Vehicle & heavy equipment hire: say what exactly you’re looking for

Vehicle and heavy equipment hire in Canada

Updated 31 October 2026

Heavy equipment hire in Ontario starts at about CA$100 a day and can reach CA$3,500 a day or more for large machines, according to rental guides found online, October 2026. Freight to and from the site is often charged on top. For a price for your machine, vehicle or trailer and your dates, describe the job in a request on BlaBlaPrice.

What the price depends on

• The type and size of the vehicle or machine, from a car to a crane
• The rental length: daily, weekly or monthly rates
• Whether you need an operator, or only the machine (dry hire)
• Pick-up, return and freight to the site
• Whether you supply the insurance, which some rental terms require

Licences, age and insurance

Rental conditions differ by company. One rental term requires the renter to be at least 21, to hold a valid driver's licence at pick-up and to leave a card deposit of CA$500. Heavy equipment rentals may also require training, licences and insurance, and some need permits when the machine travels on the road. In Richmond, British Columbia, a vehicle used for hire needs a vehicle-for-hire office licence in addition to the vehicle licence, which matters for limousines and wedding cars.

Season and site conditions

Canada's winter runs from December to February and summer from June to August, so outdoor construction hire is busiest between spring and autumn. A machine booked for October should be finished before the cold, when ground work slows. For a wedding car or minibus, confirm the date and pick-up time in writing.

Delivery and freight

Rental rates are often quoted plus freight to and from the site, so ask for a total delivered price rather than a day rate. Cities such as Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary and Ottawa have many job sites, and a large machine may need a low-loader trailer to reach a site outside them. Give the load in kilograms or tonnes and the site address in your request.

What to write in your request

Name the vehicle or machine you need, the rental length in days, weeks or months, the city and site address, and whether you need an operator. Say if you will supply insurance, when you need pick-up and your budget. Sellers reply with a price for those exact terms.

On BlaBlaPrice you describe what you need in your own words, and the AI asks for missing details such as dates and the site. It looks through rental companies' websites in Canada and shows the prices it finds. Sellers registered on BlaBlaPrice reply in the chat with their own offer, price and delivery, and your contacts stay hidden until you choose to share them. Browse rentals and hire or cranes for a specific machine.