Cleaning equipment hire

Cleaning equipment hire in Canada: rates, chemicals and business rules

Updated 30 October 2026

Hiring a small portable machine or carpet cleaner in Canada costs about CA$22 to CA$64 a day, and a floor scrubber in Toronto runs about CA$150 to CA$500 or more per day. Monthly rates for professional machines are about CA$1,200 to CA$1,800. These are approximate prices from rental companies' websites in October 2026. For current rates for your floor and dates, write a request on BlaBlaPrice, and sellers will reply with their own price.

Business rules to check first

If the hire is for a cleaning business, check the licence fees before you rent. Business licence fees in Canada depend on the type of licence and on whether the business is home-based or commercial, and they are non-refundable. In Ontario, the WSIB premium for cleaning services is roughly CA$2.50 to CA$4.00 per CA$100 of payroll, which comes to about CA$1,250 to CA$2,000 a year. Confirm the current figures with WSIB before you set a budget.

Seasons and timing

Winters in Canada run December to February and summers June to August. Exterior cleaning with pressure equipment is practical mainly in the warmer months, while indoor carpet and floor work can be booked in any season. In the listings above, weekend 24-hour rates are higher than weekday ones, so plan a hire for a weekday when you can.

Delivery, chemicals and extras

Some weekend rates include delivery, while chemical solution is sold separately, at about CA$50 in one listing. Some rental sites ask for a postal code and a rental length before they show a price, because delivery and stock depend on the location. Machines are priced by the day, the week or the month. Ask which rate applies to your job, and whether the machine is in stock in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary or Ottawa.

What to write in your request

Name the machine you need, such as a floor scrubber or carpet extractor, and the make and model if you know them. Say which surface you clean: carpet, hard floor or exterior. Give the rental length in days, weeks or months, and whether you need detergents and consumables. Add your city or area, whether you need delivery, any deposit or collateral you can offer, and your daily or monthly budget in CA$.

BlaBlaPrice is free for buyers. Describe the job in your own words in the chat, and add a photo of the floor if it helps. BlaBlaPrice's AI reads the request, asks for missing details and looks through sellers' websites and price lists in Canada, then shows the prices and businesses it found. Sellers registered on BlaBlaPrice reply in the chat with their own offer, and your contacts stay hidden until you decide to share them. For related equipment, see Tool hire or Equipment hire.