Contractor Website Cost in Canada (2026 Price Guide)

Key takeaways

DIY builders: about $10 to $60 a month, plus your time.
Freelancers: about $1,500 to $5,000 one-time. Agencies: about $5,000 to $15,000+ for a small-business site.
Ongoing: hosting about $20 to $60 a month and maintenance about $50 to $150 a month on top.
What you’re really paying for is a site that books jobs: tap-to-call, clear hours, service and area pages, and a quote form that lands in your calendar.
GLO builds it free on every plan, with hosting and edits included, from $297 a month.

How much does a contractor website cost in Canada?

Between a few hundred dollars a year and $15,000 or more, depending on who builds it. Canadian web firms that published 2026 price guides land in similar ranges. Keep in mind they sell websites, so treat their numbers as market estimates.

What a contractor website costs in Canada (2026)
Option	Upfront cost	Monthly after	Best for
DIY website builder (Wix, Squarespace and similar)	Your time	About $10–$60/mo	Brand-new businesses on a tight budget
Freelancer	About $1,500–$5,000	Hosting and edits extra	A simple brochure site
Agency	About $5,000–$15,000+	Often $50–$150/mo maintenance	Custom design and larger sites
GLO	$0, built free	From $297/mo, with a 24/7 receptionist included	Trades that want the site, the phone and booking handled

Ranges from 2026 price guides by Setsail Marketing (Vancouver, Sept 2026), Marvel Marketing (Calgary, Apr 2026) and Elevate Web Design (Toronto, Apr 2026). All CAD.

Ranges vary by source. Setsail puts a freelancer starter site at $1,500 to $4,000 and a conversion-focused agency site at $6,000 to $15,000. Marvel quotes $1,500 to $5,000 for a freelancer and $5,000 to $8,000 for a 5 to 10 page agency site, with a realistic total of $3,000 to $15,000 to build plus $1,500 to $5,000 a year to run. At the low end, Elevate lists Toronto freelancers from about $600; at the high end, full custom agency builds run $20,000 to $80,000.

What does a website cost every month in Canada?

Expect anywhere from about $25 to a few hundred dollars a month once it’s live, depending on how much help you want. Here’s what the ongoing pieces cost:

Ongoing website costs in Canada (2026)
Item	Typical cost	Source
Domain name (.ca)	About $15–$45 a year	Setsail; Elevate
Hosting and SSL	About $20–$60 a month	Setsail
Maintenance, updates and small edits	About $50–$150 a month	Setsail
Website builder plan (DIY)	Squarespace from CA$21/mo billed annually (CA$30 monthly)	Squarespace pricing page
GLO	Hosting, security and small edits included in every plan, from $297/mo	GLO pricing

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What should a contractor website include?

Everything a homeowner needs to trust you and book you from their phone, plus what Google and AI assistants need to find you. A pretty homepage isn’t enough. Here’s the checklist we build every GLO site to:

Contractor website checklist
Must-have	Why it matters
Tap-to-call button and your number in plain text	Anyone on a phone can reach you in one tap
Clear hours, including when you answer	Missing or unclear hours is one of the most common gaps on trades sites
A quote form that books a visit	Catches the customers who won’t leave a voicemail
One page per service and per area you cover	Relevance is one of the three things Google local ranking rests on
Reviews and real job photos	Proof builds trust, and reviews help your local ranking
LocalBusiness structured data	Lets search engines confirm your name, address, phone and hours
Fast, mobile-friendly pages	Google indexes the mobile version of your site and recommends good Core Web Vitals
Answer-first copy and a real FAQ	What AI assistants quote when they recommend a business

Google is specific about speed: its "good" Core Web Vitals thresholds are a largest contentful paint of 2.5 seconds or less, interaction to next paint under 200 milliseconds, and cumulative layout shift under 0.1. For getting named by ChatGPT and Google’s AI, see how to get your trades business recommended by AI.

Do I still need a website if I have a Google Business Profile?

Yes. Your Google profile gets you seen; your website gets you chosen. In BrightLocal’s 2026 consumer survey, 54% of consumers said they check the business’s website after reading positive reviews, up from 32% in 2019. A website also gives AI assistants something detailed to read and cite, which a profile alone can’t.

Is a DIY website builder good enough for a trades business?

It can be to start, but it costs you time and usually doesn’t book jobs. A builder is cheap in dollars and expensive in evenings: writing service pages, fixing mobile layouts, adding schema and keeping it current. Most templates also stop at a contact form, which means another inbox to check instead of a visit on your calendar. If you have the time and the site is simple, a builder is fine. If you’d rather be on the tools, have it built for you.

How to get a contractor website that actually books jobs

1
Decide what the site must do.
For most trades: get the phone to ring and get quote requests booked. Everything on the site should push toward those two actions.
2
List your services and service areas.
One page per service and per main area, each opening with what you do, where and a price range if you can give one.
3
Put the essentials above the fold.
Tap-to-call, hours, service area and a quote button, visible on a phone without scrolling.
4
Make the quote form book the visit.
Collect the address, the job and a preferred time, and have it land in your calendar, not just your inbox.
5
Connect your Google Business Profile.
Match the name, address, phone, hours and services exactly, and link the site.
6
Add structured data and check speed.
LocalBusiness schema for your details, and a speed test against Google’s Core Web Vitals thresholds.
7
Ask every customer for a review.
Right after the job, with a direct link. Then show the best ones on the site.

Why is GLO’s website free?

Because the website is how we start working with you. We build it first so you can see it before you commit. If you like it, it goes live on your plan, and the monthly price covers hosting, security and small edits along with a 24/7 receptionist on your number. If you don’t, you walk away.

Why GLO is the best value in Canada for a contractor website

It’s free to build, instead of a $1,500 to $15,000 project.
It’s built to book jobs: tap-to-call, clear hours, service and area pages, and a quote form that books the visit.
It’s built for Google and AI search from day one, with structured data and answer-first pages.
The phone comes with it: a 24/7 receptionist on your existing number is included from $297 a month, so the traffic the site brings in gets answered.
Everything grows from there: on Operating System ($797/mo) the same system runs your quotes, invoices and payments.

Not the right fit if…

you just want a one-off site to manage yourself with no phone or ongoing help (a builder or freelancer is cheaper), or you need a large custom site with e-commerce.

GLO plans (CAD, plus tax). Every plan includes: new website, built free, live in 7 days.
Plan	Monthly	Setup	Voice minutes	Best for
Front Desk	$297/mo	$0 setup · first month paid at signing	150/mo	For crews whose website and phone are losing them calls.
Operating SystemRecommended	$797/mo	$1,497 setup · 50% now, 50% at go-live	500/mo	For owner-operators who quote, invoice and chase deposits themselves. It's what the company in our case study runs.
Growth	$1,497/mo	$1,997 setup · 50% now, 50% at go-live	1,000/mo	For operators who want more jobs coming in, not just fewer missed.

Extra voice minutes: $0.35 each, on any plan. Prices in CAD, plus tax. Month-to-month after go-live, 30 days' notice. You own your data. Full details on the pricing section.

Contractor website cost FAQ

How much does a website cost for a small business in Canada?

About $10 to $60 a month with a DIY builder, $1,500 to $5,000 with a freelancer, and $5,000 to $15,000 or more with an agency, according to 2026 Canadian price guides. Ongoing hosting and maintenance often add $50 to $150 a month.

How much does a website cost for a plumber, electrician or contractor?

The same ranges apply. What changes the price is the number of service and area pages, custom design, and features like online booking. A trades site that books jobs sits at the higher end with most builders, and is free with GLO.

What are the monthly costs of a website in Canada?

Typically a domain ($15 to $45 a year), hosting ($20 to $60 a month) and maintenance ($50 to $150 a month). DIY builder plans such as Squarespace start around CA$21 a month billed annually.

Do I need a website if I have a Google Business Profile?

Yes. In BrightLocal’s 2026 survey, 54% of consumers checked the business’s website after reading positive reviews. The website is also what AI assistants read when deciding who to recommend.

How long does it take to build a contractor website?

With a freelancer or agency it can take several weeks, depending on how quickly content and approvals come together. GLO builds your new site in about 7 days.

Is GLO’s website really free?

Yes. A new website, built free, is included in every GLO plan. The monthly plan (from $297) covers hosting, security, small edits and a 24/7 AI receptionist.

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