Expand your inside, outside.

Durable, customizable, and delivered ready.
Discover Bontainer's innovative insulated steel panel buildings designed for modern living and working. From shipping container style offices to slick backyard studios, Bontainer maximizes your space without sacrifice.

Child's Play
Meet the Backyard Buddy series where rain or shine, kids get to have fun!

Namasteh
From peaceful backyard cabanas to weekend hideaways, market stalls to hospital wings, even full-scale housing, we turn rugged, insulated steel into spaces that feel like home. Durable, modular, and made to grow with you, every build is a balance of beauty and strength, designed to last and crafted with purpose.
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The Container Look You Love, Without the DIY Headaches
We get it. There’s something incredibly appealing about turning a shipping container into your dream office, studio, or backyard escape. You’ve scrolled the Pinterest boards, binge-watched the YouTube builds, maybe even priced out a used container or two.
But if you’re here, you’ve probably also hit the reality wall or decided you’d rather enjoy your summer than pretend you’re a welder who knows how to frame walls, run electrical, wrangle permits, while keeping all of your limbs and sanity intact.
That’s exactly why we built Bontainer.
It took us a decade of building with shipping containers to realize that there is a better way. We kept the container aesthetic people love and engineered out all the stress, mess, and “I think I need a tetanus shot” moments.
Our modular buildings deliver the industrial charm and compact efficiency of a container space without the DIY circus act.
If you’ve fallen for the container vibe but want a smarter, smoother way to bring it to life, you're in the right place.
Welcome to Bontainer.
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Essential Series
Starting at just $9,950, the Essential Series proves that affordability doesn't have to mean cutting corners. Designed for those who want smart, reliable space without sacrificing quality, this series offers everything you need and nothing you don’t in a clean, efficient package.
Every Essential unit is built with the same structural integrity and attention to detail as our higher-end models. We use durable, high-grade steel framing, industry-proven insulation systems, and weather-resistant finishes to ensure your space stands up to Canada's harshest seasons.
The interiors are streamlined but thoughtful, featuring easy-to-clean surfaces, sturdy flooring, and energy-efficient windows that let in natural light while keeping the elements out.
Whether you're adding a backyard office, a compact studio, or an outbuilding for personal or professional use, the Essential Series gives you a solid foundation, both literally and figuratively. It’s a smart investment for anyone who values long-term durability, fast installation, and a no-fuss design that just works. -
Elite Series
With an affordable entry price of $14,500, the Elite Series is the first stage of our elevated lines designed and crafted for professionals who demand performance and families who refuse to compromise on comfort.
Whether you're navigating the snowy suburbs of Ottawa, the coastal humidity of Victoria, or the fast-paced energy of downtown Toronto, these spaces are built to perform. Advanced insulation systems keep you comfortable year-round from Montreal’s deep freezes to Vancouver’s damp winters while energy-efficient heating and cooling systems keep your utility bills in check.
Inside, you’ll find elevated finishes that match your lifestyle: hardwood-style flooring, modern finishes and sleek, functional layouts that work whether you’re Zooming into a meeting in Toronto from your Muskoka garden suite or homeschooling in Montreal. For those in Vancouver and Victoria, large windows bring in natural light and frame green space beautifully for a wellness-forward lifestyle.
Bontainer makes backyard expansion easy. Smart, beautiful space that feels like home from the moment you step inside. -
Executive Series
Imagine a stylish and classy insulated steel fortress that looks and feels like a 5-Star hotel and is customized it for your productivity. Value goes through the roof with the Executive series starting at just $25,900!
The pinnacle of modular construction excellence, our Executive Series offers luxury features, refined finishes and comprehensive functionality.
Smart home integration, premium materials, energy efficient surroundings and unlimited customization align to create spaces that exceed your highest expectations and fulfill your every need.
This isn’t your average man cave or she shed, this is the bespoke gift of clarity and focus wrapped in steel elegance. -
Namasteh Series
You pictured a serene, light-filled space to move, breathe, and maybe teach a class or two. A container studio felt perfect, compact, stylish, sustainable.
Then reality sets in: you'd need to be part engineer, electrician, and builder just to make it livable. That might work for YouTube adventurers, but probably not for your lifestyle.
That’s why we created the Flow Series, modular studios for people who are serious about wellness, not weekend construction. Fully loaded, your new studio starts at just $22,475.
Whether it’s a yoga space, home gym, or your personal retreat, Flow delivers the clean container look without the chaos of converting one from a rusty pesticide laden bin.
With natural light, premium finishes, and Canadian climate-ready insulation, Flow is move-in ready and made to move you. Just breathe. -
Commercial Series
Your Business is on the move!
If you’re launching a coffee bar, running a seasonal market stall, opening a hair salon or taking your pizza concept on the road, you don’t just need a good-looking space. You need one that works and fits your budget. There's a lot of reason why we think this is a great idea and you are on the right track. What business wouldn't benefit from not having to pay rent?
We are entrepreneurs and the Bontainer Commercial Series was built with entrepreneurs in mind: durable, mobile-ready, and fully customizable to fit your business, your brand, and your pace. It's a space that fills the gap between a dream and the insane costs of renting a brick and mortar location.We’ve worked with chefs, roasters, brewers, and creators across Canada who needed a professional-grade workspace that could survive the elements, meet code, and look amazing doing it. The Commercial Series is the result: a line of modular buildings inspired by container design but engineered from the ground up for real-world commercial use.
Whether you’re setting up a compact coffee shop in downtown Toronto, an ice cream stand in Victoria, or a portable kitchen for events in Ottawa, these units deliver:
The reality is, retrofitting a shipping container into a compliant commercial space often costs more than starting from scratch. We’ve solved the hard parts: permits, ventilation, insulation, workflow-friendly layouts, so you can focus on what you do best, serving customers, building connections and growing your business.
Your business deserves more than a converted steel box.
It deserves a Bontainer: smart, stylish, and built to match your real-world hustle.