Online Tutoring Classes and Exam Prep

Parents of school-age students, including families in smaller towns with few local options, and adult learners.

Monthly fee per student for a weekly class, per-session rates for private lessons, and paid exam prep or summer courses.

• Teaching clearly over video
• Knowing the curriculum for your province
• Basic tech and online tools
• Marketing to parents

• Student privacy and consent for recording lessons, check privacy rules in your province
• Police record check with vulnerable sector screening, which parents commonly expect
• Business insurance, including whether professional liability is worth adding
• Curriculum differs by province, so check that your content matches what students are taught
• GST/HST registration once you pass the small supplier threshold, and how it applies to online services

Startup costs are typically estimated at around $200 to $2,000 CAD, depending on the video and teaching tools you choose, your equipment and any marketing or insurance. Actual costs vary with how you set up.

Check student privacy and consent rules in your province before recording lessons, and get a police record check with vulnerable sector screening. Also check business insurance, that your content matches provincial curriculum, and how GST/HST applies to online services.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $400 to $4,000 CAD, depending on how many students you teach and whether you run groups or one-to-one sessions. The estimate assumes about 5 hours a week or more.