Every time an order comes through Uber Eats, a chunk of that revenue disappears before it reaches your bank account. In our original post we estimated that chunk. For this 2026 update we replaced the estimates with Uber Eats' own published Canadian plan rates, added the BC fee cap, and re-ran the math. If you run a delivery restaurant in Vancouver, Surrey, Calgary or Toronto, here is exactly what Uber Eats costs you, and what to do about it.
Uber Eats Canada publishes three marketplace plans plus self-delivery (Uber Eats Canada pricing, as of Oct 2026):
These percentages apply to every order, whether it is a first-time customer or someone who has ordered from you fifty times.
Here is the math for a typical delivery restaurant doing $12,000/month in Uber Eats orders:
On Premium, you keep 70 cents of every dollar before food, labour, packaging and any card or bank fees. For most restaurants, that is where the profit on delivery goes.
In British Columbia: In British Columbia, the Food Delivery Service Fee Act limits fees for core ordering and delivery services to no more than 20% of the order value, excluding tax and tip, for platforms serving 500+ restaurants. Platforms may charge more only for optional enhanced services that you agree to and can cancel (Government of BC, as of Oct 2026).
| Monthly orders (value) | Uber Eats Lite 20% | Uber Eats Plus 25% | Uber Eats Premium 30% | AIOrders (your own ordering page) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,000 | $1,600 | $2,000 | $2,400 | Flat-monthly plans with 0% order fees (see pricing) |
| $12,000 | $2,400 | $3,000 | $3,600 | Flat-monthly plans with 0% order fees (see pricing) |
| $20,000 | $4,000 | $5,000 | $6,000 | Flat-monthly plans with 0% order fees (see pricing) |
The AIOrders column applies to orders placed on your own ordering page, not to orders placed in the Uber Eats app. AIOrders offers a flat-monthly plan with 0% order fees (see pricing).
The break-even is simple: divide AIOrders' flat monthly fee (see pricing) by your Uber Eats rate. Every $100 of orders that moves to your own page saves $20 in commission on Lite, $25 on Plus and $30 on Premium.
Above the break-even, every dollar you shift from the app to your own ordering page goes straight to your margin.
Delivery platforms charge restaurants because they provide three real things: a customer discovery channel, payment handling, and a delivery network. That is valuable, especially for a first order.
What you do not get is the relationship. The order happens inside Uber's app, and when that customer opens the app next week, they see every other restaurant nearby too, including your competitors. You are paying commission to rent your own customer, again and again.
You do not need to quit delivery apps cold turkey. The strategy that works:
Delivery apps are a customer acquisition tool, not a long-term revenue strategy. Use them to get discovered. Build systems to bring those customers back directly.
AIOrders offers a flat-monthly plan with 0% order fees instead of a percentage of each order (see pricing). The company is based in Vancouver, BC (aiorders.io, as of Oct 2026).
Every restaurant's mix is different. Plug your monthly delivery-app sales into the free AIOrders savings calculator to see what commissions cost you and what a flat fee would save. See what you would keep. Run your order volume through the AIOrders calculator, then book a demo or see pricing.
Uber Eats Canada lists 20% (Lite), 25% (Plus) and 30% (Premium) on delivery orders and 10% on pickup with validated in-store pricing (Uber Eats Canada, as of Oct 2026).
Yes. BC's Food Delivery Service Fee Act caps fees for core ordering and delivery services at 20% of the order value, excluding tax and tip. Higher fees are allowed only for optional enhanced services you agree to and can cancel.
DoorDash's published Canadian delivery plans are 20%, 25% and 29%, versus Uber Eats' 20%, 25% and 30%. Pickup is 8–10% on DoorDash and 10% on Uber Eats with validated pricing. The difference is small; your plan choice matters more.
For discovery, DoorDash and SkipTheDishes. For repeat customers, a commission-free ordering system on your own website, such as AIOrders, so regulars stop costing you a commission.
The fee covers discovery in the app, payment handling and the delivery network. It is easiest to justify on new customers and hardest to justify on regulars, which is why restaurants move repeat orders to their own channel.