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A plain broom-finish concrete patio or pad costs $15 to $30 per square foot installed in Ontario, according to The Art of Concrete. MCL Concrete prices the same work by size instead: $4,500 to $7,000 for a 300 to 400 square foot patio, plus HST and before demolition. Stamped finishes add $5 to $9 per square foot, larger walkways run $10 to $30, and replacing front steps costs $300 to $800 per step.
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 patio or pad, plain broom finish, Ontario (installed)An Ontario average across flatwork, not a Toronto-specific figure. The Art of Concrete says the per-square-foot price is higher on small jobs, putting a 100 sq ft project at $2,500 to $5,000, and that a no-frills broom-finished pad typically starts around $20 per square foot. | $15–$30 | per sq ft | The Art of Concrete (Kitchener, ON, 2025) |
| Concrete patio, stamped (decorative finish, installed)MC Excavate's full stamped span, basic through premium: $18 to $30 for one stamp and one colour, $31 to $40 with a two-colour border, $41 to $48+ for multi-pattern hand-coloured work. Larger projects cost less per square foot. | $18–$48 | per sq ft | Crusader Concrete via MC Excavate (Ontario stamped concrete guide) |
| Exposed aggregate patio, premium over a broom finishAn add-on over a standard broom finish, not a total price. MCL Concrete works it out as $1,050 to $1,750 extra on a 350 sq ft patio, and calls it a more accessible upgrade than stamped. | +$3–+$5 | per sq ft added | MCL Concrete (2026 Ontario patio guide) |
| Mid-size broom-finish patio project, 300–400 sq ft (total installed)MCL Concrete's published size table for a standard broom finish patio in the Milton, Burlington, Oakville and Hamilton markets, including proper sub-base preparation. Demolition of an existing surface is NOT included; a small 150 to 200 sq ft patio is $2,000 to $3,500 and a large 500 to 700 sq ft one is $7,500 to $13,000+. | $4,500–$7,000 | per project | MCL Concrete |
| Concrete walkway / sidewalk, plain (larger jobs, installed)The Art of Concrete's rate for larger jobs specifically, where economies of scale apply. Its smaller-project rate is $20 to $60 per square foot or higher. | $10–$30 | per sq ft | The Art of Concrete (Ontario sidewalk pricing, updated Oct 2025) |
| Concrete walkway / sidewalk, small project (installed)Open-ended at the top: The Art of Concrete writes $20 to $60 or higher, because small jobs cannot spread mobilization and labour. It also says small concrete sidewalks in Canada typically start at $5,000. | $20–$60 | per sq ft | The Art of Concrete (Canada, updated Oct 2025) |
| Concrete steps replacementFrom Toronto Concrete Repairs' Average Costs by Project Type table, 1 to 2 days of work. Difficult access may add 10 to 20 percent. | $300–$800 | per step | Toronto Concrete Repairs (TCR) |
| New concrete steps (supply + install)Priced per linear foot, not per step. Action Home Services puts the labour share at roughly $50 to $300 per linear foot and material at $50 to $150. | $100–$500 | per linear ft | Action Home Services (Toronto/GTA) |
| Minor porch crack sealingOne day of work in Toronto Concrete Repairs' Average Costs table. The same page's FAQ text says minor crack sealing starts at $300 to $600, so treat $600 as the working floor and confirm scope. Moderate spall repair is a separate $1,000 to $1,500 job. | $600–$900 | per job | Toronto Concrete Repairs (TCR) |
| Porch resurfacing (overlay on sound base)Two to three days of work, and only where the base slab is sound. Toronto Concrete Repairs prices a full replacement separately. | $2,500–$4,500 | per project | Toronto Concrete Repairs (TCR) |
| Complete porch restoration (steps, surface, railings)Three to five days of work covering steps, surface and railings together. Large porches over 150 sq ft sit at the higher end. | $5,000–$8,000 | per project | Toronto Concrete Repairs (TCR) |
| Full concrete porch rebuild / replacementOne to two weeks of work, and open-ended at the top: Toronto Concrete Repairs writes $8,000 to $15,000+. Difficult access may add 10 to 20 percent. | $8,000–$15,000+ | per project | Toronto Concrete Repairs (TCR); low end from The Art of Concrete (Kitchener) |
| Demolition + haul-away of old concreteApplies only when an existing concrete or paver surface has to come out first. MCL Concrete says the figure depends on the material being removed and on access, and that its size table excludes demolition. | $1–$2 | per sq ft | MCL Concrete |
| Ready-mix concrete, delivered (25–32 MPa residential mix)Material delivered, before any labour. Builders Ontario notes high-strength and air-entrained mixes cost more and that small pours add a short-load fee. | $175–$225(typ. $200) | per cubic metre | Builders Ontario concrete calculator (2026; delivery $75–$150/trip extra, short-load fees under 3–4 m³) |
per sq ft
MCL Concrete
The Art of Concrete (Ontario sidewalk pricing, updated Oct 2025)
The Art of Concrete (Kitchener, ON, 2025)
Crusader Concrete via MC Excavate (Ontario stamped concrete guide)
The Art of Concrete (Canada, updated Oct 2025)
per project
Toronto Concrete Repairs (TCR)
MCL Concrete
Toronto Concrete Repairs (TCR)
8 of these 14 rows are drawn. The other 6 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.
Four levels of porch and step work, smallest first
A failing porch has more than one answer, and contractors quote whichever one they were asked for. Knowing which rung a bid is on is what makes two bids comparable.
Crack sealing
The smallest intervention. Cracks are sealed where the structure underneath is sound and only the surface has opened up.
Resurfacing
A new wearing surface laid over the existing one. It depends entirely on the base being sound, which is the question to press a contractor on.
Full restoration
Steps, surface and railings together. Railings and guards have to meet Building Code spec, which is its own cost and not optional.
Rebuild
Demolition and a new structure. An attached structural porch can need drawings and a permit, so this rung carries paperwork the other three do not.
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.
Fix My Brick
Mississauga
SolidCore Inc.
Willowdale
Noyan construction INC
Richmond Hill
Sun Interlocking
Bayview Village
Valhalla Contracting
Mimico
Bella Concrete and Pools
Burlington
Spec, access and job size move concrete patio 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 146 concrete patio contractors across the Greater Toronto Area, rated 4.78★ on average. The three below rank highest on our review-weighted score, based on ConcreteFinder's analysis of 146 GTA businesses, July 2026.
182/100 ConcreteFinder Score
86 reviews · 4.9
Leaside
3 of 4 details on file · Leaside concrete patio contractor, 86 Google reviews average 4.9★, also listed under concrete repair & leveling and concrete contractors.
277/100 ConcreteFinder Score
26 reviews · 5.0
Burlington
3 of 4 details on file · A concrete contractor working Burlington, 26 Google reviews average 5.0★, also listed under concrete patios & walkways and concrete repair & leveling.
377/100 ConcreteFinder Score
44 reviews · 5.0
Scarborough Town Centre
3 of 4 details on file · Scarborough Town Centre concrete patio contractor, 44 Google reviews average 5.0★, posted working hours.
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 patio 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 patio by size and finish, cross-checked against the whole-project band a GTA contractor publishes for that size.
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 patio 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; shed pads are $15 to $25 per square foot.
Crack repair runs $750 to $1,500; resurfacing is $4 to $8 per square foot, about half the cost of replacement.
The Art of Concrete puts an Ontario concrete patio or pad at $15 to $30 per square foot installed for a plain broom finish. MCL Concrete prices the same work by project size instead: $2,000 to $3,500 for a small 150 to 200 sq ft patio, $4,500 to $7,000 for a medium 300 to 400 sq ft one and $7,500 to $13,000+ for a large 500 to 700 sq ft patio, all plus HST and all excluding demolition. Decorative finishes, removing old concrete and tight rear-yard access push you toward or past the top.
Stamping adds about $5 to $9 per square foot over a standard broom finish in Ontario (MCL Concrete). MC Excavate prices stamped work outright at $18 to $30 per square foot for one stamp and one colour, $31 to $40 with a two-colour border, and $41 to $48+ for multi-pattern hand-applied colour. On a 350 sq ft patio the stamping premium alone is $1,750 to $3,150.
Toronto contractors price step replacement at about $300–$800 per step, or $100–$500 per linear foot for a new set including materials and labour. A typical 3–4 step front entry usually lands between $1,500 and $3,500. If code-compliant railings or guards are needed, add roughly $1,000–$3,000.
A full porch rebuild in Toronto/GTA typically runs $8,000–$15,000+, per Toronto Concrete Repairs, while a complete restoration (repairing steps, surface and railings without full demolition) runs $5,000–$8,000. Smaller Ontario markets quote lower, around $3,000–$8,000. Size, foundation condition and railing work drive where you land.
Much cheaper, if the base is structurally sound. Toronto Concrete Repairs prices resurfacing at $2,500 to $4,500 over two to three days, versus $8,000 to $15,000+ for a full replacement taking one to two weeks. If cracks are widespread, the slab is sinking, or the foundation has failed, resurfacing only masks the problem: replace instead.
A ground-level patio or walkway on your own property needs no building permit if it sits no more than 60 cm (24 inches) above grade. Rebuilding a raised porch, or anything higher than 60 cm, requires a permit - porches qualify for Toronto's Express stream with a 3-business-day review target. Work touching the City boulevard needs a separate right-of-way permit.
It's possible but costs more and carries risk. The Ontario Building Code requires fresh concrete stay above 5°C for at least 24 hours and reach about 8 MPa strength before freezing, so winter pours need heated enclosures or insulated blankets. Most GTA residential contractors pour from roughly April to November; many simply won't book exterior flatwork in January.
Fixed costs dominate small jobs: mobilization, forming, disposal and concrete-truck minimums (short-load fees run $55–$100 per cubic metre) get spread over very little area. That's why Ontario contractors quote small walkways at $20–$60 per square foot and say small sidewalk projects start around $5,000, while larger pours drop to $10–$30 per square foot.
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