Registering your brand in Canada costs $399 per class in professional fees with us, plus the government filing fee charged by Canadian Intellectual Property Office. We handle the whole filing — clearance, classes, the application itself and any examiner objection — and we confirm the exact government fee in writing before anything is filed.
What it costs to file a trademark in Canada
Two fees apply, and it matters which is which. Ours is fixed. The government’s is not ours to set and we never mark it up.
- Our professional fee — $399 per class. Flat, quoted upfront, covering clearance, class and goods drafting, filing and prosecution.
- CIPO official fee — about CAD 458 for the first class and about CAD 139 for each additional class. Paid to the office, passed through at cost.
Official fees are approximate and current as at September 2026; every register reviews them periodically, so we reconfirm the figure at the point of filing rather than asking you to rely on a number published on a web page.
What is different about filing in Canada
Canada changed fundamentally in 2019: use is no longer required to register, Nice classification became mandatory, and Canada joined the Madrid Protocol. CIPO examines relative grounds and its examination backlog has been long — Canadian timelines routinely run well past what US or EU filers expect.
How the Canadian filing process runs
- Clearance. We check the Canadian register for earlier marks that would block or narrow yours, before you spend a filing fee.
- Classes and specification. Goods and services drafted to the Nice classification — too narrow and you leave gaps, too broad and you invite refusal.
- Filing. Filed as a national trademark at CIPO.
- Examination. Absolute and relative grounds — we respond to any objection as part of the fee.
- Opposition. 2 months from advertisement. We monitor the window and advise if anything is filed.
Use requirement at filing: no. You can register in Canada without having used the mark yet, though long-term non-use will eventually expose the registration to cancellation.
Keeping a Canadian registration alive
Renewable every 10 years.
Madrid Protocol or a direct Canadian filing?
Canada has been a Madrid Protocol member since 2019, so the mark can also be reached by designating it from an existing home registration instead of filing directly.
Which is cheaper depends entirely on how many countries you need. For one or two territories, direct national filings usually win. Past roughly three, a single Madrid application generally costs less and is far easier to renew, because everything moves on one date instead of several. We cost both routes before you commit.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to register a trademark in Canada?
Our professional fee is $399 per class. CIPO charges about CAD 458 for the first class and about CAD 139 for each additional class on top, which we pass through at cost. For a single-class filing that is the whole cost; additional classes are charged per class by both us and the office.
How long does Canadian trademark registration take?
Absolute and relative grounds, and the opposition period runs for 2 months from advertisement. Where no objection and no opposition arise, registration follows on from there; an examiner objection or an opposition extends the timeline materially. We give you a current estimate at filing rather than a generic one.
Do I need to be based in Canada to file?
No. Foreign applicants can register in Canada. What you may need is a local address for service, which we provide as part of the filing, so being outside Canada is not an obstacle.
Is a clearance search really necessary?
Filing fees are not refundable. A refusal based on an earlier confusingly similar mark costs you the fee and the months spent waiting for it. If you would rather test the ground first, our standalone trademark clearance search starts at $120 and the findings feed straight into the filing.
File your Canadian trademark from $399
Send us the mark and the goods or services it covers using the form below. We reply within one business day with the class recommendation, the exact CIPO fee and the total before anything is filed.