High demand in Canada

Bookkeeper in CanadaBookkeeper

Books set up right, so tax time is calm. From someone who has done it, over a video call.

C$100–700typical price

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Bookkeeper for small business to set up Wave with HST
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The short answer

How much does bookkeeper cost in Canada?

Bookkeeper in Canada typically costs C$100–700. On Taskly you describe what you need for free, people who have done it send offers with their own price, and you pick one. Taskly holds your money until the task is done, and you can report a problem before it’s released.

Typical price
C$100–700
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Free
How
Video call and chat
Your payment
Held by Taskly until done

Taskers help you prepare and understand. You file from your own account; nobody on Taskly represents you to a tax authority.

What you get

What Taskers usually deliver for this in Canada. You agree the details with your Tasker before you accept an offer.

  1. 01Wave chart of accounts and HST set up
  2. 02Receipt capture and bank connection configured
  3. 03One-hour training on monthly reconciliation and HST figures
  4. 04QuickBooks Online set up for the corporation with GST
  5. 05Shareholder loan account with my pre-opening expenses
  6. 06Invoice templates for my clients
Often comes upWaveCRAKitchener-WaterlooHSTQuickBooks OnlineCalgaryGSTT776

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How people ask for it

4 examples written by Taskly from what people search for in Canada. Real tasks look like these.

  • “Bookkeeper for small business to set up Wave with HST”

    I need a bookkeeper for my small business to set up Wave properly, with HST tracked from the start. I run a one-person mobile dog grooming business in Kitchener-Waterloo, registered for HST last month, and I've only used Wave for invoices so far.

    What I'd like: set up Wave's chart of accounts for a service business, HST on sales and on purchases so I can claim input tax credits, receipt capture, and the bank connection. Then a one-hour video call to show me how to reconcile monthly and pull the numbers for my HST return. I'll do the bookkeeping myself after that; this is a one-time set-up.

    C$250
    • Wave chart of accounts and HST set up
    • Receipt capture and bank connection configured
    • One-hour training on monthly reconciliation and HST figures

    For: Solo service business owner in Ontario newly registered for HST

    Example task, written by Taskly. Yours can be one line; your Tasker will ask what they need.

  • “QuickBooks Online set-up for my new Calgary corporation”

    I'd like someone to show me how to set up QuickBooks Online for my new engineering corporation in Calgary. I was a sole proprietor and just incorporated provincially, with a corporate bank account open and GST registration done. Alberta has no PST, so it's GST only, which I hope keeps things simple.

    What I need: set up QuickBooks Online Canada for the corporation (fiscal year, chart of accounts, GST at 5%, bank feed), a shareholder loan account for the expenses I paid personally before the bank account opened, and invoicing for my two clients. Then a walkthrough so I can handle monthly entries myself.

    C$400
    • QuickBooks Online set up for the corporation with GST
    • Shareholder loan account with my pre-opening expenses
    • Invoice templates for my clients
    • Walkthrough session

    For: Newly incorporated engineering consultant in Alberta

    Example task, written by Taskly. Yours can be one line; your Tasker will ask what they need.

  • “Bookkeeper for personal finances with rental and side income”

    I'm after a bookkeeper for personal finances to set up tracking for my basement rental and tutoring income. I live in Brampton, and every April I spend a weekend digging through e-transfers and receipts so my accountant can fill in the rental and business forms, and I'd like that to stop.

    What I'd like: a simple Google Sheets or Wave set-up that separates rental income and expenses, tutoring income and expenses, and household spending, with categories that match what my accountant asks for (T776 and T2125). Plus a 45-minute call to show me the monthly routine. I'll share statements by exporting them; no bank logins.

    C$200
    • Tracking system set up in Sheets or Wave
    • Categories mapped to T776 and T2125
    • 45-minute call on the monthly routine

    For: Brampton homeowner with a basement suite and tutoring side income

    Example task, written by Taskly. Yours can be one line; your Tasker will ask what they need.

  • “Bookkeeper for a non-profit organization to set up club books”

    Our youth soccer club needs a bookkeeper for a non-profit organization to set up proper books before the new season. I'm the volunteer treasurer for a club in Surrey with about 300 players, and the books have been one spreadsheet passed between treasurers for years.

    What we need: set up QuickBooks Online or Wave, with the trade-offs explained for our board to decide, tracking registration fees, fundraising, a city grant that must be reported separately, and equipment spending. Then a short handover guide so the next treasurer can follow it, and a 60-minute call to train me.

    C$350
    • Books set up with tracking for fees, fundraising, grant and equipment
    • Handover guide for future treasurers
    • 60-minute training call

    For: Volunteer treasurer of a community sports club in BC

    Example task, written by Taskly. Yours can be one line; your Tasker will ask what they need.

The price where you are

Typical ranges from public market prices, November 2026. Every Tasker sets their own price in their offer.

Good questions

What people ask before they post this in Canada.

  • 01

    How much does bookkeeper cost in Canada?

    Usually C$100–700. Each Tasker names their own price in their offer, so you see the cost before you agree to anything.

  • 02

    What is an input tax credit?

    It's the GST/HST you paid on business purchases, which a registrant can usually claim against the GST/HST collected on sales when filing a return. Keep receipts that show the supplier's GST/HST number.

  • 03

    How often should a small business reconcile its books?

    Monthly works well: match bank and card statements to your records, check HST categories and file receipts. It keeps the HST return and year-end simple.

  • 04

    What is a shareholder loan account?

    It tracks money moving between you and your corporation, such as business expenses you paid personally. It lets the corporation repay you later without treating it as salary or dividends.

  • 05

    What should I have ready for a QuickBooks set-up for a corporation?

    Articles of incorporation, the fiscal year-end, Business Number and GST account, bank and card details, and a list of expenses you paid personally before the business bank account opened.

  • 06

    What's the difference between a bookkeeper and an accountant here?

    A bookkeeper sets up and keeps the records; an accountant prepares and files the returns and gives tax opinions. A good set-up makes the accountant's work faster to finish.

  • 07

    How does paying work?

    Posting is free. When you accept an offer you pay the agreed price. Your money is held by Taskly until you confirm the task is done. If you don’t, it’s released three days after your Tasker marks it finished — unless you report a problem.

  • 08

    Who are the Taskers?

    People who have done what you need: worked at the company, passed the exam, made the move. Every Tasker is reviewed and approved by a person before they work.

  • 09

    What can’t a Tasker do here?

    Taskers help you prepare and understand. You file from your own account; nobody on Taskly represents you to a tax authority.

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