House cleaning prices in Ontario in 2026: from $89

How does a starting price become the total you pay?

A starting price covers the base cleaning selection. The selected rooms, floor area, cleaning type and extras determine the subtotal; HST is then shown separately.

Here is one current example: a 3-bedroom house with 900 sq ft above ground, two full bathrooms and one kitchen, Basic cleaning, one visit. No basement, pets or optional interiors are selected. Adjust these selections.

Keep the selection identical when comparing prices

A 3-bedroom base price and a total including bathrooms and the kitchen describe different scopes. A larger 3-bedroom home can also have a size adjustment. Compare the same rooms and floor area, then check whether each price includes tax.

For a larger-home comparison, see the first and recurring visit example in Oakville. For a finished basement or separate lower-level rooms, use the East Credit room-planning guide.

What does house cleaning typically cost in Ontario? Heron from $89

Heron's published price starts at $89: a Basic clean (dusting, vacuuming and mopping) of a one-bedroom, from $163 for a 3-bedroom, before HST. With the bathrooms and kitchen added at their own prices, the Basic maintenance base rate before recurring discounts is $149 for a one-bedroom condo, $186 for a two-bedroom, from $235 for a 3-bedroom and from $254 for a four-bedroom; a 900 sq ft 3-bedroom is $322 as a Deep clean.

These are Heron’s Basic maintenance base rates before recurring discounts for common homes: a Basic clean (dusting, vacuuming and mopping) plus the bathrooms and kitchen listed. Floor area is above ground. Basement, balcony, window and appliance work are separate unless the row says so.

On a bi-weekly schedule the same 3-bedroom clean is $199.75 a visit from the second visit (15% off), and a weekly clean is 20% off. Deep and move-out detail are upgrades to the Basic clean; they do not silently add every room or appliance. Compare the service inclusions before choosing one. For five Oakville homes priced line by line, from a one-bedroom condo to a five-bedroom house, see how much house cleaning costs in Oakville in 2026; the same Heron rates apply in Burlington, Milton, Mississauga and throughout Halton Hills.

How much do house cleaners charge per hour in Ontario?

Heron's hourly rate is $39 per cleaner, per hour, with a 3-hour minimum per cleaner and supplies included.

The dated sources below list Hellamaid at $59 and MKS at $55 per cleaner-hour. Confirm the current rate, minimum time, included supplies and insurance directly with any provider; these examples do not establish an independent-cleaner market average. Heron’s hourly rate is $39 per cleaner, per hour, with a 3-hour minimum per cleaner and supplies included. For an hourly quote, always ask how many cleaners attend and how many hours each works: two cleaners for three hours is six cleaner-hours, so a $59 rate is $354 before HST for that visit and Heron’s $39 rate is $234.

A built clean fixes the selected work and total before the visit. An hourly booking suits people who want to hand us their own list.

How do the published cleaning prices compare: Heron, Hellamaid and MKS?

Three companies publish real prices in the four cities: Hellamaid (per-city package tables), MKS Cleaning Solutions (ranges) and Heron (every line). Heron starts from $235 for a 3-bedroom home with two bathrooms and the kitchen. The table lists the other companies' dated packages alongside Heron's examples; home size and included rooms differ.

Most cleaning companies in Ontario quote by phone or form. Three publish real prices: Hellamaid (per-city package tables), MKS Cleaning Solutions (ranges) and Heron (every line). The table compares supplier packages with Heron’s recurring Basic base rates before discounts, all before HST, with the home size and room differences labelled. Ask each supplier to price the same scope before comparing totals.

Heron rows: recurring Basic base rates before discounts, plus the listed bathrooms and kitchen, mopping included. First visits require Deep or another suitable service, quoted separately. Competitor one-time packages are not the same service. Competitor rows are the figures printed on their own pages on October 11, 2026, before HST: Hellamaid Oakville / Burlington and Burlington (packages are “from” prices; homes over 1,000 sq ft pay a square-footage fee, listed in Burlington as +$20 (1,000–1,499 sq ft) to +$100 (3,000–3,499 sq ft)); Hellamaid Milton (homes over 2,500 sq ft may pay a square-footage fee); Hellamaid Mississauga (3-bed is ~1,600 sq ft with 2 baths; 4-bed is ~2,200 sq ft with 3 baths); MKS Cleaning Solutions (Milton) (publishes ranges, not a per-home table; recurring discounts differ between its promotional text and calculator, and the hourly minimum needs confirmation). Heron’s Deep upgrade is separate from selected rooms: a selected kitchen is +$50 with Deep, compared with +$28 for Basic or move-out. Package scopes differ, so confirm what each includes for your home; prices change and the linked pages are the authority for theirs.

Molly Maid, Merry Maids, MaidPro, The Cleaning Authority and Oakville Maids quote after an assessment; our cleaning company comparison guide explains how to get a like-for-like quote from them, with links to Molly Maid, Merry Maids and Hellamaid.

What changes a house cleaning quote?

Six things: bedrooms and floor area, the rooms you select, the level of detail (Basic, Deep or move-out), optional tasks such as appliance interiors and windows, access and condition, and how often you book. HST is 13% on top everywhere in Ontario.

• Bedrooms and floor area: the base home price and size adjustment are separate at Heron; some packages add a square-footage fee instead.
• Rooms selected: count full bathrooms, powder rooms and kitchens, including any in a finished basement.
• Level of detail: routine Basic upkeep, Deep detail or an empty-home move.
• Optional tasks: appliance interiors, cabinets, window glass and balcony work have their own prices; at Heron the oven is from $21 and fridge $43 fixed per fridge and interior windows from $43 per home by size and bedrooms.
• Access and condition: parking, building arrangements and unusual buildup, agreed before booking.
• Frequency and tax: compare the first visit and recurring visits separately, with the same tax treatment. Heron takes 20% off weekly and 15% off bi-weekly cleans and 10% off monthly cleans from the second visit; HST is 13% on top everywhere in Ontario.

At Heron, mopping is part of every clean, and the bathroom and kitchen floors are washed with those rooms when you add them, so the same floor is never charged twice.

Heron applies these same published rates in Georgetown, with no travel surcharge. See Georgetown cleaning price examples and the Moore Park example with its selected rooms to compare the work, home size and tax on the same basis. The Georgetown North price example offers another selected-room comparison.

How do you get a quote in the new service areas?

Heron's published residential rate card also applies in Brampton and Hamilton. The price comes from your home's selected size, rooms, service type and extras, not a neighbourhood average. Replace the guide's illustrative home details with your own in the quote calculator.

Coverage includes Waterdown, Dundas, Carlisle, Kilbride and Campbellville, alongside the original Halton and Mississauga areas. Describe basement and separate-suite work explicitly, then call with the reference code to confirm the full address, scope and available date. An online quote does not reserve an appointment.

How do recurring visits, supplies and booking work?

Weekly visits are 20% off and bi-weekly visits 15% off and monthly visits 10% off from the second visit, on the whole clean you built; supplies are included; HST is shown separately; and an online quote does not reserve a time, so call 289-813-7484 with the reference code to book.

Heron’s recurring discount is 20% for weekly visits and 15% for bi-weekly visits and 10% for monthly visits, from the second visit, on the whole clean you built. Deep, move-out and post-construction work remain one-time services. Cleaning products and equipment for the agreed work are included.

Heron shows 13% HST separately in the quote. Confirm any access costs and unusual scope before the booking. A quote generated online does not reserve a time. Call 289-813-7484 with the reference code to arrange your clean. Not sure what to hand off first? Read what to hand to a cleaner first, and what it costs.

Case study: a loft move clean within a luxury Mississauga home

Heron completed a move-in / move-out clean for an approximately 1,000 sq ft loft within an upscale Mississauga property. The booked space contained one bedroom, one bathroom, one kitchen and a living room.

The brief: prepare the living space for a handover

The useful starting point was the space that needed cleaning. A self-contained loft has its own kitchen, bathroom and living areas, so describing it simply as “one bedroom” would miss much of the work. We recorded those rooms individually and treated them as one complete cleaning scope.

The wider property was a luxury home, but the approximately 1,000 sq ft figure describes the loft in this booking. It is not a measurement of the entire house. That distinction matters when a property has separate living areas: the quote should identify the rooms being cleaned and leave unrelated or separately occupied areas outside the visit.

The work: a room-by-room move clean

The clean covered the loft’s kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and living room, with attention to the details that routine upkeep can leave behind. The standard move-cleaning work included the following areas; optional interiors remain separate selections for any new booking:

• Kitchen: clean the sink and taps, counters, stovetop, backsplash, appliance exteriors and cupboard fronts; wash the kitchen floor.
• Bathrooms: clean the toilet, tub or shower, sink, vanity, mirrors and fixtures; wash the floors and pay attention to edges and buildup.
• Bedrooms and living spaces: remove reachable dust, vacuum and mop suitable floors, and work along baseboards, corners and edges that become accessible when belongings are removed.
• Empty-home detail: clean accessible closet interiors and shelving, door frames and tops, and the marks or dust previously hidden by furniture.
• Agreed interiors: oven, fridge, cabinet and interior-window cleaning are separate selections. Confirm each one for the property being cleaned; a move-in/out booking does not automatically include every extra.

Why the scope matters in a high-end property

Careful cleaning starts with knowing the finishes and the boundaries of the booking. Stone counters, cabinetry, flooring and fittings can need different products and methods. We agree the accessible areas and any delicate surfaces before work, rather than treating every material or room in the building alike.

The completed visit and the lesson for your quote

Our team arrived at the agreed time, completed the booked clean and received a five-star review from the customer. The visit shows why the room list and cleaning area are more useful than a property’s market value when planning the work. For your own loft, suite or home, specify the floor area to be cleaned, the kitchen and bathrooms, and any interiors you want added.

See our luxury-home cleaning in Mississauga, the move-in and move-out checklist and the current cleaning calculator. Customer names, exact locations, access details and historical bills are kept private.