Promo Codes
Staples Canada Promo Codes
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Staples Canada runs category codes on ink, toner, and office supplies rather than sitewide discounts. This is the code active now — apply it in the promo field at checkout.
20% OFF
20% Off Compatible Canon Ink
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How Staples Canada discounts stack
Staples Canada allows a coupon code to apply on top of an in-flyer sale price in many cases, which is unusual among the office retailers and is the main reason to hold a code rather than spend it immediately. It does not allow two codes on one order. The rewards programme accrues on the post-discount total, so a discount reduces the points earned. Price-match requests are handled separately from codes rather than combined with them, and you generally have to choose one route or the other on a given item.
What Staples Canada codes don't cover
Codes commonly exclude technology — laptops, tablets, monitors, and printers — which is the category most people are trying to use them on and the most common source of a failed checkout. Ink and toner are frequently excluded or capped separately. Gift cards, postage, and print-and-marketing services usually sit outside code eligibility, and minimum spends are calculated before tax on the eligible portion only, not on the whole basket.
When Staples Canada actually discounts
Back-to-school from late July through early September is the deepest period for supplies and student technology, and it is the one window where the technology exclusions loosen because the discounts are built into the prices instead. Staples also runs a boxing-week event and periodic technology-focused weekends. Ink and toner pricing is fairly flat year-round, so a code is worth more there than waiting for a sale that will not come.
Sitewide or per-listing?
Staples Canada codes are sitewide with minimum-spend conditions and a substantial excluded-category list. Read the exclusions before assuming a code covers a laptop — most do not, and the exclusion is usually stated once in fine print rather than on the offer itself. Codes on this page are Canadian-storefront codes and will not work on the US site, which runs an entirely separate promotional system.
Is a code the best discount at Staples Canada?
For consumables — paper, ink, toner, general supplies — a code at Staples is genuinely the best available discount, because those categories rarely go on deep sale and the codes usually cover them. For technology, the code is close to worthless and the back-to-school window or a price match will do far better. Knowing which side of that line your basket falls on saves the time most people spend trying to make an excluded code apply.
Retailer terms change without notice. Treat the above as what to check rather than as a guarantee, and confirm the current terms on the retailer's own page before you rely on them.