How Much Does a Website Cost in Canada? 2026 Price Guide

Updated October 2026

Most small businesses in Canada pay between CAD $2,000 and $10,000 to have a professional build a website, according to OnePage Pro's 2026 Canadian price guide, plus roughly CAD $25 to $100 a month to keep it running. A site you build yourself on a template platform costs far less in cash. A large store or custom application costs far more. The rest of this guide shows where your project sits in that spread, what each line item costs, and what to ask before you sign a quote.

One caution on every figure below: the published ranges come from companies that sell websites, hosting or website builders. Treat them as orientation for your own quotes.

Website cost in Canada at a glance (CAD)

Site type	Typical cost (CAD)	Source
DIY with a website builder	$170 to $336 per year	GoDaddy Canada, 2026
Brochure site (under 15 pages) built by a designer	Up to $5,000 for a bespoke build; $2,000 to $10,000 for 5 to 10 pages	GoDaddy Canada, 2026; OnePage Pro, 2026
Small to mid-size online store (10 to 100 products)	$5,000 to $10,000	GoDaddy Canada, 2026
Large online store (100+ products)	$10,000 to $50,000+	GoDaddy Canada, 2026
Large custom website	$10,000 to $75,000+	GoDaddy Canada, 2026
Initial build for BDC's own clients	$10,000 to $30,000 typical, with outliers up to $100,000	BDC (page undated, retrieved October 2026)

The ranges overlap and the top ends are wide because "a website" covers a five-page contact site and a 5,000-product store. Shopify Canada's 2026 guide puts custom development anywhere from $1,000 to $150,000 or more per project, and it does not label the currency in the text, so read that one as indicative only.

What each part of a website costs

A quote is a bundle of line items. Pull them apart and the totals get easier to judge.

Line item	Typical cost	Notes
Domain name	About $20 per year for a .ca or .com	GoDaddy Canada (2026) says expect around $20 a year; Shopify's 2026 guide says $1 to $20 or more. Intro prices can be pennies, so check the renewal price.
Hosting	$5.49 to $12.99 per month for shared hosting; $20 to $60 per month in BDC's range	GoDaddy's figure is its own shared plans. BDC's range depends on traffic.
SSL certificate (the padlock)	$0 to $50 per year for basic	Shopify's 2026 guide lists basic SSL as free with some hosts. Let's Encrypt issues certificates at no charge. Paid "advanced" certificates run higher.
Design and build	See the table above	The biggest line by far. Template adaptation sits at the low end, custom design at the high end.
Content (copy, photos, video)	A landing page runs $250 to $1,500 per GoDaddy; full-site copy and photography are extra	If you supply finished text and images, you save real money.
Integrations	Often a recurring software fee	Booking tools, payment processing, CRM connections, premium plugins and stock photos each add monthly or annual fees, per OnePage Pro.
Maintenance and security	$25 to $100 per month at a small-business level	OnePage Pro's estimate. GoDaddy says an agency retainer can run from several hundred to over a thousand dollars per month for a large site.

Cost by site type

Brochure site

A brochure site lists your services, hours, contact details and a few proof points. GoDaddy defines it as under 15 pages and prices it from about $170 for an AI-built version up to $5,000 for a bespoke one. OnePage Pro cites $2,000 to $4,500 for template-based builds and $5,000 to $10,000 for custom small-business sites. A local service business that mostly needs calls and form fills is the typical fit.

Small ecommerce

GoDaddy treats 10 to 100 products plus a blog as small to mid-size and puts a designer-built store at $5,000 to $10,000. Add payment processing fees and the monthly platform cost. If you stay on a hosted builder instead, GoDaddy's own online store plans start at $27.99 per month, and Shopify's 2026 guide lists hosted ecommerce plans from $16 to $300 or more per month depending on plan.

Larger ecommerce and custom builds

Past 100 products, or once you need custom features, quotes move to $10,000 and up, and GoDaddy cites about $1,000 in yearly costs for a large store. Custom builds are quoted per job. BDC's range of $10,000 to $30,000 for its clients' initial builds is a useful midpoint for an established business with real functionality needs.

Canadian specifics worth checking in your quote

GST/HST and provincial tax

Ask whether the number you were given includes tax. The CRA's rate table lists GST at 5% in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Quebec and the territories. HST is 13% in Ontario, 14% in Nova Scotia (lowered from 15% on April 1, 2025), and 15% in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island. Quebec adds QST at 9.975%, and BC, Manitoba and Saskatchewan list PST at 7%, 7% and 6%. The CRA says the rate you charge depends on the type of supply and the place of supply, so ask your provider which one applies to your project.

Also note that a freelancer under the CRA's $30,000 small supplier threshold is not required to register for GST/HST. That can make a quote from a very small operator look lower than one from a registered agency before the comparison is fair.

French on your website in Quebec

The Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) states that the Charter of the French Language applies to all businesses operating in Quebec, and that consumers have the right to be informed and served in French. Éducaloi, Quebec's legal information nonprofit, says in its guide to doing business in Quebec that you must have a French version of your website if your business has an address in Quebec and you offer products or services to Quebecers, and that an English version is allowed alongside it if the French is of comparable quality. For online stores, it says the French version must carry the information a customer needs to buy, including order forms, invoices and receipts. It lists a few exceptions, so confirm your case with the OQLF or a lawyer.

For budgeting, that means a second language version of every page. OnePage Pro estimates bilingual English and French builds add 20 to 50 percent to a project; that is one agency's estimate, so ask for the French scope as its own line in each quote.

.ca domain eligibility

A .ca domain has Canadian presence rules. CIRA's requirements allow Canadian citizens, permanent residents, corporations under federal or provincial law, and several other categories, plus owners of a Canadian-registered trademark for names matching that mark. Registration goes through a CIRA-certified registrar. GoDaddy's guide also advises making sure the domain is registered in your name.

Illustrative three-year math

Illustrative math, not a client result. Say a template site costs CAD $2,500 to build plus $40 a month to host and maintain, and a custom site costs $8,000 plus $60 a month. Over 36 months the template site totals $3,940 and the custom site $10,160. Now suppose the template site is replaced at month 24 with a $4,000 rebuild. Its total becomes $7,940, still below the custom site.

A rebuild erases the saving only if it happens more than once, or if the cheaper site cost you customers in the meantime. Run your own quotes through the same three-year arithmetic before choosing.

Questions to ask in every quote

Copy these into an email to each provider so the quotes compare line by line.

• What is the total price, and is GST/HST (and any PST or QST) included or added?
• How many pages and which templates or custom designs are included?
• Who writes the copy and sources the photos, and what does that cost?
• How many design revisions are included, and what do extra rounds cost?
• Will the domain be registered in my name, and will I get the logins?
• What are the yearly costs after launch: hosting, SSL, plugins, licences, maintenance?
• Do you charge a monthly plan or hourly for updates, and what is included?
• Is French (or another language) in scope, and is it priced separately?
• What integrations are included: forms, booking, payments, CRM?
• Is basic search setup included: page titles, headings, redirects, a sitemap?
• What happens if I leave: can I take the site and its content with me?
• What is the timeline, and what do you need from me to hit it?

Where Skyfall's prices sit

For reference, Skyfall's custom website builds start at $6,800 USD one-time, and QuickSite starts at $199 USD per month as an add-on for businesses on a SPECTRA listings plan. Both are USD and have not been converted to CAD. If you are comparing against the CAD ranges above, convert at the rate on the day you sign. Our web design page covers what we build.

Budget for being found

A launched site still has to be found, and that work sits outside the build price. See what SEO costs in Canada and what Google Ads cost before you decide how much of your total budget the build itself should take.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a website cost in Canada?

For a professionally built small-business site, expect roughly CAD $2,000 to $10,000, plus around $25 to $100 a month in ongoing costs (OnePage Pro, 2026). DIY builders run about $170 to $336 a year, and large stores or custom builds can pass $50,000.

How much does a website cost?

Shopify's 2026 guide cites a range of about $10 to $100,000 or more, quoting WebFX. The spread is wide because it includes every site type. Your site type (brochure, store, custom) narrows it quickly.

What are typical website design prices in Canada?

GoDaddy Canada's 2026 guide lists up to $5,000 for a bespoke brochure site, $5,000 to $10,000 for a small to mid-size store, and $10,000 to $75,000 or more for large custom sites.

What are the prices of websites by type?

See the at-a-glance table above. In short: DIY from about $170 a year, brochure sites in the low thousands, stores from $5,000, and custom builds from $10,000.

What is a fair website design price for a small business?

A fair price matches the scope. For a brochure site, quotes between $2,000 and $10,000 are the published norm. Compare line items rather than totals, using the questions checklist above.

What is the cost of a website after launch?

Plan for a domain (about $20 a year), hosting ($5 to $60 a month depending on source and traffic), SSL ($0 to $50 a year for basic), and maintenance of roughly $25 to $100 a month.

How much does it cost to develop a website in Canada?

Development quotes follow the same ranges: low thousands for template or small custom work, $10,000 to $30,000 for BDC's typical client builds, and more for complex platforms.

How much for a website if I only need one page?

OnePage Pro puts a one-page site at roughly $500 to $3,000, with DIY builder fees as low as $10 to $50 a month.