Merchant of record · North America
Does Polar work in Canada?
Polar onboards businesses registered in Canada.
What a business in Canada can use
Polar’s products, for a company incorporated in Canada.
Polar is merchant of record for software, SaaS and digital products, handling checkout, subscriptions, usage billing and international sales tax, and pays out through Stripe Connect Express.
Polar does not offer this.
Polar does not offer this.
Polar does not offer this.
Polar does not offer this.
Polar does not offer this.
Sellers need a Stripe Connect Express payout account in one of Polar’s listed countries, with a bank account in the same country and currency. Stripe Payments itself does not need to be available there; individuals can sell where Stripe Connect Express allows individual accounts.
Onboarding confidence: high. Source: Polar docs: Supported countries (payout countries). Everything about Polar
Alternatives in Canada
Other providers that serve businesses registered there.
Accept payments
Pay people abroad
Multi-currency account
Yield on idle cash
Selling to Canada
How people there prefer to pay online.
- 1Visa / Mastercard
- 2Interac
- 3Pre-authorized debit (PAD)
- 4Apple Pay / Google Pay
Stablecoin rules in Canada
Stablecoin rules are being written and may change.
Common questions
Does Polar work in Canada?
Yes. Polar onboards businesses registered in Canada.
Which Polar products can a business in Canada use?
accept payments.
What are the alternatives to Polar in Canada?
Providers that onboard businesses registered in Canada: Stripe, Adyen, PayPal, Worldpay, Airwallex, Wise Business, Payoneer, Hyperwallet and 7 more. With limits: Ramp, BVNK, Rain, Flutterwave, Razorpay and Xendit.
Polar elsewhere in North America