How much does a website cost in Ontario in 2026?

Price ranges by who builds it

The guides published this year don’t agree on one number, because “a website” covers everything from a five-page brochure site to an online store. One Canadian guide published in April 2026 breaks it down by who does the work (all CAD):

Who builds it	Build	Each year after
Do it yourself (Wix, Squarespace)	$0 to $500	$300 to $1,200
A freelancer	$1,500 to $7,000	$500 to $2,000
An agency	$5,000 to $12,000	$1,200 to $3,500
A custom agency build	$12,000 to $30,000	$2,500 to $8,000

Another 2026 guide puts a small business site at $3,000 to $8,000 and an online store at $10,000 and up. Ranges this wide are normal: they’re averages across very different sites.

What moves the number

• How many pages. A page for each service and each town you serve is what brings in local search traffic, and each one takes writing.
• Who writes the words. If you write them, it costs less. If the builder writes them, it costs more, and it’s usually worth it.
• Selling online. A store needs products, payments, shipping and taxes set up, and that’s a bigger job than a brochure site.
• What it connects to. Quote forms that go straight into a CRM, or orders that flow into QuickBooks, take more setup than a contact form that sends an email.

The costs people forget

• Hosting and updates. Someone has to keep the site online, secure and up to date. That’s the yearly figure in the table above.
• The domain name. Usually a small yearly fee.
• Apps and plugins. Booking tools, reviews and store add-ons often charge monthly.
• Shopify itself. A Shopify store pays Shopify’s monthly plan on top of what the builder charges.
• HST. In Ontario, prices are usually quoted before 13% HST. Check which way a quote is written before you compare two of them.

What our websites cost

We publish our website prices, so you can compare. All prices are in CAD, before HST:

Package	Build	Monthly
Launch	$3,500	$149
Lead Engine	$6,500	$249
Growth (Shopify, several locations, integrations)	from $12,000	$399

The monthly care plan covers hosting, backups, monitoring, security updates, content edits and support. Plans have a 12-month minimum, then run month to month. Launch and Lead Engine go live within 30 days of content approval, or your first three months of care are free. The full list of what each package includes is on the pricing page.

How to compare quotes

Ask every builder the same questions:

1. How many pages, and who writes them?
2. What’s included each month, and what does it cost after the first year?
3. Does the site come with a page for each service and area you serve?
4. Where do enquiries go when someone fills in the form?
5. Is the price before or after HST?

If you’d like a straight answer for your own business, the free diagnostic is where we start.

Sources

Checked on October 29, 2026. Prices are each source’s own estimates.

• Marvel Marketing, “Website Design Cost Guide for 2026” (April 27, 2026): marvelmarketing.ca
• Impeka, “Web Design Pricing in Canada (2026)”: impeka.com