How it works
How CNC orders and metal requests run.
Two services on one platform and one network of Canadian shops and metal suppliers. Either way you deal with us, from your first file or list to delivery, and every step shows on your order’s page.
CNC machining
From your files to parts at your dock.
Upload once and get one quote. Then we run the job: the metal bought cut to size, a partner shop machining and inspecting your parts, and every freight leg booked.
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Upload your files
STEP models and PDF drawings. Choose the material, finish, quantity, lead time and where it ships.
Your files
- sensor-bracket-rev-b.stepSTEP model, rev B, 458 KB
- DB-1042-B.pdfDrawing, rev B, 413 KB
Your files Material 6061-T6 Finish As machined Quantity 25 Lead time Standard Ship to Kanata, ON -
One quote in four lines
Metal, machining, freight and tax by province, in Canadian dollars. Accept by debit, card or purchase order.
Quote CF-Q-26-0921
Quote CF-Q-26-0921 Metal $1,194.19 Machining $1,597.22 Freight $181.50 HST 13%, Ontario $386.48 Total $3,359.39 -
We source, shops machine
We buy the metal cut to size; a partner shop checks it against its certificate, machines and inspects.
Order CF-26-10352
- Metal bought, cut to size 20 Oct
- Metal at the shop, checked 22 Oct
- Machined, ops 10 to 40 28 Oct
- Inspected, 25 of 25 29 Oct
- Shipped to Kanata, ON 30 Oct
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Delivered with the record
We book every leg to your dock, and the Canadian content record ships with the parts.
Canadian content record, order CF-26-10352
Canadian content record, order CF-26-10352 Step Where Smelted and cast Canada Bought, cut to size Quebec Carried to the shop Quebec to Nova Scotia Machined Dartmouth, NS Inspected Dartmouth, NS Shipped Dartmouth, NS to Kanata, ON
Demo dataQuote CF-Q-26-0921
Join buyer early accessThe quote in the app
Every part of a CNC quote on one screen.
Your parts in 3D beside the quote. Change a part’s material, finish, tolerance or quantity and its lines are priced again, with the tax for your province.
- Each part measured from its STEP file
- Metal, machining, finishing and freight as their own lines
- Save it, ask the quote desk to review it, or accept it
Metal sourcing
From your list to metal on your site.
We own no stock. We settle the exact request with you, source it the same day across our network of Canadian metal suppliers and send one offer with the delivery date.
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Your list, in your words
Paste it, upload a spreadsheet, a PDF or a photo, or add lines one by one.
Your listPasted from an email
5052-H32 .125 sheet 4x8 qty 6
6061-T6 flat bar 1/4 x 2 x 12 ft qty 10
6061-T6 round bar 1" x 12' x 4
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The exact request
We ask what’s missing until every line is exact: grade, temper, size, cut and quantity.
Metal request MQ-26-0303
Metal request MQ-26-0303 Metal request MQ-26-0303 Qty 5052-H32 sheet, 0.125 × 48 × 96 in 6 6061-T6 flat bar, 0.25 × 2 in, 12 ft lengths 10 6061-T6 round bar, Ø1 in, 12 ft lengths 4 5052-H32 sheet: mill finish, or with protective film?
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One offer from us
A price for each line, delivery to your site, tax by province and the date it arrives.
Our offer
Our offer 5052-H32 sheet, 0.125 × 48 × 96 in $2,211.07 6061-T6 flat bar, 0.25 × 2 in, 12 ft lengths $542.89 6061-T6 round bar, Ø1 in, 12 ft lengths $341.08 Freight to Kanata, ON $206.31 HST 13%, Ontario $429.18 Total $3,730.53 Delivery Tue 10 Nov 2026
Mill test reports included
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Order and track
Accept the offer and follow it from the saw to your site, mill test reports filed.
Your order
- Offer ready 4 Nov
- Offer accepted
- Cut to size and shipped 6 Nov
- Delivered 10 Nov
- Mill test reports filed
Demo dataMetal request MQ-26-0303
Join buyer early accessThe request in the app
Your list, read and settled with you.
Paste your list and we read it line by line. Where a line leaves something out, we ask, with the likely answers to pick from, and each answer settles its line. You confirm the exact list and send it.
- Lists in English or French, in the units you use
- Questions only where a line is missing something
- The exact list with each line’s weight, before you send it
The offer in the app
One offer the same day, with the delivery date.
Our offer comes from CanadaFab, never a supplier: a price for each line, freight to your site, tax by the delivery province and the date it arrives. Accept it and it’s an order you can follow to your site.
- A price for each line, cutting included
- The delivery window and the truck your site needs
- The date it holds until
After the order
Every order on one page, from the first cut to your site.
Each order, CNC or metal, has its own page: its timeline, its documents and every shipment, from the metal leaving the supplier to the delivery at your door.
- A timeline of every step, with its date
- Every freight leg with its carrier and tracking
- Mill test reports with the heat number and the country of melt
- The inspection report and the Canadian content record, for CNC orders
Documents
The documents that come with every order.
Each one sits on the order’s page, in English or French, for as long as you need it.
| Document | What it shows | When you get it |
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| Quote or offer | Every line in Canadian dollars, with the delivery address and the tax for its province | Before you accept |
| Invoice | The same lines, with the tax for the delivery province | When you pay, or when the order ships on a purchase order |
| Mill test report | The grade, the heat number and the country of melt, from the mill | When the metal ships |
| Inspection report | Dimensions measured against your drawing, and a first article inspection when asked | With CNC parts |
| Waybills and tracking | Each freight leg’s carrier, waybill and tracking | When each leg is booked |
| Canadian content record | Each step, where it happened, its evidence and date, with the country of melt | When a CNC order is complete |
The record
Every CNC order ships with a Canadian content record.
Each step, where it happened, its evidence and the day it was signed off, with the country of melt from the mill certificate. Switch the demo order’s melt to see a step outside Canada.
What counts under Buy CanadianCanadian content record, order CF-26-10352
Demo data| Step | Where | Evidence | Signed off |
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| Smelted and cast | CanadaOutside Canada | MTC-26-0814, heat 4H2217 | |
| Bought, cut to size | Quebec | BR-26-0814, 25 of 25 pieces | |
| Carried to the shop | Quebec to Nova Scotia | Waybill 7741 2290 18 | |
| Machined | Dartmouth, NS | Shop NS-014, ops 10 to 40 | |
| Inspected | Dartmouth, NS | Report IR-26-0417, 25 of 25 | |
| Shipped | Dartmouth, NS to Kanata, ON | Waybill 7741 2291 02 |
Record issued
Questions
Questions about how an order runs.
Who is responsible for my order?
CanadaFab. You get one quote or offer, one contract and one invoice from us, whichever suppliers, shops and carriers do the work.
Who makes my parts, and who supplies my metal?
Partner machine shops in Canada, and our network of Canadian metal suppliers. We don’t name partners on this site. Your content record names the shop and its province for every CNC order.
Can a metal request become a CNC job?
Yes. A metal request can turn into a CNC quote with the metal already on it, and every CNC quote buys its metal through the same sourcing.
Can I keep a job in Canada?
Yes. Every partner shop is in Canada. With Canada only on, the metal comes from Canadian metal suppliers and every leg goes with a carrier on our Canadian-carrier register. The metal’s country of melt still comes from its mill test report, and your record shows it.
Where are my files and my account held?
In Canada: Amazon Web Services in Montreal, with backup copies in Calgary. See where your data is held.
Can I send controlled drawings?
Not yet. Controlled drawings will go to their own storage lane in Canada, opened only by cleared staff in Canada and shops registered in the Controlled Goods Program. We’ll say when it runs, with the date. The guide Controlled Goods and Notice 1159 explains the rules.
Buyer early access is coming soon.
Your name, work email, company and province. We’ll write when ordering opens in 2027. There’s no drawing or file on the form.
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Machined parts
Custom CNC parts from your STEP files and drawings, with the metal, machining and freight on one quote.
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Metal for a project
Your list in your own words. We settle the exact request with you and send one offer with its delivery date.
Join buyer early access