Magento developer in Canada for stores that sell coast to coast
I’m Kishan Savaliya, an Adobe Certified Magento developer working with stores in Canada from Ahmedabad, India. Canadian stores ask me about two things more than anything else. The first is tax: a parcel to Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal gets three different tax treatments, and Magento has to charge each one correctly. The second is French. If you sell to customers in Quebec, your site needs a proper French version, not a translation plugin bolted on at the end.
- English and French store views, so Quebec shoppers get the site in French
- Moneris or Stripe at checkout, Interac e-Transfer for B2B invoices
- Consent and privacy settings that follow PIPEDA, Quebec Law 25 and CASL
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EN + FR French for Quebec
Quebec’s Charter of the French Language, tightened by Bill 96, expects stores selling there to offer French. I set up a fr-CA store view with its own URLs, emails and checkout text, and hreflang so Google shows the right one.
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5% to 15% Tax depends on the province
GST at 5% everywhere, HST of 13% to 15% in Ontario and the Atlantic provinces, GST plus PST in BC, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and GST plus QST in Quebec. Magento charges by the ship-to province.
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Moneris Canadian card processing
Many Canadian merchants already bank with a Moneris or Stripe account. I connect whichever you have, add Apple Pay and PayPal, and use Interac e-Transfer for B2B customers who pay on invoice.
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Law 25 Privacy and email consent
PIPEDA covers most of Canada, Quebec’s Law 25 adds stricter consent for cookies and tracking, and CASL means newsletter boxes start unticked. I set the store up so all three are respected.
Six things I set up for Canadian Magento stores
Canada looks like one market on a map, but a store that ships from Halifax to Victoria deals with four tax systems, two languages and a border most of its customers cross online every week. These are the parts I set up first.
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A real French store view for Quebec
I set up a separate fr-CA store view: translated categories and product pages, French order emails, French checkout labels and French URLs. Your translator or team writes the copy, I wire it so Quebec visitors land on it, with hreflang tags for en-CA and fr-CA.
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Moneris, Stripe and Interac
Card payments through Moneris or Stripe, with Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal. For trade customers I add an invoice option they can settle by Interac e-Transfer or bank transfer, and test refunds in both currencies if you sell in CAD and USD.
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GST, HST, PST and QST
Tax follows where the parcel goes. Ontario is 13% HST, Nova Scotia 14%, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and PEI 15%. BC adds 7% PST to GST, Quebec adds 9.975% QST, and Alberta has GST only. I set this up with Magento tax rules or Avalara, and show the right tax name on invoices.
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PIPEDA, Law 25 and CASL
Cookie and tracking consent that switches off analytics until a Quebec visitor agrees, unticked newsletter boxes for CASL, a privacy contact named on the site as Law 25 requires, and an easy way to export or delete a customer’s data.
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Canada Post, Purolator and the US border
Live rates from Canada Post and Purolator, sensible handling of remote and northern postal codes, and for stores shipping south, duties and customs paperwork set up so US customers are not surprised at the door.
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Prices in CAD and USD
Many Canadian stores sell to the US as well. I set up a USD price display or a separate US store view with its own prices, so you are not stuck with whatever the exchange rate does to your margins on the day.
Five steps from first call to launch
Toronto and Montreal are 9h30 behind Ahmedabad in summer and 10h30 in winter, so 9 AM Eastern is 6:30 PM or 7:30 PM for me. Vancouver is three hours further back. I work in English; French copy for Quebec comes from your team or a translator, and I set it up in Magento.
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Audit
A free 30-minute call in your morning. I look at your French store view (or the lack of one), payment setup, provincial tax and privacy settings, then send a written scope.
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Quote
A fixed price in USD with a CAD figure for reference, a start date and a written plan. You sign, I book the slot.
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Build
English and French store views, payments, provincial tax, Canada Post and Purolator labels, and consent settings. Each morning you get a written update on staging.
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Deploy
I go live late at night Eastern time, which is morning for me, on AWS in Canada or your current host. The old build stays ready for 72 hours in case we need to roll back.
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Stabilise
Two weeks of fixes after launch, included in the price. I check French pages that were missed, tax rounding by province, and orders shipped to the US.
Days 18-32
Fixed prices in USD at $25/hr, CAD on request
Pick the tier that fits your store. If the audit turns up something outside the scope, I quote it before I start on it.
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Express
$ 1,499 USD5-7 days · ~C$2,050 · quick wins
Best for: Single-version upgrade / Interac integration / GST setup for one province
- Pre-project audit + provincial-tax matrix report
- Single-rail Interac e-Transfer or Moneris setup
- GST + one HST or PST province configured
- PIPEDA cookie banner + privacy-policy block
- Lighthouse 90+ guarantee on the changed pages
- 7 days post-launch coverage
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Most popular
Standard
$ 3,499 USD10-14 days · ~C$4,800 · most popular
Best for: Bilingual EN/FR rebuild, Hyvä migration, multi-province tax + B2B
- Everything in Express, plus:
- English and French store views (en-CA and fr-CA)
- Multi-province tax (GST + HST 5 provinces + QST + BC/SK/MB PST)
- Interac + Moneris + Stripe + Bambora multi-rail checkout
- PIPEDA, Quebec Law 25 consent settings and CASL email opt-in
- Canada Post + Purolator + FedEx Canada shipping rules
- 14 days post-launch coverage
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Enterprise
Custom4-8 weeks · scoped to your stack
Best for: ERP integration, multi-province B2B, cross-border DTC to US
- Everything in Standard, plus:
- ERP integration (NetSuite / SAP / Acumatica) with CAD & USD ledgers
- Multi-province B2B portal with per-province pricing & Net-30 terms
- Cross-border DTC to US (ChitChats, Stallion, USPS-relabel pipelines)
- AWS Toronto / Montreal hosting setup with Cloudflare CDN
- Dedicated engineer + project manager
- 30 days post-launch coverage + retainer option
Prices in USD with CAD conversion shown. Ask for a CAD quote in the booking form. USD invoices are paid by card or wire. I invoice from India, so GST or HST is not added to my invoices.
Tell me about your Canadian store
Two minutes to fill in. Tell me which provinces you ship to and whether you sell in Quebec, and I reply within 24 business hours with a written quote.
Message me on WhatsApp
No form to fill. Send me a quick message and I reply within 4 hours on IST working days, often sooner.
Helpful to mention
- Company
- Store URL
- Current Magento version
- Primary province (ship-to)
- Bilingual EN / FR required
- Payment methods used / wanted
These are already in the message for you. Just add your answers.
Message me on WhatsAppOr save my number: +91 84012 70422
What clients say about working with me
Reviews from clients I have worked with remotely, collected on Upwork, Clutch and LinkedIn.
Other markets I build stores for
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Canada
- Australia
- Germany
- France
- Netherlands
- India