Vinyl Fence.
Maintenance-free for 25 years.

Quality PVC vinyl fence in Canada lasts 25-40+ years with no painting and minimal maintenance — typically the longest service life of any non-metal fence material. Modern vinyl is co-extruded with a UV-stabilized outer layer (titanium dioxide and impact modifiers) over a structural inner layer, so the colour holds and the material resists cracking. Warranties from major manufacturers typically run 20-30 years on residential lines, often "limited lifetime" with prorated coverage. What shortens vinyl life: cheaper single-extrusion grades (avoid for cold-climate Canada — they become brittle below -25°C), darker colours on south-facing exposure where surface temps cycle, impact from snow plows or vehicles (vinyl cracks on impact instead of denting), and incorrect post-spacing on tall privacy panels (wind sail effect can crack panels at the lock joints). Specify cold-climate-grade PVC for installs north of zone 5; many big-box vinyl fences are not.

Vinyl fence is worth the higher upfront cost for most Canadian homeowners on a 15-year horizon. Comparison: a cedar board fence supply at $30-50/ft costs more in maintenance — restain every 3-5 years, replace boards by year 12-15, full replacement by year 20. Total 20-year cost on cedar typically lands at $50-70/ft. Vinyl at $35-60/ft supply has effectively zero maintenance and holds for 25-40 years; total 20-year cost stays roughly at install cost plus minor hardware. The break-even is around year 7-9 depending on lumber market and stain costs. Where vinyl loses: aesthetic — it never reads as warm as wood, and the cheaper grades have a slight plastic sheen. Where vinyl wins: low maintenance, dimensional stability, no warping, no rot, no insect damage. For pool fence, vinyl meets code at lower cost than glass. Skip the cheapest big-box grade — it cracks in Canadian winters.

Yes — "PVC fence" and "vinyl fence" refer to the same product. PVC (polyvinyl chloride) is the polymer; vinyl is the common consumer name for the finished material. Industry, manufacturers, and contractors use the terms interchangeably. The product is rigid extruded PVC formed into fence pickets, rails, and posts, typically co-extruded with a UV-stabilized outer cap and an impact-modified inner core. "Plastic fence" is the same general category but often used loosely to include lower-grade polyethylene products that are not the same — true vinyl/PVC fence is rigid, structurally sound, and rated for 25+ years; plain polyethylene mesh or roll fence is a different (lower-cost, shorter-lived) product. When ordering, the product spec to look for is "co-extruded virgin PVC with UV stabilizers" — that's the long-life grade. Recycled-content PVC at lower cost shortens service life and can become brittle below -25°C.

400 linear feet of vinyl fence in Canada in 2026 runs $14,000-24,000 supply-only and $22,000-44,000 turnkey installed, depending on style and height. By style: 4-ft vinyl picket — $14,000-18,000 supply, $22,000-30,000 installed. 6-ft vinyl tongue-and-groove privacy — $18,000-24,000 supply, $30,000-44,000 installed. 6-ft vinyl shadow-box or board-on-board — $20,000-26,000 supply, $34,000-46,000 installed. Add gates: walk gate $300-700 each, double-drive gate $900-1,800 each. For 400 ft you'll typically need 35-45 line posts plus 4-8 terminal/gate posts depending on layout. Cost varies with: post depth (frost line by city), terrain (slope and rock add labour), and material grade (cold-climate co-extruded vs. big-box single-extrusion — spec the former in Canada).

Cheapest fence to have professionally installed in Canada in 2026: galvanized chain-link, 4-ft residential, at $25-40 per linear foot turnkey including posts, mesh, tension wire, line hardware, and labour. For 100 linear feet that's $2,500-4,000 installed. Why chain-link wins on installed cost: the material is cheap, the install is fast (a 2-person crew can complete 100 ft in one day on flat ground with normal frost-line posts), and there are no panels to align — just stretch and tie. Next cheapest installed: cedar split-rail 2-rail at $25-45/ft, pressure-treated wood board fence 6 ft at $35-55/ft, vinyl picket at $40-60/ft. Aluminum picket starts around $50-70/ft, glass pool fence at $90-180/ft. Skip chain-link if you need privacy or pool code compliance; otherwise it's the budget standard. For DIY-installed, welded-wire mesh on T-posts beats chain-link on cost but doesn't carry the same containment rating.

Yes — Fenced.ca operates as a Canada-wide multi-category fence supplier, with our Canada-wide network in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, and Vancouver. We ship every fence category we carry — chain-link, wood, vinyl, aluminum, wrought-iron, steel, privacy, picket, split-rail, glass pool, temporary, security, farm, dog, electric, garden, gabion, snow, silt, and driveway gates — to all 10 provinces. The three Territories are quote-on-request because freight is the dominant cost line; we will quote Whitehorse, Yellowknife, and Iqaluit, but a flatbed lane has to be confirmed first. We do not ship internationally. Installation is offered nationally through our vetted installer network where coverage exists, and supply-only for everything else.