Bare bright copper scrap price in Ontario
Clean, shiny, uncoated wire thicker than a pencil lead.
Typical Ontario yard price, checked October 27, 2026
$8.03/lb
Range $7.55 – $8.51/lb
What counts as bare bright copper
Clean, shiny, uncoated wire thicker than a pencil lead. It must be bright and uncoated with no tarnish, tin plating or insulation residue. Thin strands from motor windings don't qualify.
How the price is set
This grade tracks the London Metal Exchange price for copper (2026-10-26), converted at the Bank of Canada rate of 1.4038 CAD per USD. Ontario yards typically pay about 85% of the exchange price for it; the rest covers sorting, freight and the yard's margin.
Other grades
| #1 copper | $7.76/lb |
| #2 copper | $7.39/lb |
| Insulated copper wire (heavy, 70%+) | $5.26/lb |
| Insulated copper wire (light, Romex, cords) | $3.32/lb |