DoorDash Canada Offers Students a Free Year of DashPass

Food delivery giant DoorDash has updated its platform terms to roll out a limited-time promotion offering a full year of free Student DashPass to post-secondary students across Canada and the U.S.

The deal runs from August 17 through October 12, allowing qualified students to claim a $0 monthly plan for 12 straight months.

Outside of this promotional window, the student subscription typically sets members back $4.99 per month or $48 annually. That is already half the cost of the standard $9.99 monthly consumer tier, but the temp-free option drops upfront barrier costs to zero.

To unlock the perk, subscribers must be actively enrolled in a university or post-secondary school in Canada, the US, Australia, or New Zealand, though the zero-dollar 12-month promo itself applies specifically to North American accounts.

DoorDash routes identity checks through third-party platform SheerID directly within its mobile app. Users need to supply their full legal name, institutional name, date of birth, and campus email address. If automatic checks fail, students must manually upload official documentation like a class schedule, registration receipt, or academic transcript, which takes up to 24 hours to review.

Once verified, members get $0 delivery fees and slashed service charges on qualifying merchant checkouts. In Canada, minimum basket subtotals sit at $15 for restaurant and convenience orders, and $35 for grocery carts. The subscription also bundles perks outside food delivery, including 5% credit back on pickup orders, exclusive store discounts, and up to 10% off select Lyft rides.

Existing standard DashPass subscribers must turn off auto-renew on their active billing cycle, let the remaining days expire, and re-subscribe under the student tier once the account returns to a basic tier.