Jio to offer Canva Pro access via MyJio app in Indian languages

Reliance Jio is partnering with Canva to provide eligible users free access to Canva Pro or Canva Pro Lite through the MyJio app, expanding AI-enabled design tools for consumers, creators, students and small businesses.

— Source publishedWed, 16 Sept, 2026, 22:09 IST·First seen Wed, 16 Sept, 2026, 22:57 IST·Source NDTV Profit

What happened

Reliance Jio is offering Canva Pro or Canva Pro Lite free via the MyJio app, with Indian-language access. The partnership aims to extend Canva’s AI-powered

Key facts

  • Millions of premium templates
  • Millions of Indians

Why this matters

Jio’s Canva deal demonstrates the value of bundling high-utility AI and SaaS tools with telecom distribution, creating a template for further creator, SMB and education partnerships.

What to watch

  • Eligibility scope, redemption caps, offer duration and whether access is fully subsidized by Jio or Canva.
  • MyJio active-user growth, repeat visits and conversion from telecom-only users into service users.
  • Regional-language template adoption and engagement among small merchants outside major metros.
  • Follow-on Jio announcements involving AI cloud, commerce enablement, digital advertising, payments or business software.
  • Canva India user-growth disclosures, localized product releases and expanded AI feature availability.
  • Rival telecom bundles with Microsoft, Google, Adobe, AI assistants or creator platforms.
  • Launch localized Canva onboarding, templates and tutorials for regional-language merchants, students and creators.
  • Use eligibility tiers to encourage upgrades to higher-value Jio prepaid, postpaid, broadband and business plans.
  • Bundle Canva with JioAICloud, storage, domain, website, commerce, advertising or payment offerings for small businesses.
  • Surface Canva-generated assets inside JioMart, WhatsApp Business, social commerce and local merchant marketing workflows.
  • Capture anonymized usage signals to segment high-intent microbusinesses for targeted enterprise and fintech offers.
  • Competitors such as Airtel, Vi and consumer-tech platforms may respond with free AI productivity, design or content-generation bundles.