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Canva Headquarters & offices · Sydney, Australia
Canva · Sydney, Australia
A seven-storey former garment factory in Surry Hills with a 300-seat cafeteria, bars, a rooftop terrace and beehives on the roof.
The Surry Hills campus, the leave and allowances Canva gives its team, and the road from a living room in Perth to a new flagship campus opening in 2027. Every fact from Canva's own newsroom and careers site, and from the building's architects and builder.
- 300seats in the HQ cafeteria
- 18 weekspaid parental leave from day one
- 3 daysvolunteering leave a year
- 4,000+Canvanauts worldwide (2023)
Sources: Infinity Constructions project page “Canva” · lifeatcanva.com (benefits, Australia) · Canva newsroom (10-year timeline, Aug 2023; new Sydney campus, Jan 2024)
Companies / Australia / Design software / Canva
THE HEADQUARTERS · 110 KIPPAX STREET, SURRY HILLS
A garment factory turned into an open campus with a rooftop terrace
Canva's Sydney HQ is a seven-storey former garment factory, fully stripped out and refurbished. There are no private offices: glass meeting rooms and furniture that can be rearranged in many ways, plus a 300-seat cafeteria, several bars and a rooftop terrace with views over Sydney. The team shares daily breakfast and lunch, and snacks are made with honey from Canva's own rooftop hives.
- 7 storeys
- Former garment factory
- 300-seat cafeteria
- Rooftop terrace and beehives
- Interior: Candalepas Architects
- Builder: Infinity Constructions
Inside 110 Kippax Street
Canva's Sydney HQ is a seven-storey former garment factory, fully stripped out and refurbished. There are no private offices: glass meeting rooms and furniture that can be rearranged in many ways, plus a 300-seat cafeteria and several bars.
The rooftop
A rooftop terrace looks out over Sydney.
Facts: Infinity Constructions project page “Canva” (photography: Ben Guthrie) · lifeatcanva.com, Australia
Surry Hills, Sydney
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Headquarters and Canva Space | 110 Kippax Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia |
| New flagship campus (opening 2027) | 8-24 Kippax Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia |
Source: Canva newsroom, “Introducing Canva Space” (Mar 17, 2022) · Infinity Constructions project page · City of Sydney planning proposal, 8-24 Kippax Street (landowner Canva) · See them on the map ↓
Source: Infinity Constructions project page “Canva” · COX, “Bringing Canva's values to life through design” (May 22, 2025) · Canva newsroom (Jan 18, 2024) · City of Sydney, planning control changes 8-24 Kippax Street
Office tour videos
Benefits (Australia and worldwide)
Paid, from day one, for every new parent on a permanent contract, regardless of gender or parenting role.
Extra paid leave for times when you need flexibility for commitments outside work.
Force for Good leave for causes of your choice.
An extra day of leave a year for learning.
A yearly allowance to spend on whatever supports your wellbeing and development.
Extra paid time off and a budget at 5 and 10 years of service.
Equity packages so that the company's success is shared.
Breakfast and lunch every day at the Surry Hills campus.
Source: lifeatcanva.com, “Benefits & ways of working” and “Australia” (2026)
Why people stay: what Canva itself describes
Three ways of working — hybrid, permanent remote or onsite — with no strict office requirement.
More than half of the Sydney team comes in at least once a week; a quarter at least twice.
Extra paid time off and a budget to celebrate 5 and 10 years at Canva.
Interest clubs from gaming and pastries to rock climbing and hip-hop dancing, online or in person.
Canva Collectives bring together underrepresented or underserved groups and their allies in every location.
A company celebration held every quarter since 2017.
Source: lifeatcanva.com, “Benefits & ways of working” · Canva newsroom, new Sydney campus (Jan 18, 2024) and 10-year timeline (Aug 25, 2023)
Who works here
Canvanauts worldwide (end of 2023)
people hired in 2023
of all Canvanauts are in Australia
team members in Europe (Dec 2024)
Source: Canva newsroom, new Sydney campus (Jan 18, 2024) and international expansion (Dec 11, 2024) · lifeatcanva.com, Australia
Office history: from a living room in Perth to Kippax Street
- 2008 Mum's living room, Perth
Melanie Perkins, then teaching design programs at university in Perth, started the yearbook company Fusion Books with Cliff Obrecht. Her mother's living room became the office, and the garage, driveway and hallway housed the printing.
Source: Canva newsroom, “21 Questions”, part 1
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2011–12 The first proper office, still in Perth
While Melanie looked for a tech team in San Francisco, Cliff moved Fusion Books out of the living room into its first proper office and hired its first developer.
Source: Canva newsroom, “21 Questions”, part 1
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2012 To Sydney: the first office in Surry Hills
Investors urged the founders to move, and Sydney had more engineers. Canva opened its first office in Surry Hills in 2012, with co-founder Cameron Adams joining Melanie and Cliff.
Source: Canva newsroom, “21 Questions”, part 1 · new Sydney campus (Jan 18, 2024)
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2014 First office outside Australia: Manila
A year after launch, Canva opened a campus in Manila. By 2016 the team had grown to 100 people across Sydney and Manila.
Source: Canva newsroom, 10-year timeline
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2022 110 Kippax Street and Canva Space
Canva Space, a public café and free venue for nonprofits, opened at 110 Kippax Street, on the corner of the Sydney campus. Canva describes Surry Hills as its home for nearly a decade.
Source: Canva newsroom, “Introducing Canva Space” (Mar 17, 2022)
110 Kippax Street · Photo: Ben Guthrie / Infinity Constructions - 2023 Melbourne, Austin and London campuses
New campuses opened in Collingwood (Melbourne), Austin and London, Canva's first in Europe. The team passed 4,000 people.
Source: Canva newsroom, 10-year timeline · new Sydney campus
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2027 A 12,000 m² flagship campus in Surry Hills
Canva bought its first building, a 12,000 m² office block in Surry Hills, and is reusing it with COX as the flagship campus: no gas, renewable electricity, a green roof and rooftop garden, a gym and wellness areas, and 55 car spaces turned into bike parking and end-of-trip facilities.
Source: Canva newsroom, new Sydney campus (Jan 18, 2024) · COX (May 22, 2025)
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it.
Map: how the headquarters moved
From Perth to Sydney's Surry Hills. Since 2012 Canva has stayed in Surry Hills, and its flagship campus opening in 2027 is also on Kippax Street (8-24 Kippax Street).
- 1 · 2008Perth — Fusion Books in Melanie Perkins' mother's living room
- 2 · 2012Surry Hills, Sydney — Canva's first office (exact address not published)
- 3 · 2022110 Kippax Street, Surry Hills — Headquarters and Canva Space
Places: Canva newsroom (“21 Questions”, Canva Space, new Sydney campus). Perth and Surry Hills points mark the city or suburb only.
What Canva does
Canva is an online design and publishing tool, launched in 2013 with the mission “to empower everyone in the world to design anything and publish anywhere.” It is privately held and earns its money from subscriptions for individuals, teams, enterprises and schools.
Source: Canva newsroom, “2025 in review” and “Our international expansion” (Dec 11, 2024). Canva is private and does not publish audited annual accounts.
Chief executives
Co-founder and CEO.
Co-founders: Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht, Cameron Adams.
Source: Canva newsroom (author pages; “Canva Co-Founder Cameron Adams' biggest lessons”; “21 Questions”)
Hear it from the CEO
Canva: questions people ask
Where is Canva's headquarters?
At 110 Kippax Street in Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia. Canva Space, a public café and community venue, sits on the corner of the campus.
Source: Canva newsroom, “Introducing Canva Space” · lifeatcanva.com
What is Canva's Sydney office like?
A seven-storey former garment factory, refurbished with no private offices: glass meeting rooms, movable furniture, a 300-seat cafeteria, several bars and a rooftop terrace. Staff get daily breakfast and lunch, and there are beehives on the roof.
Source: Infinity Constructions project page · lifeatcanva.com, Australia
Who designed Canva's headquarters?
The interior of 110 Kippax Street was designed by Candalepas Architects and built by Infinity Constructions. The new flagship campus opening in 2027 is designed by COX.
Source: Infinity Constructions · COX
Is Canva building a new headquarters?
Yes. Canva bought a 12,000 m² office building in Surry Hills and is reusing it as its flagship Sydney campus, set to open in 2027, with a green roof, rooftop garden, gym and community spaces.
Source: Canva newsroom, Jan 18, 2024 · COX, May 22, 2025
Can you visit Canva's office?
Canva Space, at 110 Kippax Street on the corner of the campus, is open to the public as a café and offers free event space to nonprofits and social enterprises from 3pm each day.
Source: Canva newsroom, “Introducing Canva Space” (2022)
Does Canva allow remote work?
Yes. Canva has three ways of working: hybrid (campus, home or both), permanent remote for people far from a campus or hub, and onsite for roles such as hospitality and facilities.
Source: lifeatcanva.com, “Benefits & ways of working”
What benefits does Canva offer?
18 weeks' paid parental leave from day one, 5 days of flex leave, 3 days of volunteering leave, an extra day for professional education, a yearly Vibe & Thrive allowance, equity, and extra time off plus a budget at 5 and 10 years.
Source: lifeatcanva.com, “Benefits & ways of working”
How many people work at Canva?
More than 4,000 people at the end of 2023, after 1,128 hires that year. Over half of all Canvanauts are in Australia.
Source: Canva newsroom, Jan 18, 2024 · lifeatcanva.com, Australia
Where did Canva start?
In Perth, where Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht ran the yearbook company Fusion Books from her mother's living room. They moved to Sydney and opened Canva's first office in Surry Hills in 2012; Canva launched in 2013.
Source: Canva newsroom, “21 Questions”, part 1 · new Sydney campus
Who is Canva's CEO?
Melanie Perkins, who co-founded Canva with Cliff Obrecht and Cameron Adams.
Source: Canva newsroom
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