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There are 249 listings in this section of the directory. 213 of them state a starting investment, ranging from $100 to $2,445,300, with a median of $80,000. Figures are franchisor-supplied and should be confirmed before you rely on them.
Education franchising in Canada runs on the school calendar and on parent confidence, and both shape the business more than the investment figure does. Tutoring and enrichment concepts fall into centre based models, which carry a lease and fixed staffing, and in-home or online models, which carry almost no fixed cost and scale through contractors. The centre model builds something sellable because the location and the student roll have value. The in-home model is cheaper to start and harder to sell, because what you own is a book of relationships.
Ask how the curriculum is licensed and what happens to it if you leave. In this category the teaching programme is usually the main thing you are buying, so the agreement will restrict how you use it during the term and stop you using it afterwards. That is normal, but it means an education franchise is harder to convert into an independent business later than, say, a cleaning route.
Childcare and early years concepts are a separate proposition again, because licensed childcare is regulated provincially, with ratios, space requirements and staff qualifications set in legislation rather than by the brand. Several provinces also operate fee caps or subsidy programmes that directly affect what you can charge. Confirm the regulatory position for your province before you take any projection seriously.
Based on the 213 listings here that state a starting investment. The other 36 give no figure, or give one that cannot be read as a number.
Head office locations for the listings on this page: Ontario (9), Quebec (3), British Columbia (1). Head office is not the same as where territory is available, so ask the franchisor which provinces they are currently granting.
A centre carries a lease and fixed staff costs but builds a business with resale value, because the location and student roll are worth something. An in-home or online model costs far less to start and scales through contractors, but what you own is a set of relationships, which is harder to sell. Pick based on whether you want an asset or an income.
You stop being able to use it. In education franchising the teaching programme is usually the core of what you are licensing, so the agreement will restrict its use during the term and prohibit it after. That makes this category harder than most to convert into an independent business later.
Substantially. Licensed childcare is regulated provincially, with staff-to-child ratios, space requirements and qualifications set by legislation rather than the franchisor. Some provinces also operate fee caps or subsidy programmes that limit what you can charge. Verify the rules for your province before relying on any financial projection.
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