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Website cost guide · CAD · 2026

WordPress website cost in Canada (2026), and our fixed CAD price from India

Most Canadian small-business websites cost CAD 1,500⁠–⁠7,000 from a freelancer (Marvel Marketing's band; it calls 1,500⁠–⁠5,000 typical) and CAD 7,500 or more from a Toronto agency (Shift8).

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  • One 8-page site priced five ways
  • Job Bank wages, dated and linked
  • Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver prices
  • GST/HST, .ca and AODA explained
  • Our builds: CAD 500⁠–⁠4,000, fixed price

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    Scope, timeline and either a fixed CAD price or your hourly rate, excluding GST/HST, in writing.

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    If you go ahead, fixed-scope work keeps one price once the scope is agreed, and hourly rates are agreed in writing first. You can pay in CAD or USD by local bank transfer to our Canadian bank account.

Overview

Codingclave builds WordPress sites for CAD 500⁠–⁠2,500 and custom-designed sites for CAD 800⁠–⁠4,000, remotely from Lucknow, India, at one fixed price once your page list is agreed. Below, one 8-page site is priced five ways.

By Ashish Sharma, founder · Updated 16 October 2026

Quick answer

How much does it cost to build a website in Canada in 2026?

As of October 2026, one 8-page small-business site costs about CAD 190⁠–⁠356 in cash for its first year on a DIY builder, CAD 2,086⁠–⁠6,176 from a Canadian freelancer and CAD 7,586⁠–⁠20,176 from a Toronto agency, counting hosting and a domain on each route. BDC puts a typical initial build at $10,000⁠–⁠30,000 (it states no currency). Codingclave builds the same site on WordPress for CAD 500⁠–⁠2,500, or custom-designed for CAD 800⁠–⁠4,000.

  • DIY builder: CAD 190⁠–⁠356 cash in year one, before your own hours
  • Canadian freelancer: CAD 2,086⁠–⁠6,176 in year one
  • Toronto agency, 6⁠–⁠20 pages: CAD 7,586⁠–⁠20,176 in year one (Shift8)
  • Ours: WordPress CAD 500⁠–⁠2,500, custom design CAD 800⁠–⁠4,000

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One 8-page website, priced five ways

Ranges that run from a few hundred dollars to six figures don't help anyone budget, so here is one site, defined first.

The spec: eight pages (Home, About, three service pages, Contact with a working form, FAQ and Privacy), a link to your booking tool, GA4 and Search Console connected, and a .ca domain. No store, no member logins, no second language. Every hired route carries the same shared hosting and domain (the DIY row uses the builder plan instead), so only the build changes.

An 8-page small-business site, priced five ways (CAD, before GST/HST, read 16 Oct 2026)
RouteBuild (one-time)Hosting and domain per yearYear oneThree years
DIY builder (GoDaddy CA)No cash; 30⁠–⁠40 h of your time, worth 1,010⁠–⁠1,346 if you value your hours at the Job Bank web designer medianBuilder plan 170⁠–⁠336 + domain 20 = 190⁠–⁠356190⁠–⁠356 cash; 1,200⁠–⁠1,702 counting your hours570⁠–⁠1,068 cash; 1,580⁠–⁠2,414 counting your hours
Canadian freelancer (Marvel, Shift8)About 50 h × 40⁠–⁠120 = 2,000⁠–⁠6,00086⁠–⁠1762,086⁠–⁠6,1762,258⁠–⁠6,528
Toronto agency, 6⁠–⁠20 pages (Shift8, 23 Apr 2026)7,500⁠–⁠20,00086⁠–⁠1767,586⁠–⁠20,1767,758⁠–⁠20,528
Codingclave, WordPress500⁠–⁠2,50086⁠–⁠176586⁠–⁠2,676758⁠–⁠3,028
Codingclave, custom design800⁠–⁠4,00086⁠–⁠176886⁠–⁠4,1761,058⁠–⁠4,528

How the hours were worked out (our working estimate, not a published figure). DIY: 4–6 hours on a template, 2–3 hours writing each page and about 10 on photos, the form and the domain. Freelancer: roughly 12 hours of design, 24 building, 6 on forms and analytics and 8 on revisions and launch, inside Marvel's 1,500–7,000 and SyncSpark's 1,500–5,000 bands. Hosting is GoDaddy CA's shared plan, 66–156 a year.

Care is left out of every row. At Shift8's Toronto WordPress care rate of CAD 900–3,000 a year, the Codingclave WordPress row becomes CAD 1,486–5,676 in year one and CAD 3,458–12,028 over three years. A care plan from us is quoted separately. Member logins are left out on purpose: a membership platform like ESMED's, one of our WordPress and PHP projects, is a separate quote. GST/HST is extra on Canadian suppliers' quotes, 5% to 15% by province (see the tax line); our invoices work differently, as the note under our prices explains.

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What a website costs each month and each year to keep online

The build is paid once. These lines recur, and every one should be billed to an account in your business's name.

Monthly and yearly running costs, CAD market ranges (read 16 Oct 2026)
LineTypical cost (CAD)Source
.ca or .com domainAbout 20 a year for a domain; promotions from 0.01 in year one on a 3-year termGoDaddy CA, 22 Apr 2026; SyncSpark, 15 Jun 2026
Shared hosting5.49⁠–⁠12.99 a monthGoDaddy CA
Hosting, BDC's typical range20⁠–⁠60 a month (BDC gives no currency)BDC, undated
Managed WordPress hosting30⁠–⁠100 a monthMarvel, 27 Apr 2026
Agency-managed hosting, Toronto40⁠–⁠150 a monthShift8, 23 Apr 2026
Premium WordPress themeAbout 30⁠–⁠200, one-timeIdeaMarketing, 12 Jan 2026
Care and maintenance50⁠–⁠300 a month; WordPress care in Toronto 75⁠–⁠250 a monthMarvel; Shift8
Codingclave care planQuoted once the scope is agreedCodingclave

A worked yearly floor: a domain at about CAD 20 plus shared hosting at CAD 66–156 is roughly CAD 86–176 a year before anyone touches the site. BDC declines to average maintenance, fairly: a five-page site that changes twice a year needs far less care than one with weekly posts and a booking plugin.

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What CAD 500, 2,500, 4,000, 7,500 and 15,000+ buy

Page count is a poor guide to price. Who writes the copy and who keeps the site updated move a quote more than whether it has five pages or eight.

What each CAD budget gets, and what it leaves out
BudgetWhat you getWhat's left out
DIY, under 500 a yearA builder plan (170⁠–⁠336 a year, GoDaddy CA) and a domain; you fill in a templateYour 30⁠–⁠40 hours, copy, photos, page titles and fixes
Up to 2,500 (our WordPress band)Our WordPress band, 500⁠–⁠2,500: your agreed pages on hosting you own, a contact form, GA4 and Search Console. IdeaMarketing gives the same range for a freelancer-built 5-page sitePayments and other extras; care after launch (quoted)
Up to 4,000 (our custom-design band)800⁠–⁠4,000: a design made for your business, built in Next.js or WordPress. SyncSpark recommends 3,000⁠–⁠6,000 in VancouverStore features (a separate band); care (quoted)
About 7,500The top of Toronto's 1⁠–⁠5 page band and the entry to its 6⁠–⁠20 page band (Shift8)Upkeep, which Shift8 puts at 1,400⁠–⁠7,000 a year
15,000+Toronto corporate sites of 20⁠–⁠60 pages at 15,000⁠–⁠40,000 (Shift8); BDC puts a typical initial build at 10,000⁠–⁠30,000, with no currency statedHosting and care, unless the contract names them

Is web design still worth paying for in 2026? Yes, if customers find you through search or check your site before getting in touch. A DIY site starts costing money when form messages never arrive or your Google Business Profile points at a dead page; if nobody visits, a builder plan does the job.

Industry add-ons we can build:

  • Immigration consultants: a client intake form with document upload (quoted).
  • Real-estate agents: a listings site with a CRM falls in the real estate band, CAD 3,500–22,000; a listings feed on its own is quoted.
  • Clinic and restaurant sites have cost guides of their own: clinic websites and software and restaurant websites.

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Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver price levels, from each firm’s own page

Each row is one firm's own dated price guide for its city: one firm's view, not a survey, but the most specific public numbers we found.

Published price levels by city (CAD, read 16 Oct 2026)
CityFirm and dateSmall or brochure siteLarger small-business siteHourly
TorontoShift8, 23 Apr 20261⁠–⁠5 pages: 3,000⁠–⁠7,5006⁠–⁠20 pages: 7,500⁠–⁠20,000Freelance 60⁠–⁠120; mid-level agency 75⁠–⁠120; senior agency 100⁠–⁠185
CalgaryMarvel Marketing, 27 Apr 20265⁠–⁠7 page template brochure: 2,500⁠–⁠5,00010⁠–⁠15 page custom site: 5,000⁠–⁠12,000Alberta rates: freelancers 40⁠–⁠100; boutique agencies 100⁠–⁠150; full-service 125⁠–⁠200
VancouverSyncSpark, 15 Jun 2026Recommended mid-range 3,000⁠–⁠6,000; its own custom builds from 3,000Custom agency build 3,000⁠–⁠10,000+Not published

Edmonton isn't listed: we haven't yet read a local firm's own dated price page. Marvel's claim that Alberta runs about 10–15% under Ontario and BC is its own estimate, citing unnamed 2026 Alberta rate surveys. Across the rows, the kind of builder moves the price more than the city does: brochure bands in Calgary and Toronto overlap, while hourly rates within one city sit far apart.

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What web designers and developers earn per hour, and what they bill

Job Bank publishes what web designers (NOC 21233) and web developers (NOC 21234) earn as employees: wages, not what a client is charged. Updated 19 November 2025, read 16 October 2026. Most figures come from the Labour Force Survey 2023–2024; Alberta and the Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador developer figures come from Small Area Estimation 2024. None are published for the territories.

Hourly wages, web designers (NOC 21233) and web developers (NOC 21234), CAD
AreaDesigner medianDeveloper medianDesigner low–highDeveloper low–high
Canada33.6538.4620.00⁠–⁠57.6921.48⁠–⁠57.16
Ontario33.6540.0021.00⁠–⁠51.2821.63⁠–⁠56.41
British Columbia32.6937.5019.23⁠–⁠55.2920.00⁠–⁠65.00
Alberta35.8740.2322.41⁠–⁠55.4625.89⁠–⁠58.39
Quebec37.0238.4625.00⁠–⁠58.9721.48⁠–⁠50.00
Manitoba31.6331.2521.07⁠–⁠52.1020.00⁠–⁠42.50
Saskatchewan30.0538.2519.78⁠–⁠52.9024.93⁠–⁠56.69
Nova Scotia31.4338.4621.90⁠–⁠41.7622.56⁠–⁠63.70
New Brunswick32.0035.0022.50⁠–⁠36.0028.85⁠–⁠45.67
Newfoundland and Labrador30.3935.6518.12⁠–⁠50.7225.39⁠–⁠46.76
Prince Edward Island31.4634.7125.41⁠–⁠47.6522.84⁠–⁠57.69

Published billing rates look very different:

  • Toronto (Shift8): freelance CAD 60–120 an hour, mid-level agency CAD 75–120, senior agency CAD 100–185.
  • Calgary and Alberta (Marvel): freelancers CAD 40–100, boutique agencies CAD 100–150, full-service agencies CAD 125–200.
  • Our rate: CAD 30–60 an hour.

Why the gap? A wage is what an employee is paid before payroll costs and equipment. A billing rate also covers unpaid hours (sales calls, quotes, admin), software, overhead and profit: a freelancer who bills, say, 25 of 40 working hours must price those 25 to cover all 40. Neither number means someone is overcharging.

Why ours is lower: The costs behind it are in Lucknow, not Toronto. The terms stay the same: a fixed price once the scope is agreed, and code and IP that become yours on final payment.

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WordPress costs: what’s free, what isn’t, and when to pick something else

WordPress costs nothing to download. A quote is really pricing the theme, the plugins, the hosting and someone to run updates, and quotes differ on which of those they include.

  • WordPress.org, WordPress.com and managed hosting

    WordPress.org is the free software, installed on hosting you rent. WordPress.com is a hosted service with its own plans, closer to Wix than to a WordPress site you own. Managed WordPress hosting runs WordPress for you, with updates and backups as far as the plan says.

  • The lines in a WordPress quote

    A premium theme at about CAD 30–200, one-time (IdeaMarketing). Form, backup and SEO plugins, often free with a paid yearly licence on top. And care: updates, backups and a check that nothing broke. A quote that prices only the build leaves out everything that recurs.

  • Where WordPress still costs you: upkeep

    WordPress is actively maintained and widely supported, so another developer can take your site over if you change supplier. What it asks of you is upkeep: plugins left unpatched are the usual weak point, so someone has to run updates and look at the site after each one.

  • Canadian hosting: speed, and whether a contract requires it

    Many hosts offer Canadian data centres, which can shorten load times for visitors here. Separately, check whether your sector, contracts or clients require data to stay in Canada before you choose a host.

  • Next.js with a headless CMS instead

    For a site that changes rarely and must load fast, look at Next.js with a headless CMS: no WordPress plugins to patch (its packages still need occasional updates), and editors keep a content dashboard. The Dubai Digital Xchange Summit website, one of ours, runs on Next.js with Sanity. Each new feature, though, costs developer time. See WordPress against a custom-built site, moving from WordPress to Next.js and choosing a headless CMS.

WordPress, a site builder or Next.js with a headless CMS
OptionUp-frontRunningWho edits contentWhere it gets expensive
Builder (Wix, Squarespace, GoDaddy)Your time; no build feeGoDaddy CA 170⁠–⁠336 a year; check Wix and Squarespace in CAD at checkoutYou, in the builderPaid add-ons, and leaving: pages are generally rebuilt
Self-hosted WordPressBuild 500⁠–⁠2,500 (Codingclave WordPress band); theme about 30⁠–⁠200Hosting 66⁠–⁠156 a year, domain, plugin licencesYou, in WordPressSkipped updates leave plugins open to known flaws
Managed WordPressAs self-hosted30⁠–⁠100 a month (Marvel); GoDaddy CA's WooCommerce plan from 36.99You, in WordPressA higher hosting bill; check which updates it covers
Next.js + headless CMSCustom build 800⁠–⁠4,000 (Codingclave custom-design band)Host and CMS plan; no plugin licencesYou, in the CMSEach new feature is developer time

What moves a site between the two Codingclave bands. The custom-design band (CAD 800–4,000) starts with a design drawn for your business, then built in Next.js or WordPress. Page count, design work and features such as booking decide where a site lands in either band.

A shared design is the cheapest way to run many sites: a template system that runs the websites of more than 20 government polytechnics in Uttar Pradesh is one of our projects. For one business that must look unlike its competitors, it is the wrong saving.

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Building it yourself, with a builder or with AI

  • What doing it yourself really costs

    The subscription is the small part. For the 8-page spec, expect 30–40 hours of your own time: template, copy, photos, form and domain. Valued at the Job Bank web designer median of CAD 33.65 an hour that's CAD 1,010–1,346, though in cash it stays the cheapest route at CAD 170–336 a year (GoDaddy CA).

  • What ChatGPT and AI builders leave to you

    They draft copy, layouts and starter code well. They don't register your domain or set up DNS, check that form emails arrive, test with a keyboard and a screen reader, structure pages for search or put every account in your name. Can ChatGPT create a website? It can write one; getting it online, found and kept working is still your job.

  • When to stop doing it yourself

    Stop at the first feature you can't test yourself: taking deposits, an intake form that must reach your inbox, or a French version. Stop too if the site is why customers choose you over a competitor.

Moving off Wix or Squarespace? Paste the builder link into WhatsApp and we'll tell you what the move costs. Our website migration SEO checklist covers keeping your search traffic through it.

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Tax, the .ca domain and AODA: the Canadian lines in a website quote

Most price guides we read leave these out, and each one changes either your total or whose name goes on an account.

  • Compare quotes after tax

    The rate follows where the buyer is, not the firm. A CAD 7,500 quote to a business in Ontario becomes CAD 8,475 with 13% HST. In Nova Scotia it is CAD 8,550 (14% since 1 April 2025); at 15% in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador or PEI, CAD 8,625; where only the 5% GST applies, CAD 7,875 (CRA rates). Some provinces add their own sales tax; ask your accountant whether it applies to web work.

    A GST/HST-registered business can usually claim the tax back as an input tax credit, so compare pre-tax figures; if you aren't registered, compare totals. Our invoices from India are covered in the note under our price table.

  • Who can own a .ca

    CIRA's Canadian Presence Requirements limit .ca names to Canadian citizens, permanent residents, legal representatives and eligible Canadian organizations, such as corporations and partnerships registered in Canada. A trademark registered in Canada qualifies its owner only for a .ca of the mark's exact words, and CIRA bars trustees or proxies from holding one for someone else. Registrars, not CIRA, sell the names. Register the .ca in your business's name: a developer in India couldn't hold it for you anyway.

  • When AODA puts accessibility into scope

    Ontario's website rule covers designated public-sector organizations and businesses or non-profits with 50 or more employees. Since 1 January 2021, their public sites and web content published after 1 January 2012 must meet WCAG 2.0 Level AA; the exceptions are live captions (1.2.4) and audio description for pre-recorded media (1.2.5), per Ontario's guidance. If it covers you, we can scope and price a review against WCAG 2.0 AA. Whether the site meets the law is for you and your advisers to confirm.

  • Privacy and tax treatment: questions for your advisers

    Contact and booking forms collect personal information; our Flutter hiring page sets out what stays your responsibility when your developer works from India, and that applies to a website too. Whether a build is a capital cost or an expense is your accountant's call, so ask for the quote to list the one-time build apart from yearly fees.

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Launch-day checklist: the accounts you should hold

If the domain or hosting sits in your developer's name, leaving them means asking permission. Open every account in your business's name and give the developer a login you can remove.

Account checklist at handover
AccountRegistered toRenewal paid byWhat you should have on launch day
.ca domainYour business, under its CIRA categoryYou, at your registrarThe registrar login, auto-renew on
DNS and email recordsYour registrar or DNS hostUsually with the domain or hostingA list of every record added
Hosting accountYour businessYou, directly to the hostThe owner login; the developer as a user you can delete
WordPress administratorYou, as main administratorNo renewalYour own admin account; the developer's separate
Theme and plugin licence keysYour business emailYou, each yearEvery key, with its renewal date
GA4 propertyYour Google accountFreeThe administrator role in your name
Search ConsoleYou, as verified ownerFreeOwnership verified, sitemap submitted
Google Business ProfileYour businessFreeYou as owner, linking to the new site
Booking toolYour businessYou, on the tool's planThe owner login; the booking link working
Full backup and site files (or the Git repository for Next.js)Storage you controlYou, if the storage is paidA downloaded copy, or the repository in your own account

Your quote should list every line in this table and who pays each renewal. If it doesn't, ask before the first instalment.

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Paying a developer in India for a Canadian website: the usual questions

  • Is a website built from India any good?

    Look at the work first. Website projects of ours include the ESMED membership and publishing platform (WordPress and PHP, Europe), a healthcare portal with online booking for Dr. Akash Dubey (India), the Dubai Digital Xchange Summit website (Next.js and Sanity) and the WooCommerce pharmacy store for Anand Medico Chemist. On your own project, you review the design before the mid-project payment.

  • Does the time difference get in the way?

    Less than you'd expect: a website needs few live calls (scope, design review, launch), and the call window in your time zone is shown here. Between calls the work moves on WhatsApp and email, and a live site that goes down gets a 24/7 emergency response.

  • Can I take the site to another developer later?

    Yes. The code and IP become yours on final payment, and a WordPress site's files and database move to any host. If the domain and hosting were opened in your name, as the checklist above suggests, nobody has to hand anything back.

  • Can the site be in English and French?

    We can set up a two-language structure: a language switcher, a URL for each version and the right language tags. We can provide the French copy as well, with a fluent French reviewer checking it.

Our live-call window, 8am to 12pm Eastern on weekdays, in each Canadian time zone and in India, before and after the November clock change.
Where you areUntil 31 Oct 2026, and again from 14 Mar 2027Until 31 Oct1 Nov 2026 – 13 Mar 2027From 1 Nov
St. John's (Newfoundland)9:30am–1:30pm4 h of a 9–5 day9:30am–1:30pm4 h of a 9–5 day
Halifax (Atlantic)9am–1pm4 h of a 9–5 day9am–1pm4 h of a 9–5 day
Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal (Eastern)8am–12pm3 h of a 9–5 day8am–12pm3 h of a 9–5 day
Winnipeg (Manitoba)7am–11am2 h of a 9–5 day8am–12pm3 h of a 9–5 day
Regina, Saskatoon (Saskatchewan)6am–10am1 h of a 9–5 day7am–11am2 h of a 9–5 day
Calgary, Edmonton (Alberta)6am–10am1 h of a 9–5 day7am–11am2 h of a 9–5 day
Vancouver, Surrey (British Columbia)5am–9am0 h of a 9–5 day6am–10am1 h of a 9–5 day
Lucknow, India (our team, IST)5:30pm–9:30pm6:30pm–10:30pm
The small figure is how many hours of a 9am–5pm local working day the window covers. Times are worked out from the IANA time-zone database when this page was built. Written replies come within 2 hours, and there is a 24/7 response for emergencies on live sites and apps.

Pricing in CAD

Our CAD prices for websites

One fixed price once the page list is agreed. For what the build itself involves, see WordPress and custom website development for Canadian businesses.

  • WordPress website

    CAD 500 – CAD 2,500

    Excl. GST/HST

    WordPress website · Typical timeline: 1–2 weeks


    A WordPress site on hosting you own: your agreed pages, a contact form, GA4 and Search Console. Typical timeline on our list: 1⁠–⁠2 weeks.

    Get a quote for this plan
  • Business website (custom design, Next.js or WordPress)

    A design drawn for your business first, then built in Next.js or WordPress. Typical timeline on our list: 1⁠–⁠3 weeks.

    CAD 800 – CAD 4,000

    Typical timeline: 1–3 weeks

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  • Online store (Shopify, WooCommerce or custom)

    An online store; most take 2⁠–⁠6 weeks. Before you take it over, the contact, terms, refund and delivery pages are live and we place a test order with you. Shopify's plan fees are priced on the Shopify page.

    CAD 1,500 – CAD 12,000

    Typical timeline: 2–6 weeks

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  • Developer by the hour

    Small changes or fixes to a WordPress site you already have.

    CAD 30 – CAD 60 an hour

    Hourly rate, agreed in writing before work starts

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  • Booking link, intake form or document upload added to a site

    Added to your existing pages, with form entries going to an inbox you choose.

    Quoted once the scope is agreed

    Free written quote within 24 hours

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  • Care plan: updates and backups

    For a live site, once the 6 months of free bug fixes end.

    Quoted once the scope is agreed

    Free written quote within 24 hours

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  • Moving a site off Wix, Squarespace or an old theme

    Pages rebuilt and content moved; we can redirect the old URLs.

    Quoted once the scope is agreed

    Free written quote within 24 hours

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  • Accessibility review against WCAG 2.0 AA

    A scoped review of your pages and forms, ending in a fix list.

    Quoted once the scope is agreed

    Free written quote within 24 hours

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  • Fixed price in CAD once the scope is agreed
  • Free quote within 24 hours
  • No obligation

Domain, hosting and licence fees are best paid by you, straight to each provider, so every renewal stays in your name.

Prices are in Canadian dollars (CAD) and exclude GST/HST. Our invoices are issued from India; if your business is GST/HST-registered, ask your accountant how to account for imported services. You can pay in CAD or USD by local bank transfer to our Canadian bank account.

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Send the pages you want and a site you like. The price is fixed once the pages are agreed: 40% starts the work and the last 20% is due at launch.

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What happens next

  1. A reply within 2 hours

    Ashish or the team answers on WhatsApp or by email, usually with a few questions about your scope.

  2. A call, if you want one

    Weekdays between 8am and 12pm Eastern, on a WhatsApp or video call.

  3. A free quote within 24 hours

    Scope, timeline and either a fixed CAD price or your hourly rate, excluding GST/HST, in writing.

  4. You decide, no obligation

    If you go ahead, fixed-scope work keeps one price once the scope is agreed, and hourly rates are agreed in writing first. You can pay in CAD or USD by local bank transfer to our Canadian bank account.

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How it works

What you pay and what you open at each step

Start on WhatsApp
  1. Send your page list

    On WhatsApp or by email, with a site you like and any deadline. Nothing is paid yet.

  2. A fixed CAD quote that lists every renewal

    One price for the agreed pages, plus each recurring line and who pays it.

  3. You open the accounts

    Domain and hosting go in your business's name; you add us as a user you can remove.

  4. 40% when design begins

    The first instalment starts the work, and you review the design before the build goes further.

  5. 40% at the mid-project milestone

    The quote names it, for example every page built with your content loaded.

  6. 20% at launch, then 6 months of bug fixes

    The code and IP pass to you on the final payment, and bug fixes stay free for 6 months after launch.

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How much does a 5-page website cost in Canada?

IdeaMarketing (12 Jan 2026) puts a 5-page site at CAD 500⁠–⁠2,500 from a freelancer and CAD 2,500⁠–⁠7,000 from a small agency; Shift8 prices 1⁠–⁠5 pages in Toronto at CAD 3,000⁠–⁠7,500. A 5-page WordPress site from us falls in our CAD 500⁠–⁠2,500 band. A domain and shared hosting then cost about CAD 86⁠–⁠176 a year.

How much does a website cost per month in Canada?

About CAD 7⁠–⁠15 a month at minimum: a domain at roughly CAD 20 a year plus shared hosting at CAD 5.49⁠–⁠12.99 a month (GoDaddy CA). Managed WordPress hosting runs CAD 30⁠–⁠100 a month (Marvel), and WordPress care in Toronto CAD 75⁠–⁠250 a month (Shift8).

How much is a .ca domain, and who can register one?

Registrars, not CIRA, set the price: GoDaddy CA puts a typical domain at about CAD 20 a year, with first-year promotions on longer terms. Canadian citizens, permanent residents, legal representatives and eligible Canadian organizations can hold a .ca. Register yours in your business's name and keep the registrar login yourself.

How much do web designers charge per hour in Canada?

As employees, web designers earn a median CAD 33.65 an hour and web developers CAD 38.46 (Job Bank). Billing rates carry overhead and unbilled time: CAD 60⁠–⁠120 for Toronto freelancers, CAD 100⁠–⁠185 for senior agency staff (Shift8) and CAD 40⁠–⁠100 for Calgary freelancers (Marvel). Our rate is CAD 30⁠–⁠60 an hour.

Is WordPress cheaper than Wix for a Canadian small business?

No, not in year one: a builder plan at CAD 170⁠–⁠336 a year (GoDaddy CA) costs less than a WordPress build plus hosting, if your own time is free. The gap narrows over the years, because WordPress lets you change host, developer or design without starting over; leaving a builder generally means a rebuild.

Is WordPress outdated in 2026?

No. WordPress gets regular releases, runs on almost any host and has a large pool of developers. What decides it is who runs the updates. If nobody will, pick managed WordPress hosting or a builder, or Next.js with a headless CMS, which has no plugins to patch but makes each new feature a developer job.

Can I get a website for free in Canada?

The WordPress software is free; hosting isn't, and GoDaddy CA lists builder plans at CAD 170⁠–⁠336 a year. Free builder tiers generally carry the builder's branding and its own web address instead of your .ca. A business that wants to be found should budget at least the CAD 86⁠–⁠176 a year for a domain and shared hosting.

How much does an online store cost in Canada?

GoDaddy CA puts a designer-built small store at CAD 5,000⁠–⁠10,000, and Shift8 prices standard ecommerce in Toronto at CAD 15,000⁠–⁠60,000. Codingclave's online store band is CAD 1,500⁠–⁠12,000, with a typical store taking 2⁠–⁠6 weeks. Shopify's fees are broken down separately.

Does my Ontario business website have to meet AODA?

Only if you are a designated public-sector organization, or a business or non-profit with 50 or more employees. For them, public web content published after 1 January 2012 has had to meet WCAG 2.0 Level AA since 1 January 2021, with two exceptions for captions and audio description. The website rule doesn't apply to businesses with fewer than 50 employees, though other AODA standards may.

How long does it take to build a small-business website?

Our price list gives 1⁠–⁠2 weeks for a WordPress site and 1⁠–⁠3 weeks for a custom-design site, counted from an agreed page list with your content ready. Waiting on copy and photos is the usual delay, so have them in hand first. Booking, an intake form or listings add time, and the quote sets the timeline.

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Founder, Codingclave · Updated 16 October 2026

Ashish Sharma founded Codingclave and still leads it. The team works remotely from Lucknow, India, with 200+ projects worldwide since 2017; there is no Canadian office.

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Prepared for and reviewed by Ashish Sharma, founder of Codingclave. Market figures were read on 16 October 2026 from the linked pages; CIRA's .ca rules are summarized from CIRA's published requirements, so check the live policy before you register. The cost-sheet hours are our working estimate, and the CAD 500–2,500 and CAD 800–4,000 bands are our own prices.

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  2. Job Bank – Wages for web developers and programmers (NOC 21234)
  3. Canada Revenue Agency – GST/HST calculator and rates by province
  4. Government of Ontario – How to make websites accessible
  5. CIRA – Canadian Presence Requirements for registrants
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  7. BDC – Developing a budget for your website
  8. Shift8 Web – Pricing web design in Toronto: 2026 guide
  9. Marvel Marketing – Website design cost guide for 2026
  10. SyncSpark – Small business website cost in Canada
  11. IdeaMarketing – How much does a website cost in Canada