Electric motors scrap price in Ontario
Whole motors, any size. Larger motors pay more per pound.
Typical Ontario yard price, checked October 27, 2026
$0.69/lb
Range $0.59 – $0.79/lb
What counts as electric motors
Whole motors, any size. Larger motors pay more per pound. Whole motors with the copper windings inside. Don't bother dismantling small ones; the labour isn't worth the extra.
How the price is set
This grade tracks the London Metal Exchange price for copper and aluminium (2026-10-26), converted at the Bank of Canada rate of 1.4038 CAD per USD. Ontario yards typically pay about 70% of the exchange price for it; the rest covers sorting, freight and the yard's margin.
Other grades
| Sealed units / compressors | $0.30/lb |