Best survey apps in Canada (2026): what each one pays and how

Survey apps pay you for your opinion, and in Canada the best ones are run by the polling firms whose results you already see on the news. The money is small, though, and the apps differ less on what a survey pays than on how you get paid: gift cards, PayPal, Interac or Google Play credit. The best survey app in Canada for 2026 is the one whose payout you’ll actually use. The table above lines up the seven worth your time. Below is what each one pays, who it suits, and the catch in each.

How we picked and grouped these survey apps

They fall into three groups. Canadian polling panels (Angus Reid Forum, LEO by Léger, Ipsos iSay) are the research firms’ own member panels. Paid research studies (Prolific) come from university and company researchers. Quick-reward apps (Google Opinion Rewards, Caddle, Survey Junkie) pay smaller amounts for shorter tasks. We ranked each one on its own published terms: what a survey pays, the cash-out minimum, how the money reaches you, and whether it works in French and in Quebec.

Lodavo publishes this site. Lodavo isn’t a survey app, so it isn’t one of the options ranked here. Every app’s terms are linked below so you can check them yourself.

What a survey actually pays

Angus Reid publishes its rates: quick polls pay 50 to 100 points, standard surveys 100 to 200, and longer studies 500 or more, at 100 points to the dollar. So a standard survey is worth $1 to $2, and the first $25 gift card takes about 13 to 25 of them.

The bigger cost is the screen-out. Most surveys open with a few questions to check you fit the sample, and if you don’t, you’re sent back to the list. Angus Reid may award partial points when that happens. Toluna gives nothing for a survey you didn’t complete. Treat any of these as pocket money for time you’d spend on your phone anyway, not as a job.

Best Canadian panel: Angus Reid Forum

Angus Reid Forum (opens in a new tab) is the panel behind the Angus Reid polls, and the surveys are about Canada: elections, prices, health care, the products in your cupboard. It’s fully bilingual, open to residents 18 and over, and runs in a web browser with no app to install.

Rewards are digital gift cards at $25, $50 or $100, from a list that includes Amazon, Tim Hortons, Walmart and PayPal. There’s no Interac option, and the $25 minimum is the highest here. The other catch is in its terms (opens in a new tab): an account that hasn’t answered a survey in six months can be closed, and the points go with it. It suits someone who will answer a poll every week or two and is happy to be paid in gift cards.

Best for Quebec and for payout choice: LEO (Léger Opinion)

LEO is the panel of Léger, the Montreal polling firm, and the natural first pick for a French speaker. It has an app for iPhone and Android as well as a website, and it’s open to residents of Canada of legal age.

Its rewards page (opens in a new tab) gives you the most ways to be paid on this list: a $20 PayPal transfer, a $20 virtual prepaid Mastercard, Aeroplan points, gift cards from Amazon.ca to Tim Hortons, or a $20 donation to one of five charities. Points are worth about 1,000 to the dollar, so don’t be surprised by large-looking balances. LEO doesn’t publish what a typical survey pays, so you’ll only learn the rate once you’re in.

Best for a fast first reward: Ipsos iSay

Ipsos is one of the largest research firms in the world, and its iSay panel (opens in a new tab) has a Canadian site in English and French. Its smallest reward is a $5 gift card, which makes it the quickest way on this list to find out whether you’ll stick with surveys at all.

Gift cards are 100 points to the dollar. PayPal is available but costs slightly more, at 535 points for $5. Some surveys pay a prize-draw entry instead of points, so read what a survey offers before you start it. One more thing from its terms: if you unsubscribe, any points you haven’t redeemed are forfeited, so cash out first.

Best pay per hour: Prolific

Prolific is different from everything else here. The studies come from university and company researchers, and the platform sets a pay floor: researchers must pay at least US$8 an hour, and Prolific recommends (opens in a new tab) US$12. That’s the highest published rate on this list.

You can cash out by PayPal (opens in a new tab) once your balance reaches US$6 (or £6), and the money arrives in US dollars or pounds for PayPal to convert. The drawback is availability. Studies fill quickly, you need to be at your screen when one opens, and Canadians need a Canadian or US phone number to sign up. Some weeks there’s plenty, some weeks almost nothing.

Best for surveys that take seconds: Google Opinion Rewards

Google Opinion Rewards sends a short survey to your phone every so often, usually only a few questions long. Each one pays $0.10 to $1 (opens in a new tab), and there’s no routine to keep up: you answer when a survey arrives.

Check how you’re being paid before you count on it. Google’s help centre describes a PayPal version, which pays out each time you reach $2, and a Google Play credit version, which you can only spend in the Play Store. A PayPal balance under $2 expires a year after your last survey. It’s the lowest-effort app here, and also the one that pays least per survey.

Best for cash in your bank account: Caddle

Caddle is Canadian, and it’s the only app on this list that pays real cash by Interac e-Transfer (opens in a new tab), once you reach $20. Surveys are only part of it: it also pays for uploaded receipts, product reviews and watched ads, so it rewards a daily minute more than a long sitting.

The per-task amounts are small. A survey pays cents, and it can take a while to reach the $20 minimum. If the e-Transfer isn’t collected within 30 days it expires and Caddle reissues it, so keep an eye on your email. We compare it with other receipt apps in our roundup of the best cashback apps in Canada.

Best backup for extra surveys: Survey Junkie

Survey Junkie (opens in a new tab) is a large American survey site that accepts members in Canada, and it lets you cash out from $5 (500 points) by PayPal.

Survey Junkie says its redemption options vary by location, so check what your account offers before you build a balance. Some members are also asked to verify a photo ID before they can redeem. If you’ve already answered everything the Canadian panels above sent you this week, it’s a reasonable backup.

The ones we didn’t rank

• Maru Voice Canada is a legitimate Canadian panel with a French version, but it can close an account after three consecutive months without a survey, the strictest rule we found, and its member contests exclude Quebec residents.
• Swagbucks takes Canadians, but the reward terms we could reach were in US dollars, so we couldn’t confirm what a Canadian member gets. Check the rewards page inside your own account before you put in the time.
• YouGov runs a Canadian panel, but its Canadian terms don’t state the cash-out threshold, and points may be forfeited after 12 months of inactivity.
• Toluna gives no points for a survey you’re screened out of, and its points expire after 12 months.
• Branded Surveys lists gift cards only for Canadians, with no PayPal on its Canadian rewards page.

How to tell a real survey app from a scam

Every app above is free to join and pays you. Anything that asks you to pay is not a survey panel. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (opens in a new tab) describes fake survey jobs that pay a few small amounts to build trust, then show a large balance you can only withdraw after sending a deposit. The balance was never real.

The other version is the pop-up survey that ends with a free gift if you cover shipping. The CAFC calls these subscription traps (opens in a new tab): the card number you give for shipping is billed every month. For more on spotting fake prizes, see our guide to contest scams in Canada.

A prize draw that doesn’t cost you points

Several of these panels run draws of their own. LEO lets you spend 50 points on one chance, Ipsos pays some surveys in draw entries instead of points, and Maru’s contests leave Quebec out. In each case you pay for your chance with time or points.

Lodavo is a free app where the draw is the whole product, and it’s open across Canada, Quebec included. Every $25 you’ve set aside in your own savings or chequing account earns a free ticket in a weekly cash draw, with prizes up to $10,000. There are no surveys to answer and no points to spend. If your survey money ends up in savings, it earns you tickets too.

So which survey app should you pick?

Start with how you want to be paid. If gift cards are fine and you want surveys about Canada, join Angus Reid Forum. If you’re in Quebec or want PayPal or a prepaid Mastercard, add LEO. If you want the best rate for your time, sign up for Prolific and check it when you can. If only cash in your bank account will do, Caddle is the one that sends it. And if you can spare a few hours a week in person, paid plasma donation is available in six provinces.

Two or three panels are plenty. Each one you add brings another minimum to reach and another inactivity rule to keep track of, and the returns fall off quickly after the second or third. Keep the scale in mind too: a survey habit might cover a coffee a week, but the bigger wins are in the basics of saving money in Canada.

Terms and conditions apply. No purchase necessary (alternate method of entry available). Skill-testing question required. Open to legal residents of Canada who are the age of majority. Odds depend on the number of eligible entries received. Full rules and odds at our contest rules.