What a website costs in Canada, province by province.
Typical agency prices, freelance rates and the sales tax you will actually pay in every province and territory, next to Quantro's fixed prices, which are the same everywhere in Canada.
Prices and tax where you are.
Choose a province to see typical agency ranges, freelance rates and Quantro's fixed price including the sales tax that applies to you.
Typical agency prices in Alberta
| Project | Typical agency | Quantro fixed price |
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Freelance developers in this province: per hour. Agency ranges are what we see in quotes and public pricing pages for Canadian agencies, before tax, for a comparable scope.
Website cost in Canada by province, 2026.
Typical agency ranges before tax for four common project types, freelance hourly rates, and the sales tax on web design services.
| Province | Landing page | Business website | Online store | Web app | Freelance, hourly | Tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta | C$2,500 to C$8,000 | C$5,000 to C$20,000 | C$8,000 to C$35,000 | C$25,000 to C$120,000 | C$60 to C$120 | 5% GST |
| British Columbia | C$3,000 to C$10,000 | C$6,000 to C$25,000 | C$10,000 to C$40,000 | C$30,000 to C$150,000 | C$75 to C$150 | 5% GST |
| Ontario | C$3,000 to C$10,000 | C$6,000 to C$30,000 | C$10,000 to C$45,000 | C$30,000 to C$150,000 | C$75 to C$150 | 13% HST |
| Quebec | C$2,500 to C$8,000 | C$5,000 to C$22,000 | C$8,000 to C$40,000 | C$25,000 to C$120,000 | C$65 to C$130 | 5% GST + 9.975% QST |
| Manitoba | C$2,000 to C$6,000 | C$4,000 to C$15,000 | C$7,000 to C$30,000 | C$20,000 to C$100,000 | C$55 to C$110 | 5% GST |
| Saskatchewan | C$2,000 to C$6,000 | C$4,000 to C$15,000 | C$7,000 to C$30,000 | C$20,000 to C$100,000 | C$55 to C$110 | 5% GST |
| Nova Scotia | C$2,000 to C$7,000 | C$4,500 to C$18,000 | C$7,500 to C$30,000 | C$20,000 to C$100,000 | C$60 to C$115 | 14% HST |
| New Brunswick | C$2,000 to C$6,000 | C$4,000 to C$15,000 | C$7,000 to C$28,000 | C$20,000 to C$90,000 | C$55 to C$110 | 15% HST |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | C$2,000 to C$6,000 | C$4,000 to C$15,000 | C$7,000 to C$28,000 | C$20,000 to C$90,000 | C$55 to C$110 | 15% HST |
| Prince Edward Island | C$1,800 to C$5,500 | C$3,500 to C$12,000 | C$6,000 to C$25,000 | C$18,000 to C$80,000 | C$50 to C$100 | 15% HST |
| Yukon, NWT and Nunavut | C$2,500 to C$8,000 | C$5,000 to C$18,000 | C$8,000 to C$30,000 | C$25,000 to C$100,000 | C$70 to C$140 | 5% GST |
| Quantro, anywhere in Canada | From C$799 | From C$1,499 | From C$1,999 | From C$3,449 | Fixed quotes | GST, HST or QST for your province |
Tax column shows the federal and harmonized taxes that apply to web design services. BC, Saskatchewan and Manitoba provincial sales taxes generally do not apply to custom website design, but can apply to software, hosting and some digital products. Confirm with your accountant.
Five reasons the same website costs more in Toronto than in Winnipeg.
None of them change what the website does for your business.
Agency overhead
Downtown Toronto and Vancouver rent, salaries and account managers end up on your invoice. A Prairie or remote team with the same skills does not carry those costs.
Local competition
Provinces with fewer agencies see less price pressure, which is why PEI and the territories can be both cheap and expensive depending on who is available.
Language
Bilingual builds in Quebec and New Brunswick add translation, layout checks and testing, typically 25 to 40 percent.
Taxes
A C$10,000 site costs C$10,500 in Alberta and C$11,500 in New Brunswick before anything else changes. Registered businesses recover most of it as input tax credits.
Scope creep
Hourly billing varies more by province than fixed quotes do. The biggest cost difference is usually how the project is priced, not where.
The internet does not care
Hosting, domains, Shopify plans and software cost the same from St. John's to Victoria. Only the labour price moves.
Website cost questions by province.
Straight answers in plain language.
Which province has the cheapest website design?
Prince Edward Island, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick have the lowest typical agency prices, with business websites from about C$3,500 to C$4,000. The cheapest option in any province is a remote Canadian agency with fixed prices, which is why Quantro charges the same C$1,499 starting price in every province.
Which province is the most expensive?
Ontario and British Columbia, driven by Toronto and Vancouver, where a business website from an established agency runs C$6,000 to C$30,000 and web apps start at C$30,000.
Do I pay GST, HST or PST on website design?
You pay 5 percent GST in Alberta, BC, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the territories, 13 percent HST in Ontario, 14 percent in Nova Scotia, 15 percent in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and PEI, and 5 percent GST plus 9.975 percent QST in Quebec. BC, Saskatchewan and Manitoba PST generally does not apply to custom web design but may apply to software and hosting. If your business is registered you can usually claim the tax back.
Does it matter where my web developer is located?
For the website itself, no. For communication, yes. We work with every province from Edmonton on Mountain Time, which gives a full shared workday with BC, the Prairies, Ontario and Quebec, and a long overlap with Atlantic Canada.
Why is Quantro's price the same in every province?
We price by scope, not postal code. Fixed packages built on a proven design system mean a business website is C$1,499 whether you are in Toronto or Timmins. Only the tax line changes.
Where do these numbers come from?
Quotes our clients have shared with us, public pricing pages of Canadian agencies and freelancers, and our own project data from 2024 to 2026. They are ranges for a comparable scope, not guarantees, and we update them when the market moves.
Guides on website costs in Canada.
Written by our team, updated for 2026.
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