Can this SKU actually make money?
Model your excise duty, board markup, taxes and regulatory fees before you commit to a listing. Enter your costs once — see your shelf price and margin in every province.
Official rates verified against CRA, Health Canada and board sources on August 20, 2026 — boards that publish no rate are shown as estimates (†).
1 · What are you selling?
2 · Your costs
The cost fields are pre-filled with example values — replace them with your own numbers.
Cost of goods per unit
| Line item | Unit | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| COGS subtotal (before excise) | — | |
Excise duty
Other per-unit costs
3 · Results
Pricing chain
Full cost breakdown — per unit
Shelf price in every province — all taxes in
| Province / board | Model | Markup | Retail | Tax | Duty adj. | Excise | Wholesale | Shelf price |
|---|
Ontario's price is the OCS.ca e-commerce price — physical stores set their own prices.
Where retail is private (AB, SK, MB, NL, YT), the price shown is a floor — retailers add their own margin on top.
BC applies its 20% vapour PST to vape products (25% total tax).
† No published rate — effective margin computed from board financials or third-party analysis.
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This calculator models your costs. The BBFYB producer portal shows the real thing — daily shelf prices, distribution and out-of-stocks for every competing product, in every store we track.
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- OCS wholesale markup rates — verified August 20, 2026
- SQDC selling-price calculation (2025-03-28) — verified August 20, 2026
- CRA excise duty (EDM6-3 / SOR/2019-78) — verified August 20, 2026
- Health Canada Cannabis Fees Order (SOR/2018-198) — verified August 20, 2026
- Provincial sales tax treatment of cannabis — verified August 20, 2026
For estimation only — not legal, tax or accounting advice. Verify all figures with your regulatory counsel and accountant before submitting to any provincial board. Boards revise markups and fees without notice.