Last updated: By ConcreteFinder Research Team
Basic one-pattern, one-colour stamped concrete costs about $18 to $30 per square foot installed in the GTA, while bordered two-colour work runs $31 to $40 and premium multi-pattern, hand-coloured designs reach $41 to $48 and up, according to MC Excavate. Stamping typically adds $5 to $9 per square foot over a plain broom finish (MCL Concrete). A 350 square foot patio at the basic rate lands around $6,300 to $10,500 plus HST.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stamped concrete - basic (one pattern, one colour), installedOne stamp pattern and one colour, no border. MC Excavate prices its whole stamped range at $18 to $48 per sq ft and notes larger projects cost less per square foot. | $18–$30 | per sq ft (CAD, before HST) | MC Excavate (Ontario stamped concrete cost guide) |
| Stamped concrete - mid-range (contrasting border + two colours), installedA border in a second colour and pattern. MC Excavate's published mid-range floor is $31, not $30. | $31–$40 | per sq ft (CAD, before HST) | MC Excavate (Ontario stamped concrete cost guide) |
| Stamped concrete - premium (multiple patterns, hand-applied multi-colour), installedThree or more stamp patterns with multiple colours applied by hand to individual pieces. Open-ended at the top: MC Excavate writes $41 to $48+. | $41–$48+ | per sq ft (CAD, before HST) | MC Excavate (Ontario stamped concrete cost guide) |
| Stamped concrete driveway, Toronto (installed, all tiers)Genesis Pro Build's Toronto driveway guide, which itself attributes the range to HomeStars. It covers all stamped tiers, not a single spec. | $15–$30 | per sq ft (CAD, before HST) | Genesis Pro Build Ltd (Toronto, 2025 cost guide) |
| GTA stamped specialist, published tier pricing (basic to premium)Canadian Stamped Concrete's own published tiers: $29 for one colour and one pattern, $30+ with borders and contrasting colours, $32+ for multiple levels and specialty designs. The company calls it a general guide and quotes each property specifically. It publishes no minimum job size. | $29–$32+ | per sq ft (CAD, before HST) | Canadian Stamped Concrete (Scarborough/Durham) |
| Plain broom-finish concrete (baseline for comparison), installedOntario-wide plain concrete, not a Toronto figure. Nice Guy Concrete notes volume discounts on projects over 1,000 sq ft and that per-square-foot rates fall as project size rises. | $9–$15 | per sq ft (CAD, before HST) | Nice Guy Concrete (Ontario driveway cost guide) |
| Stamped premium over plain broom finish (same slab spec)An add-on over a standard broom finish on the same slab, not a total price. MCL Concrete works it out as $1,750 to $3,150 extra on a 350 sq ft patio. | +$5–+$9 | per sq ft added (CAD) | MCL Concrete (Milton, ON - 2026 patio cost guide) |
| Exposed aggregate premium over broom finish (alternative decorative finish)An 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. | +$3–+$5 | per sq ft added (CAD) | MCL Concrete (Milton, ON - 2026 patio cost guide) |
| Decorative/contrasting stamped borderPriced per linear foot of edge, not per square foot of slab. Nice Guy Concrete lists it as a value-adding option. | $3–$8 | per linear ft (CAD) | Nice Guy Concrete (Milton/Halton/Peel) |
| Custom integral colour add-onAn integral-colour add-on over the base per-square-foot rate. Nice Guy Concrete lists it as a value-adding option. | $3–$7 | per sq ft added (CAD) | Nice Guy Concrete (Milton/Halton/Peel) |
| Sealer application at install (incl. anti-slip additive option)Nice Guy Concrete prices sealer application at $0.50 to $1.50 per sq ft as an add-on at install. It states no anti-slip additive price separately. | $0.50–$1.50 | per sq ft (CAD) | Nice Guy Concrete |
| Professional driveway resealing, GTA (per visit)Cedarwood's published 2025 GTA table, priced per visit by driveway size: $180 to $280 single-car up to 400 sq ft, $250 to $400 double-car up to 800 sq ft, and $400 to $800+ for large or custom. It calls these average prices that vary with location, driveway condition and sealant type. | $180 (single-car, up to 400 sq ft)–$800+ (large/custom) | per job (CAD) | Cedarwood Development Group (Toronto/GTA, Aug 2025 guide) |
| Stamped-concrete specialist reseal/repair - job minimum, Toronto/GTAA flat job minimum, not a rate. Endura applies it to all jobs regardless of size. | $800–$800+ (scales with area and sealer stripping) | minimum per job (CAD) | Endura Stamped Concrete (Toronto/GTA pricing page) |
| Demolition + haul-away of existing concrete/pavers before repourApplies 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. | +$1.00–+$2.00 | per sq ft added (CAD) | MCL Concrete (Milton, ON - 2026 patio cost guide) |
per sq ft (CAD, before HST)
Nice Guy Concrete (Ontario driveway cost guide)
Genesis Pro Build Ltd (Toronto, 2025 cost guide)
MC Excavate (Ontario stamped concrete cost guide)
MC Excavate (Ontario stamped concrete cost guide)
4 of these 14 rows are drawn. The other 10 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.
The four finishes a stamped quote is priced against
Stamped is not one product. GTA specialists publish it in tiers, and the tier is the single biggest thing separating two quotes on the same slab.
Plain broom finish
The baseline. Not stamped at all: a textured surface pulled with a broom. Every stamped price on this page is quoted as a premium over this.
Basic: one pattern, one colour
A single stamp mat and a single integral colour across the whole pour.
Mid-range: two colours and a contrasting border
A second colour plus a border in a different pattern around the edge. The border is priced by the running foot, so its cost follows the shape of the slab.
Premium: several patterns, hand-applied colour
More than one stamp pattern in the same pour and colour worked in by hand rather than mixed through. This is finishing labour, which is why it moves the rate most.
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.
Paradise construction inc
Brampton
Vaughan Concrete LTD
Islington-City Centre West
Ontario Concrete Finishing Inc.
Whitby
Decorative Concrete Ontario
Greater Toronto Area
Dynasty Renovation
Vaughan
NPM Construction Inc.
Willowdale
Spec, access and job size move stamped concrete 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 29 stamped concrete contractors across the Greater Toronto Area, rated 4.59★ on average. The three below rank highest on our review-weighted score, based on ConcreteFinder's analysis of 29 GTA businesses, July 2026.
184/100 ConcreteFinder Score
257 reviews · 5.0
Burlington
3 of 4 details on file · A concrete contractor working Burlington, 257 Google reviews average 5.0★, also listed under stamped & decorative concrete.
275/100 ConcreteFinder Score
94 reviews · 4.9
Burlington
3 of 4 details on file · Pours in Burlington as a concrete contractor, 94 Google reviews average 4.9★, also listed under stamped & decorative concrete and foundations & underpinning.
371/100 ConcreteFinder Score
40 reviews · 4.8
Islington-City Centre West
3 of 4 details on file · Islington-City Centre West concrete contractor, 40 Google reviews average 4.8★, also listed under stamped & decorative concrete and 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 stamped concrete contractors, with the count on each.
Every Greater Toronto Area area ConcreteFinder coversPut 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.
Priced by how much hand work the pattern takes, always beside what the identical slab would cost in plain broom finish.
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 stamped concrete quotes arrive alongside another one. These are the three ConcreteFinder guides closest to this job, each priced from its own named sources.
Concrete patios run $15 to $30 per square foot, about $4,500 to $7,000 for a 300 to 400 square foot patio.
Concrete driveways run $12 to $20 per square foot installed, about $5,500 to $9,000 for a two-car driveway.
Polished concrete runs $3 to $6 per square foot basic, up to $8 to $15 high gloss; epoxy floors $5 to $12.
Expect $18 to $30 per square foot installed for a basic one-pattern, one-colour design in the GTA, $31 to $40 for a bordered two-colour job, and $41 to $48+ for multi-pattern hand-coloured work (MC Excavate). A 350 sq ft backyard patio at the basic rate lands around $6,300 to $10,500 plus 13% HST, including excavation, gravel base, 4-inch slab and initial sealer.
In Ontario, stamping typically adds $5 to $9 per square foot over a standard broom finish (MCL Concrete). With plain concrete at $9 to $15/sq ft Ontario-wide (Nice Guy Concrete) and basic stamped at $18 to $30 (MC Excavate), the premium buys extra labour, colour hardener and detailing.
Toronto contractors publish $15–$30 per square foot for stamped driveways (Genesis Pro Build, SVD Restoration). A 500 sq ft double-car driveway typically runs $9,000–$15,000 installed for one pattern and colour, and can exceed $20,000 with borders and multiple colours. Driveways need 18-inch excavation and a 6-inch slab, so they cost more per foot than patios.
Acrylic-sealed stamped surfaces need resealing every 2–3 years in Ontario's freeze-thaw climate. General GTA sealing firms charge about $250–$400 for a double-car driveway (Cedarwood Development), while stamped-concrete specialists like Endura carry an $800 job minimum when old sealer must be stripped and colour restored. Budget it - failed sealer is how stamped colour dies.
Usually yes. Canadian cost guides (Compare Home Quotes) place stamped concrete above plain concrete or asphalt but below brick, interlock pavers and natural stone for the same finished look. At $18–$30 per square foot installed, basic stamped concrete mimics flagstone or slate patterns that would cost substantially more in real stone, with fewer weed and settling issues than pavers.
For a backyard patio at grade, generally no building permit is needed. But any driveway widening, new driveway, or paving that touches the City boulevard requires a street work permit from Right-of-Way Management - issued only to City-licensed paving contractors, applied for 8+ weeks ahead. Genesis Pro Build budgets $100–$1,000 for municipal permits, and unpermitted boulevard work draws fines.
Practically, no. The GTA exterior concrete season runs about March to November (Endura Stamped Concrete). Below roughly 5°C, fresh concrete needs heated protection under CSA A23.1, which most residential contractors won't price for stamped work since colour and sealer application also need warm, dry conditions. Book by late summer to guarantee a fall pour slot.
Yes, and it matters for small projects. Nice Guy Concrete carries a $5,500 project minimum and Endura Stamped Concrete an $800 minimum on all jobs, so a 150 sq ft pad carries the same mobilization, forming and crew cost as a much larger pour. Bundling patio, walkway and steps into one pour is the workaround.
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