DoorDash called fees 'taxes' and hid them until checkout — Canada says that took $1B

On 9 June 2025, Canada's Competition Bureau sued DoorDash Inc. and its Canadian subsidiary, alleging the company advertised food-delivery prices consumers could not actually get: mandatory service fees, delivery fees, expanded-range fees, small-order fees and a 'regulatory response fee' were added only at checkout, after the customer had already chosen what to order.

The Bureau's complaint went further than a standard drip-pricing case: it alleged DoorDash presented some of these charges in a way that made them look like government-imposed taxes, when they were discretionary fees the company itself set and kept.

The Bureau said the practice had run for close to a decade and collected close to $1 billion in mandatory fees from Canadian consumers. It is seeking a penalty, consumer restitution and an order ending both the hidden-fee advertising and the tax-like framing. DoorDash said its fees are 'clearly labeled and disclosed... including a final review before payment' and denied hiding or misleading on fees.