Are you looking for monthly dividend income? To start with, don’t be fooled by all the monthly income products such as BMO Monthly Income Fund or TD Monthly Income Funds.

A lot of your money is spent on the MER (Management Expense Ratio) when you buy these products. You are already behind before you invest…

Monthly dividend stocks are your best bet for a solid and dependable monthly income with REITs as an alternative option but not without its risks.

Even then, not all monthly income stocks are equal. Many of those stocks were income trusts and have switched to corporations and continued with monthly dividend payments.

Complete List of Monthly Income Stocks

Before we jump into the best Canadian companies that pay a monthly dividend income, let’s review the full list. The best options available do not always mean they fit your portfolio.

When you look across the TSX, there aren’t many companies outside REITs that pay a monthly dividend. However, I did some of the leg work and below is the list of Canadian monthly dividend-paying stocks tracked with the Dividend Snapshot Screener.

TickerKey	Ticker	Company	Sector	Industry	Score	Quote	Market Cap	P/E	FPE	EPS	Yield	PayoutRatio	Payments	Dividend	Chowder	GrowthRating	IncomeRating	Tollbooth	Ambassador	Achiever	Aristocrat	King	Country	Graph	SectorID	IndustryID	Grade	MarketCapGroup
TSE:NPI	NPI	Northland Power	Utilities	Utilities - Renewable	49.28	22.49	5.88	22.72	22.72	0.99	5.3400	78.3200	12	1.20	5.3400	2	8	Tollbooth - Unregulated	NO	NO	NO	NO	Canada	1	12	109	C	Mid Cap
TSE:WCP	WCP	Whitecap Resources	Energy	Oil & Gas E&P	45.76	9.31	5.47	6.05	6.05	1.54	7.8400	47.1400	12	0.73	7.8800	5	1	Intermediate	NO	NO	NO	NO	Canada	1	5	69	C	Mid Cap
TSE:PEY	PEY	Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.	Energy	Oil & Gas E&P	53.56	18.77	3.74	12.68	12.68	1.48	7.0300	87.9900	12	1.32	8.5100	3	9	Intermediate	NO	NO	NO	NO	Canada	1	5	69	B	Mid Cap
TSE:EIF	EIF	Exchange Income Fund	Industrials	Airlines	48.25	65.22	3.35	26.40	26.40	2.47	4.0500	103.5100	12	2.64	7.5000	5	7	Consumable - Discretionary	NO	NO	YES	NO	Canada	1	9	14	C	Mid Cap
TSE:FN	FN	First National Financial	Financial Services	Mortgage Finance	52.26	41.80	2.51	14.39	14.39	2.91	5.9800	102.1000	12	2.50	8.7200	4	7	Tollbooth - Unregulated	NO	YES	YES	NO	Canada	1	7	67	B	Mid Cap
TSE:EIT.UN	EIT.UN	Canoe EIT Income Fund	Financial Services	Asset Management	44.12	14.00	2.38	19.40	19.40	0.70	8.5700	161.7800	12	1.20	8.5700	4	8	Intermediate	NO	NO	NO	NO	Canada	1	7	17	C	Mid Cap
TSE:FRU	FRU	Freehold Royalties	Energy	Oil & Gas E&P	50.58	12.82	2.10	12.95	12.95	0.99	8.4200	108.9000	12	1.08	8.4200	4	9	Intermediate	NO	NO	NO	NO	Canada	1	5	69	B	Mid Cap
TSE:SIA	SIA	Sienna Senior Living	Healthcare	Medical Care Facilities	34.38	18.77	1.73	45.78	45.78	0.41	4.9900	200.9200	12	0.94	4.9900	3	6	Tollbooth - Unregulated	NO	NO	NO	NO	Canada	1	8	113	D	Small Cap
TSE:BDT	BDT	Bird Construction	Industrials	Engineering & Construction	50.55	29.34	1.62	16.12	16.12	1.82	2.8600	36.0300	12	0.84	2.8600	3	5	Durable	NO	NO	NO	NO	Canada	1	9	38	B	Small Cap
TSE:SIS	SIS	Savaria Corporation	Industrials	Specialty Industrial Machinery	62.02	19.75	1.41	28.62	28.62	0.69	2.7300	75.5700	12	0.54	5.3800	6	5	Durable	YES	YES	YES	NO	Canada	1	9	94	B	Small Cap
TSE:MTL	MTL	Mullen Group	Energy	Oil & Gas Equipment & Services	53.07	14.40	1.26	12.20	12.20	1.18	5.8300	64.3200	12	0.84	5.8300	4	8	Intermediate	NO	NO	NO	NO	Canada	1	5	115	B	Small Cap
TSE:CHE.UN	CHE.UN	Chemtrade Logistics	Basic Materials	Specialty Chemicals	41.43	11.07	1.26	12.30	12.30	0.90	6.2300	58.8700	12	0.69	6.2300	2	6	Intermediate	NO	NO	NO	NO	Canada	1	1	93	C	Small Cap
TSE:EXE	EXE	Extendicare	Healthcare	Medical Care Facilities	50.49	13.70	1.15	15.46	15.46	0.89	3.6800	51.9100	12	0.50	3.6800	3	6	Tollbooth - Unregulated	NO	NO	NO	NO	Canada	1	8	113	B	Small Cap
TSE:TF	TF	Timbercreek Financial	Financial Services	Mortgage Finance	35.08	7.64	0.63	13.64	13.64	0.56	9.0300	110.5000	12	0.69	9.0300	2	8	Tollbooth - Unregulated	NO	NO	NO	NO	Canada	1	7	67	D	Small Cap
TSE:AW.UN	AW.UN	A&W Revenue Royalties	Consumer Cyclical	Restaurants	39.21	36.50	0.53	19.88	19.88	1.84	5.2600	87.1000	12	1.92	8.0400	4	5	Consumable - Discretionary	NO	NO	NO	NO	Canada	1	3	87	D	Small Cap
TSE:BPF.UN	BPF.UN	Boston Pizza Royalties	Consumer Cyclical	Restaurants	42.18	19.72	0.42	15.29	15.29	1.29	7.0000	102.9200	12	1.38	7.7800	2	6	Consumable - Discretionary	NO	NO	NO	NO	Canada	1	3	87	C	Small Cap
TSE:RPI.UN	RPI.UN	Richards Packaging	Consumer Cyclical	Packaging & Containers	34.30	32.29	0.35	13.02	13.02	2.48	4.0900	46.4300	12	1.32	4.0900	1	4	Intermediate	NO	NO	NO	NO	Canada	1	3	75	D	Small Cap
TSE:KEG.UN	KEG.UN	The KEG Royalties Income	Consumer Cyclical	Restaurants	34.21	18.67	0.21	34.57	34.57	0.54	6.0800	139.8600	12	1.14	6.7800	3	6	Consumable - Discretionary	NO	NO	NO	NO	Canada	1	3	87	D	Micro Cap
TSE:SRV.UN	SRV.UN	SIR Royalty Income	Consumer Cyclical	Restaurants	45.81	13.46	0.11	10.77	10.77	1.25	8.4700	88.3700	12	1.14	8.4700	3	7	Consumable - Discretionary	NO	NO	NO	NO	Canada	1	3	87	C	Micro Cap
TSE:MMP.UN	MMP.UN	Precious Metals	Financial Services	Asset Management	33.43	2.35	0.03	0.00	0.00	-0.31	5.1100	0.0000	12	0.12	5.1100	4	5	Consumable - Discretionary	NO	NO	NO	NO	Canada	1	7	17	D	Micro Cap
TSE:CIQ.UN	CIQ.UN	Canadian High Income	Financial Services	Asset Management	36.66	7.00	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.25	6.8600	194.2800	12	0.48	6.8600	4	6	Consumable - Discretionary	NO	NO	NO	NO	Canada	1	7	17	D	Micro Cap
TSE:CLP.UN	CLP.UN	International Clean Power	Financial Services	Asset Management	38.38	6.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	7.6900	0.0000	12	0.50	7.6900	4	6	Consumable - Discretionary	NO	NO	NO	NO	Canada	1	7	17	D	-
TSE:ENI.UN	ENI.UN	Energy Income	Financial Services	Asset Management	43.30	1.66	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	7.2300	0.0000	12	0.12	7.2300	4	6	Consumable - Discretionary	NO	NO	NO	NO	Canada	1	7	17	C	-
TSE:INC.UN	INC.UN	Income Financial	Financial Services	Asset Management	38.96	8.44	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	8.9000	0.0000	12	0.75	8.9000	4	8	Consumable - Discretionary	NO	NO	NO	NO	Canada	1	7	17	D	-
TSE:MID.UN	MID.UN	Mint Inc	Financial Services	Asset Management	40.58	7.16	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.7000	0.0000	12	0.48	6.7000	4	6	Consumable - Discretionary	NO	NO	NO	NO	Canada	1	7	17	C	-
TSE:RBN.UN	RBN.UN	Blue Ribbon Income Fund	Financial Services	Asset Management	35.00	8.44	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	5.6900	0.0000	12	0.48	5.6900	3	5	Consumable - Discretionary	NO	NO	NO	NO	Canada	1	7	17	D	-

As a side note, as the companies mature, many move to quarterly dividends. If you want monthly income from a large corporation, you can look into the best dividend ETFs to generate income in the range of 4% to 6%.

Best Monthly Dividend Stocks

Considering the limited options, I picked the top 5 stocks outside REITs that can provide both stock appreciation and dividend growth. The best REITs require a different analysis.

As a rule of thumb, for monthly income, I am staying away from energy stocks as stability isn’t clear with the state of fossil fuel versus renewable energy. The first adjustment an energy company might make is to switch to quarterly income once there are challenges.

Note that screening stocks for income requires unique dividend data. Not many screeners focus on dividend data and dividend strength. You should consider a screener such as Dividend Snapshot Screeners.