Boreal Lab Studio · Small business website guide
How much a website costs in Canada.
Real price ranges in Canadian dollars, what you get in each, and what the site costs every year after launch.
The short answer
For a small business in Canada, a five or six page website built by someone else usually costs between $500 and $8,500 CAD, once. Most land between $1,500 and $3,500. After that, expect a monthly cost for hosting and upkeep.
Those numbers come from the published prices of ten Ontario web studios that we checked in October 2026. Prices in other provinces follow the same pattern, because most of this work is done remotely.
Price ranges by what you get
| Range (CAD) | What it usually is | Typical time |
|---|---|---|
| A monthly plan fee | You build it yourself on Wix, Squarespace or Shopify. | Your own evenings |
| $500 to $1,200 | A template filled in with your words and photos. | One to two weeks |
| $1,500 to $3,500 | A designed site of five to ten pages with working forms. | Two to four weeks |
| $3,500 to $8,500 | A fully custom site, often with copywriting and photography direction. | Four to six weeks |
| $10,000 and up | An agency project with strategy, branding or a large store. | Months |
A lower price is not always a worse site. It usually means fewer pages, a shared layout, and you supplying the words.
What it costs every year after launch
- Domain name: a yearly fee paid to a registrar. A .ca domain needs a Canadian owner. Keep it in your own name.
- Hosting: a monthly or yearly fee, or part of your builder plan.
- Care: updates, backups and small edits. Published Ontario care plans run from about $49 a month with no edits to $130 to $250 a month with an hour or two of edits.
- Business email at your domain, billed per mailbox.
What moves the number
- Pages, and whether each one is designed or reuses a layout.
- A store, a booking system or a members area.
- A French version. In Quebec, and for federal work, plan for both languages from the start.
- Who writes the words and takes the photos.
- Accessibility. Ontario’s AODA sets rules for larger organizations, and a site built to WCAG is easier for everyone to use.
What Boreal Lab Studio charges
Our prices are public and in Canadian dollars: one page from $399, a custom one-page site from $750, and up to 6 pages from $1,500, or $149 a month over 12 payments. Hosting only is $19 a month and the full-site care plan is $99 a month. You see a free homepage concept before you pay anything. See every plan or build an estimate.
Boreal Lab Studio builds small business websites
Boreal Lab Studio is a website studio in Toronto, Ontario. It builds websites for small businesses across the GTA, Ontario and the rest of Canada, including home services, professional practices, health and wellness, hospitality and retail, with a specialty in trucking and logistics.
- What it builds
- Custom websites for small businesses with enquiry or booking forms, logos and matching email signatures, plus builds on Squarespace, Wix, WordPress, Shopify, Webflow and Framer.
- Starting prices (CAD)
- Launch, one page: from $399. Starter: from $750. Full site, up to 6 pages: from $1,500. See every plan.
- How it starts
- A free homepage concept of your own site, on desktop and phone. You pay only after you approve it.
- Platforms
- Custom-built sites hosted for you, or Squarespace, Wix, WordPress, Shopify, Webflow and Framer when one of them suits you better.
- Contact
- hello@boreallab.ca · (647) 547-7709
See the studio’s work and every plan, with full sites you can click through.
Common questions
How much does a website cost in Canada?
A small business site of five or six pages usually costs $500 to $8,500 CAD to build, and most land between $1,500 and $3,500. Boreal Lab Studio starts at $399 for one page and $1,500 for up to 6 pages.
How much does a website cost per month in Canada?
Hosting alone is often under $30 a month. A care plan with updates and edits is commonly $130 to $250 a month. At Boreal Lab Studio, hosting only is $19 a month and full-site care is $99 a month.
Why do website quotes vary so much?
The quote follows the hours. A template with your own words takes days. A custom design with writing, photos and a store takes weeks. Ask each designer what is included and what an edit costs after launch.
Do Canadian web designers charge sales tax?
A business registered for GST or HST adds it to the invoice. A small supplier under the registration threshold does not. Ask whether the quoted price includes tax.
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