $50,358,215 1.1% $88,845,777 2.4% $165,920,817 3.9% $104,283,939 3.2% $2,483,684,661 6.8%
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REST OF PROVINCE

ALL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TRANSACTIONS June 10-August 1, 2016 (Totals) June 10-August 1, 2016 (%) Aug. 2 - 31, 2016 (Totals) Aug. 2 - 31, 2016 (%) Sept 1 - 30, 2016 (Totals) Sept 1 - 30, 2016 (%) Oct 1 - 31, 2016 (Totals) Oct 1 - 31, 2016 (%) Nov 1 - 30, 2016 (Totals) Nov 1 - 30, 2016 (%) Dec 1 - 31, 2016 (Totals) Dec 1 - 31, 2016 (%) Cumulative Total - June 10 - Dec 31, 2016 (Totals) Cumulative Total - June 10 - Dec 31, 2016 (%)
Total Number of Property Transfers 15148 10844 6532 6434 5929 4601 49488
Total Number of Property Transfers that involved foreign nationals 545 3.6% 189 1.7% 155 2.4% 189 2.9% 146 2.5% 161 3.5% 1385 2.8%
Total Value of All Property Transfers $6,419,657,399 $4,381,277,516 $2,716,516,657 $2,641,668,322 $2,502,229,303 $1,796,819,819 $20,458,169,016
Total Value of All Property Transfers Involving Foreign Nationals $297,561,367 4.6% $109,186,047 2.5% $82,937,703 3.1% $129,822,021 4.9% $98,207,065 3.9% $86,657,896 4.8% $804,372,099 3.9%
Tables summarizing residential property transfer transactions for the Province, Metro Vancouver, and the Rest of Province for various periods in 2016.
Tables summarizing residential property transfer transactions for the Province, Metro Vancouver, and the Rest of Province for various periods in 2016.

Province Summary Statistics

Percentage of... June 10-August 1, 2016 Aug. 2 - 31, 2016 Sept 1 - 30, 2016 Oct 1 - 31, 2016 Nov 1 - 30, 2016 Dec 1 - 31, 2016 Cumulative Total - June 10 - Dec 31, 2016
all Transactions in BC that were in Metro Vancouver 49.7% 39.1% 44.1% 42.2% 45.8% 47.8% 45.3%
all Investment in BC that was in Metro Vancouver 68.7% 59.9% 62.5% 58.0% 63.0% 64.4% 64.0%
all Transactions that involved foreign nationals in BC that were in Metro Vancouver 78.4% 24.1% 37.2% 42.6% 58.3% 51.1% 65.6%
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METRO VANCOUVER - Detailed breakdown

VANCOUVER

ALL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TRANSACTIONS (from June 10-August 1, 2016) (Totals) (%) Aug. 2 - 31, 2016 (Totals) (%) Sept 1 - 30, 2016 (Totals) (%) Oct 1 - 31, 2016 (Totals) (%) Nov 1 - 30, 2016 (Totals) (%) Dec 1 - 31, 2016 (Totals) (%) Cumulative Total - June 10 - Dec 31, 2016 (Totals) (%)
Total Number of Property Transfers 3287 1483 1087 935 1111 806 8709
Total Number of Property Transfers that involved foreign nationals 508 15.5% 14 0.9% 23 2.1% 23 2.5% 49 4.4% 36 4.5% 653 7.5%
Total Value of All Property Transfers $4,039,182,110 $1,838,690,874 $1,280,770,081 $991,046,357 $1,450,447,995 $981,405,510 $10,631,542,927
Total Value of All Property Transfers Involving Foreign Nationals $722,956,732 17.9% $11,135,024 0.6% $28,853,999 2.3% $27,400,100 2.8% $81,503,077 5.6% $52,486,374 5.3% $974,335,406 9.2%
Total investment from foreign nationals based on % ownership $650,495,127 16.3% $6,496,353 0.4% $19,307,243 1.5% $21,188,149 2.1% $67,514,454 4.7% $45,790,566 4.7% $849,392,494 7.9%

RICHMOND

ALL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TRANSACTIONS (from June 10-August 1, 2016) (Totals) (%) Aug. 2 - 31, 2016 (Totals) (%) Sept 1 - 30, 2016 (Totals) (%) Oct 1 - 31, 2016 (Totals) (%) Nov 1 - 30, 2016 (Totals) (%) Dec 1 - 31, 2016 (Totals) (%) Cumulative Total - June 10 - Dec 31, 2016 (Totals) (%)
Total Number of Property Transfers 1257 538 480 801 754 375 4205
Total Number of Property Transfers that involved foreign nationals 310 24.7% 10 1.9% 21 4.4% 54 6.7% 66 8.8% 27 7.2% 488 11.6%
Total Value of All Property Transfers $1,236,751,379 $493,811,598 $402,354,023 $535,296,597 $454,903,352 $321,133,597 $3,444,250,546
Total Value of All Property Transfers Involving Foreign Nationals $336,726,059 27.2% $6,353,000 1.3% $12,339,900 3.1% $38,400,433 7.2% $46,795,133 10.3% $24,571,173 7.6% $465,185,700 13.4%
Total investment from foreign nationals based on % ownership $321,907,239 26.0% $3,896,901 0.8% $7,239,717 1.8% $34,279,692 6.4% $40,542,855 8.9% $12,769,883 4.0% $420,636,287 12.2%

SURREY

ALL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TRANSACTIONS (from June 10-August 1, 2016) (Totals) (%) Aug. 2 - 31, 2016 (Totals) (%) Sept 1 - 30, 2016 (Totals) (%) Oct 1 - 31, 2016 (Totals) (%) Nov 1 - 30, 2016 (Totals) (%) Dec 1 - 31, 2016 (Totals) (%) Cumulative Total - June 10 - Dec 31, 2016 (Totals) (%)
Total Number of Property Transfers 3299 1572 1139 953 977 1290 9230
Total Number of Property Transfers that involved foreign nationals 316 9.6% 10 0.6% 11 1.0% 9 0.9% 15 1.5% 54 4.2% 415 4.5%
Total Value of All Property Transfers $2,414,362,950 $1,170,827,290 $887,528,453 $573,705,804 $691,783,567 $647,998,624 $6,391,205,688
Total Value of All Property Transfers Involving Foreign Nationals $311,598,608 12.9% $6,669,913 0.6% $3,076,733 0.9% $5,957,660 1.0% $13,345,310 1.9% $22,503,766 3.5% $368,252,000 5.8%
Total investment from foreign nationals based on % ownership $266,055,416 11.0% $1,563,501 0.1% $3,556,911 0.4% $2,583,908 0.5% $10,388,158 1.5% $20,955,645 3.2% $305,093,549 4.8%

BURNABY

ALL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TRANSACTIONS (from June 10-August 1, 2016) (Totals) (%) Aug. 2 - 31, 2016 (Totals) (%) Sept 1 - 30, 2016 (Totals) (%) Oct 1 - 31, 2016 (Totals) (%) Nov 1 - 30, 2016 (Totals) (%) Dec 1 - 31, 2016 (Totals) (%) Cumulative Total - June 10 - Dec 31, 2016 (Totals) (%)
Total Number of Property Transfers 1084 494 356 307 393 344 2980
Total Number of Property Transfers that involved foreign nationals 262 24.2% 5 1.0% 5 1.4% 18 5.9% 35 8.9% 27 7.8% 352 11.8%
Total Value of All Property Transfers $915,758,073 $424,784,646 $300,359,054 $248,034,835 $267,357,194 $243,251,318 $2,399,545,121
Total Value of All Property Transfers Involving Foreign Nationals $221,166,731 24.2% $2,078,000 0.5% $12,705,700 4.2% $11,227,000 4.5% $21,323,200 8.0% $19,041,400 7.8% $287,543,031 12.0%
Total investment from foreign nationals based on % ownership $215,143,251 23.5% $1,123,640 0.3% $11,175,700 3.7% $9,425,200 3.8% $13,650,382 7.0% $11,683,200 4.8% $267,207,003 11.1%
Detailed residential property transfer transaction tables for specific districts within Metro Vancouver (Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey, Burnaby), along with summary statistics and average property values.
Detailed residential property transfer transaction tables for specific districts within Metro Vancouver (Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey, Burnaby), along with summary statistics and average property values.

Detailed Metro Vancouver Statistics

Percentage of all... (from June 10-August 1, 2016) Aug. 2 - 31, 2016 Sept 1 - 30, 2016 Oct 1 - 31, 2016 Nov 1 - 30, 2016 Dec 1 - 31, 2016 Cumulative Total - June 10 - Dec 31, 2016
Transactions in Metro Vancouver that were in Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey and Burnaby 59.6% 58.7% 59.5% 63.8% 64.5% 66.8% 61.3%
Investment in Metro Vancouver that was in Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey and Burnaby 61.5% 61.0% 63.5% 64.4% 67.2% 67.5% 63.7%
Transactions that involved foreign nationals in Metro Vancouver that were in Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey and Burnaby 70.8% 65.0% 65.2% 74.3% 80.9% 85.7% 72.4%
Investment involving Foreign Nationals in Metro Vancouver that was in Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey and Burnaby 69.1% 76.4% 81.4% 75.3% 82.5% 87.5% 71.2%

Average Value of Property Transfer (Metro Vancouver Districts)

District Total Foreign Nationals Canadians / Permanent Res.
Metro Vancouver $885,290 $1,099,001 $870,600
Vancouver $1,228,125 $1,430,335 $1,211,694
Richmond $819,085 $943,151 $802,008
Surrey $692,438 $883,098 $683,417
Burnaby $805,217 $816,886 $803,654
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PROVINCE OUTSIDE OF METRO VANCOUVER

ALL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TRANSACTIONS (from June 10-August 1, 2016) (Totals) (%) Aug. 2 - 31, 2016 (Totals) (%) Sept 1 - 30, 2016 (Totals) (%) Oct 1 - 31, 2016 (Totals) (%) Nov 1 - 30, 2016 (Totals) (%) Dec 1 - 31, 2016 (Totals) (%) Cumulative Total - June 10 - Dec 31, 2016 (Totals) (%)
Total Number of Property Transfers 15148 10844 6532 6434 5929 4601 49488
Total Number of Property Transfers that involved foreign nationals 545 3.6% 189 1.7% 155 2.4% 189 2.9% 146 2.5% 161 3.5% 1385 2.8%
Total Value of All Property Transfers $6,419,657,399 $4,381,277,516 $2,716,516,657 $2,641,668,322 $2,502,229,303 $1,796,819,819 $20,458,169,016
Total Value of All Property Transfers Involving Foreign Nationals $297,561,367 4.6% $109,186,047 2.5% $82,937,703 3.1% $129,822,021 4.9% $98,207,065 3.9% $86,657,896 4.8% $804,372,099 3.9%
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Capital Regional District

ALL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TRANSACTIONS (from June 10-August 1, 2016) (Totals) (%) Aug. 2 - 31, 2016 (Totals) (%) Sept 1 - 30, 2016 (Totals) (%) Oct 1 - 31, 2016 (Totals) (%) Nov 1 - 30, 2016 (Totals) (%) Dec 1 - 31, 2016 (Totals) (%) Cumulative Total - June 10 - Dec 31, 2016 (Totals) (%)
Total Number of Property Transfers 2280 1214 824 879 848 735 6780
Total Number of Property Transfers that involved foreign nationals 90 3.9% 45 3.7% 27 3.3% 55 6.3% 39 4.6% 38 5.2% 294 4.3%
Total Value of All Property Transfers $1,304,572,544 $738,947,274 $514,615,953 $526,964,594 $510,469,293 $386,839,321 $3,982,408,979
Total Value of All Property Transfers Involving Foreign Nationals $62,727,356 4.8% $38,468,620 5.2% $18,908,220 3.7% $54,377,408 10.3% $32,008,579 6.3% $24,859,449 6.4% $231,349,632 5.8%
Residential property transfer transaction tables for the Province Outside of Metro Vancouver and for the Capital Regional District, along with average property values.
Residential property transfer transaction tables for the Province Outside of Metro Vancouver and for the Capital Regional District, along with average property values.

Average Value of Property Transfer (Outside Metro Vancouver)

District Total Foreign Nationals Canadians / Permanent Res.
Rest of Province $413,397 $580,774 $408,577
Capital Regional District $587,376 $786,904 $578,332
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NOTES:

Property Transfer Transactions A transaction that involves the transfer of a single property (regardless of the number of individuals involved)

Foreign National Someone other than a Canadian Citizen or a Permanent Resident.

Metro Vancouver Encompasses 21 municipalities, 1 electoral district and 1 Treaty First Nation:

  • Anmore
  • Belcarra
  • Bowen Island
  • Burnaby
  • Coquitlam
  • Delta
  • Electoral Area A
  • Langley City
  • Langley Township
  • Lions Bay
  • Maple Ridge
  • New Westminster
  • North Vancouver City
  • North Vancouver District
  • Pitt Meadows
  • Port Coquitlam
  • Port Moody
  • Richmond
  • Surrey
  • Tsawwassen First Nation
  • Vancouver
  • West Vancouver
  • White Rock
Map showing Metro Vancouver municipalities and treaty first nations with total residential property transfer transaction counts for each area.
Map showing Metro Vancouver municipalities and treaty first nations with total residential property transfer transaction counts for each area.

Capital Regional District (CRD) Encompasses 13 municipalities and 3 Electoral Areas (Juan de Fuca, Salt Spring, and the Southern Gulf Islands). (Victoria, Saanich, Central Saanich, Colwood, Esquimalt, Highlands, Langford, Metchosin, North Saanich, Oak Bay, Sidney, Sooke, View Royal)

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Extracted from: 2017 05 16 Council Agenda - Agenda - Pdf