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Tarion's role is to ensure that buyers of newly built homes in Ontario receive the coverage they are entitled to under their builder's warranty.

Tarion warranty costs money: About enrolment fees and obligations. The peace of mind that comes with this warranty doesn't come free, however. In fact, enrolling in Tarion is mandatory for all new builds and means paying a fee.

Your “Tarion warranty” is actually three separate warranties – a one-year, a two-year and a seven-year warranty.

Tarion Improving Consumer Protection for New Home Buyers in Ontario.

Tarion's role is to ensure that buyers of newly built homes in Ontario receive the coverage they are entitled to under their builder's warranty.

Is a new home warranty mandatory? In British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec, builders must provide home buyers with a third-party warranty.

In addition to providing a warranty, anyone in the province of Ontario who plans to build a home for the purpose of sale or sells a new home must be registered with Tarion. Every registered builder is listed on the Ontario Builder Directory, searchable on Tarion.com.

Tarion, formerly known as the Ontario New Home Warranty Program, is a not-for-profit consumer protection organization established by the Government of Ontario in 1976 to administer the province's new home warranty program. It is financed entirely by new home enrolment fees.