Best Smart Lock in Canada (2026)

A smart lock replaces the deadbolt on your front door with one that opens on a code, a fingerprint, a phone tap or a schedule, and tells you when it did. In Canada the question is not whether it is convenient. It is whether the motor still turns a frost-swollen bolt at −30 in Winnipeg, whether the batteries in the outside half survive a Saguenay January, and whether the brand on the box is the one your neighbour in Buffalo calls something else.

How we picked, and what we did not do: we have not mounted these locks on a door or left them out in a cold snap. Every specification on this page is quoted from the manufacturer’s Amazon.ca listing, checked November 6, 2026, and every product on a card was in stock in Canada that day. Where a listing is silent on something that matters here, the operating temperature above all, we say so rather than guess. Links to Amazon are affiliate links; BranchéQC may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. We do not write prices by hand: the button says “Check price” and the Amazon page is what counts.

Weiser vs Kwikset: same lock, Canadian name

Canadians search for “Weiser smart lock” and find American reviews of Kwikset, then wonder which to trust. Both are right. Weiser is the brand name the Kwikset family uses in Canada: same parent company, same SmartKey cylinder that you re-key yourself in seconds, the same hardware families appearing under both names. When a Canadian box says Weiser Halo or Weiser Aura and a US review says Kwikset Halo or Kwikset Aura, you are reading about siblings.

Practical consequences: buy the Weiser version in Canada, because the warranty and the app support are set up for this market, and read Kwikset reviews for the hardware with that in mind. On Amazon.ca on November 6, the Weiser line in stock ran from the Powerbolt 3 keypad with no Wi-Fi at all, to the Aura Reach, a Matter and Thread deadbolt listing up to 250 codes, ANSI/BHMA Grade 2 with a UL 20-minute fire rating, geofence auto-unlock and up to 12 months on four AA. The Halo Touch, a Wi-Fi fingerprint lock storing up to 100 fingerprints, was in stock but scarce that day, so it is not a card.

The five kinds of smart lock, and who each one is for

Keypad deadbolt with no radio. Codes on the outside, a thumb turn inside, no app. It solves the real problem, which is kids and cleaners without keys, and it cannot be hacked from a laptop because there is nothing to connect to. The Powerbolt 3 and the TEEHO are this.

Wi-Fi deadbolt. The lock itself joins your 2.4 GHz network. You lock from the office, see who came in and when, and hand out a code to the plumber for Tuesday only. The cost is battery life: the Schlage Encode lists up to six months on four AA. The Tapo DL100 is the exception that documents the trade-off on its own listing: up to 200 days in Wi-Fi mode, 300 in Bluetooth mode, on the same four cells.

Fingerprint lock. A reader on the outside, usually with a keypad as well. Fastest when it works, and it asks for a bare, dry finger. The eufy C220 and the Aqara U100 are the two with a stated cold range.

Retrofit lock. It replaces only the inside thumb turn and leaves your deadbolt and your key exactly as they were. Landlords, condo owners whose exterior hardware must match the hallway, and anyone attached to a good cylinder choose this. The Yale | August is the current one; the original August Smart Lock Pro + Connect is still sold and still needs the Connect bridge for Wi-Fi, as its listing says.

Video lock. Camera, doorbell and lock in one housing on the door. It saves a second device and a second battery, and it concentrates all the failure points in one place.

Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, Z-Wave, Matter and Apple Home Key

Two traps. First, every lock here is 2.4 GHz only; the Hornbill says it in its title. If your router pushes phones onto 5 GHz and hides the 2.4 GHz name, the lock cannot join. Second, “remote” on a Bluetooth or Zigbee lock means through a hub. The Aqara U100 lists Bluetooth for short range and an Aqara Zigbee 3.0 hub for remote control; without one it is a very good lock you operate from the porch.

Smart locks in a Canadian winter

Three things go wrong with a smart lock between Halifax and Calgary, and none of them is the electronics.

1. Batteries in the cold half. Most locks put the cells inside, where it is warm, but a video lock’s pack and any lock on an unheated porch door live in the cold. Alkaline AA cells lose much of their output below freezing; lithium AA cells (the non-rechargeable 1.5 V kind) keep working far colder. Check the manual before switching: some makers specify alkaline because the low-battery gauge is calibrated for its voltage curve. Whatever you use, replace the whole set at once and keep a fresh set indoors.
2. A door that swells or frosts. A motor has a fraction of the torque of your wrist. If you have to lift the handle to throw the bolt in January, the lock will stall and report a jam. Fix the door first: adjust the strike plate so the bolt enters freely (Weiser’s own listing warns that a latch that does not enter easily causes malfunction), replace crushed weatherstripping, and shim the hinges if the door has sagged.
3. The storm door. In summer the air pocket between a glass storm door and the entry door can get far hotter than the day, and in winter it frosts over. Several makers void warranties for this. If you keep the storm door, vent it or confirm with the maker that the lock is rated for the space.

Operating ranges, only as listed. We will not invent a cold rating. On November 6, 2026, these listings stated one: eufy C220, −22 °F to 158 °F (−30 °C to 70 °C); Aqara U100, −31 °F to 151 °F (about −35 °C to 66 °C); Hornbill video lock, −25 °C to 70 °C; eufy C30, −30 °C to 70 °C. The Weiser, TEEHO, Schlage, Yale | August and eufy E330 listings give no figure. That does not mean they fail in cold; it means you ask the maker or the retailer before you put one on a north-facing door in Thompson.

Dead battery, backup key, 9 V and USB-C

Every lock warns you for weeks before it dies, on the keypad and in the app. People ignore it. Then three fallbacks matter: a mechanical key (Schlage, TEEHO, Aqara, eufy C220, Hornbill and the retrofit Yale | August all list one; the Weiser Halo Touch lists none), a pair of 9 V contacts under the keypad on some models that a square battery from the smoke detector drawer can jump, and a USB-C port on newer locks: Aqara U100 and Tapo DL100 both list one for emergency power. Keep a key off the property with someone you trust, and never store the only one inside the house the lock protects.

Short-term rentals, cottages and the cleaner

The best argument for a smart lock is a code that exists only from Friday 3 p.m. to Sunday 11 a.m. The Schlage Encode listing describes an Airbnb integration that sends each guest a unique code active only during the stay. The Yale | August lists schedules for service people. Even the no-radio Powerbolt 3 and TEEHO list one-time codes you program at the door and that delete themselves after use. For a cottage with no internet, a Bluetooth or keypad-only lock is the honest choice: you set codes when you are there, and nothing depends on a connection that is not there.

One warning for cottages: a lock that sits unheated from Thanksgiving to Victoria Day should get fresh lithium cells in the fall, and you should still bring the key.

Who sees your door: privacy in Canada

A lock app knows when each person in your house comes and goes. In Canada that is personal information, covered federally by PIPEDA and in Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta by provincial privacy laws, and the maker owes you a readable policy on where it is stored and for how long. Prefer locks that keep fingerprints on the device (Aqara states local, encrypted storage), turn off activity sharing you do not need, and treat the camera on a video lock like any doorbell camera: aim at your own step, not the neighbour’s door or the sidewalk beyond the reasonable. We are not lawyers; if your lock records guests in a rental, tell them in the listing.

Insurance and certification

Two grades appear on these listings. ANSI/BHMA Grade 3 is the standard residential rating (Powerbolt 3, TEEHO, eufy C220, Tapo DL100). Grade 2 is a step up (Weiser Aura Reach, which also lists a UL 20-minute fire rating). Schlage words it as “highest residential” rating for security, durability and finish. Insurers do not generally discount a stand-alone smart lock the way they discount a monitored alarm, but ask yours before you buy, and tell them after you install. We make no claims about your premium.

Installation: homeowner, locksmith, never an electrician

A smart deadbolt is a screwdriver job. Every listing here says so: Schlage and Weiser describe installing in minutes with a screwdriver, eufy and Hornbill quote 15 minutes without drilling. You remove the old deadbolt, slide the new bolt into the same edge bore, pass the exterior half’s cable through the 2-1/8 in cross bore, screw on the interior half and pair the app. Check three numbers on your door before you order: thickness (most listings want 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 in; the Aqara accepts 35 to 55 mm wooden doors), backset (2-3/8 or 2-3/4 in, nearly all are adjustable) and the cross-bore diameter (2-1/8 in standard; the TEEHO refuses 38 mm holes, the eufy and Tapo accept both with a spacer).

Call a locksmith when the door has no deadbolt and needs boring, when the existing hole is the smaller 1-1/2 in size, when the bolt binds, or when the door is steel or fibreglass and you are not sure of the edge. A locksmith also knows whether your strike plate and frame are worth the lock you are putting in them.

An electrician is never part of a battery smart lock; nothing is hardwired. Where a licensed electrician does become mandatory, in every province, is anything on the fixed wiring around the door: a hardwired doorbell transformer for a doorbell camera, a PoE run or a 120 V outlet for a security camera, a new porch light switch. In Quebec a homeowner may not even swap a switch or receptacle. A plug-in Wi-Fi bridge is just a plug: no electrician for that either.

The seven picks, compared on published specs

Every figure is the manufacturer’s own. Where a listing gives nothing, the table says so rather than guessing.

Which smart lock for your door

Weiser Powerbolt 3, satin nickelKeypad deadbolt, no app · None (no Wi-Fi, as listed)You want codes instead of keys and nothing to pair. The listing states up to 25 user codes plus one-time codes, ANSI/BHMA Grade 3, a backlit keypad, auto-lock and SmartKey re-keying. Fits 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 in doors with a standard 2-1/8 in bore.Watch out: No remote control, no phone alerts, no history. The listing gives no operating temperature and no battery type or count.Check price ↗

TEEHO TE001 keypad deadboltKeypad deadbolt, no app · NoneThe budget keypad when we checked. The listing states 20 codes plus a single-use code, auto-lock in 10 to 99 seconds, an anti-peep code, IP54 and ANSI Grade 3. Installs with a screwdriver.Watch out: Only fits a 2-1/8 in (54 mm) bore, not 38 mm, per the listing. Aluminum front, plastic back. No app, so no record of who came in.Check price ↗

Schlage Encode Wi-Fi deadbolt, Century, matte blackWi-Fi deadbolt · Built-in Wi-Fi, no hubThe Wi-Fi reference: no bridge, up to 100 codes, lock history, Alexa and Google, a built-in alarm for forced entry, and the listing states the highest BHMA residential rating for security, durability and finish. Airbnb integration sends guests a code that only works during their stay.Watch out: Six months on four AA is short next to the Bluetooth-only locks; Wi-Fi costs battery. No fingerprint, no Apple Home Key on this model (see the Encode Plus below).Check price ↗

eufy Security Smart Lock C220Fingerprint and keypad, Wi-Fi · Built-in Wi-Fi, no bridgeThe only fingerprint pick that prints a cold range on the listing: −22 °F to 158 °F, so −30 °C to 70 °C. Six ways in, BHMA Grade 3, IP53, an alarm on unusual attempts, 18-month warranty. Fits 38 to 54 mm bores with a spacer.Watch out: Eight AA batteries is a big handful to replace. A fingerprint reader asks for a bare, dry finger: in January you take the glove off.Check price ↗

Aqara Smart Lock U100, greyFingerprint, keypad, Apple Home Key · Bluetooth, Matter over Thread; Zigbee hub for remoteFor an Apple household: tap an iPhone or Apple Watch to unlock, even with the phone out of power, as the listing states. Up to 50 fingerprints, IP65, zinc alloy body, fingerprints stored locally and encrypted, a gyroscope-based auto-lock.Watch out: Remote control from outside Bluetooth range needs an Aqara Zigbee 3.0 hub, per the listing. Wooden doors 35 to 55 mm thick only.Check price ↗

Yale | August Wi-Fi Smart Lock with Keypad, blackRetrofit, keeps your deadbolt · Built-in Wi-Fi; keypad on BluetoothNothing changes on the outside of the door: the lock mounts on the inside over most single-cylinder deadbolts and you keep your keys. DoorSense auto-locks when the door is closed, auto-unlock on approach, schedules for the dog walker, no hub.Watch out: The title says fingerprint scanner; the bullets describe codes only, so confirm before you count on it. Mortise and double-cylinder deadbolts are out, as with every retrofit.Check price ↗

eufy Security Video Smart Lock E330Lock + 2K camera + doorbell · Built-in Wi-FiOne device replaces the deadbolt and the doorbell camera: 2K camera with an f/1.6 lens, doorbell, fingerprint, 8 GB local storage in the title, one rechargeable battery for everything.Watch out: No operating temperature on the listing, and a rechargeable pack in a door at −25 °C is the thing to watch. Thumbnail previews in notifications pass through the cloud, says the listing.Check price ↗

Smart lock with camera: eufy and Hornbill

A video lock earns its place on a door with no room for a separate doorbell camera, or in a condo hallway where the association forbids anything on the wall. The eufy E330 above has the most complete listing. The Hornbill video smart lock is the alternative that states what eufy does not: −25 °C to 70 °C, IP65, 2K with a 160° lens, a PIR motion sensor described as pet-immune, two-way audio, 200-plus codes, 100 cards, 100-plus fingerprints, and “no monthly fee” in the title. Its battery claim is specific too: 60 days at ten unlocks and three minutes of video a day. Note that the Hornbill runs on a third-party app named in the listing, iCSee Home, rather than a lock maker’s own, which matters for updates and for the privacy paragraph above.

The trade-off on every video lock is the same: a rechargeable pack on the cold side of the door, and one device to fail instead of two. If your porch is deep enough for a doorbell camera, two devices is still the more robust layout. How the eufy locks sit next to the brand’s cameras and doorbells is on our eufy in Canada page.

Apple Home Key: Aqara U100 or Schlage Encode Plus

Home Key means tapping an iPhone or Apple Watch on the lock, the way you tap to pay. Two of the locks we found support it. The Aqara U100 (card above) does it on four AA cells with Matter over Thread, but needs an Aqara hub for remote control. The Schlage Encode Plus adds Home Key to the built-in Wi-Fi of the Encode, so remote access needs no hub, at the same listed six months on four AA. Android household: Home Key is irrelevant, and the plain Encode or the eufy C220 does the job.

Yale smart locks: Assure Lock 2 and the August line

Yale sells two families in Canada. The Assure Lock 2 with Wi-Fi keypad is a full deadbolt replacement with a keyed cylinder; its listing describes keypad, voice assistant, auto-unlock, the Yale Access app on iPhone and Apple Watch, and DoorSense auto-lock, but is thin on specifications, so read the Yale site before you buy. Z-Wave and Bluetooth-only versions exist for alarm panels and for people who want nothing on Wi-Fi. The August line, now sold as Yale | August, is the retrofit on our card: the deadbolt stays, the key stays.

How to clean a smart lock

1. Take the batteries out so a wet keypad cannot register a hundred wrong tries and lock you out.
2. Keypad or touchscreen: a soft cloth barely damp with water or mild soap solution. Never spray the lock; never use glass cleaner, alcohol or solvents on a printed or touch surface.
3. Fingerprint window: dry microfibre only. Smudges, road salt and dry winter skin are the usual reasons a reader stops recognizing you; re-enrol the same finger a second time in winter.
4. Key cylinder: a puff of graphite or a dry PTFE lubricant once a year. No oil, no penetrating spray: they thicken in cold and collect grit.
5. Finish: matte black and satin nickel both mark from de-icer. Wipe salt off in spring. Spray de-icer at the keyhole, not the lock face.

The BranchéQC verdict

For most Canadian front doors, a Weiser Powerbolt 3 solves the key problem for the least complexity, and a Schlage Encode is the Wi-Fi lock we would put on a rental. The eufy C220 is the fingerprint pick because it is the one that puts −30 °C in writing. If you have an iPhone and a Thread border router, the Aqara U100 is the more elegant lock. Keep a key, feed it lithium cells where the manual allows, and fix the door before you blame the motor.

What we did not do: test any of these in a real winter, or verify battery life. What the listings did not do: state an operating temperature on four of seven picks. Treat those four as unknown in deep cold until the maker tells you otherwise.

For the bigger picture, hubs, Matter and what is worth automating first, see smart home automation in Canada: where to start.

The garage door is the entry most households forget to lock at all. A smart opener controller closes it from your phone and warns you when it has been left open: see our guide to the best smart garage door opener in Canada.

Frequently asked questions

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