14 Ottawa T-Shirt Printing Companies Compared
Fourteen Ottawa t-shirt printing companies side by side: methods, minimums, published prices and who each one suits, from a single shirt to bulk orders.
- Companies compared
- 14 companies that print custom t-shirts for Ottawa buyers.
- For 50+ shirts
- Screen printing: YAYA Prints, ASAPpm, Colortex, Ottawa Custom Clothing and Ottawa Shirt Printing.
- For 1–5 shirts
- No-minimum shops: Print Culture, Ottawa Tshirt, iCustomizeIT and North Custom Print. YAYA Prints and Ottawa Shirt Printing also print single shirts with DTF.
- Shops with regular hours
- Carlos Graphics in the ByWard Market and Instant Imprints on Bank Street.
- Screen printing minimums
- From about 6 pieces at YAYA Prints; 24 pieces at Ottawa Shirt Printing, ASAPpm and Colortex.
- Who wrote this
- YAYA Prints, one of the 14 companies. Facts about the others come from their own websites and Google listings, checked November 1, 2026.
All 14 Ottawa t-shirt printing companies at a glance
The minimums below are the ones each company publishes. Not published means we could not find one on its site, so ask. Star ratings are left out on purpose: they change every week, and recent Google reviews are worth reading yourself before you order.
| Company | Where | Methods | Published minimum |
|---|---|---|---|
| YAYA Prints | Ottawa (K2G), by appointment | Screen printing, DTF, DTG, embroidery | None on DTF and DTG; screen printing from about 6 |
| Ottawa Shirt Printing | Ottawa, no storefront | Screen printing, DTF, DTG, embroidery | 1 on DTF; 24 on screen printing |
| Ottawa Custom Clothing | Ottawa | Screen printing, embroidery, digital | Not published |
| ASAPpm | Kanata | Screen printing, embroidery | 24 on screen printing |
| Colortex | Gloucester | Screen printing, embroidery | 24 on screen printing |
| Print Culture | Stevenage Dr, by appointment | DTF, vinyl | None |
| Ottawa Tshirt | Ottawa, delivery only | DTF | None |
| iCustomizeIT | Nepean and Kanata | Screen printing, embroidery, DTF, sublimation | None |
| North Custom Print | Robertson Rd | Custom t-shirt printing | None |
| Carlos Graphics | ByWard Market | Full-colour print, vinyl, embroidery | Not published |
| Instant Imprints Bank Street | Centretown | Screen printing, DTG, DTF, embroidery | Not published |
| Red Diamond Screen Printing | Nepean, by appointment | Screen printing, embroidery, digital | Depends on the method |
| The SAM Group | Colonnade Rd | Screen printing, heat press, embroidery | Not published |
| AJL Screen Printing & Embroidery | Industrial Ave | Screen printing, embroidery, transfers | Not published |
Run one of these shops and something is out of date? Email order@yayaprints.ca and we will correct it.
Large orders: 50 shirts and up
Screen printing becomes the best value past roughly 24 to 50 pieces, so these five are the first calls for company events, schools, teams and staff shirts. Our guide to bulk t-shirt printing in Ottawa covers how a large run is planned.
YAYA Prints
That is us. We print in-house in Ottawa, and orders in the hundreds are usually screen printed and quoted directly. Every colour of the same garment in one order counts toward the same price break. A screen-printed t-shirt runs roughly $12–$18 CAD each at 50 pieces and drops under $10 each in the hundreds. Every order gets a free digital mockup and a human designer check before it goes to press.
yayaprints.ca
ASAPpm
Locally owned and operated since 1998, at 215 Terence Matthews Cres in Kanata. Screen printing, embroidery and promotional products. It publishes a 24-unit minimum on screen printing and a screen setup charge of $15 per colour.
asappm.com
Colortex
At 5369 Canotek Rd in Gloucester. Screen printing and embroidery, plus fulfilment, retail finishing and design help. Its site gives a 24-unit minimum and says it can print over 40,000 shirts a week.
colortex.ca
Ottawa Custom Clothing
Wholesale screen printing and embroidery, on its shirts or yours. It advertises custom shirts from $5.25 plus tax with no set-up fees, and gives an average turnaround of 7–10 days including delivery, or 10–14 days for embroidery, with a rush program for tighter dates.
ottawacustomclothing.com
Ottawa Shirt Printing
Screen printing, DTF, DTG and embroidery, with $0 set-up fees and free local delivery across the city. It has no storefront to visit. Screen printing starts at 24 pieces, the typical turnaround is 2 weeks, and rush orders can be done in 3–5 business days.
ottawashirtprinting.com
One to five shirts
With a handful of shirts there is no point paying to set up a screen. DTF and DTG print full colour with no setup, so the first shirt costs about the same as the fifth. YAYA Prints and Ottawa Shirt Printing both print single shirts this way, and these four publish no minimum at all.
Print Culture
At 2350 Stevenage Dr, by appointment Monday to Friday, 10 to 5. Commercial-grade DTF and premium vinyl, no minimum, and a 48-hour rush.
printculture.ca
Ottawa Tshirt
Full-colour DTF with no minimum and no pickup: orders are delivered. It lists shirts starting from $15.99, about 7 business days to your door, a 3-day rush on select styles, and free delivery on 5 or more shirts in the Ottawa region.
ottawatshirt.ca
iCustomizeIT
Serving Ottawa-Gatineau since 2008, with locations on Antares Dr in Nepean and in the Hazeldean Mall in Kanata. Screen printing, embroidery, DTF and sublimation, no minimums, and local pickup.
icustomizeit.ca
North Custom Print
At 2015 Robertson Rd. Its Google listing describes printed t-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts and polos with no minimums, free digital proofs and delivery across Ottawa and Gatineau.
northcustomprint.ca
A shop with regular hours
Several Ottawa printers work by appointment or have no storefront, so check before you drive over. These two list street-front addresses and opening hours.
Carlos Graphics
At 70 George St, 2nd floor, in the ByWard Market, since 2007. Open Monday to Friday 9 to 6 and Saturday 10 to 5. Full-colour print, vinyl and embroidery, and you can bring your own t-shirts.
carlos-graphics.com
Instant Imprints Bank Street
At 529 Bank St in Centretown, serving the market since 2015. Screen printing, DTG and DTF on t-shirts, plus embroidery, banners and promotional products.
locations.instantimprints.com/on/ottawa/bank-street
Band merch, teams and other options
Red Diamond Screen Printing
At 43 Grenfell Cres in Nepean, by appointment only, no drop-ins. Screen printing comes first here, for bands, clothing labels and merch, with embroidery and digital printing when they suit the job better. Minimums depend on the decoration method.
reddiamondsp.com
The SAM Group
At 111 Colonnade Rd. Screen printing, heat press and embroidery for families, teams and businesses.
thesamgroup.ca
AJL Screen Printing & Embroidery
At 700 Industrial Ave. Screen printing, embroidery, and transfers and heat pressing.
ajlprinting.com
How to compare quotes fairly
Two quotes only compare if they price the same job. Send every shop the same details:
- The quantity, and a size breakdown if you have one.
- The shirt brand, weight and colour, since a basic tee and a premium tee are different prices.
- How many ink colours the design has, and where it goes: front, back, sleeve.
- The date you need the shirts in hand.
- A request for the total, including setup, tax, delivery and any 2XL and up charges.
Then ask each shop to show you a proof before printing, and read its most recent Google reviews, good and bad. Our Ottawa t-shirt cost guide explains what moves the price.
What an advertised price leaves out
A from price is a floor, not a quote. Advertised starting prices in this list run from $5.25 to $15.99 a shirt, and the sites do not all say which quantity, shirt or print that price assumes, so compare totals rather than headlines.
Setup is the other difference. Ottawa Custom Clothing and Ottawa Shirt Printing advertise no set-up fees, ASAPpm lists $15 per colour, and at YAYA Prints a one-time screen printing setup fee of about $20–$25 per colour is waived on larger runs.
Where YAYA Prints fits, and when to pick someone else
Choose us for a large order when you want one team to handle it from artwork to delivery: a free mockup on the actual product, a human designer check on every order, and a quote you can hold against the others. You can design it yourself in the free studio or send your logo for a quote. We print in-house in Ottawa and ship across Canada.
We are not the right pick for everyone:
- If you want to walk in without calling first, visits to us are by appointment, so a shop with regular hours suits you better.
- If you only care about the lowest advertised price, other shops advertise lower starting prices than ours. Get the total from each before you decide.
- If you are a band or clothing label who wants a screen printing specialist, Red Diamond is built around that work.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best t-shirt printing company in Ottawa?
It depends on the order. For 50 shirts or more, compare YAYA Prints, ASAPpm, Colortex, Ottawa Custom Clothing and Ottawa Shirt Printing. For one to five shirts, look at shops with no minimum, such as Print Culture or Ottawa Tshirt. YAYA Prints wrote this guide and is one of the companies listed.
Who prints large t-shirt orders in Ottawa?
YAYA Prints, ASAPpm, Colortex, Ottawa Custom Clothing and Ottawa Shirt Printing all screen print large orders. At YAYA Prints, orders in the hundreds are usually screen printed and quoted directly, and every colour of the same garment in one order counts toward the same price break.
Which Ottawa t-shirt printers have no minimum?
Print Culture, Ottawa Tshirt, iCustomizeIT and North Custom Print publish no minimum. YAYA Prints and Ottawa Shirt Printing have no minimum on DTF, while screen printing starts around 6 pieces at YAYA Prints and at 24 at Ottawa Shirt Printing.
How much does it cost to print t-shirts in Ottawa?
At YAYA Prints a screen-printed t-shirt runs roughly $12–$18 CAD each at 50 pieces and drops under $10 each in the hundreds. Across the shops in this list, advertised starting prices run from $5.25 to $15.99 a shirt, so ask each one for a total on the same job.
Can I walk into a t-shirt printer in Ottawa?
Some of them. Carlos Graphics in the ByWard Market and Instant Imprints on Bank Street list street addresses and opening hours. Red Diamond, Print Culture and YAYA Prints work by appointment, and Ottawa Shirt Printing has no storefront.
Is this list independent?
No. YAYA Prints wrote it and is one of the fourteen companies. Facts about the other shops come from their own websites and Google listings, and any shop can email order@yayaprints.ca to correct its entry.
Design it yourself. A human designer still checks every order.
Our free studio gives you the price and the mockup in the browser. What it doesn't do is print your file blindly — every order is reviewed by a real designer before it reaches the press.
- Step 1You design it — free
Upload your logo, drop it on a real garment, set the size and placement, pick colours and quantities. No account, no deposit, no waiting on a reply.
- Step 2A human designer checks it
Before anything prints, one of our designers opens your file and checks resolution, colours, sizing and placement. If it won't print well, we fix it or tell you exactly what's wrong — a person, not an automated preflight.
- Step 3You approve, then we print
You get the corrected mockup back on the actual product. Nothing goes to press until you say yes — then it's ready in 1–2 weeks, or in 1–3 business days with a rush.
Getting quotes for a large order?
Send your logo and quantity and we'll send back an exact price and a free mockup, usually the same business day.
Every order is reviewed by a human designer before it goes to press. A person checks artwork resolution, colour, sizing and placement, and either fixes the file or tells the customer what is wrong — it is not an automated preflight.