Which Burnaby stores and kiosks copy which keys, what a spare typically costs, and how to walk away with a copy that turns the first time.
For a plain house, office or padlock key on a common blank, a big-box store will do: in Burnaby, the Walmart at Metropolis at Metrotown, the Canadian Tire at Market Crossing and the RONA on Edmonds Street all host self-serve minuteKEY kiosks, and the Home Depot on Henning Drive lists key cutting as a store service. Dimple, high-security and restricted keys, anything stamped Do Not Duplicate, and keys with no original to copy are locksmith work, typically $5 to $15 for a standard house key and $30 to $70 for a restricted one.
You need one spare, maybe for a new roommate, maybe because every passer-by has figured out the fake rock by the steps. Plenty of everyday keys can be copied on a Saturday errand. The catch: key cutting means different things at different stores, and a machine only knows the blanks it was built for.
Canadian Tire lists key cutting among its specialty services, with a note that it's available at select stores and that you should contact your local store for details. In Burnaby, minuteKEY's locator places one of its kiosks inside the Canadian Tire at 7200 Market Crossing, so at that store the quick option is a self-serve machine. Canadian Tire doesn't publish a key cutting price online.
Home Depot Canada's page for the Burnaby store at 3950 Henning Drive lists key cutting among its store services. That store isn't on minuteKEY's kiosk locator, so how keys are cut there, and which blanks are on hand, is worth a quick call before you drive over with a pocketful of oddballs. Home Depot doesn't publish a price either.
Walmart copies keys through minuteKEY kiosks, and both Burnaby supercentres list minuteKey on their store pages: the one at 4545 Central Boulevard in Metropolis at Metrotown, and the one at 9855 Austin Road at Lougheed. minuteKEY's own locator confirms the Metrotown kiosk but, as of late September 2026, shows none at the Austin Road store, so phone Lougheed before making the trip just for a key.
minuteKEY is upfront in its FAQ about what its machines take: home, office and padlock keys, including most Kwikset KW1 and KW10, Schlage SC1 and Weiser WR3 and WR5 blanks (Weiser in some areas), plus Baldwin, Titan and their clones, and Master Lock M1 padlock keys on some machines. It won't copy anything marked Do Not Duplicate, or school, high-security, public institution or other restricted keys, and it's only for keys you're authorized to copy. If a copy doesn't work, minuteKEY offers a refund through its customer service form within 30 days of purchase.
Going by minuteKEY's locator, the Burnaby kiosks sit inside the Walmart on Central Boulevard, the Canadian Tire at Market Crossing and the RONA at 7260 Edmonds Street. KeyMe, the kiosk brand that turns up in American reviews, is a US company headquartered in Kentucky, and it isn't listed on the Burnaby Walmart or Home Depot store pages. So in Burnaby, the kiosk you'll meet is minuteKEY.
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Plenty of key errands get bolted onto a mall trip. Here's what each big centre offers, going by the stores' and malls' own listings.
Two options under one roof. The Walmart supercentre has the minuteKEY kiosk, fine for a standard suite deadbolt or padlock key. For anything the kiosk turns away, Metropolis lists G.A.M. Shoes & Repair, which the mall's directory describes as a shoe and leather repair shop with a key cutting service, plus knife and scissor sharpening. A person behind a counter can at least look at an unusual blank and tell you whether they carry it, which a kiosk won't.
The mall, which now calls itself The City of Lougheed, has a Walmart supercentre whose store page lists minuteKey among its services. minuteKEY's locator doesn't show a kiosk at that store, so this is the one to phone first. If there's no machine on the day, the confirmed Burnaby kiosks are at Metrotown, Market Crossing and Edmonds Street.
Great for ramen, less useful for keys: The Amazing Brentwood's store directory doesn't list a key cutter or a hardware store. The obvious fallback is off the property at the Home Depot on Henning Drive, a short drive away, which lists key cutting as a store service. If your Brentwood suite key is a restricted profile, skip the store run; a hardware store machine won't have that blank.
The other two confirmed kiosks are on the south side of the city: minuteKEY lists one inside the RONA at 7260 Edmonds Street and one inside the Canadian Tire at 7200 Market Crossing. Check the hours on each locator page first; a kiosk is only open when its store is.
Canadian Tire, Home Depot, Walmart and minuteKEY don't publish key cutting prices online, so a store or kiosk copy costs whatever that store charges for that blank on the day. Locksmith prices are easier to pin down. These are typical ranges from a Burnaby key cutting price list, blank and cutting included.
A standard suite or house deadbolt key typically runs $5 to $15 per copy from a locksmith, and about $4 to $10 a key when you order five or more. Padlock keys sit around $8 to $20. These are the keys kiosks are built for, so with a crisp Kwikset or Schlage original, the store trip is a sensible plan.
The small flat keys for a strata lobby mailbox, a storage locker or a desk drawer often use blanks that aren't among the brands minuteKEY lists, so they tend to need a counter or a locksmith, typically $8 to $20 a copy. A Canada Post community mailbox key is its own case: Canada Post says a spare can be copied at any hardware store or locksmith, and replaces lost ones itself for $29 plus taxes.
Dimple keys, the ones with little craters drilled into the flat face instead of a jagged edge (Mul-T-Lock and Kaba are common), typically cost $20 to $45 a copy. A restricted or high-security key runs about $30 to $70 once the authorization is sorted, and cutting a key by code or from the lock itself, with no original, is typically $40 to $90. None of these are on the kiosk list, and minuteKEY excludes high-security and restricted keys outright.
You know the scene. New key, shiny as a fresh loonie. It stops halfway, or goes in and won't turn until you lift, wiggle and quietly bargain with it. It usually comes down to one of three things.
A duplicating machine traces the key you hand it, wear and all. Every copy of a copy picks up a little more rounding on the peaks, and by the third generation the key is a rough sketch of the one the lock was made for. Copy from the sharpest original you own, usually the one with the lock maker's name on the head, and keep one untouched in a drawer. If a good copy of a good original still drags, the lock itself may be worn, and no recut fixes worn pins.
Some blanks look nearly identical and aren't, and a near miss binds or won't seat fully. Machines drift too: a cutter that's slightly off cuts every valley a hair shallow or deep, and a copy that isn't deburred leaves sharp flecks that snag on the pins. Take a bad copy back with the original and your receipt, and at a minuteKEY kiosk use the refund form within 30 days.
Duplicating traces an existing key. Cutting by code starts from the lock maker's numbers instead: the key code, stamped on some keys or recorded with the lock's paperwork, translates into factory depths, so the new key is cut to spec rather than copied from something already worn. That makes it the better choice when every key you own is tired, and the only choice when there's nothing left to copy. With no code either, a locksmith can decode the lock and cut a key to fit.
In BC this is locksmith territory by law. The Security Services Act counts cutting or making keys from a numerical or alphabetical code as locksmith work, and locksmithing is licensed security work in the province. A kiosk copies the key you insert; it doesn't cut by code. Expect $40 to $90 for a key cut by code or from the lock.
The store is fine for a plain key with a good original. A locksmith earns the fee when you have:
A mobile locksmith who comes to you adds a call-out charge on top of the per-key price, so ask for the full figure before booking. The upside: every copy can be tried in the actual lock before anyone leaves, which beats finding a dud at 11 p.m. with groceries in both hands.
| Where | Key types | Price per key | Wait | Copy tested in your lock? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Tire, 7200 Market Crossing | Common house, office and padlock keys at the minuteKEY kiosk | Not published; varies by store and blank | While you wait at the machine | No; you test at home |
| Home Depot, 3950 Henning Drive | Listed as a store service; ask which blanks | Not published; varies by store and blank | Ask the store | No; you test at home |
| Walmart, Metrotown and Lougheed | minuteKey listed at both; kiosk confirmed at Metrotown only | Not published; varies by blank | While you wait at the machine | No; you test at home |
| minuteKEY kiosk (any host store) | Listed house, office and padlock blanks; no Do Not Duplicate or restricted keys | Not published online | While you wait at the machine | No; refund request within 30 days if it doesn't work |
| Locksmith | All of the above, plus mailbox, dimple and restricted keys with authorization, and cutting by code | Typically $5 to $15 house key, $20 to $45 dimple, $30 to $70 restricted, plus any call-out | While you wait, or a booked visit | A mobile locksmith tries each copy in your lock |
Canadian Tire doesn't publish a key cutting price, and in Burnaby its key copying at Market Crossing runs through a minuteKEY kiosk, which doesn't publish prices online either. For comparison, a locksmith typically charges $5 to $15 to copy a standard house key.
Home Depot Canada still lists key cutting at its Burnaby store on Henning Drive. How it's done varies: in Vancouver, minuteKEY lists self-serve kiosks inside the Home Depots on Terminal Avenue and Cambie Street, while the Burnaby store isn't on minuteKEY's locator at all. Call and ask who cuts the keys and which blanks they carry.
Yes, through minuteKEY kiosks. Both Burnaby Walmart store pages list minuteKey, and minuteKEY's locator confirms the kiosk at the Metrotown store on Central Boulevard but not at Lougheed. Like every minuteKEY machine, it turns away anything marked Do Not Duplicate or restricted.
Not at the Burnaby stores and kiosks above; they work from the physical key you bring. Without the key, the route is a key code or a locksmith decoding the lock. A clear photo of the key head does help a locksmith identify the blank before a visit. The flip side: a sharp photo shows your key's cuts, so think twice before posting your new house keys online.
Need a copy the kiosk won't take, or one tried in your own lock before anyone leaves? Fast Locksmith Burnaby cuts house, mailbox, dimple and restricted keys (with authorization) at your door anywhere in Burnaby, and cuts by code when there's no original left. Call 778.655.2015 with whatever is stamped on the key head, or book online.
Key cutting, restricted keys and strata key control across Burnaby.