Pizza franchises for sale in Canada: what each franchisor publishes

This page gathers what pizza franchisors publish about cost, for readers weighing pizza franchise opportunities or looking at a pizza franchise for sale. It covers the six pizza brands that have their own pages on Deavo: Boston Pizza, Domino’s, Freshslice Pizza, Little Caesars, Panago and Pizza Pizza. Every figure is quoted as the franchisor published it, with the date its page was read, and the brands are listed alphabetically, not ranked. Nothing here says which brand costs least overall or which would suit you. The figures are not measured the same way, and the franchise disclosure document, not a website, sets the terms you would sign.

What the pizza franchisors publish

Each figure below was read on the franchisor’s own page, in its own words:

• Boston Pizza’s traditional franchise page says the initial franchise fee is $60,000 plus applicable taxes, gives an investment range of $2M-$2.8M for a traditional restaurant, which it says can vary based on size, market and other factors, and sets royalty fees at 7% and co-op advertising at 3% on food and non-alcoholic beverage sales (read Oct 22, 2026).
• Pizza Pizza’s Franchising Basics page lists a “Franchise Fee of $35,000” and a total investment “between $380,000.00 to $550,000.00 depending on the opportunity” (read Oct 22, 2026).
• Little Caesars’ Canadian franchise site lists a 20K initial franchise fee and an estimated total investment starting at $426,000, with no currency named beside either figure (read Nov 4, 2026).
• Freshslice Pizza’s franchising page advertises “0% royalty and 0% ad fees” and says only $60,000 liquid cash is required, while the same page asks applicants to “Have Net Worth of 500k (Including 150k Liquid)”; it publishes no franchise fee or total investment (read Oct 22, 2026).
• Domino’s Canadian franchise pages could not be read. Its Form 10-K, which was, refers to “most of our Canadian franchised stores” but states no Canadian fee or investment (read Nov 4, 2026).

Why the figures do not line up

A side-by-side table invites a comparison the numbers cannot carry. Boston Pizza’s range is for its traditional format, and its page separately lists interior fit-out costs for a new restaurant, including soft costs, so ask how the two figures relate. The same page says Boston Pizza does not collect royalty or co-op fees on alcohol sales, so its royalty is charged on part of a restaurant’s sales, not all of it. Pizza Pizza’s range depends on the opportunity. Little Caesars gives a starting figure rather than a range. Freshslice publishes its royalty and ad fees but no fee or total. Before you set any two brands side by side, ask each franchisor in writing what its figure includes, in what currency, and on which sales each percentage is charged.

The document that governs

The figures that bind you are in the franchise disclosure document, where the law requires one. Ontario’s Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000 requires a franchisor to provide a prospective franchisee with a disclosure document, received not less than 14 days before the earlier of signing an agreement relating to the franchise or paying consideration relating to it, subject to the exceptions and exemptions in section 5. In Ontario the document must contain, among other things, all material facts, including material facts as prescribed, and financial statements as prescribed. British Columbia’s Franchises Act sets the same 14-day timing. The Canadian Franchise Association lists seven provinces with franchise disclosure legislation, Saskatchewan’s Act coming into force on June 30, 2026, and notes important differences between them. For a restaurant anywhere else, ask your lawyer which rules apply.

Buying an existing pizza restaurant

A pizza franchise for sale by its current owner is a resale, and a franchisor’s figures for a new build may not describe it. Pizza Pizza’s page speaks to buyers “whether you’re buying an existing franchise or building a new restaurant”. Ontario’s Act exempts the grant of a franchise by a franchisee from the disclosure requirement if the conditions it lists are met, including that the grant is for the franchisee’s own account and is not effected by or through the franchisor. Alberta’s Franchises Act sets out a comparable exemption for a sale by a franchisee, with its own conditions. A resale buyer may therefore not receive a disclosure document; see what disclosure a franchise resale buyer gets. Ask the franchisor what it requires to approve a new owner, and ask the seller for the franchise agreement, the lease and the restaurant’s own sales records. Deavo lists current franchises for sale across Canada.

Questions to put to a pizza franchisor

Whichever brand you look at, put the same questions to it in writing, so the answers can be set side by side:

• What does the total investment include and leave out: working capital, real property, taxes, the franchise fee itself?
• In what currency is each figure stated, and when was it last updated?
• On which sales are the royalty and advertising contributions charged, and what other recurring fees apply?
• How long is the term, and what must you do to renew it?
• Are existing restaurants for sale, and who sets their price: the franchisor or the selling owner?

Brand pages

Each brand page quotes the franchisor’s own figures with its sources and the date they were read, and links to that brand’s listings on Deavo: Boston Pizza, Domino’s, Freshslice Pizza, Little Caesars, Panago and Pizza Pizza. Panago’s cost page could not be opened when this guide was checked, so its figures are not repeated here. Other food brands are on food franchise opportunities in Canada, and the method for setting any two franchises side by side is in how to compare franchise costs.