Donate A Car In Edmonton
Your car becomes food hampers at Edmonton’s Food Bank and housing and outreach support at Boyle Street Community Services.
We tow it away for free, whatever condition it’s in, and we email you a tax receipt. The money from your car stays in Alberta.
Where We Pick Up Around Edmonton
We pick up donated vehicles across Edmonton and the surrounding communities: St. Albert, Leduc, Sherwood Park and Spruce Grove
Not sure whether we reach you? Call 1-833-465-7227.
What Your Car Funds In Edmonton
Every dollar from an Edmonton car donation stays in Edmonton.
We sell your donated vehicle to our recycling partner in Alberta and the proceeds go to these two organisations. Nothing is pooled nationally and nothing leaves the province.
Edmonton’s Food Bank
Edmonton’s Food Bank provides emergency food hampers while supplying food to hundreds of agencies, schools, shelters and community organisations serving people across Edmonton.
Boyle Street Community Services
Boyle Street Community Services supports people experiencing poverty and homelessness in Edmonton through housing, outreach, health, family and other community-based programs rooted in harm reduction and Indigenous culture.
What Your Tax Receipt Is Worth In Alberta
Your receipt is based on what your vehicle is worth. We look at the year, make, model, mileage and condition, and we can appraise the car before pickup so you know the figure before you commit.
In Alberta the minimum receipt is $600, the same as Ontario. There is no maximum. Alberta vehicles often hold their value well, so if you have a higher-value car, tell us on the form or over the phone and we’ll appraise it properly.
Your receipt arrives by email by the end of the month after we pick up the car. A car collected in March means a receipt by the end of April.
Paperwork In Alberta
We’ll send a new bill of sale for the registered owner to fill out and return, either before pickup or to the tow driver on the day. Hand over your keys at the same time.
Take your licence plates off before we arrive. They belong to you, not the car, and you can reuse them.
You don’t need an inspection or an out-of-province certificate. We take the vehicle as it is.
Questions about the paperwork? Call 1-833-465-7227 before booking and we’ll walk you through it.
Three Steps. Five Minutes Of Your Time.
A simple, transparent process from your driveway to your tax receipt.
Tell us about the car
Fill in the form or give us a call. We ask for the year, make, model, condition and where it’s parked. No photos needed. No inspection.
We book the tow
Free pickup between 24 and 72 hours after you agree to donate.
Your tax receipt arrives
By email. We offer mail if preferred.
Almost Always, Yes.
We take cars that:
- Are in good, running condition
- Have body damage or rust
- Don’t run
- Have a dead battery or flat tires
- Won’t pass a safety inspection
- Have been sitting for years
- Have high mileage
- You inherited
As long as your car has tires and wheels, we’re good to go.
Give us a call first if:
- You can’t find the ownership papers
- There’s still a lien on the car
- The car isn’t in your name
- You’re outside the cities we serve
None of these is an automatic no. Most get sorted out on the phone.
Still not sure? Give us a call.
What Edmonton Donors Say
If you’re considering donating a vehicle, I highly recommend Homeless Cars. The money goes directly to homelessness charities. You won’t be disappointed!
– Anonymous Donor, Edmonton, AB
Service Area
Homeless Cars is a registered Canadian charitable foundation, No. 77012 3131 RR0001, with its head office at 404 Fruitland Road, Stoney Creek, Ontario. We pick up donated vehicles across Edmonton, St. Albert, Leduc, Sherwood Park and Spruce Grove, and direct the proceeds to Edmonton’s Food Bank and Boyle Street Community Services.
Proudly 100% Canadian.
Are We The Same As Other Car Donation Programs?
People often reach us thinking we’re a program they’ve seen advertised elsewhere. Here’s who’s who.
Ready To Have It Gone?
Give us a call at 1-833-465-7227 or click the Donate Your Car button to fill in the form. It takes about five minutes.