Send and receive faxes online
Send a fax from where you are
You can send a fax from your phone browser with FaxCan for from C$15 a month plus tax. This is an online service; this page does not list nearby fax shops.
Paid plans from C$15/month. Save 20% yearly.
Free: card required, no charge. One page per month.
FaxCanHave the document and the recipient’s number ready
If the document is already on your computer, you can send from there. On an iPhone, you can upload a photo, including HEIC. PDF, iPhone photos (HEIC), JPG, PNG, TIFF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OpenDocument, RTF and text are accepted. Each fax can be up to 40 pages and 99 MB.
Send without visiting a store
- Set up your account. Name your office and verify your work email with a code. Choose your plan and Canadian number region (Free has no number). Review before paying or saving a card for Free. Preview your fax before sending. When your number is ready, sign in with a one-time email code. There is no password. Your number is ordered automatically after payment. It is usually ready in a minute or two.
- Add the file. Check the recipient’s fax number and the cover sheet.
- Look through the pages. Confirm when you are ready for FaxCan to dial.
- Check the result. Live status shows dialling, sending and delivered. “Delivered” means the receiving machine confirmed the pages. You get a receipt by email with the PDF and delivery status.
One document still costs a month’s fee
Solo starts at C$15 a month plus tax with 200 sent pages, 1 Canadian fax number and 1 user. Office and Locations include more pages and team seats. Free includes one fax of one document page per calendar month. We add a cover sheet; it doesn't use your free page. A verified email and card are required; no charge. Sent from a shared FaxCan number - recipients see FaxCan's number, not yours. No number of your own, no receiving. Paid plans are subscriptions, with no free trial or pay-per-fax option. If your fax has more than one document page, compare the paid plans before signing up.
GST/HST/PST is added at checkout based on your province. Solo includes 200 sent pages, Office 500 and Locations 1,000 per month. Extra sent pages cost C$0.10, C$0.08 and C$0.06 respectively. The default monthly overage cap is C$25; owners and admins can set C$0–C$500. Faxes you receive never count and are never blocked. Annual plans save 20%, with monthly page allowances.
Cancel anytime in the app. Sending stops when cancellation takes effect at the end of your paid period. Your number keeps receiving for 14 days, then it is released. Billing stops at the end of the paid period. PDFs already emailed stay in your email.
Before you send
A few useful answers.
Clear details, from your first page to your next billing date.
Compare plans →Where can I fax for free near me?
This page does not list local free services. FaxCan Free sends one fax of one document page a month, with a verified email and card required, no charge. Paid plans cost from C$15 a month plus tax.
Do I need a fax machine or landline?
Use a phone browser or computer. Neither a fax machine nor a landline is needed.
Can someone fax me back?
Faxes sent to your FaxCan number arrive by email with the PDF and appear in your Inbox. You don’t need a fax machine or a landline.
Does delivered mean someone read my fax?
“Delivered” means the receiving machine confirmed the pages. It does not confirm that a person read them.
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Your own Canadian number from C$15/month, or one free page a month.