Where applicable, the price for Premium includes VAT (value added tax).

October 17, 2024 - The audio app announced the fee ... price in Canada will rise from $10.99 a month for an individual premium membership to $12.69 a month, plus applicable taxes......

October 4, 2024 - Explaining the decision to materially ... macroeconomic factors” presumably refer, at least in part, to Canada’s controversial 5% tax on streaming services....

October 3, 2024 - That increase follows a previous hike in 2023, which affected both the U.S. and Canada, and marked the app's first price increase since 2011. ... In a statement to Billboard Canada, a Spotify spokesperson does not explicitly link the increase to the "streaming tax" but does indicate the company is part of a legal challenge against the CRTC. Spotify joined Amazon and Apple filed legal challenges against the CRTC this summer, following the June announcement of the regulation. "As we continue to innovate and invest in providing our listeners with greater value than ever before, we occasionally update our prices," a spokesperson for Spotify tells Billboard Canada.

October 25, 2024 - Been great, couple obscure songs couldn't be found but the tool I got off GitHub worked a treat for transferring all my playlists. YouTube premium along with it for same price makes me feel better. I'm yet to see something Spotify did better. ... when the government taxes the enterprise, then enterprise will bring up the price to the end user.

October 3, 2024 - In June, Canada’s telecom regulator, the CRTC, announced that starting this fall, non-Canadian streaming services will be required to pay a 5% tax on their Canadian revenues, which will be put into a number of different funds that support ...

June 26, 2021 - Currently, an Individual Spotify Premium plan costs $9.99/month in Canada, with Duo (includes two Premium accounts) being priced at $12.99/month, Family (six Premium accounts) being $15.99/month and Student being $4.99/month.

October 11, 2024 - Under that new law, foreign streaming companies like Spotify, Apple TV+ and Netflix must pay a five percent levy on all of their Canadian revenue to go toward local news production and content.

October 9, 2024 - In an email to Spotify Premium ... the price in Canada will rise from $10.99 a month to $12.69 a month, plus applicable taxes. According to the email, the change comes so Spotify can “continue to innovate on our product offerings and features.” ...

October 17, 2024 - Brett Caraway, an associate professor in media and economics at University of Toronto Mississauga, pushed back against Spotify blaming the new CRTC mandate. While consumers do bear some of the burden from new taxes, he said producers are also responsible. “Who bears the bigger brunt is kind of a function of how responsive producers and consumers are to change its price,” he explained.

April 7, 2025 - Starting on your billing date in December, your subscription price will change from CA$10.99/month to CA$12.69/month (+applicable tax). We’re increasing the price of Premium Individual so that we can continue to innovate on our product offerings ...

You will be charged $6.39/month. If the price changes in the future, we’ll notify you first.

December 28, 2020 - Yes the government recently implemented sales tax for streaming services. The tax was also added to video streamers like Netflix as well. I think they all came into effect on July 1st. I believe Spotify sent out an email about it a few months back. ... Create your account and connect with a world of communities.

October 10, 2024 - According to the screenshots, Spotify Premium Family subscription prices will change from $16.99 to $20.99 a month, plus applicable tax, starting in December.

October 5, 2024 - Based on reports, Individual plans are now 15% pricier at $12.69, while Students saw a 5% bump to $6.39. Duo and Family tiers jumped 19% and 24% respectively. When informing subscribers, Spotify stated these increases will allow continuing to ...

October 9, 2024 - According to the screenshots, Spotify Premium Family subscription prices will change from $16.99 to $20.99 a month, plus applicable tax, starting in December.

The Spotify Premium prices in Canada are different depending on which Premium plan you choose: The Spotify Premium Individual plan costs $12.69 per month, the Premium Duo plan costs $17.89 per month, the Premium Family plan costs $20.99 per month, the Premium Student plan costs $6.39 per month.

October 4, 2024 - Idk if I want to pay 12.99 per month I might move to Apple Music even though I hate it, and Apple is way richer than Spotify so I think the same price despite the new regulations ...

December 3, 2019 - The '+ tax' has always been shown for all Spotify accounts, as some places do charge tax.