Winnipeg SEO Pricing: What SEO Services Cost in Canada
Three SEO plans, priced in the open: $1,500, $2,500 and $3,500+ a month. What each one includes, what you can add, and what SEO typically costs elsewhere in Canada.
- SEO retainers in Canada typically run from $1,000 to $10,000+ per month, depending on scope and how competitive the market is.
- Evolution Digital Marketing has three SEO plans: Local Foundation ($1,500/month), Growth ($2,500/month) and Competitive ($3,500+/month), all in CAD.
- Every plan improves your entire website in month one: technical fixes, on-page work, Google Business Profile setup, and targeting every keyword that matters to you.
- Add-ons: AI visibility for $1,500/month, Google Ads or Facebook Ads for $1,500/month each, or both for $2,500/month, plus ad spend.
- Start free: the AI Visibility Ladder check shows where you stand before you spend a dollar.
If you have asked an SEO agency for pricing and received a vague answer, a complicated hourly rate, or a one-time "audit and buildout" proposal, you are not alone. SEO pricing in Canada is genuinely confusing, and most agencies make it worse by hiding their prices until the sales call.
This page sets out exactly what SEO costs at Evolution Digital Marketing, what each plan includes, and what you can add on. No hourly billing, and no one-time SEO projects that fade after 90 days.
SEO is a long-term investment. The businesses that win in organic and AI search are the ones that commit to consistent work over time, not the ones that pay for a one-time fix and hope it holds.
What SEO costs in Canada
Canadian SEO pricing varies widely depending on agency size, market, and billing model. These are the typical ranges you will be quoted in 2026:
| Billing model | Typical range | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly consulting | $100 – $300/hour | Advice, usually without execution |
| One-time project | $2,000 – $10,000 | A deliverable, not ongoing results |
| Monthly retainer | $1,000 – $10,000+/month | Ongoing execution across technical, on-page, local and content work |
Most Canadian agencies sell retainers, but the scope inside the retainer is often vague. You pay a flat fee and receive a mix of tasks that may or may not connect to what your business needs to rank. Our plans are scoped by something you can check: how many cities you compete in, and how hard your market is.
Search engines reward depth, not activity. Google's own guidance on helpful content is clear that people-first content showing real expertise is what earns sustained visibility. That is what the monthly work builds.
SEO pricing and plans
Every plan runs on a one-year agreement, billed monthly in Canadian dollars. Every plan starts the same way: in month one we improve your entire website, covering technical SEO fixes, on-page work, Google Business Profile setup, and targeting all the keywords that matter to your business.
| Plan | Price (CAD) | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Local Foundation | $1,500/month | One city |
| Growth | $2,500/month | Two or three cities |
| Competitive | $3,500+/month | Multi-location businesses and tough markets such as law, medical and home services |
Free: AI Visibility Ladder check
Before you commit to anything, start here. The AI Visibility Ladder check shows which rung your business is on today, based on nine live AI-generated answers in your market.
- Your current AI visibility rung across nine real AI answers
- A full report on where the fastest wins are
- A clear starting point before any paid engagement
Check your rung for free and see where you stand before spending a dollar.
Local Foundation: $1,500/month
For a business that competes in one city and wants to own its local search results.
- Your entire website improved in month one: technical fixes, on-page work, Google Business Profile setup
- Keyword targeting starts immediately
- One to two strategic blog posts every month
- One city
- One-year agreement, billed monthly
Growth: $2,500/month
For businesses that serve more than one city and need to show up in each of them.
- Everything in Local Foundation, including the month-one website overhaul
- Two or three cities targeted
- One-year agreement, billed monthly
Competitive: $3,500+/month
For multi-location businesses and markets where every competitor is already investing in SEO: law, medical, home services and similar.
- Everything in Growth, scoped to your locations and competitors
- Content placed on established blogs and social platforms that already rank (parasite SEO), so you show up beyond your own website
- Final scope and price set with you, starting at $3,500/month
- One-year agreement, billed monthly
Book a scoping call to set the plan that fits your market.
Add-ons
Any plan can be extended with AI visibility or paid advertising. Ad spend is paid directly to Google or Meta and is separate from our management fee.
| Add-on | Price (CAD) | What it adds |
|---|---|---|
| AI visibility | +$1,500/month | Getting your business named in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews answers, tracked every week |
| Google Ads or Facebook Ads | +$1,500/month each, plus ad spend | Campaign management for paid leads while organic rankings build |
| Google Ads and Facebook Ads | +$2,500/month, plus ad spend | Both platforms managed together |
With AI visibility added, the plans come to $3,000/month (Local Foundation), $4,000/month (Growth) and $5,000+/month (Competitive). To see what that work looks like on a real client, read the Tattoo Time Machine case study.
Websites are quoted separately. If you need a new site first, see small business web design.
What every plan covers
Every plan works the same core disciplines together every month. This is what separates a real SEO campaign from a task list where one month is "content" and the next is "technical fixes".
| Discipline | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Technical SEO | Site speed, crawlability, indexation, Core Web Vitals, structured data |
| On-page optimization | Title tags, meta descriptions, heading structure, internal linking, keyword targeting |
| Local search | Google Business Profile, local citations, map pack visibility, review signals |
| Content | Service pages, supporting blog content and conversion-focused copy |
| AI search visibility | Optimization for ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews (available as an add-on) |
Why all of it, every month
Many agencies rotate through disciplines on a schedule: technical work in month one, content in month two, local SEO in month three. The problem is that these disciplines depend on each other. A content page without proper technical signals does not rank. Local citations without on-page relevance do not convert.
Working them together, every month, is what builds compounding authority rather than isolated wins that fade. For the full picture of how we approach it, see our SEO services.
Common questions about SEO pricing in Canada
Why is there a yearly agreement?
SEO results compound over time. A three-month campaign can move rankings, but it rarely builds the kind of authority that produces consistent, durable leads. The yearly agreement protects both sides: you get results that last, and we get the time to build them properly.
What happens in month one?
On every plan, month one improves your entire website: technical SEO fixes, on-page work, Google Business Profile setup, and targeting all the keywords that matter to your business. From there the work moves into steady monthly execution.
Why no hourly billing?
Hourly billing rewards time spent, not outcomes. A fixed monthly plan keeps the work pointed at your rankings and leads, not at filling a timesheet.
Why no one-time SEO projects?
A one-time SEO buildout is like a single gym session. It produces a result, but without consistent effort the gains disappear. Algorithms update, competitors improve their sites, and AI engines shift which sources they cite. Staying visible takes ongoing work.
How long before we see results?
Most clients begin seeing meaningful movement in organic rankings within three to six months. Competitive markets and newer domains take longer. The free AI Visibility Ladder check gives you a realistic baseline before you commit.
Is AI visibility included?
No. AI visibility is a $1,500/month add-on to any plan. It covers getting your business named in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews answers. Learn more about AI search optimization.
Can I start smaller and scale up?
Yes. You can start on Local Foundation and move to Growth as you add cities, or add AI visibility or ads later. We review scope with you as the business grows.
Do you work with businesses outside Winnipeg?
Yes. We are based in Winnipeg and know the Manitoba market well, and we work with businesses across Canada. If you are a Winnipeg business, see how we work as a Winnipeg SEO company or read about local SEO in Winnipeg.
What clients say
"Evolution helped my website go from 10 visitors per month to over 1,000 in the first month working with them. I highly recommend them to anyone looking to scale their business using SEO."
"Working with Steve has been one of the best decisions I've made for my business. From day one, he took the time to genuinely understand my vision rather than just going through the motions. He's the best in Winnipeg!"
"I had booked a few marketing strategy meetings to get an idea of how to get my website drawing more visitors. The road map provided has been crucial to the growth of my e-commerce brand."
Results like these come from consistent monthly work, not one-time projects or hourly consulting.
Start with a free AI visibility check
Not sure where your business stands in AI and organic search right now? The AI Visibility Ladder check is free, takes less than a minute, and shows which rung you are on before any paid commitment.
- Your current AI visibility rung, based on nine live answers in your market
- A full report showing where the fastest wins are
- A realistic starting point for any SEO conversation
Ready to talk scope? Book a call and we will match you to the right plan for your cities, market and goals.
Founder of Evolution Digital Marketing and an AI visibility and SEO specialist. He has been doing SEO since 2012, with roots in semantic SEO and entity optimization, and now works on getting Canadian businesses found in Google and named in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google's AI answers.
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