from C$ 38
per day
Car rental in Canada
We deliver the car to any address in Toronto and to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) and John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM).
What car rental in Canada with delivery actually means
Car rental in Canada with Rent-Trip is self-drive: you get behind the wheel yourself, and the car comes to you rather than waiting in a lot. Booking is not a checkout button — the delivery address, the date and the time are agreed with a manager first.
How a booking is agreed
Rent-Trip fixes the delivery address, the date and the time with a manager before the booking is confirmed. That conversation is the booking: nothing is locked in until those three details are settled, because a car that arrives at the wrong door at the wrong hour is no use to anyone.
Where we deliver the car
- John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM): the third airport inside our delivery area.
- Any other address: delivery outside these places is arranged case by case and is not promised on the site, so ask before you build a plan around it.
What you get when the car arrives
Every car leaves us clean and with a full tank, and it must come back with a full tank — the full-to-full rule. If the tank is short on return, the missing fuel and a refuelling service fee are charged as set out in the rental agreement; no pre-paid tank or full-to-empty option is offered.
Classes of car rental in Canada from Economy to Exotic
The page holds 165 vehicles across 15 classes and 39 brands, from a C$ 38 hatchback to a C$ 2,599 exotic.
Car rental in Canada by class and daily rate
| Class | Cars | From per day | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economy | 8 | C$ 38 | City errands, single traveller |
| Crossover | 15 | C$ 49 | Everyday mixed driving |
| Premium | 27 | C$ 59 | Longer highway runs |
| Sedan | 9 | C$ 62 | Comfort on paved roads |
| Minivans | 6 | C$ 68 | Families with luggage |
| Comfort | 10 | C$ 68 | Quiet daily driving |
| Sports | 15 | C$ 116 | Weekend driving |
| Pickup trucks | 4 | C$ 116 | Gear and rough surfaces |
| Convertibles | 9 | C$ 169 | Summer touring |
| Passenger vans | 1 | C$ 182 | Twelve people |
| Luxury | 9 | C$ 275 | Business and events |
| Exotic | 14 | C$ 1,499 | Occasions |
Cheapest and most expensive car rental in Canada
The Mitsubishi Mirage is the cheapest car on the page at C$ 38 a day, and the Ferrari F8 Tributo is the most expensive at C$ 2,599 a day. In our experience the Rio costs nearly twice the Mirage's daily rate (C$ 74 against C$ 38), so the real choice at the entry end is boot space and gearbox behaviour rather than the figure on the quote — the Mirage is a 1.2 L hatchback with 78 hp, the Rio a 1.6 L sedan with 120 hp. Ask for both on the same dates and drive the one that fits your luggage.
SUVs and crossovers for car rental in Canada
We list 31 SUVs from C$ 58 and 15 crossovers from C$ 49, which covers most trips a visitor plans here. All-wheel drive comes on the Volkswagen Tiguan at C$ 58, the Toyota RAV4 at C$ 71 and the Hyundai Tucson at C$ 62, while the Mitsubishi RVR at C$ 53 and the Buick Encore at C$ 49 are front-wheel drive crossovers with the same five seats. The seven-seat Acura MDX at C$ 64 and the eight-seat Honda Pilot at C$ 68 sit in the same bracket as five-seat premium cars, which is worth knowing before you pay extra for a badge.
Premium, luxury and exotic tiers
Twenty-seven Premium cars start at C$ 59 with the Acura RDX, nine Luxury cars start at C$ 275 with the Land Rover Range Rover Sport, and fourteen Exotic cars start at C$ 1,499 with the McLaren 570S Spider. The Premium band is wide — it runs from the Acura RDX at C$ 59 and the Mercedes-Benz GLA at C$ 61 up to the Genesis GV80 at C$ 363 — so the class label alone tells you little about what you get. In our fleet the step from Premium to Luxury is mostly about size and finish, and the step from Luxury to Exotic is about seats: the Rolls-Royce Ghost at C$ 1,499 takes five, the Ferrari F8 Tributo at C$ 2,599 takes two.
Group and family car rental in Canada by seat count
Seat count splits our 165 cars faster than any other filter: 100 take five, 17 take four, 14 take seven, 10 take eight, 23 take two and exactly one takes twelve.
Seven and eight seat options for larger families
Fourteen seven-seat and ten eight-seat cars are on the page, from the Acura MDX at C$ 64 to the Cadillac Escalade at C$ 600 a day.
- Honda Odyssey: eight seats, 3.5 L and 280 hp, front-wheel drive, C$ 68 a day — the cheapest way to move eight people.
- Hyundai Palisade and Honda Pilot: both eight-seat SUVs at C$ 68, all-wheel drive, 291 hp and 285 hp respectively.
- Kia Telluride: eight seats at C$ 131, below the Chevrolet Suburban and Ford Expedition at C$ 182.
- Seven-seat set: Acura MDX and Kia Sorento from C$ 64 and C$ 84, Toyota Highlander at C$ 88, Mazda CX-90 at C$ 100, Dodge Durango at C$ 115, Ford Explorer at C$ 322.
Twelve seats for larger groups
One 12-seat car is on the page, the Ford Transit Passenger Van at C$ 182 a day, and it is the only vehicle in the Passenger vans class.
The trade-off is that a van of this size is not a car — it is 12 seats of payload, and the daily rate reflects that at C$ 182, above the eight-seat Kia Telluride at C$ 131. For a group of ten or eleven, two eight-seat cars often work out simpler than one van, because two vehicles give you a fallback if one is held up. For a full twelve, the Transit is the only answer on this page.
Five seats, four seats and two seats
The five-seat pool is the widest on the page at 100 cars, spanning the C$ 38 Mitsubishi Mirage to the C$ 2,350 Rolls-Royce Cullinan. Twenty-three two-seaters are almost all sports and exotic models (plus two commercial vans from C$ 85), from the Porsche 718 Boxster at C$ 400 to the Ferrari F8 Tributo at C$ 2,599.
Electric and hybrid car rental in Canada
Five electric, seven hybrid and 153 petrol cars sit on this page, so the fuel type decides your route before the class does.
Electric cars and what to expect
Five electric cars are on the page, from the Ford Mustang Mach-E at C$ 74 and the Polestar 2 at C$ 77 a day up to the Porsche Taycan at C$ 600. All five are automatics with five seats except the Taycan, which takes four.
Hybrid cars for longer routes
A hybrid needs no charging cable and no route planning, which is why in our practice it suits the traveller who wants lower fuel use without changing how the day is built.
Petrol cars and when they are the right pick
- Cheapest petrol car: the Mitsubishi Mirage at C$ 38 a day, a five-seat hatchback with a 1.2 L engine and 78 hp — the entry point of the whole fleet.
- Petrol for big groups: the eight-seat Honda Pilot and Hyundai Palisade at C$ 68, the twelve-seat Ford Transit Passenger Van at C$ 182.
Petrol is the safe default when the plan is not fixed yet: 153 vehicles against 12 electrified ones gives the widest choice of alternatives.
Charging, fuel and the full-to-full rule
Regular petrol in Toronto sat at about C$ 1.75 a litre in October 2026, with diesel at C$ 2.61, so a hybrid or an electric car pays back on distance, not on the daily rate.
Driving rules that shape car rental in Canada
Every driver must carry insurance for the car and the original or an exact copy of the ownership permit, and the legal minimum age to drive is 16. The minimum age to rent, the young-driver surcharge and the cards we accept are agreed when booking, not fixed by law.
Speed limits are posted per highway, and the signs are the only authority. Elsewhere the limit is whatever the sign says, so set the cruise to the sign and not to the traffic around you.
- Alcohol: criminal liability starts at 0.08 (80 mg per 100 ml of blood); the 0.05–0.079 warn range brings an immediate 7-day licence suspension, an 8-hour course and a C$250 fine for a first offence.
- Novice and young drivers: drivers 21 and under, and holders of G1 or G2 licences, must show zero alcohol.
- Winter tyres: not compulsory in Ontario; in Quebec they are required from 1 December to 15 March for cars registered there, rental cars included, with a C$200–300 fine — cars on plates from other provinces are outside that rule.
- Tolls: Highway 407 ETR is cashless, with 2026 light-vehicle rates from 49.93¢ to 119.21¢ per km by zone and time of entry, a C$1 trip toll charge, and without a transponder a camera charge of C$5.30 per trip plus a C$5 monthly account fee.
- Fuel: regular petrol sat at about C$1.75 a litre in October 2026; we hand the car over with a full tank and expect it back full.
Two rules catch visitors out. Crossing into the United States is allowed for most cars rented here, but only with permission from the specific rental location — exotics and large vans are usually restricted, and driving out without written permission breaks both the agreement and the insurance, with a passport needed at the border. Who pays road charges, tolls and penalty notices is agreed when booking, so settle it before the first kilometre rather than after the first camera flash.
Trip scenarios for car rental in Canada
The right class follows from the trip, not the other way round.
City driving and short errands
Short single-traveller runs: the Mitsubishi Mirage at C$ 38 or the Toyota Yaris at C$ 50, both 1.2–1.5 L hatchbacks with automatic gearboxes.
A compact car is not a compromise in city traffic; it is the correct tool, and the money saved goes into the days you actually spend driving.
Highway trips out of the city
- Long highway days: a Comfort sedan — the Volkswagen Jetta at C$ 68, the Toyota Corolla at C$ 71 or the Honda Civic at C$ 72 — quieter at speed than a short hatchback.
- All-wheel drive for shoulder season: the Volkswagen Tiguan at C$ 58 or the Subaru Crosstrek at C$ 70, both five-seat automatics.
- Overnight stops: a Premium SUV such as the Volvo XC60 at C$ 64 gives you luggage space behind the second row without a third row eating it.
- Speed limits: on selected stretches of provincial highway the limit is 110 km/h rather than 100 km/h — set the cruise to the sign, not to the traffic.
For a two-person highway trip, the difference between a C$ 50 hatchback and a C$ 72 sedan is mostly noise and seat support over four hours, and that is worth paying for once.
Winter and shoulder-season driving
Ask the manager what the car is fitted with before the dates are fixed, because tyre spec is not something you can change at the kerb.
Long stays and monthly bookings
A monthly booking runs at daily x 21, so the length of the hire changes the arithmetic more than the class does. On a stay of several weeks, the C$ 38 Mitsubishi Mirage and the C$ 68 Honda Odyssey are priced on the same multiplier, and the choice comes back to seats and luggage rather than to the daily figure.
What to check in the rental agreement
The agreement is where the numbers that are not on this page actually live.
Deposit, excess and delivery fees
The deposit, the insurance excess and any delivery charge sit in the contract, not on this page. That same document carries the minimum age to rent, the young-driver surcharge and the cards accepted — none of these are fixed by law, so they are agreed when booking. Who pays road charges, tolls and penalty notices is also settled at that stage.
Fuel, return condition and the full-to-full rule
Note the gauge reading when you take the keys and again when you hand them back; a written figure ends an argument faster than anyone's memory of the morning.
Cross-border travel and permission
Most cars rented here can be taken into the United States, but only with permission from the specific rental location, and exotics and large vans are usually restricted. Driving out without written permission breaks both the agreement and the insurance, and a passport is needed at the border.
Common mistakes in car rental in Canada
Booking by badge instead of by seats
A five-seat Premium crossover and a five-seat Economy hatchback carry the same four people; the difference is finish, not capacity. Decide the seat count first — 100 of our 165 cars take five, 14 take seven, 10 take eight and one takes twelve — and pick the badge afterwards.
Assuming the airport is the only hand-over point
Rent-Trip delivers to any address in Toronto as well as to the three airports, and Union Station, Downtown Toronto, Mississauga, North York, Scarborough and Vaughan are all inside the delivery area. A hotel door or a residential street is a normal request, not a special one.
Leaving the delivery details to the last day
The delivery address, the date and the time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed, and nothing is locked in until those three are settled. A booking that arrives without an address is not a booking yet.