Snow removal cost in Toronto (2026)
Updated
Clearing a driveway in Toronto typically costs $60–$140 per visit, with most jobs around $90. Taskly sells snow per-visit on purpose — you pay when it actually snows, instead of a season contract you hope pays off.
| Job | Typical price |
|---|---|
| Single-car driveway + walkway | $60–$90 |
| Double driveway + walkway | $90–$140 |
| Heavy snowfall / end-of-drive windrow | $90–$400 |
Prices come from Taskly’s GTA rate table — the same engine that suggests budgets on the platform (market-checked, version 8). On Taskly the price you accept is a fixed offer, not a meter.
What moves the price
Five things decide what a task costs. Each one below is a band, not a fixed number — you see the actual figure as a fixed-price offer before you accept.
Driveway size
| Driveway size | Effect on price | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Single driveway or walkway | $60 | One or two cars. |
| Double driveway | $90 | The typical suburban lot. |
| Large or multi-car | $140 | Long drives, corner lots. |
Snow clearing prices per visit by driveway size: $60 for a single, $90 for a double, $140 for a large lot. Size is counted in cars rather than square feet, which is why a photo of the drive prices faster than a description of it.
Per visit or per season
| Per visit or per season | Effect on price | Why |
|---|---|---|
| One-off after a storm | $49–$400 | The dearest way to buy it. |
| On-call through winter | Per visit, rate agreed up front | Same price, guaranteed slot. |
| Seasonal arrangement | Agree in chat | Priced on expected visits. |
A one-off clear the morning after a storm is the most expensive way to buy snow removal, because that is the moment everyone else wants one too. Agreeing a rate before the first snowfall costs the same per visit and gets you a slot on the days it actually matters.
Depth and timing
| Depth and timing | Effect on price | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Under 10 cm | Band price | Shovel work. |
| 10 to 25 cm | Upper half of the band | Slower and heavier. |
| Over 25 cm, or ice | Above the band | Usually needs a machine. |
| Cleared before 7am | Premium | Someone is up before you are. |
Depth changes the work more than the driveway does. Up to about 10 cm is shovel work at the band price; past 25 cm, or after a freeze, it needs a machine and prices above the band. Early clears before the commute carry a premium for the obvious reason.
What else gets cleared
| What else gets cleared | Effect on price | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Driveway only | The quoted price | What the band assumes. |
| Walkway and steps | Small addition | Worth bundling. |
| Salting | Materials plus labour | Ask whether salt is included. |
| Roof or deck | Quote only | Height and load-bearing questions. |
The quoted band is the driveway. Walkways, steps and salting are the three extras most often assumed and most often not included — name them in the task rather than at the door. Roofs are quote-only and are not a shovelling task.
What people forget to budget for
None of these are hidden by anyone. They are just the things that do not occur to you until the day.
| Salt | Materials plus labour, and rarely in the quoted price. Ask whether salting is included before the first freeze rather than after it. |
| The end-of-driveway ridge | The plough comes past after the clear and leaves a wall of compacted snow. It is the heaviest part of the job and a second visit to shift it costs a second visit. |
| Ice | Past a freeze the work stops being shovelling. Expect above the $140 top tier, because it needs a machine or chemicals rather than a strong back. |
| The 6am clear | Carries a premium for the obvious reason. If you can leave at nine rather than seven, you are buying the cheaper slot. |
When it is not worth paying someone
Snow is the task where the honest answer is usually a shovel. A single driveway at $60 a visit adds up fast across a GTA winter, and twenty minutes of shovelling is exercise rather than a chore — until it is not, and the reasons it stops being are worth naming.
Do it yourself
- A single driveway after a normal snowfall. Twenty minutes with a decent shovel.
- Steps and a walkway, which take longer to arrange than to clear.
- Anything under about 10 cm, which is most snowfalls here.
Worth paying for
- A double or larger driveway at $90–$140 a visit, where the volume stops being a twenty-minute task.
- Anything after a major storm or a freeze, when it needs a machine.
- If shovelling is a genuine health risk. This is the reason the service exists and the one worth paying without hesitation.
- When you must be out early and the snow arrived overnight.
How to pay less for snow removal
- 01Agree a rate before the first snowfall. The same clear costs the same, but you get a slot on the mornings everyone wants one.
- 02Clear the walkway yourself and pay for the driveway. The walkway is ten minutes; the driveway is the volume.
- 03Ask whether salt is included, and buy your own bag if it is not.
- 04Bundle the season with one Tasker rather than posting after every storm — a one-off clear is the dearest way to buy it at $49–$400.
Snow removal cost by city
One rate table covers the GTA, so the typical band is the same in every city below — $49–$400. What changes is who is available and what they offer, which is why each city has its own page.
| City | Typical band | Accepted offers |
|---|---|---|
| Snow removal in Toronto | $49–$400 | — awaiting local data |
| Snow removal in Mississauga | $49–$400 | — awaiting local data |
| Snow removal in Brampton | $49–$400 | — awaiting local data |
| Snow removal in Markham | $49–$400 | — awaiting local data |
| Snow removal in Vaughan | $49–$400 | — awaiting local data |
| Snow removal in Richmond Hill | $49–$400 | — awaiting local data |
| Snow removal in Oakville | $49–$400 | — awaiting local data |
| Snow removal in Burlington | $49–$400 | — awaiting local data |
| Snow removal in Ajax | $49–$400 | — awaiting local data |
| Snow removal in Pickering | $49–$400 | — awaiting local data |
| Snow removal in Whitby | $49–$400 | — awaiting local data |
| Snow removal in Oshawa | $49–$400 | — awaiting local data |
The third column fills in as snow removal tasks complete in each city. It is blank rather than estimated.
How we worked these numbers out
Every price on this page comes from Taskly’s published rate table, v8, last market-checked on . It is the same table that suggests budgets when someone posts a task, so these bands are what the platform itself works from rather than a figure written for this page.
Accepted offers behind these figures: —. We have not yet completed enough tasks in this category to publish a figure from real accepted offers, so this stays blank rather than being filled with an estimate. Bands here are the rate table, not observed transactions.
A band is not a quote. On Taskly you compare fixed-price offers and the price you accept is the price you pay.
Snow removal cost — FAQ
How much does snow removal cost per visit in Toronto?
Between $60 and $140 a visit depending on driveway size — $60 for a single, $90 for a double, $140 for a large or multi-car drive. Depth past about 25 cm prices above that because it needs a machine.
Who clears the ridge the plough leaves?
Whoever you agreed it with, which is why it is worth agreeing. The city plough passes after your driveway is done and leaves compacted snow across the entrance — it is the heaviest part of the whole task and it is not automatically included.
Is per-visit better than a seasonal contract?
The same $60–$140 a visit either way, so per-visit wins on flexibility: you pay only when it actually snows and you are never locked into a winter that turns out mild. Agreeing the rate up front still gets you a slot on the mornings everyone wants one.
How fast can someone come after a snowfall?
Storm mornings are busy everywhere; posting early (or the night before a forecast dump) gets the fastest offers.