Videography & video editing

Videography and video editing in Canada: prices and how to order

Updated 4 November 2026

Video editing in Canada is usually billed by the hour: one Toronto editor quotes about CA$45 to CA$50 an hour plus HST, and a full filming day with a two-person crew costs about CA$3,500, according to sellers' websites in November 2026. The quickest way to get a price for your project is to describe it in a request on BlaBlaPrice.

Rules and what to check

The sources we checked name no licence for video editing or videography in Canada. Check the contract instead: ask whether the quote includes HST, which applies in Ontario, and whether it covers filming, editing or both. Editing software is a separate cost, since one Adobe single-app plan is about CA$30 a month. Colleges in Alberta and British Columbia offer video production certificates, but a certificate is training, not a licence.

Season and timing

Winter runs December to February, and outdoor filming in Montreal, Ottawa or Calgary has to be planned around the cold and the short daylight. Editing can be done at any time of year, so the schedule depends mainly on the filming. A request sent in November gives a team time to book a December shoot, for example a year-end company video, before the holidays.

How it is bought here

Editing is quoted per hour, a crew per day, and interviews and weddings per finished video or package. For work between cities such as Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa, ask whether travel is included. Give the deliverables in your request: the length of the final video in minutes, the number of versions and the delivery deadline, because these change the quote.

What to write in the request

Say what you want filmed or edited, the date and place, how long the filming takes, and how much footage you already have. Describe the finished video: its length, the format and whether you need subtitles. Add the budget and the deadline, so that sellers can quote the right package.

BlaBlaPrice is free for buyers. Describe the job in the chat, and add a photo if it helps. The AI asks for missing details such as filming length, then looks through sellers' websites and price lists in Canada and shows the prices and businesses it found. Registered sellers reply in the chat with their price, terms and delivery time, and your contacts stay hidden until you choose whom to contact. You can also browse video editing or wedding photography.