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A concrete driveway costs $12 to $20 per square foot installed in the GTA on average, according to Green Building Canada, with Ontario-wide plain-finish quotes starting near $9 to $15 (Nice Guy Concrete). That price is usually all-in: tearout, excavation, granular base, a 32 MPa pour and finishing. A two-car plain driveway runs $5,500 to $9,000, exposed aggregate $18 to $28 per square foot and stamped $18 to $50.
Every figure below is quoted from the page it names. These 14 rows rest on 7 independent Canadian sources, each linked on the row it carries. Where sources disagree, each row keeps one publisher's own published figure rather than a range assembled across several, so you can check any number against the sentence it came from.
| Item | Typical range | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete driveway, installed, GTA average (all finishes)GTA average, not a broom-finish-only figure. Green Building Canada puts urban centres 15 to 25 percent above rural areas in the same province, and prices a plain poured driveway at $10 to $17 per square foot installed nationally. | $12–$20 | per sq ft | Green Building Canada (2026 Canadian driveway cost guide) |
| Exposed aggregate driveway, installedContract Link prices this as a durable, decorative, textured surface, and notes that square footage, grading, access and complexity drive the price more than surface area alone. | $18–$28 | per sq ft | Contract Link (Ontario, 2025) |
| Stamped concrete driveway, installed (comparison)From Nice Guy Concrete's 1,000 sq ft price table, where prices include removal of the existing surface, excavation, base preparation, concrete and finishing. | $18–$50 | per sq ft | Nice Guy Concrete (2026 Ontario guide) |
| Tearout & disposal of old asphalt drivewayListed under Existing Driveway Removal as a per-square-foot line item. Nice Guy Concrete states no minimum on the removal line itself, but applies a $5,500 minimum project investment to the job as a whole. | $2–$3 | per sq ft | Nice Guy Concrete |
| Tearout & disposal of old concrete drivewaySame Existing Driveway Removal list; interlock removal is priced separately at $2-4 per sq ft. Nice Guy Concrete states no minimum on the removal line itself. | $3–$5 | per sq ft | Nice Guy Concrete |
| Excavation & compacted granular base prep (when itemized separately)RenovateIndex prices this as a line item only, about 5 percent of the project total, and says it includes removal of the existing surface and a compacted granular sub-base. It applies when a contractor itemizes rather than quoting all-in per square foot. | $800–$1,500 | per project (typical Toronto driveway) | RenovateIndex.ca |
| Forming & reinforcement (wire mesh / rebar, incl. thickness upgrades for heavy vehicles)RenovateIndex line item, about 6 percent of the project total, covering rebar or wire mesh installation and edge forms. Applies only when a contractor itemizes. | $600–$1,800 | per project | RenovateIndex.ca |
| Concrete sealing, professional applicationProfessional application only. Green Building Canada prices DIY sealer at $0.50 to $0.75 per square foot in materials, and calls sealing optional but commonly recommended in cold climates every 5 to 10 years. | $1–$2 | per sq ft | Green Building Canada (2026) |
| Driveway sealing service visit, single-car (up to 400 sq ft)Cedarwood's published 2025 GTA table for a single-car driveway up to 400 sq ft. It states these are average prices and that cost varies with location, driveway condition and sealant type; a double-car driveway is $250 to $400. | $180–$280 | per visit | Cedarwood Development (Toronto/GTA, Aug 2025) |
| Single-car driveway replacement, broom finish 4–6" slab (total project)Contract Link's figure is open-ended at the top ($12,000+) and describes a broom finish over a reinforced base with a 4 to 6 inch slab. | $6,500–$12,000+ | per project | Contract Link (Ontario) |
| Double-car driveway replacement, broom finish ~600 sq ft (total project)Nice Guy Concrete's worked example for a 600 square foot residential driveway in plain concrete. Coloured concrete on the same footprint is $7,200 to $15,000 and stamped is $10,800 to $30,000. | $5,500–$9,000 | per project | Nice Guy Concrete (600 sq ft plain-concrete example) |
| Double-car driveway, exposed aggregate (total project)From Toronto Concrete Repairs' own double-car table, which prices exposed aggregate at $20 per sq ft. It states all prices include demolition, base prep, reinforcement, pour, finishing and cleanup. | $8,000–$10,000 | per project | Toronto Concrete Repairs |
| Contractor minimum project charge (applies to small parking pads / walkway-sized jobs)A floor, not a range: Nice Guy Concrete applies this minimum regardless of project size, because a small driveway still needs the same equipment, crew and setup time as a larger one. | $5,500–$5,500 | per project (flat minimum) | Nice Guy Concrete |
| Toronto front-yard parking pad licence (city fees, 2026)City of Toronto 2026 schedule, all fees plus HST. The application fee is one time and the renewal is annual; a change in property ownership costs $165.56 to transfer. Many wards issue no new licences at all. | $331.13 renewal–$514.41 application | + 13% HST; paving permit $227.26, transfer $165.56 | City of Toronto |
per sq ft
Green Building Canada (2026)
Nice Guy Concrete
Nice Guy Concrete
Green Building Canada (2026 Canadian driveway cost guide)
Contract Link (Ontario, 2025)
Nice Guy Concrete (2026 Ontario guide)
per project
RenovateIndex.ca
Nice Guy Concrete (600 sq ft plain-concrete example)
Toronto Concrete Repairs
9 of these 14 rows are drawn. The other 5 are priced in a unit no other row on this page shares, or carry an open-ended figure such as a “starting at” price with no published ceiling. Neither can be placed on a shared axis honestly, so they stay in the table above with their sources rather than being drawn to a number nobody printed.
Two quotes on the same job often differ because they are quoting different work, not different rates. This is how the trade splits it up, drawn from the rows and factors already on this page. It carries no prices on purpose: those belong beside the source that published them.
What a per-square-foot driveway price usually includes, and what it does not
Two driveway quotes at different rates are often quoting different scopes. This is the line most GTA contractors draw, so you can ask where each bid puts it.
Usually inside the square-foot rate
Tearout of the old surface
Breaking out and removing what is there now. What it was matters: old asphalt and old concrete are not the same job.
Excavation and compacted granular base
Digging out and building back a compacted stone layer. Depth and compaction here, not the slab, are what stop a driveway settling.
The pour itself, at the published GTA spec
An air-entrained mix at the strength Toronto's freeze-thaw winters call for, laid at the standard residential thickness.
Finishing
Screeding, floating and the surface texture. A plain broom finish is the baseline every other finish is priced against.
Usually quoted on top
Colour, decorative borders and steps
Each is its own line. A bid that looks high may simply be the only one that included the border you asked for.
Sealing
Applied at install or later as a separate visit. Ask which, because a sealed and an unsealed driveway are not the same product.
Heavier reinforcement
Mesh is standard. A driveway carrying a truck or an RV needs more than that, and the upgrade is priced on its own.
City permits, where the work touches the road
Repaving your own driveway normally needs no building permit. Anything touching the boulevard, curb cut or sidewalk does, and only a licensed contractor can pull it.
A rate per square foot is hard to picture. These are photographs published by ConcreteFinder companies working in this category across the Greater Toronto Area, at the size they deserve rather than as thumbnails. Each one links to that company's record, with its rating, its service area and its phone number.
Bella Concrete and Pools
Burlington
Stone-Ridge Paving & Concrete Ltd
Brampton
SB Excavation
Mimico
Petro Cement Inc.
Islington-City Centre West
Dri-Seal
Islington-City Centre West
Marcrete Contracting Ltd.
Willowdale
Spec, access and job size move concrete driveway pricing more than anything else in Toronto. Each factor below is tied to a figure in the table above, so you can read a quote and see where the money goes.
Yes, Ontario changes the math: 13% HST sits on top of every quote, City permits apply to anything touching the right-of-way, and the freeze-thaw season closes the practical pour window. Each point below is what applies locally.
The biggest savings come from job timing, bundling small pours into one mobilization, and doing demolition yourself. Each lever below is tied to a real number in the table above, not to cutting the parts that matter.
Every price on this page was re-opened at its source and matched to the sentence that carries it. Where sources disagree, ConcreteFinder keeps each row on one publisher's own figure and writes the disagreement down here rather than blending them into a range nobody published.
ConcreteFinder tracks 137 concrete driveway contractors across the Greater Toronto Area, rated 4.64★ on average. The three below rank highest on our review-weighted score, based on ConcreteFinder's analysis of 137 GTA businesses, July 2026.
176/100 ConcreteFinder Score
46 reviews · 5.0
Willowdale
3 of 4 details on file · A foundation contractor working Willowdale, 46 Google reviews average 5.0★, also listed under concrete driveways and concrete patios & walkways.
274/100 ConcreteFinder Score
92 reviews · 4.8
Vaughan
3 of 4 details on file · Vaughan concrete driveway contractor, 92 Google reviews average 4.8★, also listed under concrete contractors.
374/100 ConcreteFinder Score
67 reviews · 4.9
Bayview Village
3 of 4 details on file · Listed for concrete patio contractor work around Bayview Village, 67 Google reviews average 4.9★, also listed under concrete driveways.
One thing the address genuinely changes is access, which every quote on this page is sensitive to: a downtown lot a truck cannot chute into means a pump or a wheelbarrow crew, and a rear-laneway job is formed differently from an open suburban frontage. The other is how many companies will bid at all. These are the Greater Toronto Area areas where ConcreteFinder tracks the most concrete driveway contractors, with the count on each.
Put your own dimensions through the numbers above. Each calculator shows the working line by line, so you can hold a contractor's quote against it.
Price a driveway by size and finish, with tearout, sealing and the contractor minimum that sets the price on small jobs.
Both surfaces costed over the years you will actually own the driveway, including sealing visits and replacement cycles.
A quote is hard to compare when half of it is trade vocabulary. These are the terms used in the table above, defined in the words a contractor would use.
Most concrete driveway quotes arrive alongside another one. These are the three ConcreteFinder guides closest to this job, each priced from its own named sources.
Basic stamped concrete runs $18 to $30 per square foot, up to $41 to $50 for premium multi-pattern work.
A 20x20 garage slab runs $5,000 to $8,000 installed; 25 MPa ready-mix is $245 per cubic metre at the plant.
Crack repair runs $750 to $1,500; resurfacing is $4 to $8 per square foot, about half the cost of replacement.
Green Building Canada puts the GTA at $12 to $20 per square foot on average for an installed concrete driveway, while Ontario-wide quotes from Nice Guy Concrete start around $9 to $15 for plain brush finish. That price is usually all-in: tearout of the old surface, excavation, compacted granular base, a 32 MPa air-entrained pour and finishing. Decorative finishes run higher, $18 to $28 for exposed aggregate and $18 to $50 for stamped.
Toronto Concrete Repairs quotes $6,000 to $7,500 for a standard broom-finish double driveway and $8,000 to $10,000 in exposed aggregate. Nice Guy Concrete's 600 square foot plain-concrete example runs $5,500 to $9,000. Projects that include a garage entrance, steps or premium finishes can reach $13,000 to $25,000.
Contract Link prices exposed aggregate at $18 to $28 per square foot installed in Ontario. Green Building Canada puts the premium at roughly $5 more per square foot than a broom finish, which it prices at $10 to $17 installed nationally. On a 600 square foot double driveway that is about $3,000 extra for a decorative, slip-resistant surface that hides tire marks.
Nice Guy Concrete lists asphalt removal at $2 to $3 per square foot and old concrete at $3 to $5, including disposal. Green Building Canada pegs full demolition and disposal at $1,000 to $5,000 per project depending on size and access. Most GTA replacement quotes already include tearout, so confirm before paying it as an extra.
Repaving an existing driveway on your own property normally needs no building permit, but zoning still applies. Any work touching the curb, sidewalk or boulevard requires a Right-of-Way permit issued only to licensed contractors. A front-yard parking pad needs a city licence: $514.41 to apply plus $331.13 annual renewal, plus HST - and many wards issue no new licences.
The practical season runs late April to early November. Concrete cures best between 10°C and 25°C, making spring and fall ideal. Winter pours are possible with heated enclosures, insulated blankets and non-chloride accelerators, but they cost more and carry risk - concrete that freezes before it sets can lose significant strength or crack.
Nice Guy Concrete pours 5 inches as its residential standard, while Toronto Concrete Repairs specs a 6-inch minimum over 4 to 6 inches of compacted granular base. For daily trucks, trailers or RVs, add rebar or mesh: RenovateIndex prices forming and reinforcement at $600 to $1,800 on a typical Toronto driveway project.
Most professional crews carry a minimum project charge - Nice Guy Concrete's is $5,500 - because a small pad needs the same crew, forms, equipment and disposal as a full driveway. A 200 square foot pad can therefore land at $27+ per square foot. Bundling steps, a walkway or curbs into the same pour improves the value.
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