E-commerce Development · Canada

E-commerce Development Company in Canada

Online stores for Canadian shoppers, with bilingual Quebec storefronts, national shipping carriers and tax display handled from checkout onward.

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How we work

Selling online into Canada means getting three things right that a US-only store can skip. Quebec shoppers need a French storefront where required, shipping rates must reflect Canada Post or Purolator and not a US carrier, and checkout has to show GST, HST and PST separately and correctly for each province.

We build the storefront, checkout and shipping integration around those specifics from the start, working remotely with sprint reviews scheduled across Canadian business hours and a staging store shared early so product and pricing changes can be tested before launch.

Market

What Canada buyers expect from this work

Quebec shoppers may be legally owed a French storefront
The Charter of the French Language and Bill 96 can require product listings, checkout and order confirmations offered to Quebec consumers to appear in French with equal standing to English. We structure the product catalog and checkout flow around a language field so both versions launch and stay updated together.
Shipping needs to reflect Canadian carriers, not US defaults
Canada Post and Purolator are the shipping integrations Canadian buyers expect at checkout, with different rate structures and delivery estimates than USPS or FedEx. We integrate the carriers your fulfillment operation actually uses rather than a generic international shipping module.
Tax display varies by province at the line-item level
Checkout needs to display GST, HST or PST correctly depending on the shopper's province, since the combination differs from Ontario to Alberta to Quebec. We build the tax-display logic to reflect your configured rates by province; the applicable rates themselves are a question for your accountant, not something we set.
Interac is a checkout expectation for some Canadian shoppers
Alongside major credit cards, Interac Online or e-Transfer is a payment method some Canadian shoppers look for, particularly for higher-value purchases. We scope Interac support based on your customer base and payment processor.
Cross-border fulfillment adds a customs step at checkout
Retailers who fulfill Canadian orders from a US warehouse, or the reverse, need checkout and shipping flows that account for a customs and duty step rather than treating the border as invisible. We build the shipping and order-status flow to reflect that step; the specific duty amounts are a carrier and customs question, not something we calculate ourselves.
Non-resident sellers may fall under the simplified GST/HST framework
An overseas retailer selling into Canada without a physical presence can be required to register under the CRA's simplified GST/HST framework for non-resident vendors rather than the standard business registration. We build the checkout's tax logic to match whichever registration status you confirm with your accountant, rather than assuming a single registration path applies to every seller.

Compliance we plan for

PIPEDA for customer and order data
CASL consent requirements for order confirmations, marketing email and SMS
Charter of the French Language and Bill 96 for stores selling into Quebec
AODA-aligned accessibility for storefronts operating in Ontario

How the engagement runs

We confirm which provinces you ship to and sell into during discovery, since that determines the scope of bilingual content, tax-display logic and shipping integrations. Build and integration work runs in sprints with a shared staging store, and reviews are scheduled inside a window that holds for your team's time zone.

Invoicing is in CAD against delivery milestones, payable by wire transfer or EFT. Product data, the bilingual storefront codebase and payment integration credentials stay under your control.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Do we need a French version of our online store to sell in Quebec?

If you're selling to Quebec consumers, the Charter of the French Language and Bill 96 generally require product listings, checkout and order communications to be available in French with equal standing to English. We scope exactly which pages need parity based on your Quebec sales volume during discovery.

Can you integrate Canada Post and Purolator into our checkout?

Yes. We integrate the shipping carriers your fulfillment operation uses, including Canada Post and Purolator rate calculation and label generation, rather than relying on a generic international shipping plugin.

How does checkout handle GST, HST and PST across different provinces?

We build the checkout to calculate and display the correct tax combination based on the shopper's shipping province, using rates you configure. The applicable rates and how they interact with your business are a question for your accountant; we build the display and calculation logic to match what you confirm.

Can you add Interac as a payment option at checkout?

Yes, where your payment processor supports it. We scope Interac Online or e-Transfer support alongside standard card payments based on your customer base and existing payment provider.

Do you handle CASL compliance for order confirmation and marketing emails?

We build order confirmations, shipping notifications and marketing opt-ins to capture and log the consent CASL requires before sending commercial electronic messages, with a working unsubscribe path for marketing sends.

How should checkout handle orders that cross the Canada-US border?

We build the shipping and order-status flow to show a customs and duty step clearly, including realistic delivery estimates, rather than presenting cross-border orders the same way as domestic ones. The duty and tax amounts themselves come from your carrier or customs broker.

Do we need to register for GST/HST if we're selling into Canada without a Canadian office?

You may fall under the CRA's simplified GST/HST registration framework for non-resident vendors, which is a different process than standard business registration. We build the checkout's tax calculation and display to match whichever registration status you confirm with your accountant.