Donate A Car In Toronto And The GTA
Your car becomes meals, transitional housing and street outreach across Toronto, through Seeds of Hope, Ve’ahavta and North York Harvest Food Bank.
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 Toronto.
Where We Pick Up Around Toronto
We pick up donated vehicles across Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area: Mississauga, Oakville, Pickering, Barrie and Orillia
If your car is parked in an underground garage, you’ll need to be able to drive it out to the road first. Everything else we can work with, driveways, side streets, condo lots and parking garages at ground level.
Not sure whether we reach you? Call 1-833-465-7227.
What Your Car Funds In Toronto
Every dollar from a Toronto car donation stays in Toronto.
We sell your donated vehicle to a licensed recycling partner and the proceeds go to these three organisations. Nothing is pooled nationally and nothing leaves the city.
Seeds of Hope
Seeds of Hope Foundation creates safe, welcoming spaces for people experiencing poverty and homelessness, providing meals, transitional housing, learning opportunities and community support across Toronto.
Ve’ahavta
Ve’ahavta supports people experiencing homelessness and poverty in Toronto through street outreach, essential resources, and life and employment skills programs designed to create lasting change.
North York Harvest Food Bank
North York Harvest Food Bank provides emergency food support across north Toronto while working toward long-term solutions to food insecurity and more dignified access to food.
What Your Tax Receipt Is Worth In Ontario
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 Ontario the minimum receipt is $700. There is no maximum. If you have a higher-value vehicle, 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 Ontario
Before pickup, remove your licence plates. They belong to you, not the car, and you can reuse them.
You don’t need a safety certificate, inspection or emissions test. We take the vehicle as it is.
Before pickup, ensure the donor signs the seller’s signature line on the back of the vehicle ownership. Hand the ownership and your keys to the tow driver. If you’re opting for contactless, you can leave it in the glovebox of the vehicle, along with the keys.
Can’t find your ownership? Call 1-833-465-7227 before booking. Missing paperwork can usually be sorted out, and we’ll tell you exactly what you need.
Once the car is on our truck, your responsibility ends. You can cancel your insurance at that point, and we’ll handle the transfer with the Ministry of Transportation.
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 Toronto Donors Say
Great cause, easy process, professional handling. Can’t ask for more.
– John
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 Toronto, Mississauga, Oakville, Pickering, Barrie and Orillia, and direct the proceeds to Seeds of Hope, Ve’ahavta and North York Harvest Food Bank.
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.