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Bryan Daly

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Reviewed By: Caitlin Wood, BA

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Caitlin Wood, BA

Editor-in-Chief at Loans Canada

Caitlin Wood has more than a decade of experience helping Canadian consumers learn how to take control of their finances. Expertise:

• Personal finance
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Updated On: November 26, 2021

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		Provider	Loan Amount	Rate	Term (Months)	Rating
0	0		Up to $50,000	Prime – 35%	3 – 120	Up to $50,000
19	1746662400		$250 - $1,500	$14 per $100	Up to 62 days	$250 - $1,500
100	1741219200		Up to $1,000	0% interest (30.4% APR)	30 days (revolving)	Up to $1,000
20	1718582400		$100 – $1500	$8 per $100 + 24%	Up to 62 days	$100 – $1500
100	1709683200		Up to $1,250	Up to 32%	90 – 150 days	Up to $1,250
23	1700524800		Up to $25,000	24.99% – 29.99%	30 or 60	Up to $25,000
16	1700524800		$100 – $1,000	29% – 35%	9 – 24	$100 – $1,000
100	1694390400		$500 – $2,500	18.99%		$500 – $2,500
18	1695254400		$500 – $5,000	Up to 32%	3 – 4	$500 – $5,000
10	1692748800		Up to $500	0%	Up to 65 days	Up to $500
100	1688083200		$150 – $1,600	10 – 35%	3 – 6	$150 – $1,600
100	1686182400		$300 – $3,000	18% + fees	6	$300 – $3,000
100	1686182400		$300 – $3,000	18% + fees	6	$300 – $3,000
100	1686182400		$300 – $3,000	18% + fees	6	$300 – $3,000
22	1683676800		$15,000	6.7%	Up to 60	$15,000
9	1670889600		$1,000 – $15,000	19.9% – 34.9%	–	$1,000 – $15,000
11	1666051200		$250	0%	–	$250
100	1643932800		$500 – $15,000	Starting at 18.9%	6 – 60	$500 – $15,000
100	1642723200		Up to $1,500	$14 per $100	14 days	Up to $1,500
100	1623369600		Varies	0%	6 or 8 weeks	Varies
1	1620777600		Up to $35,000	9.99% – 34.95%	6 – 60 months	Up to $35,000
24	1607558400		$500 – $50,000	Varies	6 – 60	$500 – $50,000
100	1600646400		$1,000 – $35,000	12.99% – 29.99%	12 – 84	$1,000 – $35,000
100	1598918400		Up to $15,000	–	–	Up to $15,000
100	1598832000		$500 – $15,000	Start at 10.99%	9 – 60	$500 – $15,000
100	1551830400		Up to $500,000	5.75% – 9.9%	–	Up to $500,000
19	1582243200		–	9.9% – 29.9%	12 – 60	–
100	1581033600		$5,000+	–	Up to 60	$5,000+
100	1580860800		$1,500 – $10,000	–	12 – 60	$1,500 – $10,000
17	1580774400		$1,000 – $25,000	8.99% – 34.99%	36 or 60 months	$1,000 – $25,000
100	1579478400		$100 – $1,500	$14 per $100	–	$100 – $1,500
7	1579478400		Up to $20,000	19.8% – 34.99%	36 – 85 months	Up to $20,000
100	1579219200		Up to $1,500	$14 per $100	Up to 30 days	Up to $1,500
100	1576713600		$500 – $100,000	Starting at 12.99%	Up to 60	$500 – $100,000
100	1562198400		$500 – $15,000	15.99 – 35%	6 – 60	$500 – $15,000
10	1552262400		$500 – $25,000	29.9% or 34.28%	6 – 84 months	$500 – $25,000
100	1551830400		$100 – $1,000	$14 per $100	14 days	$100 – $1,000
100	1551830400		$1,000 – $15,000	19% – 34.95%	12 – 60	$1,000 – $15,000
100	1551398400		Up to $1,500	$14 per $100	14 days	Up to $1,500
100	1551398400		$100 – $1,500	$14 per $100	14 – 31 days	$100 – $1,500
100	1551398400		Up to $1,500	$14 per $100	14 days	Up to $1,500
100	1546128000		Up to $5,000	19.9% – 35%	6 – 36	Up to $5,000
100	1551139200		$250 – $1,250	29% – 32%	3 – 6	$250 – $1,250
15	1551139200		Up to $15,000	34.99%	Open-ended	Up to $15,000
100	1550534400		$100 – $1,500	$14 per $100	14 days	$100 – $1,500
2	1569974400		Up to $1,500	$14 per $100	Up to 62 days	Up to $1,500
100	1550534400		Up to $1,500	$14 per $100	14 days	Up to $1,500
100	1550534400		$500 – $1,000	23%	3 – 6	$500 – $1,000
100	1550534400		$300 – $1,000	Up to 38%	3 – 4	$300 – $1,000
100	1549411200		$100 – $1,500	$14 per $100	14 days	$100 – $1,500
100	1549411200		$1,000 – $15,000	34.37%	9 – 60	$1,000 – $15,000
100	1567555200		$300 – $3,000	18% + fees	6	$300 – $3,000
100	1549238400		$100 – $1,500	$14 per $100	Up to 62 days	$100 – $1,500
100	1549238400		$250 – $1,500	23.99% – 29.99%	3 – 4	$250 – $1,500
20	1548720000		$500 – $1,000,000	7.9%	12	$500 – $1,000,000
100	1548720000		$500 – $50,000	Starting at 8.99%	3 – 120	$500 – $50,000
11	1545264000		$500 – $100,000	12.99% – 34.99%	9 – 60 months	$500 – $100,000
100	1545264000		$500 – $10,000	Starting at 9.90%	12 – 36	$500 – $10,000
6	1543622400		Up to $60,000†	19.99% – 34.99%*	6 – 120 months	Up to $60,000†
100	1545350400		$300 – $1500	Starting at 18%	3 – 7	$300 – $1500
100	1545350400		$300 – $3,000	22% – 32%	3 – 4	$300 – $3,000
12	1545350400		Up to $7,000	35%	6 – 60	Up to $7,000
15	1545350400		$500 – $1000	Up to 32%	3	$500 – $1000
100	1545350400		$500 – $750	23%	3 – 4	$500 – $750
100	1545350400		$500 – $750	22%	90 – 120 days	$500 – $750
100	1545350400		$300 – $3,000	27% – 35%	90 – 120 days	$300 – $3,000
5	1545264000		$500 – $150,000	9.99% – 34.99%	9 - 240	$500 – $150,000
4	1545264000		Up to $5,000	34.37%	–	Up to $5,000
8	1568937600		Up to $10,000	Varies by product	Varies by product	Up to $10,000
21	1545177600		Up to $35,000	Starting at 12.99%	Up to 60 months	Up to $35,000
13	1545177600		$100 – $20,000	Up to 35%	Up to 60	$100 – $20,000

		Provider	Loan Amount	Rate	Term (Months)	Rating
0	0		Up to $50,000	Prime – 35%	3 – 120	Up to $50,000
100	1745452800		$10,000 - $1,000,000	12% +	3 - 24	$10,000 - $1,000,000
9	1725321600		Up to $40,000	$0.75 per $1,000 per day	–	Up to $40,000
4	1714089600		$10,000 – $20,000,000	–	–	$10,000 – $20,000,000
3	1714089600		$10,000 – $2,000,000	10%+	Up to 36	$10,000 – $2,000,000
5	1669852800		$10,000 – $300,000	–	3 – 24	$10,000 – $300,000
100	1648512000		$1000 - $250,000	–	–	$1000 - $250,000
100	1620345600		–	–	12 – 60	–
100	1611878400		–	–	–	–
24	1607558400		$500 – $50,000	Varies	6 – 60	$500 – $50,000
100	1603756800		–	–	–	–
100	1598918400		–	–	–	–
100	1592438400		–	–	–	–
100	1585612800		–	–	6 – 60	–
100	1580947200		$200,000 – $5,000,000	–	–	$200,000 – $5,000,000
100	1580860800		–	–	–	–
100	1580860800		–	–	–	–
100	1580860800		$5,000 – $1,000,000	–	–	$5,000 – $1,000,000
100	1580860800		–	–	–	–
100	1580860800		–	–	–	–
100	1580860800		–	–	–	–
100	1580860800		–	–	–	–
100	1580688000		Up to $10,000	Prime + 2.5%	Up to 60	Up to $10,000
2	1580256000		$5,000 – $800,000	–	6 – 24	$5,000 – $800,000
100	1579478400		$10,000 – $30,000,000	–	–	$10,000 – $30,000,000
100	1579478400		$50,000 – $5,000,000	–	3 – 36	$50,000 – $5,000,000
100	1579478400		–	–	24 – 60	–
100	1579478400		–	–	–	–
100	1579478400		Up to $1,200,000	–	12 – 84	Up to $1,200,000
100	1579046400		–	–	–	–
100	1577059200		–	–	–	–
100	1577059200		–	–	–	–
100	1577059200		–	–	–	–
100	1575849600		$5,000 – $150,000	Starting 15%	6 – 24	$5,000 – $150,000
100	1575849600		Up to $250,000	–	–	Up to $250,000
100	1575590400		–	–	–	–
100	1575590400		–	–	–	–
1	1545955200		$1,000 – $300,000	–	12 – 120	$1,000 – $300,000
100	1552262400		$500,000 - $10,000,000	–	–	$500,000 - $10,000,000
100	1552262400		–	–	–	–
100	1552262400		–	–	–	–
100	1552262400		Up to $250,000	–	Up to 10 years	Up to $250,000
100	1552262400		Up to $1,000,000	–	–	Up to $1,000,000
100	1551830400		–	–	–	–
100	1551830400		$10,000+	–	Up to 15 years	$10,000+
100	1551830400		Up to $1,000,000	–	Up to 15 years	Up to $1,000,000
100	1551830400		Up to $500,000	–	Up to 15 years	Up to $500,000
100	1551830400		-	–	Up to 84	-
100	1551398400		$3,500+	–	–	$3,500+
100	1551398400		$5,000+	4.9% – 24.99%	18 – 48	$5,000+
100	1551398400		$10,000 – $1,000,000	4% – 14%	12 – 84	$10,000 – $1,000,000
100	1551139200		Up to $250,000	–	Up to 48	Up to $250,000
100	1550534400		$500 – $50,000	2.75% – 8.25%	12 week cycles	$500 – $50,000
100	1550534400		$1,000 – $1,000,000	6% – 20%	–	$1,000 – $1,000,000
100	1550534400		Up to $5,000,000	–	24 – 72	Up to $5,000,000
100	1550534400		$5,000 – $200,000	–	–	$5,000 – $200,000
100	1549411200		$50,000 – $12,000,000	–	24 – 96	$50,000 – $12,000,000
100	1548720000		Up to $100,000	–	–	Up to $100,000
100	1548720000		$10,000 – $300,000	–	–	$10,000 – $300,000
100	1545264000		Up to $250,000	–	3 – 24	Up to $250,000
8	1545350400		$15,000 – $1,500,000	–	6 – 36	$15,000 – $1,500,000
6	1545177600		$5,000 – $300,000	9% – 35%	Varies by product	$5,000 – $300,000
7	1545177600		$5,000 – $500,000	4.96% – 24.93%	1 – 60	$5,000 – $500,000

		Provider	Loan Amount	Rate	Term (Months)	Rating
0	0		Up to $50,000	Prime – 35%	3 – 120	Up to $50,000
100	1749600000		–	–	Up to 96 months	–
19	1582243200		–	–	Up to 60 months	–
6	1543622400		Up to $60,000†	19.99% – 34.99%*	6 – 120 months	Up to $60,000†
5	1545264000		$500 – $150,000	9.99% – 34.99%	9 - 240	$500 – $150,000
100	1620345600		–	–	Up to 96 months	–
2	1679529600		Varies	Varies	24 – 96 months	Varies
100	1643846400		$250 – $10,000	Starting at 14.99%	12 – 36	$250 – $10,000
3	1632960000		Min. $10,000	6.93% – 19.99%	18 – 96	Min. $10,000
8	1624233600		$5,000 – $75,000	–	12 – 96	$5,000 – $75,000
24	1607558400		$500 – $50,000	Varies	6 – 60	$500 – $50,000
7	1606435200		$500 – $10,000	Starting at 0%	3 – 48	$500 – $10,000
100	1600646400		$1,000 – $35,000	12.99% – 29.99%	12 – 84	$1,000 – $35,000
100	1582761600		–	–	36 – 96	–
6	1582761600		–	–	–	–
100	1582761600		–	Up to 29.5%	–	–
100	1581033600		–	–	–	–
100	1580688000		–	Starting at 12.9%	–	–
100	1579478400		–	–	–	–
100	1579478400		–	–	–	–
100	1579478400		–	–	–	–
100	1579219200		–	–	–	–
100	1578873600		–	Starting at 10.99%	–	–
100	1578873600		–	–	–	–
100	1551830400		-	–	12 – 96 months	-
100	1552262400		Up to $1,000,000	–	up to 96	Up to $1,000,000
100	1551830400		–	–	6 – 96	–
100	1551830400		$10,000+	–	12 – 96 months	$10,000+
100	1551830400		Up to $1,000,000	–	Up to 15 years	Up to $1,000,000
100	1577059200		–	–	–	–
100	1577059200		–	–	–	–
100	1575849600		–	–	–	–
100	1575849600		$5,000 – $45,000	4.90 % – 29.95%	–	$5,000 – $45,000
100	1575849600		–	–	–	–
100	1575590400		–	–	–	–
6	1569974400		–	Up to 29.99%	12 – 96	–
100	1561507200		–	–	–	–
1	1560124800		Up to $100,000	3.99% - 19.9%	24 -96	Up to $100,000
100	1551830400		–	–	–	–
100	1551830400		Up to $500,000	–	6 – 48	Up to $500,000
100	1550534400		–	–	–	–
100	1548633600		–	Starting at 4.2%	–	–
100	1545177600		–	–	12 – 84	–

		Provider	Loan Amount	Rate	Term (Months)	Rating
0	0		Up to $50,000	Prime – 35%	3 – 120	Up to $50,000
100	1578873600		Up to $50,000	–	24 – 60	Up to $50,000
100	1545264000		Up to $50,000	–	–	Up to $50,000

		Provider	Loan Amount	Rate	Term (Months)	Rating
0	0		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
3	1726531200		$5,000 +	6% – 16%	12 – 60	$5,000 +
7	1708473600		–	–	–	–
5	1700524800		–	-	-	–
100	1695945600		–	–	–	–
4	1690934400		–	–	–	–
2	1688601600		Min $110,000	4.14% – 6.29%	24– 120	Min $110,000
3	1679616000		$100,000 – $2,000,000	Varies	12 – 60	$100,000 – $2,000,000
4	1541030400		–	4.19% – 8.00%	6 – 120	–
100	1627344000		–	4.50% – 5.97%	12 – 60	–
100	1551830400		Up to $500,000	Starts at 8.49%	–	Up to $500,000
100	1581033600		–	4.19% – 6.04%	12 – 120	–
100	1580860800		–	–	–	–
100	1580860800		–	2.99% – 5.49%	6 – 60	–
100	1580860800		$50,000+	–	12 – 120	$50,000+
100	1580860800		–	–	–	–
100	1580860800		–	–	–	–
100	1580860800		–	–	–	–
100	1580688000		–	–	6 – 60	–
100	1580688000		–	4.19% – 6.04%	12 – 120	–
100	1580688000		–	–	–	–
100	1579478400		–	4.54% – 7.49%	6 – 120	–
100	1578873600		–	–	–	–
100	1578268800		–	–	–	–
100	1577059200		–	Varies	–	–
100	1577059200		–	–	–	–
100	1577059200		–	–	–	–
100	1577059200		–	4.49% – 6.63%	1 – 10 years	–
100	1574985600		$10,000 – $1,000,000	4.99% – 7.29%	12 – 120	$10,000 – $1,000,000
100	1574899200		–	–	12 – 60	–
100	1574899200		–	4.24% – 6.30%	–	–
100	1560124800		–	4.64% – 5.80%	1 – 10 years	–
100	1548806400		$10,000 – $3,000,000	Varies	12 – 24	$10,000 – $3,000,000
100	1548720000		–	–	12 – 60	–
1	1517097600		$10,000 – $500,000	Starting at 10%	–	$10,000 – $500,000

		Provider	Services	Rating
0	0		Debt Consolidation Program, Debt Settlement Program, Consumer Proposal, Bankruptcy Consultation	N/A (Referrer)
100	1743984000		Consumer Proposal, Bankruptcy
100	1576540800		Credit Counselling, Bankruptcy, Consumer Proposal
100	1576540800		Bankruptcy, Consumer Proposal
100	1576540800		Credit Counselling, Debt Management Program
100	1576368000		Credit Counselling, Debt Management Program
100	1576454400		Debt Restructuring, After Care - Credit Rebuilding Program, Corporate Debt Restructuring

Ontario is one of Canada’s most popular provinces to live in and a lot of its citizens need mortgages to pay for their houses. Housing prices have been on the gradual rise in Ontario over the past few years and a typical mortgage can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in principal, interest, and other fees. Not to mention all the home-related expenses that every homeowner must deal with. However, there is a silver lining as you go about paying down your Ontario mortgage, you can use the equity you’ve built up to take out a HELOC.

Using Your Home Equity for a Second Mortgage

Your home equity refers to how valuable your house is on the real estate market, as well as how much of your mortgage you’ve managed to pay off. In order to access it, you’ll need to have your property appraised to determine its market value and must have at least 20% equity to receive approval. You can then apply for one of two types of credit product, known as a home equity loan and a HELOC.

Wondering how you can access your home equity in 2018? Find out here.

Before we move on to a discussion of those two products, it helps to gain a basic understanding of why they are referred to as “second” mortgages. This idea can be confusing because neither product really qualifies as a mortgage in the typical sense of the word. Whereas your primary mortgage sits in first claim position while you’re in the process of amortizing it, home equity loans and HELOCs in Ontario initially come in the second position and can be acquired through a secondary lender if you wish.

Interest rates for second mortgages are often higher than first mortgages because the secondary lender is taking on a heavier risk by approving a borrower who already has one mortgage on their property. However, you can have your home equity loan or line of credit moved into the first position once your primary mortgage is fully paid, which may help you secure a more reasonable interest rate when the time comes.

Ever wonder how much it costs to buy a house outside your city? Check out this infographic.

Home Equity Loans in Ontario

• Are deposited via lump sums directly into your bank account.
• Are given a specific payment term and due date of around 10 years following approval. The loan is then paid back through equally timed installments (monthly, bi-monthly, week, bi-weekly, accelerated, etc). To learn more about these mortgage payment options, take a look here.
• Each payment is accompanied by a “fixed” interest rate (the rates for your payments don’t fluctuate during the payment term).
• Might be a more beneficial payment choice when you’re trying to consolidate a large amount of debt in one go.

Try clicking here if you’re thinking about applying for an installment loan in Ontario.

HELOCs in Ontario

• Are a form of revolving credit, similar to a credit card.
• Have a specific credit limit, which varies in accordance with how much equity you’ve built up. You can borrow from your limit whenever you need and pay it back through monthly payments.
• An “adjustable” interest rate (rates fluctuate along with the Bank of Canada’s prime rate) accompanies the amounts you’ve borrowed.
• Have potential for longer payment terms, sometimes 20 years.
• Might be a more beneficial payment choice for ongoing expenses, such as household renovations, maintenance, and other home-related costs.

Interested in applying for a fixed or variable rate mortgage? Look here to know how.

Both Products Can Be Used For

• Consolidating most forms of debt.
• Dealing with unexpected costs (medical bills, car troubles, job loss, etc.).
• Covering the cost of someone’s education (tuition, books, etc.)
• Increasing the value of your home (renovations, additions, repairs, etc.).
• Other necessary expenses (not consumer goods or other unnecessary costs).
• Refinancing your primary mortgage.
• Improving your credit health through timely, full balance payments.

Click here to see how your payment history affects your credit score.

Frequently Asked Questions

Loans Canada Is Go-To Source For HELOCs In Ontario

Searching for the right HELOC in Ontario can be a tough and time-consuming task, especially when you’re already in the middle of your primary mortgage. Loans Canada can help by matching you with a third-party mortgage specialist.