With 51,313 people at the 2021 Census, Brandon ranks 2nd among the 137 municipalities of Manitoba. A website for a Brandon business has to work for neighbours who already know you and for people searching from further away. Our CA$119 plan covers the website or online store, your domain, email and hosting, ready within 3 business days on a temporary link.
No setup fee: you only pay the CA$119 monthly fee after you approve your website.
Brandon at a glance
Brandon includes communities such as Assiniboine Gardens, Assiniview Park, Centennial and East End. Naming the ones you serve on your website helps customers who search by their own community’s name.
Of the 1,932 businesses with employees in Brandon (June 2026), 44.5% had fewer than five people. Small firms are the norm here, and the ones that are easy to find online get the call.
Brandon by the numbers
Half of the residents of Brandon are older than 36.8; across Manitoba, that line is 38.4. Of the 21,203 households in Brandon, 60.8% own and 39.2% rent. The median household income in Brandon, $76,000 in 2020, is close to the Manitoba figure of $79,500.
More 2021 Census figures for Brandon
- Other languages most spoken at home: 12.4%
- Employed residents working from home in 2021: 8.5%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificate holders: 7.7%
- No fixed workplace (trades, delivery, sales): 12.2%
- Households of people living alone or with non-relatives: 37.6%
Side by side with Manitoba
The share of residents aged 65 and over is 16.4% in Brandon and 17.1% in Manitoba. On the share of children, Brandon (18.3%) compares with 18.8% for the province as a whole. Residents born in Manitoba: 66.0% in Brandon, against 66.7% across Manitoba.
The population went from 48,883 in 2016 to 51,313 in 2021, a gain of 5.0%. Over the same five years, Manitoba grew 5.0%.
Brandon and the surrounding area
Customers may also come from Cornwallis (9.3 km southeast), Elton (16 km northeast), Whitehead (22 km west), Carberry (43 km east) and Minnedosa (45 km north). Statistics Canada places it in the Brandon census agglomeration. Winnipeg is 201 km to the east. A website can name each place you serve, from Whitehead to Cornwallis.
In Cornwallis, 62.8% of households own their home; in Brandon, 60.8%. Next to Brandon, Cornwallis counted 4,568 people in 2021, with a median household income of $99,000.
Who is in business in Brandon
Brandon had 1,932 employer businesses in June 2026. The sectors below are more common here than across Manitoba, with what each one’s website should show:
- Real estate agents and property managers (97 locations): a valuation request form and current listings with photos.
- Restaurants, cafés and bars (122 locations): photos of the dishes and the room and opening hours and a map.
- Grocers, bakeries and specialty food stores (39 locations): products and prices and opening hours.
- Furniture, electronics and home stores (27 locations): a contact form for stock questions and the product range with prices.
In every one of these sectors, the website that wins is the one that answers questions before the customer has to ask.
The jobs residents hold are mostly in health care and social assistance (18.0%), retail trade (14.4%) and manufacturing (11.6%).
Who your customers are in Brandon
Driving is how 89.9% of commuters in Brandon get to work. Parking details and a map answer the first question many drivers have. Renters are 39.2% of households in Brandon. Up-to-date contact details matter; new residents look you up first.
Short commutes are the norm: 65.4% take less than 15 minutes. Customers are mostly local, so the streets and places you name matter.
One-person and shared households are 37.6% of the total. Show convenience: opening times, delivery areas and how to reach you.
12.4% of residents mostly speak a non-official language at home. Simple wording and clear photos make your site easy to follow for every customer.
Your website, built remotely for Brandon
We have built business websites since 2008, always working online. Nothing needs to happen in person: you send what you have by email and see the whole website on a temporary link before it goes live.
- Sign up online in roughly 5 minutes, then email us your logo and a few photos.
- Our team builds the pages with your brand on a tested template and send a temporary link within 3 business days.
- Once you say it is ready, you pay the first month and the website goes live on your domain.
After launch, you keep asking for changes by email: a new photo, an updated price, a new service. They are part of the monthly fee.
- A business website or an online store, for the same monthly fee
- Your own domain: bring the one you have, or we help you pick one
- Email on your domain: unlimited accounts, 5 GB in total, webmail and spam filtering
- Hosting, an SSL certificate and a daily backup
- Text, photo and price updates whenever you email us
- Ready within 3 business days on a temporary link
Manitoba rules for a business with a website
Putting your business online brings no special licence, but a few rules often come up:
- Consent is at the heart of Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL): express consent means someone has agreed, verbally or in writing, to receive a commercial electronic message from you, and senders should be ready to provide proof of that consent. Canada’s anti-spam legislation
- Under Canadian competition law, it is against the law to make materially false or misleading representations to promote a product, service or business interest, and the law also prohibits the unauthorized use or distortion of tests and testimonials. Competition Bureau
General information, not legal advice. Each link goes to the official page, where the details for your situation are.
Answers for Manitoba business owners
What if I need to change something later?
Email us the change (a new price, a photo, a new service) and the team updates the site. Content changes are part of the monthly fee.
How long until my website is ready?
The first version is ready within 3 business days, on a temporary link. Publication on your domain comes after your approval and the first payment.
Does the site look right on a mobile?
Yes, it is built to work on phones first, with buttons that are easy to tap and pages that open fast.
Do we need to meet?
No meetings needed: we talk by email at support@ariaserv.com, and you see the full website on a temporary link before approving it.
Will customers in Cornwallis and Elton see that I serve them?
Of course. Email us the towns you serve (say Cornwallis, Elton and Whitehead) and we put them on a page of their own.
What about my domain name?
If you have one, keep it: we point it to the website. If not, mention it when you sign up and we sort out the options with you by email.
Do I pay anything to get started?
No. No setup fee: you only pay the CA$119 monthly fee after you approve your website. No long-term contract. You can stop the service whenever you need to.
Ready to get your Brandon business online?
The sign-up takes about 5 minutes. You only pay after you approve the website.
- Census figures for Brandon: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, data tables 98-10-0002 to 98-10-0458. Reproduced and distributed on an 'as is' basis with the permission of Statistics Canada.
- Businesses: Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Counts, with employees, June 2026 (tables 33-10-1176 and 33-10-1174).
- Locations: Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB), contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada; distances are straight-line.
- Place names inside Brandon: Statistics Canada, Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021.
- Numbers come from the official sources above and are updated when new releases come out; distances are measured in a straight line.