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The July 2026 Microsoft 365 price increase: what to do now.
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On July 1, 2026, Microsoft raises commercial Microsoft 365 prices, with most plans up roughly 5% to 33%. For a mid-sized organization, that is a real line-item increase arriving at the next renewal, and most environments are carrying licensing waste that makes the hit worse than it needs to be.
The good news: a focused license review before renewal commonly recovers a meaningful share of that cost: unused licenses, over-provisioned tiers, and duplicate tooling that newer plans already include. The same review surfaces something more valuable: the data-exposure and oversharing gaps that an AI assistant like Copilot would otherwise make searchable across your tenant.
For regulated Canadian organizations, that pairing matters. The cost conversation gets you to act before the deadline; the governance findings protect you under PIPEDA, Law 25 and your sector's obligations. One review, two problems addressed.
If renewal is approaching, the practical next step is a fixed-scope health check that quantifies the savings and flags the exposure before you commit to another term at the higher price.