Variable Mortgage Rates Ontario — October 2026

Quick answer: Researched October 19, 2026 in a review of selected publicly advertised Ontario rate tables: the initially advertised 5-year variable benchmark is 3.25%, the lowest rate observed for an Ontario owner-occupied insured/high-ratio first-mortgage purchase with less than 20% down and without a longer amortization; it adjusts with lender prime. OAC; borrower, credit, property, lender, insurer, membership, closing timing, and availability restrictions apply.

Insured-purchase benchmark snapshot

Product	Initial benchmark	Illustrative payment*	Pricing basis
3-year fixed	3.99%	$3,678/mo	Insured Ontario purchase
5-year fixed	4.19%	$3,755/mo	Insured Ontario purchase
5-year variable	3.25%	$3,403/mo initially	Adjusts with lender prime

*Illustrative monthly payments use a $700,000 mortgage, 25-year amortization, and Canadian semi-annual compounding. These are the lowest rates observed in selected publicly advertised Ontario rate tables for an owner-occupied Ontario insured/high-ratio first-mortgage purchase with less than 20% down and no longer amortization. Observed in a review on October 19, 2026; the review is not an exhaustive market survey. OAC; borrower, credit, property, lender, insurer, membership, closing timing, and availability restrictions apply. A variable payment or the share applied to interest can change with lender Prime, depending on product structure.

Research and eligibility

Mortgage Wave observed these benchmarks in a review of selected publicly advertised Ontario rate tables on October 19, 2026; the review is not an exhaustive market survey. They are not current renewal, refinance, uninsured, or investment-property offers.

The advertised benchmark is limited to an Ontario owner-occupied insured/high-ratio first-mortgage purchase with less than 20% down and without a longer amortization. Approval and the rate actually available depend on the borrower, credit, property, lender, insurer, membership, closing timing, and offer availability. OAC. Rates can change without notice.

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The initially advertised 5-year variable benchmark is 3.25%, the lowest rate observed for an Ontario owner-occupied insured/high-ratio first-mortgage purchase with less than 20% down and without a longer amortization; it adjusts with lender prime. Mortgage Wave observed it in a review of selected publicly advertised Ontario rate tables on October 19, 2026; the review is not an exhaustive market survey. OAC; borrower, credit, property, lender, insurer, membership, closing timing, and availability restrictions apply.

The variable rate changes with lender Prime. Depending on the product structure, the payment or the share applied to interest may change.

No. This is an insured-purchase benchmark, not a current renewal, refinance, uninsured, or investment-property offer. Request a personalized quote for those products.

Initially advertised insured-purchase benchmarks only. OAC. Rates can change without notice and are not guarantees of approval or lender availability.