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QuickBooks pricing in Canada
QuickBooks sells five Online plans in Canada, from Lite to Advanced, in CAD before GST/HST. Each is a flat subscription with a hard user cap; payroll costs extra per employee.
Country
- Starting price
- C$20/month
- Lite, CAD excl. GST/HST
- Pricing model
- Flat monthly plans capped by users
- Payroll per employee extra
- Billing
- Monthly or annual
- Annual 10% cheaper
- Tax
- GST/HST extra
- Prices in CAD
- YOY change
- ↑ 15%
- Average yearly rise, 4 plans
- Last updated
- 12 Oct 2026
How much does QuickBooks cost in Canada?
Plans
Five plans, GST/HST excluded, each with a hard user cap.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual, per month | Who it is for | Key limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lite | C$20 | Not offered | Invoice and track expenses | Key limits
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| EasyStart | C$30 | C$27 | Build your financial foundation | Key limits
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| Essentials | C$70 | C$63 | Save time and focus on growth | Key limits
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| Plus | C$110 | C$99 | Boost efficiency and profitability | Key limits
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| Advanced | C$220 | C$198 | Scale with greater customization | Key limits
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Additional costs
Costs on top of the plan price.
| Cost | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Payroll Core | C$30 a month plus C$5 per employeeBase fee plus per employee paid | |
| Payroll Premium | C$55 a month plus C$8 per employeeBase fee plus per employee paid | |
| Payroll Elite | C$80 a month plus C$15 per employeeBase fee plus per employee paid | |
| QuickBooks Time | Premium C$30 plus C$10 per user; Elite C$55 plus C$15 per userBase fee plus per user | |
| User caps | Lite and EasyStart 1, Essentials 3, Plus 5, Advanced 25; a fourth user means Plus at C$110Hard cap; no extra seats sold | |
| Multiple currencies | C$40 a month more than EasyStartEssentials and above | |
| Inventory and project profitability | C$40 a month more than EssentialsPlus and above | |
| Class and location tracking | Past 40, Advanced at C$110 a month morePlus up to 40; unlimited on Advanced | |
| Lite limits | EasyStart is C$10 a month more1 user, 2 bank connections, no accountant access, no payroll | |
| Card payments | 2.9% + C$0.25, including AmexPer transaction | |
| Bank payments | 1%Per transaction | |
| Chargebacks and failed bank payments | C$25 chargeback fee plus the amount; C$25 EFT reject; C$30 NSFPer event | |
| End of the new customer offer | Plus goes from C$11 to C$110 a monthList price from month 7 | |
| GST/HST | 5% to 15% by provinceAdded to every charge | |
| Online bill payments | Not publicly listedNo Canadian product found | |
| Cancelling | No prorated refundEnds with the billing period | |
| Switching between monthly and annual | No feeOnce in any 12 months |
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Plan
Estimated cost, Lite
C$20a month
- Per year, billed monthly
- C$240
- First 6 months, 90% off
- C$2 a month
- First year with the offer
- C$132
Line items, monthly
- Lite subscription
- C$20
- Estimated monthly total
- C$20
Estimated, CAD, excluding GST/HST. Offer: 90% off for 6 months for new customers buying now on monthly billing.
What QuickBooks costs by company size
Estimated cost by number of employees, using the cheapest plan that fits each end of the band.
| Employees | Plans | Monthly cost | Annual cost | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 10 | EasyStart to Essentials | C$65 to C$150 | C$65 | to | C$150 | C$780 to C$1,800 | C$780 | to | C$1,800 | |||
| 11 to 50 | Essentials to Advanced | C$155 to C$500 | C$155 | to | C$500 | C$1,860 to C$6,000 | C$1,860 | to | C$6,000 | |||
| 51 to 200 | Advanced | C$505 to C$1,250 | C$505 | to | C$1,250 | C$6,060 to C$15,000 | C$6,060 | to | C$15,000 | |||
| 201 to 500 | Advanced | C$1,255 to No plan | C$1,255 | to | No plan | C$15,060 to No plan | C$15,060 | to | No plan | |||
QuickBooks discount codes and offers
Current QuickBooks offers in Canada, checked 12 October 2026.
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New customer offer (monthly)
90% off for 6 months: Lite C$2, EasyStart C$3, Essentials C$7, Plus C$11, Advanced C$22 a month
New monthly customers choosing Buy now; not with the trial or other offers
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New customer offer (annual)
45% off the first year: EasyStart C$178, Essentials C$416, Plus C$653, Advanced C$1,307
New annual customers; renews at annual list price
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Payroll offer
90% off the payroll base fee for 6 months
New payroll customers choosing Buy now; per-employee fees not discounted; not with the trial
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Free trial
30 days free, no card needed
Instead of the Buy now discount and free onboarding call
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Through an accountant (ProAdvisor)
20% off EasyStart, 50% off Essentials, Plus and Advanced; up to 30% off payroll
Ongoing if the firm is billed; one year if you pay directly
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BMO business clients
80% off for 6 months
Code Via BMO's link
New customers; not with other offers
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Scotiabank business clients
80% off for 8 months per the page body; 70% off for 6 months per its summary
Code Via Scotiabank's link
New customers; not with other offers
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Multiple companies
Size not published
Code By phone
Call 1-888-908-3802 or 1-888-829-8589
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QuickBooks Time offer
50% off the first 3 months
New QuickBooks Time customers
How to negotiate QuickBooks's price
Ways to lower the bill, most reliable first.
| Rank | Lever | How it works | What it can save |
|---|---|---|---|
| [01] | Buy now instead of starting the trial | Starting the free trial loses the 90% off for 6 months offer. | C$99 a month on Plus for 6 months, C$594 in total |
| [02] | Buy through a ProAdvisor | Accountants who manage your billing get up to 50% off Essentials, Plus and Advanced ongoing, 20% off EasyStart and up to 30% off payroll. Ask whether yours will pass it on. | Up to C$55 a month on Plus, C$110 on Advanced |
| [03] | Size the plan to the user cap | Caps are 1, 3, 5 or 25 with no extra seats. Remove inactive users and give your bookkeeper the free accountant seat before moving up. | C$40 a month (Plus to Essentials) or C$110 (Advanced to Plus) |
| [04] | Pay annually once the offer ends | Annual is 10% below monthly. You can switch billing only once in 12 months, so switch when the monthly offer ends. | C$132 a year on Plus, C$264 on Advanced |
| [05] | Pick the cheapest payroll tier that works | Core is C$30 plus C$5 per employee; Premium C$55 plus C$8; Elite C$80 plus C$15. Time tracking is the main reason to move off Core. | C$25 a month plus C$3 per employee (Premium to Core) |
| [06] | Use Lite if you work alone | Without payroll, an accountant login or more than 2 bank connections, Lite does instead of EasyStart. | C$10 a month |
| [07] | Steer customers to bank payments | Cards cost 2.9% + C$0.25; bank payments 1%, up to C$50,000 per transaction. | About 1.9% of each card-paid invoice |
| [08] | Ask for the multi-company discount | Owners of several entities may qualify through sales. Size not published. | Not published; varies |
| [09] | Review before the next increase | Intuit raised Canadian prices in April and November 2025. A price notice is the time to compare or lock in an annual rate. | Leverage only |
QuickBooks price history
Monthly list prices over the last two years, excluding GST/HST. Pick a plan, or hover for each change.
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Key points
- Plus moved most: +38%, C$80 to C$110.
- Average across 4 plans: +35% since Oct 2024.
- Last change: 13 Nov 2025.
What people say about QuickBooks pricing
What Canadians said in public about QuickBooks's pricing in the last six months.
67%
Mostly negative
- Positive 1 of 6
- Neutral 1 of 6
- Negative 4 of 6
4 of 6 public comments from Canadians in the last six months are negative, 1 positive and 1 neutral. Most say it costs too much for what a small business needs, with per-user caps and payroll fees adding up.
- X.com negative This Canadian QuickBooks customer says they built their own app in an afternoon to replace an $85 a month QuickBooks subscription, saving over $1,000 a year. ChuBoi (opens the original on X.com)
- Trustpilot.com negative This Canadian QuickBooks customer says that given the subscription price they expected a polished product, found it frustrating, cancelled and went back to Excel. CORPORATIONQC (opens the original on Trustpilot.com)
QuickBooks alternatives
Other tools in our price guides for Canada, largest first by market share.
| Vendor | Starting price | Pricing model | Key difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sage | C$23 a month (Sage Accounting Start) | Flat monthly cloud plans, desktop plans by user band, payroll: base fee plus per employee | Two products: Sage Accounting in the cloud and Sage 50 on the desktop | Price guides |
| Xero | C$25 a month (Starter) | Flat monthly plans, plus per-user add-ons | Unlimited users; no payroll of its own in Canada | Price guides |
| FreshBooks | C$26 a month (Lite) | Tiers capped by billable clients, plus C$13 per extra team member | Team members C$13 each a month | Price guides |
| Zoho Books | Free plan; paid from C$20 a month (Standard) | Free plan plus flat tiers per organisation, plus per-user add-ons | Extra users charged per person | Price guides |
| FreeAgent | C$31 a month (Universal) | One flat plan, unlimited users, plus optional Smart Capture add-on | One flat USD plan with unlimited users; no Canadian payroll or tax filing | Price guides |
QuickBooks pricing questions
Lite C$20, EasyStart C$30, Essentials C$70, Plus C$110 and Advanced C$220 a month, before GST/HST. New customers who buy straight away pay 90% less for 6 months.
In CAD, excluding tax. GST/HST is added at checkout and registered businesses can claim it back.
Lite and EasyStart 1, Essentials 3, Plus 5, Advanced 25. No extra seats are sold. Every plan except Lite includes a free accountant seat.
Core is C$30 a month plus C$5 per employee, Premium C$55 plus C$8, Elite C$80 plus C$15, before GST/HST. Not available on Lite.
Yes, 10%: C$324 a year for EasyStart, C$756 Essentials, C$1,188 Plus, C$2,376 Advanced. New annual customers get 45% off the first year.
Yes, twice in 2025. In April: EasyStart C$24 to C$28, Essentials C$54 to C$65, Plus C$80 to C$95, Advanced C$160 to C$190. In November: C$30, C$70, C$110 and C$220.
No. The 90% offer needs Buy now; after the 30-day trial you pay list price.
No monthly fee. Cards, including Amex, cost 2.9% plus C$0.25 each; bank payments 1%.
QuickBooks pricing sources and methodology
From QuickBooks's Canadian pricing pages on 12 October 2026. Where sources disagree, Intuit's own page wins.
Estimates from list prices, excluding GST/HST, before payment fees.
Archived copies of QuickBooks's pricing pages from October 2024 to October 2026, plus Intuit's announcements. Standard prices, no promotions.
Drawn from how QuickBooks charges, not from records of negotiated deals.
Ordered by Ensurva's estimate of each vendor's share of business customers in this country, from surveys, vendor customer counts, government software registers and review volume. Only tools with their own Ensurva price guide are listed.
Public comments from April to October 2026 by identifiably Canadian authors, marked positive, negative or neutral. Cards show confirmed customers only.
Checked monthly. The date at the top is the last check.
- QuickBooks Canada pricing 12 Oct 2026
- QuickBooks Canada annual subscriptions 12 Oct 2026
- QuickBooks Online Essentials (Canada) 12 Oct 2026
- QuickBooks Lite (Canada) 12 Oct 2026
- QuickBooks Canada payroll 12 Oct 2026
- QuickBooks Canada payroll pricing 12 Oct 2026
- QuickBooks Canada payments 12 Oct 2026
- Intuit payments pricing schedule, Canada 12 Oct 2026
- QuickBooks Canada: expanding payment options 12 Oct 2026
- QuickBooks Time pricing (Canada) 12 Oct 2026
- QuickBooks Online Accountant pricing (Canada) 12 Oct 2026
- Intuit Canadian pricing data file (billing_offers_ca.json) 12 Oct 2026
- Wayback Machine copies of billing_offers_ca.json 12 Oct 2026
- Wayback Machine snapshots of quickbooks.intuit.com/ca/pricing 12 Oct 2026
- BMO: QuickBooks offer 12 Oct 2026
- Scotiabank: Intuit partnership 12 Oct 2026
- TechSoup: QuickBooks not available in Canada 12 Oct 2026
- Xero CA pricing plans 12 Oct 2026
- Zenbooks and Abacus Data: Technology in Accounting 12 Oct 2026
Estimates from published list prices on 12 October 2026. Check QuickBooks's own pricing page before buying. Ensurva is not affiliated with Intuit.