Spotify has raised its Premium subscription prices in Canada, with increases ranging from CAD $1.30 to CAD $3.00 per month depending on the plan.
That’s according to Billboard on Friday (May 15), which cited an email sent to Premium users in Canada.
The increases, which already went live on Spotify Canada’s website, affect three of Spotify‘s four Premium tiers in the market:
- The Individual plan rose to CAD $13.99 per month (from CAD $12.69);
- The Duo plan to CAD $19.99 (from CAD $17.89);
- The Family plan to CAD $23.99 (from CAD $20.99).
The Student plan remains unchanged at CAD $6.39 per month.
The Family plan sees the steepest percentage increase at 14.3%, followed by Duo at 11.7% and Individual at 10.2%.
With the latest Canadian increases, Spotify Premium is now priced above its main competitors in the market. Apple Music and Amazon Music Unlimited charge CAD $10.99 and CAD $11.54 (for Prime members) per month, respectively, for an individual subscription in Canada – both still below Spotify’s new CAD $13.99 individual rate.
A Spotify spokesperson told Billboard Canada: “Occasional updates to pricing across our markets reflect the value that Spotify delivers, enabling us to continue offering the best possible experience and benefit artists.”
The Spotify spokesperson did not specify what triggered the increase.
In an email sent to existing Canadian subscribers, Spotify said: “This change means we can invest more in Premium. We are always working to improve Premium and deliver the best possible experience for you.”
The move marks the first time Spotify has raised prices in Canada since late 2024.
The company last increased its Canadian Premium pricing in October 2024, when its Individual plan jumped 15% to CAD $12.69 from CAD $10.99 and its Family plan rose 24% to CAD $20.99 from CAD $16.99.
That October 2024 hike came amid a debate over Canada‘s so-called “streaming tax” – a 5% levy on Canadian revenues imposed on non-Canadian streaming services by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) under the country’s Online Streaming Act.
Amazon, Apple, and Spotify filed a legal challenge against the levy in July 2024, alongside a separate challenge from the Motion Picture Association – Canada (MPA-Canada), which represents Netflix, Disney, and other video streaming services.
A Canadian federal court paused enforcement of the tax in December 2024, ruling that the companies would not have to make payments until the appeal was resolved.
The Federal Court of Appeal heard the consolidated case in Toronto in June 2025, but has yet to issue a ruling.
In an interview with The Canadian Press in April 2026, CRTC chairperson Vicky Eatrides said the regulator was continuing its work on a broader regulatory framework for streamers regardless of the court’s timeline.
The Online Streaming Act has also become a point of friction in US-Canada trade relations, with US lawmakers introducing legislation targeting the act and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer reiterating opposition to it as recently as April 2026.
Unlike the 2024 increase, Spotify‘s spokesperson did not reference the CRTC dispute when discussing this latest round of price changes.
During CRTC consultations on the Online Streaming Act in 2023, Spotify‘s senior director of European policy, Olivia Regnier, warned that imposing additional costs on the company could force it to raise prices for Canadian consumers.
“Additional costs could require us to cut expenses, including [reducing] our resources for editorial, partnership, and promotional programs in Canada; reduce resources currently going back to the music ecosystem; or force us to raise prices for Canadian consumers,” Regnier said at the time.
Since 2023, the price of Spotify‘s Canadian Individual plan has risen from CAD $10.99 to CAD $13.99 – an increase of 27% across two rounds of hikes.
Spotify‘s Loud & Clear Canada report, published in March 2026, said Canadian artists generated more than CAD $544 million in royalties on the platform in 2025 – up 19% year-over-year and nearly 60% over four years.
Spotify said 92% of those royalties came from listeners outside Canada.
More than 370 Canadian artists generated over CAD $100,000 on the platform in 2025, according to the report, while nearly 70 crossed the CAD $1 million threshold.
The Canadian increase is the latest in a global pricing cycle that Spotify has pursued across more than 150 markets since 2023.
In January 2026, Spotify raised its US Premium Individual plan to USD $12.99 per month from USD $11.99, roughly 18 months after its previous US hike.
That followed price increases in the UK and Switzerland in late 2025, and across multiple markets in Europe, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific throughout the year.
Spotify‘s Co-CEO Alex Norström has described price adjustments as now being “part of our toolbox,” telling the Financial Times last year that the company would raise prices “when it makes sense.”
He added that despite the increases, users were converting to Spotify‘s Premium service at higher rates, and the platform was “grabbing more market share.”
Spotify reported 293 million Premium subscribers globally at the end of Q1 2026, up from 290 million at the close of the prior quarter, alongside record quarterly operating income of USD $837 million.
Spotify does not publicly disclose per-country user figures, but North America accounts for approximately 25% of the company’s global Premium subscriber base.Music Business Worldwide
