How much does a website cost in Canada?

01Website cost by type of site

The table uses Redenn's published prices, dated 2026-09-24, because they can be verified line by line. Other Canadian providers price differently; where a category cannot be honestly generalized we say so rather than invent an average.

Every price is one-time. Prices are in Canadian dollars and exclude taxes. Any tax that applies is shown separately on your invoice. Hosting and the domain are separate: Redenn hosting is optional and billed separately, or the site is handed over for you to host. Both are covered in the ongoing-costs section further down. Payment processing fees are billed by the payment processor to your own account.

02The variables that move the price

Two five-page websites can differ widely in price. The difference is almost always one of six variables, most with a published figure at Redenn.

Design effort varies a lot between providers. Redenn builds from a component system, which is why a standard page has a fixed price; fully bespoke design or animation means a written quote.

• Page count: an additional standard page is CA$49; a premium page with custom sections is from CA$99.
• Who writes the words: inserting the copy you supply is CA$29 per page, tightening it is CA$49 per page, and professional copywriting is from CA$99 per page.
• Features: contact form CA$29, booking CA$99, standard chat CA$49, newsletter signup CA$49, payment integration from CA$99, blog or simple CMS from CA$49.
• Search foundation: Search Setup CA$99, Local Search Foundation CA$199, Search + AI Foundation CA$299, Complete Search Foundation from CA$499.
• Brand assets: simple logo CA$49, Logo Pro CA$99, brand starter (logo, colours, type and a one-page guide) from CA$199.
• Custom logic: anything with a database, user accounts or integrations is scoped and quoted rather than priced from a list.

03What the Launch, Business and Growth System packages get you

CA$99 buys Launch, a ready-made, template-based starter site: one page with up to about five sections, built from Redenn components, mobile responsive, with one call-to-action and one revision round. It ships with placeholder copy and imagery that you replace, or with your content inserted for CA$29. It is a real website, not a trial. It is deployed to Redenn hosting on a plan billed separately, or handed over for you to host.

CA$499 buys the Business package: five standard pages, a spam-protected contact form, analytics, Search Console, the Search Setup foundation (titles, descriptions, canonical tags, sitemap, robots and structured data), a Google Business Profile link-up and two revision rounds. This is the first package that includes the Search Setup foundation.

Above that sits the Growth System (from CA$1,299 before content and hosting) or a custom store build (from CA$1,499). Payment processing fees are billed by the payment processor to your own account. At this level the site is a system: forms and chat feed a CRM, the Search + AI Foundation is in place and the architecture is ready for automation. Custom software sits above this, quoted with a written scope and a ship date.

04Ongoing and easily forgotten costs to budget for

The build price is not the whole cost of owning a website. These are the recurring or easily forgotten items, with Redenn's published figures where they exist.

• Hosting, if Redenn hosts the site (you can also host it yourself): Redenn Lite CA$99 per year for static sites, Redenn Business CA$199 per year for sites with forms and server rendering, Redenn Dynamic CA$49 per month when a database is genuinely needed, Redenn Pro Managed CA$99 per month for larger applications.
• Domain: the registrar's live price for the name plus a CA$9.99 per year management fee if Redenn manages it. You own the domain either way.
• Outside usage, which is not bundled into hosting or any plan. Usage (AI, call minutes, SMS, email) is billed by each provider directly to your own account; none is included in our prices. Ask about a trial period to see your real usage first.
• Your own time: gathering photos, writing service descriptions and approving revisions is the cost people forget most often, and the most common reason a project runs late.
• Changes after launch: new standard pages are CA$49 each; a blog or CMS from CA$49 lets you publish without a developer.
• Search work: the build includes a foundation, not a campaign. Monthly plans start at CA$299 per month for one location and are optional.
• Sales tax: prices are in Canadian dollars and exclude taxes. Any tax that applies is shown separately on your invoice.

05Methodology and limitations

Every figure above comes from Redenn's public price list as of 2026-09-24. We did not survey other Canadian agencies or freelancers, and we do not publish estimated market averages, because we could not verify them. When you compare quotes, compare the scope line by line, not the headline.

Limitations to keep in mind: 'from' prices are floors, not quotes, and the final figure depends on scope. Prices exclude third-party usage, stock photography licences and translation. A website's commercial value also depends on inputs no builder controls: your offer, your reviews and how quickly you answer inquiries.

06How to get an accurate number quickly

Answer the questions below and the total becomes arithmetic, not negotiation. Run the answers through the website cost calculator, or send them to Redenn for a fixed price with a ship date.

• How many pages do you genuinely need? List them by name. A local business commonly needs home, services, about and contact.
• Who writes the words: your copy as supplied, your copy tightened, or professional copywriting?
• Do you need booking, payments, chat or a newsletter signup, and is there a real process behind each one?
• Do you need to be found in one neighbourhood, across a province or by AI search engines? Pick the foundation to match.
• Does anything require a database or customer logins? If yes, expect a quote and dynamic hosting.