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Best Excavation and Grading Contractors in Toronto & the GTA

Last updated: By The Pavement Desk

66 excavation and grading contractors across Toronto and the GTA, compiled August 2026.

808 Google reviews · median 4.46 · earth excavation, municipal arterial road unit price typically $27.50 per cubic metre (CAD), per Region of Peel · field season Apr–Nov

Ranked on the score out of 100

The 66 firms listed here score between 12 and 69, with a middle figure of 34. 13 of them publish something on their own website that this score reads, and 33 have enough stored reviews for a theme to show up.

What reviewers of these firms mention most

  • Turned up when promised 20
  • Cleans the site up 14
  • Excavation and base prep 14
  • Pricing held to the quote 10
  • Attention to detail 8
  • Driveways 7

The other 54 excavation and grading contractors on file

Same ranking, past the twelfth place. Every firm below is listed for excavation and grading and carries its own profile, its review record and a quote request.

  1. Caledon Paving · 4.2 from 5 reviews
  2. Grizzly Demolition and Excavation · 4.7 from 13 reviews
  3. Ontario Excavation & Underpinning · 4.9 from 33 reviews
  4. Baffy Trucking Services · 5.0 from 23 reviews · York
  5. Ashland - Asphalt Paving and Concrete Construction Services · 4.3 from 26 reviews · Vaughan
  6. A-Pro Xcavation · 4.5 from 17 reviews · Burlington
  7. Pro-X On Demand Ltd · 5.0 from 11 reviews
  8. Mondo EX - Demolition & Excavation Services · 5.0 from 3 reviews · Richmond Hill
  9. Riccio's Excavating and Construction Ltd · 5.0 from 6 reviews
  10. 24/7 Vacuum Excavation · 5.0 from 3 reviews · Pickering
  11. Marrex Construction & Excavating LTD · 4.6 from 8 reviews
  12. Turbo Disposal & Excavation Ltd · 5.0 from 12 reviews · Mississauga
  13. Mennocon Construction Ltd · 5.0 from 6 reviews · Oakville
  14. Fast Falcon Excavation & Construction Inc · 5.0 from 4 reviews · Brampton
  15. Blu-Mar Excavating & Grading Ltd · 5.0 from 3 reviews
  16. Venture Excavating & Contracting · 4.3 from 12 reviews · The Junction
  17. Cozza Bros. Excavating Ltd. · 4.5 from 6 reviews · Pickering
  18. Hydrovac Toronto · 4.8 from 4 reviews · North York
  19. Alba Excavating And Grading · 5.0 from 3 reviews · Vaughan
  20. Cipparrone Construction Ltd · 5.0 from 3 reviews · Mimico, Toronto
  21. Royal Excavating & Grading Limited · 5.0 from 3 reviews · Willowdale, Toronto
  22. Speedpave Constructions · 5.0 from 1 review
  23. Associated Paving & Materials Ltd. · 3.8 from 62 reviews · Burlington
  24. Alpine Paving Inc. · 5.0 from 1 review · Islington-City Centre West, Toronto
  25. A-PRO Xcavation · 4.0 from 2 reviews · Burlington
  26. Lakeside Contracting Co Ltd · 3.5 from 15 reviews · Mississauga
  27. DiG Excavation · no Google reviews yet · Oshawa
  28. Best Contracting & Excavation · 5.0 from 2 reviews
  29. Pennella Excavating & Demolition · 3.9 from 16 reviews · Willowdale, Toronto
  30. BRIGHT WAVE ENTERPRISE INC · 5.0 from 2 reviews · Mississauga
  31. Raduna Excavating · 5.0 from 2 reviews · Richmond Hill
  32. Underpinning Pros - Waterproofing, Excavation, Underpinning Company Toronto · 5.0 from 1 review
  33. Cation Excavating Limited · 5.0 from 2 reviews
  34. Demmer Construction Ltd · 5.0 from 2 reviews
  35. Egnatia Paving · 3.4 from 31 reviews · Islington-City Centre West, Toronto
  36. Fermar Paving Limited · 3.1 from 35 reviews · Islington-City Centre West, Toronto
  37. Del-Re Excavating Contractors Ltd · no Google reviews yet
  38. Excavators Toronto Inc. · 5.0 from 1 review · Financial District
  39. Mahoney Excavating and Grading · 5.0 from 1 review
  40. Bry Ron Contracting Ltd · 3.7 from 9 reviews · Ajax
  41. Michele brothers excavating and grading · 5.0 from 1 review · Vaughan
  42. escavator · no Google reviews yet · Brampton
  43. Maddix Excavating Ltd · no Google reviews yet · Don Mills
  44. Razr Contracting · no Google reviews yet · Oshawa
  45. Smith Excavating · no Google reviews yet · Brampton
  46. Mulltech Excavating · 3.0 from 2 reviews
  47. Tmi Contracting & Equipment Rental Ltd · 3.0 from 2 reviews · Richmond Hill
  48. Bet-Con Excavation Ltd. · no Google reviews yet
  49. Lang Excavation Ltd · no Google reviews yet
  50. Anpro Excavating & Grading Ltd · 1.0 from 1 review · Islington-City Centre West, Toronto
  51. Boychyn Excavating Ltd. · 1.0 from 1 review · Oshawa
  52. Four Valleys Excavating & Grading Ltd · 3.0 from 6 reviews · Vaughan
  53. Ae3 Excavating Corp · 2.3 from 6 reviews · Lawrence Park
  54. EBR Earth Works Inc. · 1.8 from 5 reviews · Richmond Hill

Placement cannot be bought. How this order is calculated is set out in full, including what the score cannot tell you.

19 of the 42 rated firms here sit at exactly 5.0, on a median of 12 reviews, so depth of record separates them rather than the star.

A firm is on this page because its Google listing or its own website puts it in this trade. Whether it takes commercial and institutional work, residential driveways or both is not something AsphaltPavingIndex verifies, and a public review record leans residential even for firms whose main business is lots. Ask on the first call.

AsphaltPavingIndex lists 66 excavation and grading contractors across Toronto and the GTA, with a median 4.46★ Google rating over 808 reviews. Earth excavation, municipal arterial road unit price benchmarks at $27.50 per cubic metre (CAD) according to Region of Peel (Arterial A2 and Coleraine Drive Functional Cost Estimate, City of Brampton, September 2022).

What does excavation and grading cost on a commercial site in Toronto?

Region of Peel (Arterial A2 and Coleraine Drive Functional Cost Estimate, City of Brampton, September 2022) puts earth excavation, municipal arterial road unit price at $27.50 per cubic metre (CAD), and earthworks removal and disposal, municipal road extension unit price at $120.00 per cubic metre (CAD) (City of Toronto (Broadview Avenue Extension, Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, preliminary cost estimate)). Those are Greater Toronto figures quoted before 13% HST, and a small scope can still land on a mobilization minimum rather than a unit rate.

All 4 excavation and grading line items, each with its source named

Frequently asked questions

What unit rates should an excavation and grading bid show in Toronto and the GTA?

According to Region of Peel (Arterial A2 and Coleraine Drive Functional Cost Estimate, City of Brampton, September 2022), earth excavation, municipal arterial road unit price runs $27.50 per cubic metre (CAD), and earthworks removal and disposal, municipal road extension unit price runs $120.00 per cubic metre (CAD) (City of Toronto (Broadview Avenue Extension, Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, preliminary cost estimate)). AsphaltPavingIndex's excavation and grading cost guide lists every line item with its source, and sets out which side of the property line needs a municipal permit.

What has to happen before excavation starts on a site in the GTA?

Locates come first. Ontario law requires a locate request through Ontario One Call before ground is broken, and the locate has to be on site and current when digging starts. Excavation and trench work also fall under Ontario Regulation 213/91, which sets the requirements for soil classification, sloping and support. Ask the bidder how deep they are proposing to correct the subgrade, what granular depth and compaction they are pricing, and who owns disposal of the excavated material, because that is usually the line that separates two bids on the same site.

How deep is the excavation and grading bidder pool in the GTA?

66 excavation and grading contractors are ranked here, 42 of them with three or more Google reviews and a 4.46 star average across those.

What should you read next?

16 of the 66 excavation and grading contractors listed here also work in at least one other trade, most often asphalt paving (14 of them), so one tender can often cover both.