Everything you need to know to rent a vehicle in Canada

Car sharing services are a good compromise if you need more than an Uber ride but don’t want the responsibility of buying a car, and traditional car rental companies are too expensive for your trip.

The model is pretty simple—you rent a car for a short period of time, often by the hour, from a private individual through a car sharing facilitator app. Terms and conditions and fees vary greatly, so shop around.

• Car2Go (Calgary, Montréal, Vancouver)
• Enterprise Car Share (Toronto, Mississauga, Oshawa, Waterloo)
• Zipcar (available in two dozen cities in Ontario and British Columbia)
• Communauto (Ontario and Quebec)
• Modo (many cities in British Columbia)
• Kootenay carshare (Kootenay area in British Columbia)
• Communauto Halifax (Nova Scotia)
• Regina car share and Saskatoon car share (Saskatchewan)
• Peg city car co-op (Winnipeg)

Car sharing is getting more and more popular, so there may be new, local companies by the time you read this! Google is your best friend.