Stripe fees in Canada

A Stripe account in Canada pays 2.9% + CA$0.30 on a card issued in Canada. See Stripe’s standard rates there in Canadian dollars, then work out the fee on your own payment.

At a glance

Standard online rates in Canadian dollars (CAD)

Card payments

Canadian cards
2.9% + CA$0.30
Cards from other countries
3.7% + CA$0.30The domestic rate plus 0.8%

Other charges and limits

Currency conversion
+2%When the customer pays in another currency
Card typed in by hand
+0.5%Card details you key in yourself, for example over the phone
Smallest payment
CA$0.50

Other payment methods

Pre-authorized debit
1% + CA$0.40 (cap CA$5.00)

Checked Oct 6, 2026 against Stripe’s Canada pricing pageDoAny is not affiliated with Stripe.

Your Stripe fee and payout

Charge your customer
CA$515.24The smallest charge that leaves you at least CA$500.00 after the fee.
Stripe fee
CA$15.24
You receive
CA$500.00
Canadian cards
2.9% + CA$0.30

The fee is 2.96% of this payment.

Stripe Canada pricing, checked Oct 6, 2026 · Payment minimums

More options

Customer pays CA$515.24. Fee CA$15.24. You receive CA$500.00.

Your payment

Rates follow Stripe’s published standard pricing for the country your Stripe account is in. Negotiated rates? Choose “I know my rates”.

Your Stripe account

Where your Stripe account is registered, not where your customer is. It sets the currency and the rates. Choosing another country opens its page.

What do you want to work out?

Enter what you want to keep. The fee is added on top.

For each payment.

All the same size.

Payment method

Payment method
Where is the card from?

Where the card was issued, compared with your account’s country.

When Stripe converts the payment to your account’s currency.

Card details you key in yourself, for example over the phone.

How these rates were checkedChecked Oct 6, 2026
  • The rates come from Stripe’s Canada pricing page, checked Oct 6, 2026.
  • Several payments are treated as the same size. The fee is worked out on each payment, then added up.
  • Currency conversion counts only when you tick “Customer pays in another currency”.
  • Not included: Stripe Billing or Invoicing, payouts, disputes, platform fees and tax. This shows the math only, not advice on passing fees to customers.
  • “Use these fees in service pricing” takes the rates of a US Stripe account only, since service pricing works in US dollars.
  • Smallest payment: CA$0.50 in Canadian dollars. Card networks or your account can cap large payments lower.

Sources: Stripe Canada pricing · Payment minimums

Charge your customerCA$515.24See result

What Stripe takes from a payment in Canadian dollars

Stripe’s fee and what you receive on CA$10, CA$100, CA$1,000, worked out by the calculator on this page with the rates checked Oct 6, 2026.

CardOn CA$10On CA$100On CA$1,000
Canadian cards2.9% + CA$0.30CA$0.59you receive CA$9.41CA$3.20you receive CA$96.80CA$29.30you receive CA$970.70
Cards from other countries3.7% + CA$0.30CA$0.67you receive CA$9.33CA$4.00you receive CA$96.00CA$37.30you receive CA$962.70
Cards from other countries, paid in another currency5.7% + CA$0.30CA$0.87you receive CA$9.13CA$6.00you receive CA$94.00CA$57.30you receive CA$942.70

Good to know in Canada

  • Smallest payment: CA$0.50 in Canadian dollars. Card networks or your account can cap large payments lower.
  • Not included: Stripe Billing or Invoicing, payouts, disputes, platform fees and tax on your own sales. This shows the math only, not advice on passing fees to customers.

Stripe fees in Canada: questions

How much does Stripe charge in Canada?

Stripe’s standard rate in Canada is 2.9% + CA$0.30 per successful card payment for Canadian cards. A card typed in by hand adds 0.5%. Fees are in Canadian dollars (CAD), the currency of a Stripe account in Canada. Checked against Stripe’s Canada pricing page on Oct 6, 2026.

What does Stripe charge for international cards in Canada?

Cards from other countries pay 0.8% on top of the domestic rate: 3.7% + CA$0.30 in all. If the customer pays in another currency, Stripe adds 2% for currency conversion. Checked Oct 6, 2026.

How much is the Stripe fee on CA$100 in Canada?

On a payment of CA$100 with a card issued in Canada, Stripe takes CA$3.20 and you receive CA$96.80. With a card from another country it takes CA$4.00 and you receive CA$96.00. If that customer also pays in another currency, it takes CA$6.00 and you receive CA$94.00. Worked out with Stripe’s standard rates, checked Oct 6, 2026; the calculator on this page works out any amount.

What is the smallest payment Stripe accepts in Canada?

Stripe’s minimum charge for an account that settles in Canadian dollars (CAD) is CA$0.50, so the calculator won’t work out a smaller payment. There is also a largest payment, which your card network or account can set lower.

Which payment methods besides cards does Stripe price in Canada?

Besides cards, Stripe’s Canada pricing page lists pre-authorized debit at 1% + CA$0.40 (cap CA$5.00), checked Oct 6, 2026. The calculator on this page works it out too: choose it under the payment method.