Ontario
Cutting hair in clients' homes? Make sure they book you again.
Free. No sign-up.
Stamp card
Example Barber
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10 more stamps toyour free cut
The free fix
- Put the QR at the counter
- Customers join with their number
- Review requests go out
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The free fix, from KANJIN (kanjin.app), a digital stamp card and back office for small shops: Free digital stamp card.
A stamp card that fits in your kit bag
Open the stamp card on your own tablet or laptop, type the client's number and press Give stamps. Or print the free counter poster with its small table tent, and let the client scan the QR code. No app for the client, no front desk. Free for any number of clients, with no time limit.
Free plan, no time limit. No card needed.
Short answer
How do I keep regular clients as a mobile barber with no shop?
Write down every client's phone number and visit dates from the first cut, and give a stamp at each visit so there is a reason to rebook with you. A stamp card on the phone number works on a laptop or a tablet held sideways, with no counter and no app for the client.
Your clients are your shop
A barber with a chair on a main street gets walk-ins. A mobile barber gets the clients who call back.
So the list is everything: who you cut, their number, and when they last saw you.
Keep it in one place from the first booking. Phone contacts and old messages get lost when you change phones.
Every regular counts more when you work for yourself
As a self-employed barber in Canada, you pay both halves of the Canada Pension Plan. For 2026 that is 5.95% as the employee and 5.95% as the employer, on earnings above $3,500.
Travel time, gas and products also come out of each cut. That is why a client who books one more time a year matters so much.
HST: the $30,000 line
In Ontario, HST is 13%. Most small businesses must register and charge it once their sales pass $30,000 over four calendar quarters in a row.
Below that line you are a small supplier, and registering is your choice. Ask an accountant when you get close.
A small reason to book you again
A stamp card gives clients a friendly nudge, for example a free cut after ten visits.
Paper cards get lost in a coat pocket. A card on the client's phone number cannot be lost, and the client needs nothing on their phone.
How to give a stamp as a mobile barber
- Open the stamp card on your tablet or laptop.
Sign in to your back office on the tablet or laptop you carry to every job.
- Type the client's number.
Choose Type the number, type the client's phone number and press Give stamps. A new client's first stamp makes their card.
- Or let them scan.
Choose Customer scans, press Ready for the next customer, and the client scans the QR code on your table tent.
The local numbers, with sources
- Ontario HST
- 13% on or after April 1, 2025
- Source: Canada Revenue Agency, GST/HST rates, checked 2026-11-09.
- GST/HST small supplier line
- Registration is required once taxable sales pass $30,000 over four consecutive calendar quarters
- Source: Canada Revenue Agency, When to register for and start charging the GST/HST, checked 2026-11-09.
- CPP for the self-employed, 2026
- 5.95% employee part plus 5.95% employer part, both paid by the self-employed, above a $3,500 basic exemption
- Source: Canada Revenue Agency, CPP contribution rates, maximums and exemptions, checked 2026-11-09.
Common questions
Can I run a stamp card without a shop or a counter?
Yes. Open the stamp card on your own tablet or laptop, type the client's phone number and press Give stamps. The client needs no app.
Do I have to charge HST as a mobile barber in Ontario?
Most small businesses must register for GST/HST once their sales pass $30,000 over four calendar quarters in a row. In Ontario the HST rate is 13%. Check your own case with the Canada Revenue Agency or an accountant.
Do self-employed barbers pay CPP?
Yes. Self-employed people pay both the employee and employer parts of the Canada Pension Plan, through their personal tax return. For 2026, each part is 5.95% on earnings above the $3,500 basic exemption.
Does the free plan need my shop's address?
Only for emails. Every email to clients must carry a postal address by law. A PO box is fine, so your home address can stay private.
Do it for your own shop, free
Customers join with their phone number at your counter. No app and no paper cards to lose.
KANJIN asks your customers for a review after a visit, so you do not have to remember.