Staff Name Tags in Canada: 5 Suppliers, Priced and Ranked

The first name tag order is the easy one. The expensive one is the single tag you order in March for the new hire, and one shop we priced charges $25 for it.

We sell name tags, and the best price in Canada isn't ours. Here is who sells them, what they cost on their own sites this week, and when we are the right call anyway.

The short answer. For most teams, buy from Nametag.ca: an engraved plastic tag with a magnet costs $7.49 each at 25 tags, shipped free. In Calgary, ask Two Jack Engraving for a pickup quote. Order from us when you want a brushed finish, a pasted roster, and the team's desk plates or cups alongside.

By Chen Deng, founder of LAMOSE, Calgary, Alberta

Five places Canadian teams buy staff name tags

Search "staff name tags canada" and you get shops, Etsy and Zazzle. We couldn't find a page that compares them. So we read each shop's own pages on November 4, 2026. Prices are Canadian dollars per tag, for an engraved tag, before tax.

Our row in the table

Corporate Office Name Tag

Logo, name and title, with three magnets and no pin holes. Engraved in Calgary from $12.50, and shipping is free even on one tag.

Preview your tag →

Nametags.ca and Nametag.ca are easy to mix up, and they are different sites. Wetag lists the same phone number as Nametag.ca, but only ships free above $150, so price both. Zazzle.ca listed magnetic logo tags at $10.63 and $11.95, which suits one tag from a template. Fastamps in Abbotsford engraves tags but publishes no prices. Staples blocked our reader, so it isn't in the table.

The ranking, including where we lose

1. Nametag.ca. It says its tags are made in Quebec City, it publishes the whole price grid, and shipping is free on every order. At 100 tags with a magnet it charges $5.00. We charge $10.63. If price decides this, stop reading and buy there.
2. Two Jack Engraving. The lowest starting price we found, with curbside pickup that saves the shipping. It publishes no price table, so get the quote for your real size and quantity before you count on $5.50.
3. LAMOSE. Our case is narrow. You paste one Name, Title per line and every row shows in the preview. The brushed finishes look like a badge rather than a label. And a new-hire kit can come from one shop: tag, desk plate, engraved tumbler. Desk plates take 2 to 3 weeks before they ship, so the kit moves at that pace.
4. Calgary Stamp & Stencil. Close to Nametag.ca in the 11 to 50 range if a pin suits your uniform, at $7.95 to $7.10 against $7.69 to $6.59. The leather tag is the one to look at. The single-tag price is what drops it to fourth.
5. Nametags.ca. The prices may be fine. We can't rank what we can't see, and a site that promises same-day production on one page and 3 to 5 days on another needs a straight answer before you rely on it.

The tag you order in March

Staff turn over, and nobody prices that in. Here is one team's year: 25 tags up front, then 5 new hires, each ordered alone. Totals are before tax.

Two things follow. On one replacement tag, Nametag.ca and we are a cent apart, so the whole gap is in the batch. And if your shop has a steep single price, hold new hires until you have three: at Calgary Stamp, three at once cost $26.40 against $75 alone.

Magnet or pin: decide before you price

A pin is cheaper. It also leaves holes, which matters on a uniform you paid for. Our engraved tags only come with magnets, and here is why, with the case against. One person on your team may settle it: Medtronic Canada advises keeping any magnet at least 6 in (15 cm) from a pacemaker or defibrillator. Ask before you order, and buy that person a pin from another shop.

What to check before you approve the proof

• The longest name on the roster. Proof that one, not the sample. It sets the type size for everyone.
• The first name's size. A tag exists to be read across a counter. Title and department come second.
• The finish under your lighting. Nametag.ca will mail stock samples. Ask for them if colour matters.
• Whoever keeps the file. Keep the proof and the roster together, so the tag in March matches the batch.

Mockups earn their keep here. One Etsy buyer wrote in October: "Seller was fast with our nametags, and worked with me to change the original order when I realized my request looked bad on the mockup." Cheaper to catch it there than on 25 tags.

When the order should come to us

You want one proof for the whole team, a brushed finish, and tags that ship free even when it's one replacement. Every tag is laser engraved in Calgary, and our shop holds 4.9 stars across more than 7,800 Etsy reviews. Twelve or more gets a quote on the product page.

See the name tags →

Frequently asked questions

Where can I get staff name tags in Canada?

Nametag.ca in Quebec City has the lowest published volume prices we found. Two Jack Engraving and Calgary Stamp & Stencil serve Calgary and publish a starting price or a price table. LAMOSE engraves in Calgary and ships free, from one tag. Zazzle.ca suits a single tag from a template.

How much do custom name tags cost in Canada?

On the pages we read on November 4, 2026, one engraved tag ran from $10.99 with a pin to $25, and Two Jack lists tags starting at $5.50 plus GST. At 25 tags with a magnet, Nametag.ca charges $7.49 each and LAMOSE $11.75.

Do magnetic name tags work?

Yes, on most uniforms. Nametag.ca says its magnet holds through a suit jacket, and ours pairs three magnets with a separate bar behind the fabric. They are the wrong choice for anyone with a heart device: Medtronic Canada advises keeping any magnet at least 6 in (15 cm) from a pacemaker or defibrillator, so that person needs a pin.

On what side should a name tag be worn?

The right, by convention. In a handshake the other person's eye follows your arm up to that shoulder, so the name is where they are already looking.

Is there a minimum order for name tags?

Not at Nametag.ca or on LAMOSE engraved tags, where one tag ships free. Calgary Stamp & Stencil will also sell one, at $25 plus a $15 one-time setup. Volume pricing at LAMOSE starts at 11 tags and quotes start at 12.

How long do staff name tags take?

Nametag.ca states 1 to 2 business days of production. LAMOSE sends a proof within 24 hours, then engraves in 1 to 3 business days after you approve. Add shipping to both. Two Jack and Calgary Stamp don't state a time on the pages we read, so ask.

Sources: each shop's own website, read November 4, 2026: nametag.ca, wetag.ca, twojackengraving.ca, calgarystamp.ca, nametags.ca, zazzle.ca, fastamps.ca. Medtronic Canada on magnets and heart devices. Prices change, so check before you order.