Live gold price in Canada today (CAD)

What is an ounce, gram or kilo of gold worth in CAD?

Canadian dealers mostly sell by the troy ounce, but bars are also sold in grams and kilos, and the Royal Canadian Mint makes gram-sized bars as well as coins. A troy ounce is 31.1035 grams, so it is heavier than the ounce on a kitchen scale. Many Canadians also hold the 1 oz Maple Leaf, which weighs 31.11 g.

Pure gold at the live spot price. Loading. More detail: gold price per gram in CAD and gold price per kilo in CAD.

How much is 10k, 14k and 18k gold worth in Canada?

Canadian jewellery is usually stamped 10K, 14K or 18K. Under the federal Precious Metals Marking Regulations, a gold quality mark can be applied only to gold of at least 9 karats, and the real gold content may fall short of the stamp by no more than 3 parts per thousand (7 where solder is used). So a 14K ring really is close to 58.3% gold. Melt value is the live price times the purity.

Spot-based melt values. Loading. New jewellery also includes GST/HST and design costs, which a gold buyer will not repay. Work out your own piece with the gold value calculator or see how to sell gold in Canada.

What are a Gold Maple Leaf and Canadian gold bars worth?

The Royal Canadian Mint, a federal Crown corporation, makes the Gold Maple Leaf in 99.99% pure gold. The 1 oz coin weighs 31.11 g, measures 30 mm and carries a $50 face value. Its security features include machined radial lines, a micro-engraved maple leaf with the last two digits of the year at its centre, and the Mint's Bullion DNA authentication for coins dated 2014 and later (Royal Canadian Mint). Because it is nearly pure, a 1 oz coin holds a full ounce of gold.

Spot-based melt values, not dealer prices. Loading. See the Gold Maple Leaf and Gold Bison guides.

How much over spot do Canadian dealers charge for a Maple Leaf?

Spot is the starting point; the extra a dealer adds is the premium. We read single-coin prices for a 1 oz Gold Maple Leaf on two Canadian dealer sites on 11 October 2026, when spot was CA$5,978.73 an ounce. Both dealers price lower for a bank wire than for a credit card, and the difference is large.

GoldVetted automated price check, 11 October 2026. Premium = price divided by spot, minus one. Canadian PMX's price is for a current-year (2026) coin; current-year coins often cost a little more than mixed years. No GST/HST applies to either, as both are 99.99% gold.

Three things stand out. Paying by wire instead of card saved CA$227.97 at Gold Stock Canada and CA$246.71 at Canadian PMX on a single coin. The cheapest wire price was CA$88.50 below the dearer one. And even the best price needs gold to rise before you could sell at a profit, because dealers buy back below spot. Read our reviews of Gold Stock Canada and Canadian PMX, or see all Canadian dealer reviews.

Check any Canadian quote against live spot

Banks and big-box stores also sell gold in Canada, usually at different premiums; our guides to buying gold from Canadian banks and Costco gold cover those, and the guide to buying gold in Canada compares every option.

Do I pay GST or HST on gold in Canada?

On qualifying bullion, no. The Excise Tax Act defines "precious metal" as a bar, ingot, coin or wafer of gold refined to at least 99.5% purity. Selling it counts as a financial service, which is exempt from GST/HST, and a refiner's own sale is zero-rated. Either way, you pay no sales tax on a Maple Leaf or a standard bar. This rule is stricter than in the UK or US: 22K coins such as Krugerrands and American Gold Eagles fall below 99.5%, so GST/HST applies to them in Canada, as it does to jewellery.

When you sell gold at a profit, half the capital gain is added to your taxable income: the government cancelled the planned rise in the inclusion rate in March 2025, so the 50% rate still applies. Frequent trading can instead be treated as business income. Our Canada gold tax guide goes through it, and you can read about holding gold in an RRSP or TFSA.

Why does the gold price in Canadian dollars change when the US price does not?

Three things move the Canadian dollar price at once.

• The global gold price. Driven by interest rate expectations, central bank buying and investor fear.
• The US dollar. A stronger US dollar usually weighs on gold.
• The USD/CAD exchange rate. The Canadian dollar is sensitive to oil and trade news. If it drops against the US dollar, gold rises in CAD terms.

This means a Canadian buyer can see gold rise in CAD on a day when the US dollar price is flat, simply because the loonie fell. The market is closed over the weekend, so the Saturday and Sunday figure is Friday's close. See the gold price history in CAD.

When is the gold market open in Canada?

Canada has no gold benchmark of its own. Canadian prices are the global price, set by the LBMA Gold Price auction in London (run by ICE Benchmark Administration) and by COMEX futures trading in New York, converted into Canadian dollars. Because Toronto shares New York's clock, the busiest hours for gold fall in the Canadian morning.

London auction times shift by an hour for a few weeks in March and in October to November, when UK and North American clocks change on different dates. Sources: LBMA price data and CME Group. Our guide on how gold prices are set has the detail.

How should I use the price when buying or selling?

1. Find the live melt value of what you hold or plan to buy.
2. Ask the dealer for the all-in price, including shipping and payment fees.
3. Divide that by the melt value and subtract one, to see the premium.
4. Before buying, ask for the buy-back price as a share of spot.

This is information, not advice. Gold can fall in value as well as rise, and premiums and fees change daily.

Not financial advice. GoldVetted provides general information to help you compare options. It is not personal financial, tax or legal advice. Gold prices go down as well as up, and you may get back less than you pay. Check tax rules with the official source or a qualified adviser before you act.