Compare tutoring options in Canada
Plain, sourced side-by-side guides to the online tutor platforms, tutoring companies and learning centres Canadian families ask us about.
Online tutor marketplaces
You browse tutor profiles and book them yourself.
Tutoring agencies
The agency picks or assigns a tutor for you, often after an assessment.
Learning centres
Centre-based programs, usually paid as a monthly membership.
6 questions to ask any tutoring service
Ask them of every option you're considering, including us. Each comparison page answers them for both services, as far as each company publishes the answer.
The hourly rate plus any sign-up, assessment, materials or platform fees.
Monthly plans, prepaid hours that expire, automatic renewal, and what it takes to cancel.
Whether you choose the tutor yourself, or the company assigns one for you.
A short call before you pay tells you more than any profile.
What happens before a tutor is listed, and whether tutors who come to your home have a police check.
Whether you can switch tutors easily, and whether you get a refund.
Based on Better Business Bureau guidance on hiring a tutor, and Quebec's Office de la protection du consommateur on cancelling courses. Spot something out of date? Email us and we'll fix it.
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