Kickstarter has announced on its blog as of today, new projects can be started by Canadians in time for its September 9 launch, giving entrepreneurs just over a month head start to get their projects ready. The company first announced it would be coming to the Great White North in late-June.
Canada-based projects will be listed alongside existing campaigns and will function like any other project, except amounts will be listed in Canadian dollars. Kickstarter will still charge the same 5% fee for successfully funded projects, but payment processing fees will match the UK, as follows:
Kickstarter says they will be holding three event workshops this week in Canada: August 8 and 9 in Toronto, and August 12 and 13 in Montreal. You can sign up for an event here.
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Your link to the events at the end of the article goes to a screenshot 😉
Whoops. Fixed, thanks 🙂
Glad to be of service! I’m always looking out 😉
Thanks, we never forget these kind gestures.