Metal Guides
Straight answers about buying, cutting, and shipping metal in Canada, written by the sales team that cuts it.
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Buying answers
Where to buy, what it costs, and how ordering by the inch works.
Material guides
6061 or 6063, 304 or 316: what each grade is for, with real prices.
How-to
Cutting, welding, drilling, and finishing, the way we'd do it at the shop.
Shipping & trust
How metal moves across Canada, what MTRs are, and what ±1/8″ means.
Halifax & local
The counter, free pickup, and buying metal in Atlantic Canada.
Latest guides
Buying metal online in Calgary: what it costs delivered (August 2026 prices)
As of August 17, 2026, one 36″ length of 1″ 6061 aluminum round lands at a Calgary door for $56.41 CAD: $27.63 for the metal, cut to your length, and $28.78 Purolator Ground from our Dartmouth, NS shop. A six-line...
Buying metal online in Vancouver: what it costs delivered (August 2026 prices)
As of August 17, 2026, one 36″ length of 1″ 6061 aluminum round lands at a Vancouver door for $57.71 CAD: $27.63 for the metal, cut to your length, and $30.08 Purolator Ground from our Dartmouth, NS shop. A six-line...
Buying metal online in Montréal: what it costs delivered (August 2026 prices)
As of August 17, 2026, one 36″ length of 1″ 6061 aluminum round lands at a Montréal door for $50.68 CAD: $27.63 for the metal, cut to your length, and $23.05 Purolator Ground from our Dartmouth, NS shop. A six-line...
Buying metal online in Toronto: what it costs delivered (August 2026 prices)
As of August 17, 2026, one 36″ length of 1″ 6061 aluminum round lands at a Toronto door for $52.55 CAD: $27.63 for the metal, cut to your length, and $24.92 Purolator Ground from our Dartmouth, NS shop. A six-line...
Where does Metals 'R' Us stand on Canada's steel freight rebate?
We back the CSSP: $100 million behind Canadian steel is investment in our own industry. We also measure, daily and in public, whether the saving reaches buyers or stops upstream. Here's our position, what success would look like on the...
What does the new steel freight rebate mean for small shops and hobbyists?
Directly, nothing: you can't claim the rebate and your courier delivery isn't covered. Indirectly, Canadian-made carbon steel could get cheaper through fall 2026 if suppliers pass the freight saving down. Here's what to watch, and the two questions worth asking...
Who actually gets Canada's $100 million steel freight rebate?
The $100 million goes to shippers: whoever pays the rail or marine freight bill on Canadian-made steel crossing a provincial border. In practice that's mills and large distributors moving carloads. First come, first served, $50 million cap per claimant, and...
Will Canada's new steel freight rebate lower metal prices?
The CSSP pays shippers 50% of rail and marine freight on Canadian-made steel crossing provincial lines, as of August 10, 2026. It won't change your delivery cost, because customer orders move by truck. It can lower the price of Canadian...
What shipping options does Metals 'R' Us offer? Price, speed, and the honest trade
You pick from what the couriers actually quote for your cart: usually three or four options, most often Canpar, Purolator, GLS, or UPS. Canpar carries 44.8% of our orders because the value is real, and it's also the option we...
Where can you buy metal offcuts, drops, and remnants in Canada? (and when a fresh cut is cheaper)
The cheapest small metal pieces come from fab-shop drops, scrap yards, and marketplace listings when grade does not matter. A fresh cut wins for an exact size in a known grade, a specific shape, or a piece shipped to you....
How much does copper cost in Canada? (real prices)
As of July 16, 2026, a 12″ piece of C110 copper round runs $12.47 at 1/4″, $34.23 at 1/2″, and $126.38 at 1″ CAD. Copper flats start at $16.43, and sheet is priced by the 12″ x 12″ square from...
How much do brass and bronze cost in Canada? (real prices)
As of July 16, 2026, a 12″ piece of C360 brass round runs $7.84 at 1/4″ and $18.58 at 1/2″, in CAD. Bronze costs more: C932 bearing bronze round is $29.47 at 1/2″, and C954 aluminum bronze is $34.99. Both...
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