How much does advertising cost for optometrists in North Vancouver (District)?

Updated monthly · Google data for the 12 months to September 2026

Cost per click

$4.11–$14.47

Typical about $7.71, top-of-page range

Searches a month

1,040

Core searches in North Vancouver (District)

Competition

Medium

48/100 on Google’s scale

Busiest months

Apr, Jan

Slowest: September

In short: Google Ads for optometrists in North Vancouver (District), BC cost about $4.11–$14.47 per click, with about 1,040 searches a month and the most demand in April.

On Meta Facebook and Instagram

Cost per lead

$15–$40

Paid Media Canada benchmark

Cost per 1,000 views

$10–$18

Typical CPM, mid-size cities

Who to reach

Families, office workers, people who wear glasses, parents of school-age kids

Ages 20–65 · 88,168 people live here (2021 Census)

Target area

15 km around the city

Ad idea: Back-to-school eye exams

What this means

  • Clicks cost about 14% more here than the British Columbia average ($7.71 vs $6.74).
  • Against the Canada average ($5.31), clicks here cost about 45% more.
  • Searches peak in April and January and are lowest in September. The busiest month gets about 46% more searches than the slowest.
  • Launch or raise budgets by mid-March so campaigns are learning before the April peak.
  • Competition is medium (48/100), close to the national level for this industry (40/100).
  • Elsewhere in British Columbia, Surrey runs about 22% cheaper per click. Worth testing if you serve both areas.

Search demand trend

Monthly searches, 12 months to September 2026. 100 = that area’s average month, so the lines compare shape, not size.

North Vancouver (District)British ColumbiaCanada

04080120160JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Seasonality

Each month’s searches as a share of the average month. Red = peak months, grey = slowest.

117Jan92Feb111Mar125Apr88May88Jun99Jul109Aug85Sep100Oct91Nov96Dec

Compared with other British Columbia markets

The busiest markets in the same province, sorted by cost per click. Typical CPC is the middle of the top-of-page range.

PlaceTypical CPCSearches/moCompetition
Richmondcheaper$5.6787034
Surreycheaper$6.042,01060
Coquitlamcheaper$6.0668053
North Vancouver (City)$746044
Burnaby$7.012,04039
Kelowna$7.2355063
Vancouver$7.524,37043
Langley (District)$7.5746046
North Vancouver (District)$7.711,04048
Victoriapricier$91,03056
British Columbia (province)$6.7417,90046
Canada$5.3196,70040

Who lives in North Vancouver (District)

2021 Census, Statistics Canada. Use it to set ages, language and targeting on Meta and other channels.

People

88,168

32,700 households

Median age

44.4

British Columbia: 42.8

Household income

$123,000

Median, 2020 · British Columbia: $85k

Homeowners

76.4%

of households · British Columbia: 66.8%

French mother tongue

1.4%

British Columbia: 1.2%

Couples with children

50.2%

of census families · British Columbia: 40.1%

Age mix

About how many adults here use each platform

  • Facebookup to ~56,000
  • YouTubeup to ~49,000
  • Instagramup to ~43,000
  • LinkedInup to ~33,000
  • TikTokup to ~24,000
  • Redditup to ~18,000

Estimate: adults aged 20+ in North Vancouver (District) (Census 2021) × the share of online Canadian adults who use each platform (TMU Social Media Lab, The State of Social Media in Canada 2025 (summary)). It assumes people here use each platform at the national rate and counts all adults, not only those online, so treat these as upper estimates. Meta’s own audience size for your exact targeting will differ.

  • More families with children than British Columbia (50% of families vs 40%). Family-focused messages and timing around school schedules can help.
  • Median household income is 45% higher than British Columbia. Premium offers and financing for bigger jobs can land well.

Other channels

Beyond Google and Meta. “Good fit”, “Worth testing” and “Usually not a fit” are PaidMedia.ca’s take for this kind of business; the numbers come from the sources listed on each card.

Microsoft Ads

Worth testing

~160 searches a month on Bing and Yahoo

Bing has 10.46% of searches in Canada and Yahoo 2.49%, against Google’s 85.03%. Microsoft Advertising serves ads on both. You can import your Google Ads campaigns to test it with little setup.

Estimate: Google searches here × Bing and Yahoo’s share ÷ Google’s share. Search share: StatCounter Global Stats, 2026-10.

LinkedIn

Usually not a fit

49% of online Canadian adults use it (63% of ages 25–34)

Targets by job title, company and industry. It pays off mainly for business buyers and recruiting, not everyday consumer services.

TMU Social Media Lab (summary)

Reddit

Usually not a fit

27% of online Canadian adults use it (52% of ages 18–24)

Ads run beside community discussions. Useful for considered purchases where people ask others for advice before buying.

TMU Social Media Lab (summary)

Pinterest

Usually not a fit

39% of online Canadian adults use it (52% of women)

People plan projects and purchases here. Strong for home, style and beauty ideas.

TMU Social Media Lab (summary)

ChatGPT ads

Not allowed right now

26.8% of Canadian internet users use ChatGPT monthly

Ads show to adults on ChatGPT’s Free and Go plans in Canada, below answers and labelled as sponsored. Buying is through OpenAI’s self-serve Ads Manager (beta), by CPM or CPC, from about $25 a day per campaign. OpenAI doesn’t publish its prices.

OpenAI’s ad policy currently restricts health, legal and financial services outside the US, which covers this industry. Check the current policy before planning.

OpenAI: New ways to buy ChatGPT ads · Creative Web Works, summarising OpenAI Ads Manager help pages · We Are Social & Meltwater, Digital 2026: Canada

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Google Ads click cost for optometrists in North Vancouver (District)?

About $4.11 to $14.47 per click at the top of the page, typically around $7.71, based on Google Keyword Planner data for the 12 months to September 2026.

When do people search most for optometrists in North Vancouver (District)?

April and January have the most searches. September is the slowest month.

How many people search for optometrists in North Vancouver (District)?

About 1,040 searches a month for core terms.

How much do Facebook and Instagram ads cost for optometrists in North Vancouver (District)?

Paid Media Canada benchmarks put cost per lead at about $15 to $40 for this industry in a market this size, with typical costs of $10 to $18 per 1,000 views.

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Data: Google Keyword Planner via PaidMedia.ca, 12 months to September 2026. Cost per click is the top-of-page bid range, which runs higher than what many advertisers end up paying. Meta figures are Paid Media Canada benchmarks for this industry and market size. “Who usually advertises” describes typical kinds of advertisers, not named companies.