Square in Canada: prices, fees and contract

What Square says about its point of sale app

Square says Square for Restaurants is live in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Spain and Australia.³ Square says it released its new Point of Sale app in Canada, with its commerce and payments tools in one app.⁸ It says the app has seven modes, and three of them are for food and beverage.⁸ Square says its Seat Management feature lets servers handle late guest additions and seat changes.⁵ It says House Accounts lets sellers offer trusted customers the option to pay later, with invoicing and balance visibility.⁵

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What Square says about the Square Register

Square's blog describes the Register as its premium countertop POS, an all-in-one device.⁶ It says the second generation has a faster chipset with 3x the performance, 2x the memory and 4x the storage of the previous model.⁶ Square says the Register's antenna is built into the Square logo.⁶ It says the software was tuned for the new hardware, so speed gains reach payments, inventory and daily reports.⁶ The company says it redesigned the glass enclosure for durability while keeping the screen responsive.⁶

What Square says about Square Handheld and tableside service

Square says it launched Square Handheld in Canada, a pocketable device that weighs 0.34 kg and is 1.6 cm thick.⁷ It says full-service restaurants can use it to take orders at the table or from across the bar.⁷ Square says the device has a battery that lasts all day, plus Wi-Fi and offline payment capability.⁷ It says a camera with barcode scanning lets food and beverage businesses photograph and scan retail items such as merchandise or bottles of wine.⁷ Square says Item Splitting helps staff divide a bill among guests, and pre-authorized bar tabs give bars added security against loss.⁷

What Square says about Square Kiosk

Square says it launched Square Kiosk in Canada for self-serve ordering at quick-service restaurants.⁹ It says the kiosk mounts on a countertop or wall, or attaches to a floor stand.⁹ Square says guests customise and place orders on the kiosk, which has embedded contactless and chip payments.⁹ It says the kiosk works with Square for Restaurants and syncs menu updates instantly.⁹ Square says Oakberry Açaí tried the kiosk at its Vancouver store on English Bay Beach.⁹

What Square says about QR code ordering and Scan to Pay

Square says its QR code ordering and Square Handheld both connect ordering with payment.⁴ It says guests use their own smartphones for QR code ordering.⁴ Square says orders from the table reach the kitchen at once when a venue uses Square for Restaurants.⁴ Square says its Scan to Pay QR codes on receipts let customers scan and settle up without waiting for a server.⁷ It says restaurants can turn tables faster as a result.⁷

What Square says about online, phone and delivery orders

Square says its streamlined DoorDash integration lets sellers manage menus, pricing and orders from within Square.⁷ It says multichannel menu management lets sellers edit menus across all locations and channels from one Dashboard.⁷

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What Square says about taking payments

Square says offline payments work on every Square hardware device, including in Canada.¹⁰ It says sellers can turn offline payments on in settings, or when the point of sale detects a connection problem.¹⁰ It says sellers then have 24 hours to reconnect and upload the payments.¹⁰ Square says offline sales are processed automatically once the seller is back online.¹⁰ It says shoppers generally will not notice, and can still pay with their card or a mobile wallet.¹⁰

What Square says about Square AI

Square says it launched Square AI in Canada, a built-in assistant for small businesses.⁵ It says owners can ask plain questions, for example which items sell most at weekends.⁵ Square says 10 DEAN, a Toronto cafe and bar, had early access to Square AI.⁵ It says a 10 DEAN regional manager now asks Square AI a question and gets a table built.⁵

What Square says about its MarketMan inventory integration

Square says Square Restaurant Inventory by MarketMan is an integration for ingredient and recipe management inside the Square platform.³ It says operators can automate purchase orders, manage suppliers and scan invoices, while tracking waste and loss trends.³ It says sales data from the POS syncs automatically to keep inventory, recipes and reporting accurate.³ Square says sellers log in to the inventory tool with their Square credentials.³ The company says it can forecast ingredient needs from past and live demand.³

What Square says about reservations and guest data

Square says its expanded partnership with OpenTable brings reservations, payments and guest data into one connected view.² It says restaurants can see transaction data, reservation history and dining preferences for each guest in a unified profile.² It says restaurants can tie each booking to what the guest spends, how often they return and their lifetime value.² Square says its point of sale partnership with OpenTable began in 2022.² Square says the partnership serves restaurants in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Canada, Ireland and France.²

What Square says about its Apple Business integration

Square says its Apple Business integration lets sellers connect their locations to Apple Business from Square Dashboard.¹ It says hours, address and phone number sync for each connected location, so Apple Maps and other Apple apps stay current.¹ Square says sellers can add a logo and manage their brand on Apple Maps place cards from the Dashboard.¹ The company says restaurants can add action links on Apple Maps that point customers to Square ordering, pickup, delivery or menu pages.¹ It says the integration is available to sellers in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Canada, Ireland, France, Spain and Japan.¹

What Square says about venues that use it

Square's post says Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation switched to Square in 2021.⁸ It says the group has a lot to manage at Calgary Flames games, which draw 19,000 fans.⁸ Square says Chickpea Restaurant in Vancouver finds order taking quick and easy on Square Handheld.⁷

Releases Square has announced

• 24 Sept 2026 Square announced an Apple Business integration for its sellers in September 2026.¹
• 18 Aug 2026 Square announced an expanded partnership with OpenTable in August 2026.²
• 2 Apr 2026 Square launched Square Restaurant Inventory by MarketMan worldwide in April 2026.³
• 9 Mar 2026 Square launched Square AI in Canada in March 2026.⁵
• 9 Mar 2026 Square added Seat Management and House Accounts for Canadian restaurants in March 2026.⁵
• 4 Feb 2026 Square introduced a remastered Square Register in February 2026.⁶

From Square's blog

1. Square Integrates Apple Business to Help Local Businesses Stand Out on Apple Maps 24 Sept 2026, read 12 Oct 2026
2. Square and OpenTable Deepen Strategic Partnership for Unified Dining, Guest, and Payment Insights 18 Aug 2026, read 12 Oct 2026
3. Square and MarketMan Launch Advanced Inventory Management Integration for Restaurants 2 Apr 2026, read 12 Oct 2026
4. Tableside Ordering and Pay-at-Table Technology: A Complete Guide for Modern Restaurants 30 Mar 2026, read 12 Oct 2026
5. Square Launches Built-In AI Assistant for Canada's Small Businesses 9 Mar 2026, read 12 Oct 2026
6. Evolving With You: How We Reimagined Square Register From the Inside Out 4 Feb 2026, read 12 Oct 2026
7. Make-or-Break Canada Day Weekend Set to Deliver 30%+ Boost for Canada's Bar and Restaurant Owners 18 Jun 2025, read 12 Oct 2026
8. Introducing the Next-Generation Square Point of Sale App: A Single, Unified App to Power Commerce and Growth for Every Seller 7 May 2025, read 12 Oct 2026
9. Square Kiosk Arrives in Canada, Making Ordering Faster and More Intuitive for Restaurants and Diners 7 Nov 2024, read 12 Oct 2026
10. Square Brings Offline Payments to All Hardware Devices, Around the Globe 29 May 2024, read 12 Oct 2026