Online Tutoring Prices for Canadian Families

Live online lessons with a specialist tutor, in a small group or 1:1, from elementary through senior high school in every province. From C$12 a lesson in a small group or C$23 one-to-one, billed every 4 weeks. Your first lesson is free and there is no contract.

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Choose a Plan

One simple price, billed every 4 weeks. Every lesson is 50 minutes, and your first one is free.

Your child’s school stage

Best for budget

Small group

3–5 students

C$89every 4 weeks

8 lessons, about C$11 each

  • The same tutor and classmates every week
  • A structured course at your child’s level
  • Set class times after school
  • Notes and practice after every class
Try a free group class

No enrolment fee. Classes start once 3 students join.

Most popular · fastest progress

1:1 private

Just your child and the tutor

C$189every 4 weeks

8 lessons, about C$24 each

  • A plan built around your child’s gaps
  • Lesson times that suit your family
  • A summary sent after every lesson
  • Optional Exam Track for tests and entrance exams
Book a free 1:1 lesson

One-time C$49 assessment fee, waived if you join within 72 hours of your free lesson.

Prices in CAD. Group classes run weekdays at 4:30pm and 6pm Eastern (5pm and 6:30pm Pacific), and Saturdays at 10am Eastern. Groups are made up of students at the same school stage.

Every Plan Includes

Group or 1:1, the price covers all of this. No hidden extras.

First lesson free

See the tutor and the teaching style before you pay anything.

Progress you can measure

A short test at the start and every 8 weeks, so you can see the improvement.

Updates after every lesson

What was covered, how it went and what comes next.

No contract

Cancel any time before your next bill. Not happy in the first 4 weeks? We refund unused lessons.

Save up to 15%

Pay 12, 24 or 52 weeks upfront and save 5%, 10% or 15%.

Siblings save 10%

10% off each extra child’s plan.

How to Read a Canadian Tutoring Quote

Private tutoring prices across Canada are quoted in several different ways, which makes comparing two providers harder than it should be. Three things account for most of the confusion.

Per hour or per lesson

A lesson is not always sixty minutes. Ours run to fifty, which is deliberate: long enough to work through a full concept, short enough that focus holds, particularly for elementary-age students. When comparing tutoring rates, check which unit the figure refers to before assuming one plan is cheaper than another.

Grade level, not subject

What moves the price is grade and course difficulty rather than subject name. Grade 12 Calculus and Vectors costs more to staff than Grade 4 arithmetic because far fewer tutors can teach senior math confidently. A provider quoting one flat rate for every grade is usually cutting a corner somewhere.

What sits on top

Registration fees, assessment charges, minimum terms and lesson credits that quietly expire are where an advertised rate and the final bill part ways. Ours lists everything up front: a one-time C$49 assessment fee on 1:1 plans, waived if you join within 72 hours of your free lesson, and no minimum term.

Getting the Timing Right Costs Less Than Getting It Wrong

The most expensive way to buy tutoring is to leave it until after a rough report card in Grade 11. By that point there is roughly a semester left, and a semester is enough to sharpen exam technique but rarely enough to rebuild two years of missing foundations before university or college applications are due.

Families who start in Grade 9 or 10, or late in Grade 8, tend to need fewer lessons overall and spend less in total, because the work can be genuinely remedial rather than damage control. The same logic applies in elementary school, where a term of steady support before the jump to middle school is worth considerably more than a scramble once grades slip.

None of which means starting late is pointless. Exam technique, pacing and question-type familiarity all improve quickly, and that alone shifts a final grade. It simply means the earlier decision is usually the cheaper one.

Where families typically start

Grades 4–6: building number sense ahead of provincial assessments such as Ontario's EQAO

Grades 7–9: shoring up middle and junior high foundations before high school math begins

Grades 10–11: course-stream decisions, credit requirements and building toward Grade 12

Grade 12: Diploma Exams, graduation assessments and university or college application requirements

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers on billing, scheduling and what each plan covers.

Who are the tutors?

How does billing work?

What if we miss a lesson?

Can we switch from group to 1:1 later?

When do group classes run?

Are there discounts for siblings or paying upfront?

Do tutors follow my province’s curriculum?

How does this compare with a local private tutor?

How do I work out how many lessons my child needs?

Not sure which plan fits?

Take the free trial lesson first. The tutor will tell you honestly how much support your child needs, which is a better starting point than a price list.