Open ProvincesCanada, province by province
Open Provinces brings together practical information, public data and calculators for all 10 provinces and 3 territories, in English and French.
Browse provinces & territoriesProvinces & territories
- QuebecQC · Quebec City
- OntarioON · Toronto
- Nova ScotiaNS · Halifax
- New BrunswickNB · Fredericton
- ManitobaMB · Winnipeg
- British ColumbiaBC · Victoria
- Prince Edward IslandPE · Charlottetown
- SaskatchewanSK · Regina
- AlbertaAB · Edmonton
- Newfoundland and LabradorNL · St. John's
- YukonYT · Whitehorse
- Northwest TerritoriesNT · Yellowknife
- NunavutNU · Iqaluit
- Programs & benefitsPlain-language list of federal, provincial and territorial programs and benefits: families, work, seniors, disability, health, housing, students.
- Government accountsCRA My Account, My Service Canada Account, GCKey, IRCC and provincial accounts: what they do and how to sign in.
- DataCatalogue of public data useful to Canadians: federal, provincial, municipal, independent and US sources, explained in plain language.
Guides
- Moving to another province: checklistA practical checklist for moving between Canadian provinces and territories: health card, driver's licence, vehicle, taxes and address changes.
- Sales tax systems across CanadaWhich provinces and territories charge GST only, GST plus a provincial tax, QST or HST — grouped, with links to official sources.
- Provincial health insurance plansThe name of the public health insurance plan in each Canadian province and territory, with a link to each government.
- Driver's licensing by provinceWhich body issues driver's licences in each Canadian province and territory, with a link to each government.
Tools
- Mortgage payment calculatorCanadian compounding, any province.
- Compound interest calculatorSavings growth with regular contributions.
- Tip & bill split calculatorTip amount and per-person share.
- Personal finance tracker (private, encrypted)Accounts, investments, goals and net worth — stored encrypted in your browser.
- Income tax calculator by province (2026)Federal and provincial tax, CPP and EI on a salary: pick your province.
- Sales tax calculator (GST/HST/PST by province)Add or remove sales tax for any province or territory.
- Average rent by cityCMHC average rents for 180 Canadian cities, by number of bedrooms.
- Gasoline prices by cityMonthly average pump price in 18 cities, and the change over a year.
- Wages by occupation and provinceLow, median and high wages for 500 occupations in every province.
- Vehicle fuel consumption ratingsOfficial L/100 km and CO2 ratings for current model-year vehicles.
- Recent recalls and safety alertsThe 100 latest food, product, vehicle and health recalls.
- Recent earthquakes in CanadaEarthquakes of the last 30 days in and near Canada.
- Immigration processing times by countryIRCC's current estimates for visitor visas, study and work permits.
- Air quality right now (AQHI)Live Air Quality Health Index for communities across Canada.
- Business grants, loans and programs finder1,600 federal, provincial and territorial programs for businesses and self-employed people.
- Statutory holidays by provincePublic holidays this year and next for each province and territory.
- EI: hours required and weeks payable by regionHow many insurable hours you need for Employment Insurance where you live.
- Benefit payment datesWhen the next CCB, OAS, CPP and other payments arrive.
- Rent increase calculator by provinceThe highest rent your landlord can ask for, where a cap exists.
- Land transfer tax calculator by provinceLand transfer tax or registration fees when you buy a home, with first-time buyer relief where it exists.
- Weather alerts in Canada, liveActive warnings, advisories and statements from Environment and Climate Change Canada, by province.
- River water levels, liveLatest level and flow of major rivers, with the change over 24 hours.
- City comparer: rent, gas and minimum wagePut two Canadian cities side by side: average rents, gasoline, minimum wage, sales tax and the hours of work a 1-bedroom takes.
- Net-to-gross salary calculator by province (2026)The gross salary you need to take home a given amount, in any province or territory.
- RRSP tax refund calculator and RRSP vs TFSAHow much tax an RRSP contribution saves in your province, and whether an RRSP or a TFSA grows more.
- Canada Child Benefit calculator (July 2026 to June 2027)Estimate your Canada Child Benefit from your family income and the ages of your children.
- Housing starts and new-home prices by provinceMonthly housing starts (CMHC) and the new housing price index for 35 areas.
- Population growth and migration by provinceBirths, deaths, immigrants, emigration, interprovincial migration and temporary residents for the last five years.
- Employment Insurance beneficiaries by provinceHow many people receive regular EI benefits in each province and territory, and how that changed over a year.
- Canadian time zone converterOne time, every Canadian zone: Pacific to Newfoundland, with daylight saving handled for you.
- Invoice generator with GST/HST/PSTBuild an invoice with the right sales tax for your province, then print it or save it as a PDF.
- Paper sizes: Letter, Legal, A4 and moreDimensions of Canadian and international paper sizes in mm, inches, points and pixels.
- Encrypt or decrypt a file in your browserProtect a file with a password using AES-256. Nothing leaves your device.
- Rent or buy calculator for CanadaCompare buying a home with renting and investing the difference, with your province's land transfer tax and every assumption editable.
- Minimum wage earnings calculatorWhat a minimum-wage job pays per week, month and year in each province.
- Inflation calculator (Canada)What an amount from any year since 1914 is worth today.
- Currency converter (Bank of Canada rates)Canadian dollar against 10 currencies, official daily rates.
- Grocery prices by provinceAverage price of 26 staples in each province, and the change over a year.
- Loan payment calculatorMonthly payment and total interest.
- Percentage calculatorPercent of, percent-of-total and percent change.
- Metric / imperial converterTemperature, length, weight and volume.
- JSON formatter and validatorFormat, minify, validate or copy JSON directly in your browser.
- Word, character and reading-time counterPaste or type text to count it. Your text stays in this browser.
- Secure password generatorGenerate a password with your browser’s cryptographic random-number API. The password is not sent to Open Provinces.
- Password strength checkerEstimate how strong a password is and see what weakens it. The analysis runs in your browser: the password is neither…
- QR code generatorCreate a QR code for a website, a message or a Wi-Fi network, then download it as a PNG.
- Compress a JPG, PNG or WebP imageResize and compress an image locally. The file stays on your device.
- Crop an imageCut a photo or screenshot down to the area you need, with a free or fixed ratio. The image stays in your browser: it is…