Dental Crown Cost by Province in Canada (2026)
A dental crown in Canada carries a suggested fee of $910.00 CAD (Prince Edward Island, lowest) to $1,104.00 (British Columbia, highest) before laboratory fees, averaging about $1,036 across the six provinces that publish a guide. The lab bill is charged separately and typically adds $250–$350. Read from the published provincial guides. CDCP covers crowns with mandatory pre-authorization.
Estimate your CDCP out-of-pocket cost
Dental crowns are partially covered by the CDCP with mandatory pre-authorization. Use the calculator below to estimate what you will pay after CDCP reimbursement at your province and income tier.
Dental Crown CDCP Out-of-Pocket Calculator
Province × income tier — 2026 figures in CAD
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* Estimates based on 2025–2026 provincial suggested-fee guides (CAD). Actual costs vary by province and provider; figures flagged as estimates are modelled.
Remember: the CDCP reimbursement is based on its own established fee grid, which is often lower than the provincial suggested-fee guide figure shown in the table below. Pre-authorization must be obtained before the crown is placed — work completed without prior approval is reimbursed at only 20% of the CDCP fee.
Crown cost by province — full table
Ceramic/PFM crown (code 27211), before laboratory fees. Read from each province's own public abbreviated fee guide. Six provinces publish one; Manitoba, Quebec, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland do not and are excluded rather than estimated.
| Province | Code 27211, before lab (CAD) | Published fee guide |
|---|---|---|
| Prince Edward Island | $910.00 | DAPEI Abbreviated Guide 2025 |
| Nova Scotia | $973.00 | NSDA Abbreviated Fee Guide 2026 |
| New Brunswick | $1,059.09 | NBDS Abbreviated Guide 2026 |
| Alberta | $1,072.55 | ADA&C Abbreviated Guide 2026 |
| Ontario | $1,099.00 | Real Dental Costs estimate |
| British Columbia | $1,104.00 | BCDA Public Patient Version 2026 |
| Average of the six | ~$1,036 | — |
| Manitoba · Quebec · Saskatchewan · Newfoundland | not published | no public guide — no figure given |
How to read the fee guide data
Suggested-fee guides are not maximum charges. Provincial dental associations publish suggested-fee guides as a benchmark for their members. Dentists are not legally obligated to follow these guides — many practices in urban centres or specialty clinics charge above the guide figure. The fees in our table represent the association benchmark for a standard ceramic or PFM crown (fee code equivalent to a porcelain-fused-to-base-metal crown in most guides).
Some guides are not public. Manitoba (MDA), Saskatchewan (CDSS), Quebec (ACDQ) and Newfoundland (NLDHA) do not publish their fee guides for open access. Our figures for these provinces are estimates derived from market data, clinic inquiries and Atlantic-regional modelling. They are flagged clearly in the table and should be verified with clinics before budgeting.
Fee codes matter. Crown fees vary by material code. The figures above correspond to a standard ceramic or porcelain-fused-to-metal crown. An all-ceramic zirconia crown or a high-noble gold crown may be billed at a higher fee code, particularly in Ontario. Ask your dentist which code applies to the specific restoration they plan to provide.
Province spotlight: Ontario
Ontario has the widest gap between its fee-guide crown figure and the national average. The our 2026 Ontario estimate lists the crown procedure itself at $1,099.00; the $1,349–$1,449 figures quoted elsewhere include the laboratory fee. Codes differ for anterior versus posterior teeth and base-metal versus high-noble substructures. Ontario also has the highest density of dental specialists and urban practices, which tend to charge at the upper end of the fee guide.
For patients in Ontario covered by the CDCP, the balance billing risk is real. If the CDCP established fee for a crown is $876.38 (BC 2025 grid) and your dentist charges the BCDA suggested $1,104.00, even the 100% tier covers only the CDCP fee — leaving a $227.62 out-of-pocket balance.
Province spotlight: British Columbia
BC suggested fee of $1,104.00 (BCDA 2026, Public Patient Version) is the highest of the six published guides — slightly above Ontario $1,099.00 once the laboratory fee is set aside on both sides. The BCDA guide is advisory: dentists may charge above or below it.
Province spotlight: the Atlantic provinces
Prince Edward Island ($910.00, DAPEI) and Nova Scotia ($973.00, NSDA 2026) publish the two lowest crown fees of the six. New Brunswick sits higher at $1,059.09 (NBDS 2026), close to Alberta and Ontario — which undercuts the common assumption that Atlantic Canada is uniformly cheaper.
Province spotlight: Prince Edward Island and Atlantic Canada
PEI ($910, DAPEI 2025) is the lowest benchmark in Canada and represents genuine savings — not just an estimate. Nova Scotia ($973.00) and New Brunswick ($1,059.09) also sit below the six-province average. Newfoundland is estimated at approximately $980; the NLDHA guide is not publicly available, so patients should confirm with their clinic.
CDCP pre-authorization: a reminder
Regardless of province, the CDCP's pre-authorization requirement for crowns is consistent nationwide. The key points:
- Submit the pre-authorization request to Sun Life before scheduling the crown procedure
- The pre-authorization must specify the tooth and the treatment plan
- If approved, the benefit is locked in for a defined period (typically 60–90 days)
- Crown-on-implant is excluded from coverage in all provinces
- The established CDCP fee grid (not the provincial guide) determines the reimbursement amount
For the complete CDCP crown coverage rules, see Does CDCP Cover Crowns.
Open dataset
Crown cost data on this page comes from our publicly licensed dataset:
Four provinces (Manitoba, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland) are marked as estimates due to non-public fee guides. All other figures come directly from the published provincial associations' guides.
Related pages
- Dental Crown Cost in Canada — hub page with CDCP calculator and material guide
- Crown Types & Materials — ceramic, PFM, gold and resin compared
- Does CDCP Cover Crowns — pre-authorization rules and eligibility
- CDCP Coverage Guide — full 2026 coverage matrix
- Dental Costs in Canada — all procedures, recall exam to implants
Frequently asked questions
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Independent dental pricing research — figures verified against provincial suggested-fee guides (ODA, ACDQ, BCDA, etc.) and the CDCP coverage rules published on canada.ca. Pricing/market research, not medical or dental advice.
This page provides pricing and market research information, NOT medical or dental advice. Real Dental Costs is an independent data publisher and is not affiliated with the Government of Canada or Sun Life Financial. Manitoba, Quebec, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland crown figures are 2026 market estimates and are not sourced from official public provincial fee guides.