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Medical Equipment Financing in Canada

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Medical and dental equipment is financed as equipment with two layers a lender adds: the licence of the practice buying it, and how fast the device goes out of date. The seven equipment lenders in the Smarter Loans network listed below take it, from $2,500 to $50 million and from 5.5%, through one application, and one of the seven, StriveX Financial, publishes medical equipment financing as a named product. Long-lived devices such as chairs, sterilisation and imaging suites suit financing; technology that turns over in three or four years suits a lease with a buyout. Rates checked August 2026.

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Terms
12 - 120 months
Min revenue
$10,000/mo
Time in business
12+ months
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12 - 84 months
Min revenue
$10,000/mo
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$10,000/mo
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Min revenue
$10,000/mo
Time in business
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What practices finance, and how

Professional practices have predictable revenue and lenders compete for them, which makes financing more accessible here than in most business categories.

Imaging and diagnostic systems High value, long useful life. Suits financing.
Dental chairs and CAD/CAM Chairs hold value; CAD/CAM technology dates faster.
Sterilization equipment Long life, straightforward to finance.
Practice management technology Short cycle. Leasing often makes more sense.
Lease versus finance. Lease what dates quickly, finance what runs its full life. Many practices run both across different asset classes.
New practices. Often qualify more readily than most new businesses. Expect to provide credentials, a business plan, and sometimes a personal guarantee.
Practice acquisition. A related product offered by several of the same lenders.
Reflects standard practice financing in Canada.

What does a lender add to a medical purchase?

Two layers on top of ordinary equipment financing. The first is the licence: a lender financing a dental chair, an imaging suite or a sterilisation line wants to see the practice licensed to use it, because the equipment's value to a lender depends on a licensed buyer existing if it has to be resold. The second is the obsolescence clock: a chair lasts fifteen years and a diagnostic device may be superseded in four, and the term follows the device rather than the price.

The seven equipment lenders listed take medical and dental equipment from $2,500 to $50 million and from 5.5%; one of the seven, StriveX Financial, publishes medical equipment financing as a named product. Each lender's range is on the equipment financing page.

Which devices suit financing, and which suit a lease?

Long-lived, slow-changing equipment suits financing and ownership: chairs, sterilisation, cabinetry, imaging with a ten-year life. The practice keeps it to the end and the total cost is lowest. Fast-changing technology suits a lease with a buyout: scanners, lasers, software-driven diagnostics that the next model replaces on a schedule. The payment is lower, the obsolescence risk sits with the lessor, and the practice upgrades at term end. The question to ask of each device is whether it will still be earning in year six; if yes, finance it, if not, lease it.

What else is financed with the device?

Service contracts and consumables. Most medical equipment carries a service agreement that costs a meaningful share of the purchase price each year, and some lenders will finance it into the loan; some will not, and it belongs in the comparison either way. Installation and training can usually be included if they are on the quote. Aesthetic devices, which are priced on the treatments they sell rather than on clinical use, are on the aesthetic equipment financing page.

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Reviewed by Vlad Sherbatov, Co-Founder and President, Smarter Loans. Last reviewed 17 September 2026. Lender figures are the lenders' published terms as checked August 2026.

Common questions

Can I finance medical equipment for a new practice?

Yes, though a new practice faces more restrictive terms. Professional credentials carry weight where operating history is short.

Should I lease or buy medical equipment?

Technology-dependent equipment usually leases better, because obsolescence risk sits with the lessor. Long-life mechanical equipment usually buys better.

Does the device need a Health Canada licence?

Yes, and lenders check. An unlicensed device is difficult to remarket and therefore weak security.

Can service contracts be financed?

Some lenders bundle them. Worth asking, since the service cost across the life is substantial.

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