#1 copper scrap price in Ontario
Clean pipe and heavy wire, no solder, paint or fittings.
Typical Ontario yard price, checked October 27, 2026
$7.76/lb
Range $7.29 – $8.23/lb · +$0.01 since last week
What counts as #1 copper
Clean pipe and heavy wire, no solder, paint or fittings. Bus bar, clean pipe cut away from fittings, and bare wire at least 1/16 inch thick. Tubing with a little oxidation is still #1 if it's otherwise clean.
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
| Bare bright copper | $8.03/lb |
| #2 copper | $7.39/lb |
| Insulated copper wire (heavy, 70%+) | $5.26/lb |
| Insulated copper wire (light, Romex, cords) | $3.32/lb |