Sam's Club, BJ's Wholesale Club, and Walmart+ are US memberships with no Canadian warehouse to join. What each one costs and covers, why a Canadian cannot simply sign up for one, and what Canadians use instead.
Applies in: across Canada
Sam's Club, BJ's Wholesale Club, and Walmart+ are American memberships, and none of them has a Canadian warehouse, store, or delivery network behind it. Sam's Club charges US$60 a year for Club and US$120 a year for Plus. BJ's charges the same headline prices: US$60 for Club and US$120 for Club+. Walmart+ and Sam's Club Plus are now sold together in the USA for US$120 a year. A Canadian who signs up for any of them is buying a US membership, priced in US dollars, for use in US stores. That can still be worth it for someone who shops in the USA often, especially near the border. It is not a substitute for a Canadian warehouse membership, and it does not give a Canadian shopper bulk pricing at home. The Canadian equivalent is Costco, at C$65 for Gold Star and C$130 for Executive.
Sam's Club is Walmart's warehouse chain. Its Club membership, at $60 a year, includes instant savings, member-only fuel prices, Scan and Go checkout in the app, free curbside pickup on eligible orders over $50, and two membership cards for the member and someone in the household. Its Plus membership, at $120 a year, adds a Walmart+ membership at no extra cost, 2% Sam's Cash back on qualifying in-club purchases up to $750 a year, free shipping on eligible orders over $50, free select same-day or next-day delivery from the local club on eligible orders over $50, early shopping hours, and early access to some online savings events.
BJ's Wholesale Club is a separate US warehouse chain. Its Club membership costs $60 a year and its Club+ membership costs $120 a year. Club+ adds 2% back in rewards on most purchases up to $500 per membership year, 5 cents off per gallon every day at BJ's Gas, two free same-day deliveries a year on eligible orders of $50 or more, and free curbside and in-club pickup with no fees or minimums. Rewards are redeemed once at least $10 has been earned, and they do not expire while the membership is active.
The two clubs rhyme closely on price and on the 2% premium reward, but the caps differ: Sam's Cash is capped at $750 a year, BJ's rewards at $500 a membership year. The fuel extras differ too: Sam's Club offers member-only fuel prices, while BJ's Club+ adds a stated 5-cent discount on top of member gas prices. Neither club's reward covers every purchase, so the headline 2% should always be read with the club's own terms about which purchases qualify.
Walmart+ is not a warehouse membership. It is Walmart's delivery and shipping membership for its US stores: free next-day and two-day shipping from Walmart.com with no order minimum on most items, a choice of streaming service, fuel savings, free pharmacy delivery, and in-store perks. Walmart's corporate announcement of October 20, 2026 combined Walmart+ with Sam's Club Plus for $120 a year, with a choice of Peacock or Paramount+ as the streaming benefit, gas savings of 10 cents a gallon at more than 17,000 participating stations, and 2% Sam's Cash on eligible purchases.
That bundling is why US coverage now talks about the two memberships in one breath, and why Sam's Club's own benefits page now lists a Walmart+ membership as a Plus benefit. For a Canadian reader, the important point is simpler: the bundle is a US bundle. Walmart Canada does not sell Walmart+, and the streaming, fuel, and delivery benefits in the bundle are tied to US stores and US stations. A Canadian who wants Walmart delivery in Canada needs Walmart Canada's own services, not the US membership.
A US club membership is usable only to the extent that you are in the USA to use it. The warehouse access, the fuel prices, the curbside pickup, and the same-day delivery all happen at US locations. The membership card does not create a Canadian warehouse, and it does not convert a Canadian Walmart store into a US one.
For a border resident, the honest test is trip count. Add up the cross-border shopping trips you already make in a year, estimate what you would actually buy in bulk on those trips, and compare the saving against the $60 or $120 fee in US dollars. A membership that is used twice a year is an expensive card. A membership used every second weekend, with fuel bought at member prices on each trip, can pay for itself quickly. The break-even point is not a single number, because it depends on how much of your spending qualifies for the 2% reward and how much you use the delivery and fuel extras. The only reliable way to judge it is your own trip history, not a US article's average.
Promotional first-year prices complicate the comparison further. US clubs regularly discount the first year for new members, sometimes sharply. Those offers lower the cost of trying a membership, but renewal is at the standard price shown in this guide, and most promotional offers require automatic renewal. Check the renewal price and the renewal date before you join on a promotion, and set a reminder to decide before it renews.
Costco is the warehouse club that actually operates in Canada, and it is the membership most Canadians mean when they talk about bulk shopping. Gold Star costs C$65 a year and Executive costs C$130 a year, with a 2% annual reward on eligible purchases capped at C$1,250 a year for Executive members. Canadian warehouses take Mastercard at the till, not Visa, and Costco.ca is a separate store from Costco.com. Those details are covered in full in the companion Costco guide on this site.
Costco is not the only way Canadians buy in bulk. Walmart Canada, Canadian Tire, and grocery chains all run their own bulk and delivery options, and a household that rarely finishes bulk packs may save more by buying smaller quantities more often than by paying any warehouse fee. The point of this guide is narrower: if the thing you want is a warehouse club membership you can use every week where you live, the US clubs do not offer one in Canada, and Costco is the club that does.
| Sam's Club, Club membership | US$60 per year |
|---|---|
| Sam's Club, Plus membership | US$120 per year, including Walmart+ |
| Sam's Club Plus, Sam's Cash reward | 2% back on qualifying in-club purchases, up to US$750 per year |
| BJ's, Club membership | US$60 per year |
| BJ's, Club+ membership | US$120 per year |
| BJ's Club+, rewards | 2% back on most purchases, up to US$500 per membership year |
| BJ's Club+, fuel | 5 cents off per gallon every day at BJ's Gas, on top of member gas prices |
| Walmart+ and Sam's Club Plus, combined | US$120 per year, from October 20, 2026 |
| Costco Canada, Gold Star | C$65 per year |
| Costco Canada, Executive | C$130 per year, 2% reward up to C$1,250 per year |
All Sam's Club, BJ's, and Walmart+ figures are US dollars. Costco Canada figures are Canadian dollars and match the figures in the companion Costco guide on this site. Promotional first-year prices for US clubs are often lower than the standard prices shown here; the standard price is what renewal costs.
No. Sam's Club is a US warehouse chain owned by Walmart, and its memberships are sold for US clubs in US dollars. A Canadian who joins Sam's Club is buying access to US warehouses, US fuel stations, and US delivery, not to a Canadian store. For regular bulk shopping in Canada, the equivalent is Costco, which operates Canadian warehouses under a Canadian membership priced in Canadian dollars.
No. BJ's Wholesale Club is a US warehouse chain, and its Club and Club+ memberships are US memberships priced at $60 and $120 per year in US dollars. Its clubs, gas stations, and delivery services are in the USA. A Canadian cannot use a BJ's membership for weekly shopping in Canada, because there is no Canadian BJ's warehouse to shop in.
Walmart+ is a US membership for Walmart's US stores and US delivery. Walmart Canada is a separate business with its own delivery and pickup services, and it does not sell Walmart+ memberships. US articles about Walmart+ benefits, including its streaming choice and fuel savings, describe the US program. A Canadian reader should look for Walmart Canada's own delivery options instead of trying to buy the US membership.
Sam's Club Plus costs $120 a year against $60 for Club, and it includes everything in Club plus a Walmart+ membership at no extra cost, 2% Sam's Cash back on qualifying in-club purchases up to $750 a year, free shipping on eligible orders over $50, free select same-day or next-day delivery from the local club on eligible orders over $50, and early shopping hours. Club members get free curbside pickup on eligible orders over $50 and pay a $12 fee for delivery from the club. The upgrade pays for itself on rewards alone only at high in-club spending, so the delivery and early-hours perks have to be part of the decision.
BJ's Club+ costs $120 a year against $60 for Club. It adds 2% back in rewards on most purchases up to $500 per membership year, an extra 5 cents off per gallon every day at BJ's Gas, two free same-day deliveries a year on eligible orders of $50 or more, and free curbside and in-club pickup with no fees or minimums. Rewards can be redeemed once at least $10 has been earned. As with Sam's Club, the premium tier only makes sense if the rewards, fuel, and delivery extras are used often enough to cover the extra $60.
It can be, but only if you actually cross the border to shop often enough to use it. A Sam's Club or BJ's membership buys access to US warehouses and US fuel and delivery perks, and the reward is earned in US dollars on US purchases. Count your realistic cross-border trips, not your intentions, and compare the fee against what you would save on the trips you already make. For everything you buy in Canada, keep a Canadian membership, because a US club membership does not help with Canadian shopping at all.