Buying a UPS Store franchise in Canada

MBEC Communications holds the Canadian rights

The footer of The UPS Store Canada’s franchising pages (read Nov 4, 2026) says its Canadian locations “are independently owned and operated by licensed franchisees of MBEC Communications Inc., the master licensee of The UPS Store, Inc., a subsidiary of United Parcel Service of America, Inc.” So a Canadian franchisee’s licence comes through MBEC, and each store is an independently owned business. The FAQ adds that a franchisee needs “either Canadian citizenship, landed immigrant status or a valid PR card”.

What a traditional centre costs, as published

The Franchise Costs page says “A Traditional Location Ranges From $219,500 ‐ $299,500*”, and that this total includes the franchise fee for a 10‐year Franchise Agreement, centre design, build out and construction, fixtures, signage, computer hardware and software, initial inventory and training. It tells applicants to plan for at least $50,000 in working capital for the first year, and requires at least $150,000* in liquid assets, with a minimum 50% cash investment to qualify. The FAQ gives the ongoing fees “As indicated in our current Franchise Disclosure Document”: 7 percent of Sales Subject To Royalty plus a 3% Advertising fee. Its footnote reads “All funds in Canadian dollars” and says the figures are subject to change, with the disclosure document holding the current amounts. No separate initial fee and no net-worth requirement appear, so those rows below read “Not published”.

Three formats, and a store-in-store program

The opportunity page lists Traditional Franchise Locations, Non-Traditional Franchise Locations and Multi-Centre Franchise Ownership. The store-in-store model, it says, “was created to allow franchise owners to establish locations within other businesses such as hotels and convention centres”, later spreading to self-storage facilities, pharmacies and major Canadian retailers. The FAQ prices the Walmart store-in-store program at “$101,250 to 114,500* per location”, for a five (5) year term, sold only as a multi-unit offering with a minimum commitment of 5 units. A store-in-store location sits inside a host’s premises, so ask what the arrangement with the host says about a change of owner.

Training before opening

The Franchise Training page describes a four‐phase program for new franchisees: a virtual introduction, three business days (24 hours) in a store with a Certified Trainer, 9 days (55.5 hours) spread over two weeks at The UPS Store University in Oakville, Ontario, and 5 days (40 hours) in a store, plus 3 days of eLearning on operations.

Buying an existing store

The FAQ says “There are a number of existing franchise locations available for sale and ready for business under new ownership”. Deavo listed 2 UPS Store listings on Nov 3, 2026, in British Columbia (1) and Ontario (1), each a province with a franchise disclosure statute. A listing is an advertisement by its poster; an asking price is the seller’s number, not a valuation. The pages read do not say how a resale is approved, so ask MBEC whether it must approve a buyer, whether a transfer fee applies and which training a new owner takes. See who has to approve a franchise resale and what a transfer fee is. The seller should describe in writing the services the store provides and the lease it operates under.

Disclosure by province, as the franchisor states it

The same footer says offerings in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island require delivery of a formal Franchise Disclosure Document “in accordance with the laws of each of those provinces at least 14 days in advance of any commitment by the prospective franchisee”, and that the company provides limited disclosure documentation in the remaining provinces. Saskatchewan also has a franchise disclosure statute, in force since 30 June 2026, which the footer does not mention. Each Act sets its own timing and exemptions, so a franchise lawyer should read the document you are given against the Act that applies where the store is.