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Calculators for Canadian deals
Quick answers with 2026 Canadian figures: what a room costs with your province's tax, how big it will be, how long diligence takes, and whether the Competition Act or the Investment Canada Act applies.
Most usedData room cost calculatorAll 18 providers in Canadian dollars, with provincial sales tax and market ranges for quote-only vendors.
Cost and size
Sales tax on softwareA business in Ontario pays 13% HST on a data room subscription, a Quebec business pays 14.975% (GST plus QST), and an Alberta business pays only the 5% GST.Open calculatorUSD to CAD price converterAt the Bank of Canada rate of October 16, 2026 (1 USD = 1.4154 CAD), a US$149 monthly plan costs about C$211 a month before tax, or about C$216 if your card adds a 2.5% foreign exchange fee..Open calculatorData room size estimatorA mid-market Canadian sale with 2,500 documents of about 12 pages each fills roughly 30,000 pages and 5 to 6 GB once scanned records are included.Open calculator
Deal rules and timing
Due diligence timelineA mid-market Canadian sale usually needs 3 to 4 weeks to build the room and 6 to 8 weeks of buyer due diligence; a Competition Act notification adds a 30-day waiting period that runs while diligence finishes..Open calculatorCompetition Act checkA Canadian deal needs a pre-merger notification when both thresholds are met in 2026: the parties with affiliates have more than C$400 million in Canadian assets or revenues, and the target has more than C$93 million in Canadian assets or revenues from those assets, plus the share or interest test..Open calculatorInvestment Canada Act checkIn 2026 a private buyer from a trade-agreement country (such as the US, the EU or the UK) faces a net benefit review only when the Canadian business has an enterprise value of C$2.179 billion or more; other private WTO investors from C$1.452 billion; state-owned investors from C$578 million in asset value.Open calculatorCapital gains exemptionSelling qualified small business corporation shares lets each eligible seller shelter up to C$1.25 million of capital gain (dispositions after June 24, 2024).Open calculator