Free steps, official sources
How to check a contractor yourself
Every guide is the do-it-yourself steps in full, with the official source and the date it was checked. No guide names a business.
By province
- How to check a contractor in British Columbia
- How to check a contractor in Alberta
- How to check a contractor in Ontario
By city
- How to check a contractor in Vancouver
- How to check a contractor in Burnaby
- How to check a contractor in Calgary
- How to check a contractor in Edmonton
- How to check a contractor in Red Deer
- How to check a contractor in Lethbridge
- How to check a contractor in Toronto
- How to check a contractor in Ottawa
- How to check a contractor in Mississauga
- How to check a contractor in Brampton
- How to check a contractor in Hamilton
By question
- How do I check if a business is registered in BC?
- How do I check a contractor's business licence in Vancouver?
- How do I check a Technical Safety BC licence number on a quote?
- How do I check if a contractor has Alberta's prepaid contracting licence?
- How do I look up a business licence in Calgary?
- How do I look up a business licence in Edmonton?
- How do I search the Ontario Business Registry for a contractor?
- How do I check a renovator's licence in Toronto?
- How do I check an electrical contractor in Ontario?
- How much deposit should you pay a contractor?
- How do I look up a business licence in Burnaby?
- How do I look up a business licence in Red Deer?
- How do I look up a business licence in Lethbridge?
- What should a renovation quote include before you sign?
- How do I verify a contractor's certificate of insurance?
- How do I check a new-home builder's licence in BC, Alberta or Ontario?
- How do I read a business registry record?
- The business name on the quote does not match the registry. What can it mean?
- How do I search tribunal and court decisions for a business name?
- What should I do before paying a contractor a deposit?
- How do I check a contractor's licence in Ottawa?
- How do I check a renovator's licence in Mississauga?
- How do I check a renovator's licence in Brampton?
- How do I check a contractor's trade licence in Hamilton?
- How do I check a garage door repair company in Vancouver?
- How do I check a bathroom renovation contractor in Vancouver?
- How do I check a garage door repair company in Burnaby?
- How do I check a bathroom renovation contractor in Burnaby?
Or ask Jay
Jay does these steps for you and writes up what the records show, with the source and date for each finding. The $39 Full Check (no tax added) also reads your quote and insurance papers, and a person reviews every Full Check before it goes out. The $19 Quick Check is opening soon.
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Three quotes. One Jay check. Then the deposit.
Information, not a verdict. A record that is not found is not evidence of wrongdoing, and nothing here is legal, insurance or safety advice.