Print on demand in Canada
What it costs to get a printed product to a customer in Canada, and which supplier to print with — 5 suppliers, 252 products, blank price and shipping added together rather than quoted separately.
Each supplier's cheapest standard service, in USD, checked Sep 18, 2026. Shipping is what the supplier charges you, before what you charge your customer.
Headline finding
On 28 of 84 blanks, the cheapest blank in Canada is not the cheapest order.
Once each supplier's own shipping is added, a dearer blank wins 33% of the time. Picking a supplier from price tables alone gets those wrong.
What each supplier charges to ship to Canada
Ranked on a plain t-shirt, the one category every supplier stocks. The range column shows how far the rate moves across everything else they sell here — a poster or a hoodie is not a tee.
| Supplier | T-shirt | Each additional | Range | Wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printify prints in or near Canada | $7.09 | $2.19 | from $7.09 · $9.69 median 192 products | 2–5 days to dispatch |
| Printful prints in or near Canada | $8.59 | $1.95 | from $5.19 · $8.59 median 187 products | — |
| Gelato prints in or near Canada | $9.62 | $2.90 | from $5.95 · $9.06 median 54 products | 5–7 days to arrive |
| Gooten | $9.99 | $4.00 | from $9.99 · $9.99 median 78 products | 8–12 days to arrive |
| Teelaunch | $11.50 | — | from $11.50 · $11.50 median 29 products | — |
"Each additional" is what a second t-shirt costs in the same order, where the supplier publishes one — the same product as the column beside it, not the cheapest add-on rate in their range. Waits are not like for like: some suppliers publish the wait before dispatch, others an arrival estimate, and the column says which.
Who prints near your customer
Printify, Printful, Gelato run production in or near Canada. The cheapest local t-shirt rate is $2.90 under the cheapest from a supplier printing elsewhere, and the parcel crosses no border.
Printing near the buyer also shortens delivery and avoids customs. If you sell into Canada in volume, it is usually worth more than the few cents between blank prices — see the full shipping comparison for how the same products price to other destinations.
What a blank actually costs landed in Canada
Blank price plus that supplier's own shipping — a real order, placed with one supplier. Ranked by how many suppliers will both make and post it, so the most contested blanks come first.
| Blank | Cheapest landed | Blank + shipping | Cheapest blank instead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bella Canvas 3001 5 suppliers compared | $19.88 Printify | $11.29 + $8.59 | $10.39 at Gelato, lands $20.01 |
| Gildan 18000 5 suppliers compared | $25.05 Gelato | $15.99 + $9.06 | same supplier |
| Gildan 18500B 5 suppliers compared | $27.09 Gelato | $17.77 + $9.32 | same supplier |
| Gildan 5000B 4 suppliers compared | $14.07 Printify | $6.98 + $7.09 | $6.50 at Teelaunch, lands $18.00 |
| Gildan 64000 4 suppliers compared | $16.97 Printify | $9.88 + $7.09 | $9.59 at Gelato, lands $19.21 |
| Gildan 5000 4 suppliers compared | $18.03 Printful | $9.44 + $8.59 | $8.90 at Gooten, lands $18.89 |
| Gildan 64000L 4 suppliers compared | $18.03 Printful | $9.44 + $8.59 | same supplier |
| Next Level 1533 4 suppliers compared | $19.39 Gooten | $9.40 + $9.99 | $8.20 at Teelaunch, lands $19.70 |
| Next Level 3600 4 suppliers compared | $20.48 Teelaunch | $8.98 + $11.50 | same supplier |
| Bella Canvas 3480 4 suppliers compared | $21.28 Printify | $14.19 + $7.09 | $11.08 at Teelaunch, lands $22.58 |
| Bella Canvas 3005 4 suppliers compared | $21.37 Printify | $14.28 + $7.09 | $10.75 at Teelaunch, lands $22.25 |
| Comfort Colors 9018 4 suppliers compared | $21.89 Gooten | $11.90 + $9.99 | same supplier |
Only suppliers with both a verified price and a shipping rate for Canada are costed, so a missing half never becomes a zero. Printify appears where we price every one of its print providers for that blank; elsewhere its rate depends on which factory fills the order, which is a choice rather than a quote.
Where to start for Canada
Counting the cheapest landed cost across the 84 blanks we can price and post to Canada: Gelato wins 25, Printful wins 24, Gooten wins 20, Teelaunch wins 8, Printify wins 7. No supplier dominates, so the answer is per blank rather than per shop.
The practical approach: pick the blank first, then check that specific product rather than committing your whole catalogue to one supplier. On 28 of these blanks the cheapest price and the cheapest order are different suppliers, and shipping is where the difference hides. Our profit calculator takes it the rest of the way, once fees are in.
Selling into Canada: common questions
How much does it cost to ship a print on demand t-shirt to Canada?
Across the 5 suppliers we can quote, posting one t-shirt to Canada costs between $7.09 (Printify) and $11.50 (Teelaunch), on each supplier's cheapest standard service, before the shirt itself. Figures checked Sep 18, 2026.
Which print on demand supplier is cheapest for Canada?
On blank price plus that supplier's own shipping, Gelato is cheapest on 25 of the 84 blanks we can cost both ways for Canada, ahead of Printful on 24. It depends on the blank, so check the product you actually sell rather than picking one supplier for everything.
Is the cheapest blank always the cheapest order in Canada?
No. On 28 of the 84 blanks we compared for Canada — 33% — the supplier with the lowest price on the blank is not the one with the lowest total once shipping is added. Comparing blank prices alone picks the wrong supplier on those.
Which print on demand suppliers print in or near Canada?
Printify, Printful, Gelato operate production in or near Canada, and it shows: the cheapest local t-shirt rate is $2.90 below the cheapest from a supplier without production here. Printing near the buyer is the single biggest lever on both cost and delivery time.
Other markets
Countries without a page here are ones where every supplier we can quote charges the same regional rate — most of continental Europe prices identically — so they are covered by the shipping cost tables rather than repeated a dozen times.
