Apple has started selling refurbished 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with M5, M5 Pro and M5 Max chips through its Canadian refurb store, with savings ranging from $420 to more than $1,000 CAD compared with the same configurations bought new. When we checked on the evening of October 20, 2026, there were 41 M5 MacBook Pro listings live in Space Black and Silver, 30 of them 14-inch models and 11 of them 16-inch.
The cheapest way in is the 14-inch MacBook Pro with the base M5 chip, 16GB of memory and 1TB of storage, now listed at $2,379 CAD refurbished. That is $420 less than Apple charges for the same machine new. Stepping up to 24GB of memory costs $2,629 (a $470 saving), while the nano-texture display version of the base model sells for $2,569.
These are the first refurbished M5 Pro and M5 Max models we have seen in Canada since Apple launched them on March 3, 2026. The 14-inch M5 Pro with a 15-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 24GB of memory and 1TB of storage is $2,969 CAD, which is $530 under its $3,499 new price, and the nano-texture version is $3,159. The 16-inch M5 Pro starts at $3,569, or $630 off. M5 Max configurations go all the way up to $6,139 for a 16-inch model with a 40-core GPU, 48GB of memory, 2TB of storage and nano-texture glass.
If those new prices look higher than you remember, you are not imagining it. At launch in March, the 14-inch M5 started at $2,399 and the 14-inch M5 Pro at $2,999, but Apple raised Mac prices in Canada on June 25, 2026, pushing those models to $2,799 and $3,499. A refurbished M5 Pro today costs $30 less than a new one did in the spring, which says as much about the price hike as it does about the refurb discount. The table below compares each refurbished configuration with what Apple charges for the same machine new today.
| Model | Memory / Storage | Refurbished | New | You save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-inch M5 | 16GB / 1TB | $2,379 | $2,799 | $420 |
| 14-inch M5, nano-texture | 16GB / 1TB | $2,569 | $3,024 | $455 |
| 14-inch M5 | 24GB / 1TB | $2,629 | $3,099 | $470 |
| 14-inch M5 Pro (15-core CPU) | 24GB / 1TB | $2,969 | $3,499 | $530 |
| 14-inch M5 Pro (15-core CPU), nano-texture | 24GB / 1TB | $3,159 | $3,724 | $565 |
| 16-inch M5 Pro (18-core CPU) | 24GB / 1TB | $3,569 | $4,199 | $630 |
| 14-inch M5 Max (32-core GPU) | 36GB / 2TB | $4,919 | $5,799 | $880 |
| 16-inch M5 Max (32-core GPU) | 36GB / 2TB | $5,099 | $5,999 | $900 |
| 16-inch M5 Max (40-core GPU) | 48GB / 2TB | $5,949 | $6,999 | $1,050 |
| 16-inch M5 Max (40-core GPU), nano-texture | 48GB / 2TB | $6,139 | $7,224 | $1,085 |
All prices in Canadian dollars. New prices are Apple Canada’s current prices for the same configuration, checked October 20, 2026.
The 13-inch M5 MacBook Air is also listed in the refurb store again, starting at $1,519 CAD, which is $280 less than the $1,799 new price. Refurbished MacBook Neo units are back as well, priced at $809 for the 256GB model and $979 for the 512GB model with Touch ID. Those are the same prices Apple charged when refurbished MacBook Neo units first appeared in June, and they work out to $140 and $170 below the current $949 and $1,149 new prices.
Every Apple Certified Refurbished Mac is cleaned, inspected and tested, gets genuine Apple replacement parts as needed, and ships in a new white box with all its accessories. You also get Apple’s standard one-year limited warranty, along with the option to add AppleCare. Refurbished stock tends to show up in batches and can disappear quickly, so specific configurations may be gone by the time you check.
Timing is the other thing to weigh. Apple has scheduled its “Pro and Tell” MacBook Pro event for October 28, and a redesigned model is widely expected. For comparison, refurbished M4 Macs reached Canada in February 2025, about four months after those machines launched, so the M5 Pro and M5 Max took noticeably longer to show up here.
Would you grab a refurbished M5 Pro MacBook Pro now, or wait to see what Apple announces on October 28?
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