As a global marketplace, P.I. Course.ca has adopted the Canadian Dollar as the default currency on the platform, however, this could change at any time without warning. 

This article explains the price tiers for courses and P.I. Course.ca’s global price matrix.

Price versus backup price

Instructors who are not opted into the P.I. Course.ca Deals Program, select a price tier for each course, which is used as the course’s list price. Of note, when instructors are not opted into the P.I. Course.ca Deals Program, their courses are not included in sitewide discount campaigns.

For instructors who opt in to the P.I. Course.ca Deals Program, P.I. Course.ca may generate and display a market-specific list price that is different from the backup price tier they select for their course (except in Japan). 

Learn how instructors can select or change the price tier for their courses.

The global price matrix

When instructors set their course backup price in a given currency, they’re setting the price at a particular tier. The list price that students will see in other currencies is calculated using the price tier matrix, based on the tier that it corresponds with. A student’s account currency is based on the geographical information that’s collected and entered when an account is created. 

• The price points on the tier matrix are not calculated using only strict currency conversions. Since P.I. Course.ca is a global marketplace, the prices are also based on market conditions in different countries and will be adjusted regularly.
• By default, students who do not have one of our supported currencies assigned to their P.I. Course.ca account will see prices set in either EUR or CAD. As noted above, the price tier is based on market conditions and may vary depending on their specific location.
• Please note: courses that you charge for on P.I. Course.ca cannot be offered for free off of P.I. Course.ca (e.g. YouTube, your own site, other sites).
• Each geographical market has a minimum sales price after discount, which may be periodically updated. The price tier matrix also displays the minimum sales price after discount for P.I. Course.ca’s major markets in their principal currency.

Prices on the P.I. Course.ca mobile app

The course price listed on the P.I. Course.ca mobile apps may differ slightly from the course prices listed on the price tier matrix. The marketplaces for P.I. Course.ca’s mobile applications are owned and managed by Apple (iOS app) and Google Play (Android app). 

When a student purchases through the mobile app, the mobile platform provider’s pricing matrix will set the price, and P.I. Course.ca chooses the price tier closest to the applicable base price or promotional price. Because mobile platforms impose their own currency conversion rates, conversions for mobile app prices may not match the conversions in P.I. Course.ca’s price tier matrix.

The currency displayed at point of purchase can differ from the currency listed in your revenue report 

In some cases, the currency effectively charged at the point of purchase may be different from the market’s principal currency. For example, a learner in the UK may see prices displayed in EURO, but pay in CAD, if they choose certain payment methods at checkout. In these cases, the instructor revenue report will display the amount paid in the currency used to make the purchase, rather than the currency that was displayed on the course landing page.