# Taxopoly

By [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com) · 2024-11-08

canada-housing-supply, canadian-homeownership, cant, coalition-against-new-home-taxes, development, development-charges, government-fees, housing, matt-young, new-housing, republic-developments, taxopoly, toronto

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The Coalition Against New-Home Taxes (or CANT) is a group of home builders, led by Matt Young of [Republic Developments](https://republicdevelopments.com), who are asking all levels of government in Canada to lower the taxes on new homes. In some cities, these taxes -- which include everything from development charges to HST -- can account for up to 30% of the cost of a new home. This is bad for housing affordability and runs counter to our publicly stated goals. So to drive this point home, the group created a cheeky game called _Taxopoly: The Unwinnable Game of Canadian Homeownership_. (Credit to [Blackjet](https://blackjet.ca) for the idea and design.) I don't think that the average buyer understands what kind of taxes are being levied on new homes, and so kudos to CANT for being a loud advocate for positive change. To learn more, sign their pledge, and/or email your representative, [here's their website](https://www.cantwin.ca).

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*Originally published on [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com/taxopoly)*