Can You Buy a 7-Eleven Franchise in Canada?

The Short Answer: Not Yet, but Franchising Is Coming

7-Eleven Canada has been a corporate-run chain. The company has been in Canada since 1969, and in February 2026 it operated about 550 corporately owned stores between Ontario and British Columbia. Individual Canadians have not been able to buy a 7-Eleven franchise the way they can in the US.

That is changing. In February 2026, vice-president and general manager Marc Goodman told The Canadian Press that the chain plans to start franchising in Canada, as part of a five-year push to grow its Canadian presence. Goodman said a franchise model could help 7-Eleven reach Quebec and the Maritimes, where it has no stores today, and expand in Ontario.

The company is also repositioning its stores to work more like a quick-service restaurant that sells convenience items, with more hot food made and baked in store. Expect a Canadian franchise offer to be built around that food-led format rather than a classic cigarettes-and-lottery convenience store.

What a 7-Eleven Franchise Will Cost in Canada

The Canadian terms have not been published. As of this update, 7-Eleven Canada has not released a franchise fee, a total investment range, a royalty or a profit split for Canadian franchisees.

That matters because figures circulating online for "7-Eleven franchise cost Canada" are not from the franchisor. Some are converted from US numbers; others are estimates from before 7-Eleven Canada announced it would franchise. We do not publish them here.

What we can say is what to ask for once the program opens:

• The fee and the total investment, in CAD, broken down by store type (existing corporate store versus new build).
• How 7-Eleven is paid. In the US, 7-Eleven takes a share of each store's gross profit instead of a royalty on sales. Whether the Canadian program uses the same structure, and at what split, has not been announced.
• What 7-Eleven provides. Who holds the lease, who owns the equipment, and who finances the opening inventory all change how much cash you need.
• Operating hours and labour. A 24-hour store with the owner covering shifts is a very different job from a daytime food-led store.

Disclosure Rules Before You Sign

Canada has no national franchise law. Disclosure is set by province:

• Ontario. The Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000 requires the franchisor to deliver a disclosure document at least 14 days before you sign or pay anything. If no disclosure document is delivered, you can rescind the agreement for up to two years.
• Alberta, British Columbia and Manitoba, where 7-Eleven also operates, each have their own franchise legislation with a disclosure requirement.
• Quebec has no franchise statute. If 7-Eleven franchises there, agreements will fall under the Civil Code with no mandatory disclosure period. See how franchise law works in Quebec.

When 7-Eleven Canada starts offering franchises, insist on the full disclosure document and have a Canadian franchise lawyer review it, along with the lease and any inventory financing terms, before you pay a deposit.

Financing a Convenience Store Franchise in Canada

Canadian convenience and food franchises are financed through Canadian lenders:

• Chartered banks. RBC, TD, BMO, Scotiabank and CIBC run franchise lending programs. A brand with a national footprint helps, but expect them to want meaningful cash equity and a personal guarantee.
• BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada). BDC lends alongside banks and will often finance a larger share of an acquisition, including goodwill, at a higher rate.
• CSBFP (Canada Small Business Financing Program). Loans go up to $1,150,000 for equipment and leasehold improvements, but the program does not finance goodwill.

Read how Canadian banks and BDC approach food businesses and compare Canadian lenders so you are ready to move when the terms are published.

Options While You Wait

If you want to own a convenience or food business in Canada now, you do not have to wait for 7-Eleven:

• Buy an existing independent convenience store. You keep all of the gross profit, and the seller's financial statements show you what the store actually earns. See buying an existing business in Canada.
• Look at Canadian franchises with published terms. Franchises under $50K in Canada and the most profitable franchises in Canada cover brands that already sell franchises here, with their disclosed fees.

Whichever route you take, score the trade area first. In convenience retail, the block you choose decides more of your income than the brand on the sign.

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