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Shopify plans and fees in Canada and Japan (2026)
As of October 14, 2026, Shopify's Canadian pricing page lists the Basic plan at C$49 a month on monthly billing or C$37 a month billed yearly, with Shopify Payments online card rates from 2.8% + 30¢ on Basic down to 2.15% + 30¢ on Plus. Shopify's Japanese pricing page lists Basic at ¥4,850 a month (¥3,650 billed yearly) and online card rates from 3.55% down to 2.9%, with no fixed per-transaction fee. In both countries, stores that use a third-party payment provider pay Shopify an extra Basic 2%, Grow 1%, Advanced 0.6%, Plus 0.2%.
- Last updated
- First published
- Update cadence
- Checked monthly against Shopify's Canada and Japan pricing pages and Help Center
- Data
- Shopify pricing pages (shopify.com/ca/pricing, shopify.com/jp/pricing) and Shopify Help Center
- Compiled by
- Innovation Trigger Lab
Key figures
C$49
Shopify Basic per month in Canada, monthly billing
C$37/month billed yearly
¥4,850
Shopify Basic per month in Japan, monthly billing
¥3,650/month billed yearly
2.8% + 30¢
Shopify Payments online card rate in Canada, Basic plan
2.4% + 30¢ on Advanced, 2.15% + 30¢ on Plus
3.55%
Shopify Payments online card rate in Japan, Basic plan (no fixed fee)
3.25% on Advanced, 2.9% on Plus
Shopify plans and fees in Canada (CAD)
Prices and rates as printed on shopify.com/ca/pricing, in Canadian dollars. Card rates apply when you use Shopify Payments; the third-party gateway fee applies instead to orders paid through another provider, on top of that provider's own charges. Plus is sold from C$3,400 a month and the page shows no yearly-billing price for it.
| Plan | Monthly billing, per month | Yearly billing, per month | Yearly billing saves (ITL calc.) | Online card rate | Online Amex / international cards | In-person card rate | Third-party gateway fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | C$49 | C$37 | 24.5% | 2.8% + 30¢ | 3.5% + 30¢ | 2.6% + 0¢ | 2% |
| Grow | C$132 | C$99 | 25.0% | 2.6% + 30¢ | 3.4% + 30¢ | 2.5% + 0¢ | 1% |
| Advanced | C$517 | C$389 | 24.8% | 2.4% + 30¢ | 3.3% + 30¢ | 2.4% + 0¢ | 0.6% |
| Plus | from C$3,400 | — | — | 2.15% + 30¢ | 3.15% + 30¢ | 2.4% + 0¢ | 0.2% |
In-person Interac debit is 0% + 15¢ on Basic, Grow and Advanced and 0% + 10¢ on Plus. "Yearly billing saves" is ITL's calculation from the two published prices: (monthly − yearly) ÷ monthly.
Shopify plans and fees in Japan (JPY)
Prices and rates as printed on shopify.com/jp/pricing, in Japanese yen. Japanese online card rates carry no fixed per-transaction fee (the page prints "+ 0円"), and JCB cards are charged the same as the standard online rate on every plan. The Japan page does not list in-person card rates. Plus is sold from ¥368,000 a month.
| Plan | Monthly billing, per month | Yearly billing, per month | Yearly billing saves (ITL calc.) | Online card rate | Online Amex / international cards | In-person card rate | Third-party gateway fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | ¥4,850 | ¥3,650 | 24.7% | 3.55% + ¥0 | 3.9% + ¥0 | Not listed | 2% |
| Grow | ¥13,500 | ¥10,100 | 25.2% | 3.4% + ¥0 | 3.85% + ¥0 | Not listed | 1% |
| Advanced | ¥58,500 | ¥44,000 | 24.8% | 3.25% + ¥0 | 3.8% + ¥0 | Not listed | 0.6% |
| Plus | from ¥368,000 | — | — | 2.9% + ¥0 | 3.75% + ¥0 | Not listed | 0.2% |
"Yearly billing saves" is ITL's calculation from the two published prices: (monthly − yearly) ÷ monthly.
How Canada and Japan differ
- Fixed fee: Canadian online card rates add 30¢ per transaction on every plan; Japanese rates add nothing (+ 0円). On small orders the fixed fee matters more than the percentage.
- Percentage: Japan's percentage is higher on every plan (3.55% vs 2.8% on Basic, 2.9% vs 2.15% on Plus).
- Third-party gateway fee: identical in both countries (Basic 2%, Grow 1%, Advanced 0.6%, Plus 0.2%).
- In-person rates: the Canadian page lists them (2.6% + 0¢ on Basic); the Japanese page does not.
- Introductory offer: both pages offer a 3-day free trial, then C$1 a month in Canada or ¥150 a month in Japan for the first 3 months on most plans.
- POS Pro add-on: C$119 per location per month in Canada, ¥13,000 in Japan (included for 20 locations on Plus).
Fees the Help Center adds to the pricing table
- If you run Shopify Payments alongside a third-party provider, transactions that go through Shopify Payments (for example Shop Pay and local payment methods) are charged the standard Shopify Payments rate plus a 1.25% premium, and the third-party provider's transactions carry the third-party gateway fee.
- For stores created on or after May 12, 2025, the third-party fee is also charged on the part of an order paid with gift cards or store credit, even when the store uses Shopify Payments.
- No third-party fee applies to Shopify Payments, Shop Pay, Shop Pay Installments, manual methods (cash, COD, bank transfer) or POS orders. If Shopify Payments is your primary provider, PayPal transactions are exempt. The fee is calculated on products minus discounts, plus tax and shipping, and is not returned when you refund an order.
We found no conflict between the Help Center and the pricing pages: the Help Center pages we checked do not print country rates and refer readers to the pricing page for them.
Taxes on the Shopify bill
- Canada: Shopify's Help Center says Shopify is required to charge applicable taxes (GST, HST or PST) on the subscription of businesses in Canadian jurisdictions where it has a business presence, based on the billing address, as a separate line on the bill. Since January 1, 2026 it also charges 7% Manitoba RST to merchants with a Manitoba billing or shipping address. The prices in the Canada table are before these taxes.
- Japan: neither the Japanese pricing page nor the Help Center billing-tax pages we checked say whether Japanese consumption tax is added to Shopify bills, so this page does not state it. Check the tax line on your bill under Settings > Billing.
- Currency: Shopify's Help Center lists Canada (CAD) and Japan (JPY) among the countries that can be billed in local currency, and says plan subscription prices are set directly in that currency rather than converted from USD.
Methodology and definitions
- How the figures were collected
- Shopify's pricing page changes with the visitor's location, so we opened the country URLs shopify.com/ca/pricing and shopify.com/jp/pricing directly on October 14, 2026 and copied every value from their "Compare all features" tables. Values are in the currency each page publishes. ITL has not converted currencies, rounded rates or estimated any value; the only derived figure is the yearly-billing saving, calculated from the two published prices.
- Monthly vs yearly billing
- Shopify shows two prices for Basic, Grow and Advanced: the price per month when you pay monthly, and a lower per-month price when you pay for a year up front. Plus is quoted only as a starting monthly price.
- Card rate
- The rate Shopify Payments charges per card payment: a percentage of the order plus a fixed amount. The "online card rate" is Shopify's "online standard card rate" (in Japan, "オンラインの標準カード料率"). Amex and cards issued abroad have a higher rate, shown separately.
- Third-party gateway fee
- A fee Shopify charges on orders paid through a payment provider other than Shopify Payments. It is billed on your Shopify bill and comes on top of whatever the provider itself charges.
Change log
No price or rate changes since this page was first published on October 14, 2026. Changes found in monthly checks are listed here with the date, and old values are kept.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these Shopify pages. Titles are given as published. Shopify does not print an update date on them, so the date shown is when ITL opened each page.
- Shopify Pricing: Find the Right Plan for Your Business - Shopify Canada
Pricing page · Accessed
- Shopify の料金プラン：ビジネスに最適なプランを見つける - Shopify 日本
Pricing page · Accessed
- Third-party transaction fees on your Shopify bills
Help Center · Accessed
- Shopify Payments fees
Help Center · Accessed
- General guidelines for tax exemptions and charges on Shopify billing in North America
Help Center · Accessed
- 現地通貨でのShopify請求の支払い
Help Center · Accessed
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Shopify cost in Canada in 2026?
On shopify.com/ca/pricing (checked October 14, 2026), Basic is C$49 a month billed monthly or C$37 a month billed yearly; Grow is C$132 or C$99; Advanced is C$517 or C$389; Plus starts at C$3,400 a month. Prices are in CAD, before GST/HST/PST.
What are Shopify Payments rates in Canada?
Online standard card rates are 2.8% + 30¢ on Basic, 2.6% + 30¢ on Grow, 2.4% + 30¢ on Advanced and 2.15% + 30¢ on Plus. Online Amex and international cards are 3.5% + 30¢ on Basic. In person, cards are 2.6% + 0¢ on Basic and Interac debit is a flat 15¢.
How much does Shopify cost in Japan?
On shopify.com/jp/pricing (checked October 14, 2026), Basic is ¥4,850 a month billed monthly or ¥3,650 billed yearly; Grow is ¥13,500 or ¥10,100; Advanced is ¥58,500 or ¥44,000; Plus starts at ¥368,000 a month.
What is the Shopify Payments fee in Japan?
Online standard card rates (JCB included) are 3.55% on Basic, 3.4% on Grow, 3.25% on Advanced and 2.9% on Plus, with no fixed per-transaction fee. Amex and cards issued outside Japan are 3.9% on Basic down to 3.75% on Plus.
What does Shopify charge if I use a third-party payment gateway?
Shopify adds a third-party transaction fee of Basic 2%, Grow 1%, Advanced 0.6%, Plus 0.2%, the same in Canada and Japan, on top of the provider's own processing fees. If you also keep Shopify Payments active, its transactions cost the standard rate plus 1.25%.
Is the yearly plan cheaper?
Yes. Paying yearly lowers the per-month price by about a quarter on Basic, Grow and Advanced in both countries (24.5% on Canadian Basic, 24.7% on Japanese Basic, by ITL's calculation from the published prices).
How often is this page updated, and can I quote it?
We re-open Shopify's Canada and Japan pricing pages and the Help Center pages every month and record any change in the change log; last checked October 14, 2026. You are welcome to quote the figures with a link to this page. Shopify sets the prices, so confirm them on Shopify's site before you rely on them.
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