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General contractors and renovators
Run a renovation from start to finish and hire the trades. Their guide is the contractors' page.
For the business side: the playbook for a general contractor. Page reviewed 30 Oct 2026.
When people need them
- Making it yours
Records that matter to the work4
- Thinking about it
- Getting ready to sell
- Searching and financing
- The offer and its conditions
- Closing and moving
- The first 90 days
- Making it yours
- Adding a unit or renting it out
- Living there
The records that matter to this work
- What zone is the home in, and what does the zone permit?Zoning
- What building permits are on record for the home?Permits and renovations
- Is the home designated, listed or in a heritage district?Heritage
- What is a conservation authority regulated area?Conservation authority regulated area
An OfferDue report reads these for one address, with the source and date of every line.
Licences and registers to check
- WSIB: clearance certificate searchShows whether a business is registered with the WSIB and in good standing. The WSIB says a homeowner hiring a contractor for repairs or renovations isn't required to hold a clearance; many ask for one anyway.Check the register →
Questions people ask before hiring
- Does the work need a building permit, and who applies for it?
- Is there a written quote with the scope, the price, the schedule and what is left out?
- Can you show a WSIB clearance and proof of liability insurance?
- Who does the work on site: your own crew or subcontractors?
Looking for general contractors and renovators?
Tell us what you need in a few lines and we reply by email. Businesses are only starting to be listed, so a request comes to us, not to any business.
General contractors and renovators listed on OfferDue
Their guide, with the stages of a sale where they come in and the firms listed so far, is the For contractors and designers.
At the same moment
Public-record information, not legal, financial, insurance or inspection advice. A listing on OfferDue is not a recommendation; check licences and references yourself. Who does what in an Ontario offer.