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Accounting Software Built for Canadian Business Owners and Accountants

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Why Canadian 🇨🇦 Small Businesses Love FreshBooks

Powerful Billing & Accounting Software That’s Easy to Use

Whether you’re just starting out, or well on your way, FreshBooks has everything you need to handle your business. From invoicing and getting paid to staying tax-ready for the CRA – it’s easy to achieve financial peace of mind.

Support That’s There When You Need It

Experts across Canada are ready to assist you with whatever you need – from sending your first invoice to accepting credit cards online to migrating onto FreshBooks. Reach out by phone, email, or chat, and get a real person every time.

Trusted by 100,000+ Small Businesses in Canada

FreshBooks has helped creative agencies, pool services, caterers, law firms, plumbers, and more, collect and manage hundreds of billions in revenue and expenses, all the while reducing the stress of owning a small business.

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Easy-to-Use Accounting & Bookkeeping Features

Keep an Eye on the Big Picture

Simple or complex, your finances tell you how your business is doing. FreshBooks’ easy-to-use Double-Entry Accounting tools and reports show profitability, cash flow health, and makes tax time with the CRA a breeze.
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Professional Invoicing

Easily prepare professional invoices that show the work you’ve done and what it costs your clients (including taxes – like GST, HST, and PST). Oh, and use automated payment reminders to nudge clients for payment.
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Fast & Easy, for You and Your Clients

FreshBooks’ automated online payment options (like automated recurring billing) let your clients pay their preferred way, and get you paid 2x faster.
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Never Miss an Expense

FreshBooks lets you snap receipt photos, forward email receipts to your account, and import expenses from your bank account. Then organize and assign them to clients. Tracking every dollar keeps you ready for tax time.
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Know Your Business Better

Easily track every dollar in and out of your business then run reports to see how you’re doing. And when it’s time to file taxes with the CRA, do it yourself or give your accountant access to quickly find what they need.
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Keep Everyone on the Same Page

With a business to run and projects to manage, it’s tough to keep everyone synced up and on schedule. Projects in FreshBooks make it easy for your clients, team, and contractors to collaborate, and share files and updates…all in one place.
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Track Time to the Minute

You (and your team) work on lots of projects at once, and missing billable time can be costly. Time Tracking in FreshBooks makes it easy for teams to log time and automatically add it to invoices, so all time is accounted for.
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Take FreshBooks Anywhere

Stay connected to your clients and team, even on the go. Send invoices, track expenses, and check on projects all with the FreshBooks mobile app. Oh, and if you drive a lot for your business, check out Mileage Tracker.
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Invoicing and Accounting tools for any sized Canadian Business

Freelancers

For Freelancers

Keep your books in check, your clients happy, and deliver the work you love doing.

Self-Employed Professionals

For Self-Employed Professionals

Get more time for your business and clients, and even a little extra to plan for the future.

Businesses with Contractors

For Businesses With Contractors

Work better with your partners by staying organized and always knowing where you stand.

Businesses with Employees

For Businesses With Employees

Empower your staff to help grow your business and build lasting client relationships.

Join the 100,000+ of Canadians Who Say “Yes” to FreshBooks

“With FreshBooks, it’s hard for me to fall behind on invoices and lose grip of my income projections since everything is tracked month to month.”

Aliya Jiwan-Thawer

Owner, AJT Communications

TORONTO, CANADA 🇨🇦

“We had a record year this past year. Could we have done it without FreshBooks? I don’t know how we would have.”

Victoria Adams

Owner, Excentric Agency

OTTAWA, CANADA 🇨🇦

“FreshBooks is integrated into pretty much everything I do from a financial standpoint, from all my invoices to my projections.”

Chris Gaudry

Owner, Four Four Films

WINNIPEG, CANADA 🇨🇦


4.5 Excellent Star Rating

“FreshBooks offers a well-rounded, intuitive, and attractive double-entry accounting experience. It anticipates the needs of freelancers and small businesses well—better than competitors in this class.”

4.5 Excellent Star Rating

“FreshBooks automates daily accounting activities namely invoice creation, payment acceptance, expenses tracking, billable time tracking, and financial reporting.”

4.5 Excellent Star Rating

“FreshBooks is an online accounting and invoicing service that saves you time and makes you look professional – Fortune 500 professional.”

4.7 Excellent Star Rating

“FreshBooks makes it easy to stay organized, keep track of payments owed and expenses made, send invoices and accept payments.”


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An AppStore for All Your Business Needs

FreshBooks integrates with over 100 great apps to streamline work for business owners, keep teams and clients connected, and better understand your business. 

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Partner with FreshBooks

Add Value and Grow Your Business, Become a Partner

Build an integration, use the FreshBooks API, or grow your business with our Accounting Partner Program. Or reap the rewards of our Affiliate, Reseller, and Referral programs—your next FreshBooks growth opportunity awaits.

The Support You Need, When You Need It

  • Help From Start to Finish: Our Support team is highly knowledgeable and never transfers you to another department.
  • 4.8/5.0 Star Reviews: Yup, that’s our rating across 120,000+ reviews (and a big reason owners prefer us versus other software)
  • Global Support: We’ve got over 100 Support staff working across North America and Europe (with our base in Canada!)

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I get in my 30-day free trial of FreshBooks?

During a trial, small business owners get access to all FreshBooks features (like FreshBooks invoicing, time tracking, and expensing) except Advanced Payments. So you’ll know exactly why it’s the accounting software used by over 30 million business owners. Your small business does get access to some online payment features, and you can still craft time-saving workflows and allow clients to pay invoices.

But, once you sign up for a FreshBooks plan, check out our Advanced Payments feature, which includes recurring billing. Advanced Payments lets your small business accept credit cards online and accept payments like bank transfers, payments over the phone, and invoice-free payments with Checkout Links.

Also, check out this article about how service-based businesses can make the most of a free 30-Day FreshBooks trial.

Which FreshBooks plan is right for me?

At the end of your free 30-day FreshBooks trial, you get to choose a plan specifically built for small business owners. But which one is right for small businesses? How do you know which accounting software features are right for your small business, to save you time and get you paid faster?

First off, you don’t need to worry about your business being interrupted when you transition from a free trial to a paid plan. FreshBooks plans are as follows:

  • Lite Plan (add up to five clients)
  • Plus Plan (our most popular plan)
  • Premium Plan (lots of advanced features)
  • Select Plan (a customizable plan for growing businesses)

All of your information stays in your account.

Want to know how much FreshBooks costs? We know every small business is different, which is why there are different plans to choose from. You can review them here. Our advice? Take a moment and take stock of:

  • Where your small business is today
  • Where you hope to grow your business in the next 6 months
  • Your overall income and expenses
  • The features you need to help your business accomplish all its goals
  • Do you need business health reports?
  • Do you need mobile mileage tracking?

Read this article for even more information to help you choose the right FreshBooks plan for your business: Wondering Which FreshBooks Plan Will Be Right For You?

What is accounting software?

Accounting software is a tool that allows you to track and manage the day-to-day finances of your businesses. It should allow you to create professional invoices, manage expense tracking, run double-entry accounting reports, accept online payments, and monitor all parts of your business’s money – both in and out.

FreshBooks accounting software allows you to do all of this – and more. It includes invoicing features, expense tracking, time tracking, online payments, industry-standard double-entry accounting, balance sheets, mileage tracking, project profitability, bank reconciliation, client retainers, and the list goes on. It’s the reason we’re one of those most popular small business invoicing software – having been used by over 30 million people worldwide.

All features are built to be easy to use for small business owners and their teams, clients, and accountants. Plus, as a cloud accounting software – your data is stored and ready to be accessed wherever you are in the world.

Learn more about our accounting features here.

How does FreshBooks work?

FreshBooks accounting software gives you instant access to the tools you need to manage your finances. It’s the perfect accounting solution for everyone from self-employed professionals to growing business owners.

All you have to do is sign up for a FreshBooks account, add your business details, and you’re ready to go. From the FreshBooks dashboard, you can explore the invoicing features, add billable clients, choose to accept credit card payments with FreshBooks payments, run accounting reports, discover the project management tools, and a whole lot more.

Plus, if you prefer to manage your business on the go with a mobile device, you can download the FreshBooks mobile app – and handle your accounting from anywhere.

Does FreshBooks work on all of my devices?

FreshBooks works in any web browser on all your devices (desktop computer, laptop, tablet, or phone). There’s also a FreshBooks mobile app for both iPhone and Android, which includes mileage tracking.

Do much more than just bill clients. Small businesses can run their business, create invoices, set up recurring invoices, log expenses, track financial data,  get paid online, track revenue streams, connect bank accounts, and easily create new customers in their account…all on the mobile app.

Learn more about FreshBooks on mobile here.

Does FreshBooks offer support to its customers?

FreshBooks offers small businesses amazing support (from a team based in Canada!). Our customer support team has won 11 Stevie Awards, which are international awards given out to the absolute best customer support department in the world. While we all think our support team is the best, they have the hardware to prove it. 

Get in touch with customer support here.

We also have a massive help center that has answers to just about every question we’ve ever been asked by our customers. Check it out here.

How do I work with my accountant on FreshBooks?

Invite up to 10 Accountants per business at no extra cost, on Plus and Premium plans. If your Accountant wants to learn more and familiarize themselves with FreshBooks’ accounting features, they can sign up for the Accounting Partner Program to become a FreshBooks certified partner, which comes with a bunch of cool benefits. If you don’t have an Accountant yet, reach out to us and we can help you get matched with one of our partners based on your geographical location, industry, and your accounting needs.

If you’re not sure about things like accounts receivable, general ledger, balance sheets, or doing your business taxes, not to worry. Getting your accountant on board and working with you in FreshBooks can be done in just a few clicks.

Learn more about working effectively with your accountant on FreshBooks Canada in this great article.

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