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Canadian Ticketing Fee Calculator

Enter your event details and see exactly what you'd net, and what your buyers would pay, on Tickify, Eventbrite, Showpass, Ticket Tailor and Zeffy, using each platform's published Canadian rates.

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How each platform’s fees are calculated

The formulas the calculator uses, with worked examples at C$50 and C$100 a ticket. Standard Canadian rates, in CAD, before GST/HST. Where the organizer chooses who pays, the examples assume fees are passed to the buyer unless noted.

Eventbrite fees calculator (Canada)

Formula: a service fee of 3.5% of the ticket price + C$1.29 per ticket, plus a payment processing fee of 2.9% of the order total. Both are added to the buyer by default. (3.7% + $1.79 is Eventbrite’s US rate.)

C$50 ticket: buyer pays C$54.58. C$100 ticket: buyer pays C$107.83. If you absorb the fees, you net about C$45.51 and C$92.31.

Eventbrite fees in Canada, explained →

Showpass fees calculator

Formula: Essential plan 1% + C$0.59 per ticket, Professional 2.5% + C$1.69, plus card processing of 2.9% + C$0.30 per paid item. The organizer chooses who pays. Showpass doesn’t say what processing is charged on, so the calculator applies it to the ticket price.

C$50 ticket: buyer pays about C$52.84 (Essential) or C$54.69 (Professional). C$100 ticket: about C$104.79 or C$107.39.

Ticket Tailor fees calculator (CAD)

Formula: C$1.00 per ticket pay-as-you-go (from C$0.38 with prepaid credits), plus your payment processor’s fee, for example Stripe at 2.9% + C$0.30. By default the organizer covers both; you can add a booking fee to pass them on.

C$50 ticket, fees absorbed: you net about C$47.25. C$100 ticket: about C$95.80.

Zeffy fees

Formula: no platform or card processing fees; Zeffy asks buyers for an optional tip. Only for nonprofits and charities.

Tickify fees

Formula: a flat 5% booking fee, always paid by the buyer, with payment processing included. No per-ticket charges.

C$50 ticket: buyer pays C$52.50. C$100 ticket: buyer pays C$105.00. The organizer always keeps 100% of the ticket price.

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Standard Canadian rates, checked against each platform's own website on 26 October 2026: Eventbrite 3.5% + C$1.29 service fee per ticket plus 2.9% payment processing on the order (Canadian payouts); Showpass 1% + C$0.59 (Essential) or 2.5% + C$1.69 (Professional) per ticket plus 2.9% + C$0.30 processing per paid item; Ticket Tailor C$1.00 per ticket pay-as-you-go plus Stripe processing of 2.9% + C$0.30; Zeffy no fees, nonprofits only. Showpass and Ticket Tailor processing is applied to the ticket price, so those totals are approximate. Tickify charges a flat 5% buyer-paid fee with processing included. All figures in CAD, one ticket per order, before GST/HST. Actual amounts may vary by event configuration.