The GTA home services industry has a trust problem.
Every year GTA homeowners lose thousands to unlicensed contractors. We built VerifiedPros to fix that — permanently.
Post a job — it's free →The problem
What most platforms get wrong
You get a list, not a match
Post a job and you get called by multiple contractors. You have to vet them yourself, collect quotes, and hope you picked the right one. The platform has no stake in who you hire or how the job goes.
Reviews don't mean licensed
A high star rating doesn't tell you whether a contractor holds an active ESA, TSSA, or OCOT licence. Most platforms rely on self-reported credentials — no one checks them with the provincial authority.
Emergency jobs have no urgency
When your furnace dies at 9pm or your basement is flooding, you need a response measured in minutes — not a queue that moves the next morning. Most platforms weren't built for that.
No accountability after the job
If the work isn't right, you're on your own. Most platforms can mediate a review dispute, but they don't intervene in unresolved work or offer any form of guarantee on the outcome.
How we built it differently
How VerifiedPros works differently
Licences verified with the issuing authority
We check every electrician with ESA, every HVAC tech with TSSA, every other regulated trade with OCOT — directly, before they see a job. Not self-reported. Actually checked.
One contractor per job
We send your job to exactly one contractor — the best match for your trade and neighbourhood. If they can't respond in time, our cascade model finds the next best automatically. No bidding wars. No phone tag.
WSIB and insurance on file
WSIB clearance and a Certificate of Insurance are on file for every contractor before their first job. If either lapses, they're removed from the platform.
Emergency dispatch in ~30 minutes
For genuine emergencies — no heat in February, flooding, electrical hazards — we simultaneously dispatch to the top verified contractors available. First to accept gets the job.
30-day resolution guarantee
If something goes wrong with a completed job, we're involved. We facilitate a resolution between you and your contractor. Contractors who don't make it right don't stay on our platform.
Free for homeowners — always
No booking fees. No service charges. No hidden anything. Posting a job and getting matched costs you nothing. Contractors pay us when you pay them — that alignment is intentional.
Verification
Every licence checked with the issuing authority
Not self-reported. Not a checkbox. Actually verified — directly with ESA, TSSA, and OCOT before a contractor sees their first job.
ESA
Electrical Safety Authority
Every electrician's licence is confirmed with ESA Ontario before onboarding.
www.electricalsafety.on.ca ↗TSSA
Technical Standards & Safety Authority
HVAC and gas technicians verified directly with TSSA before their first job.
www.tssa.org ↗OCOT
Ontario College of Trades
Plumbers, roofers, and all other regulated trades checked with OCOT.
www.ocot.ca ↗Side by side
The honest comparison
| Feature | VerifiedPros | Most platforms |
|---|---|---|
| Licence verified with issuing authority | ✓ | ✕ |
| WSIB clearance on file | ✓ | ✕ |
| Liability insurance verified | ✓ | ✕ |
| One contractor per job | ✓ | ✕ |
| Emergency dispatch (~30 min) | ✓ | ✕ |
| 30-day resolution guarantee | ✓ | ✕ |
| Free for homeowners | ✓ | ✓ |
GTA homeowners
What it actually feels like
Every review comes from a verified completed job on our platform.
“I'd posted jobs on other platforms before and always ended up fielding calls from four or five contractors at once. With VerifiedPros I described the panel upgrade, and one electrician reached out. That was it. He showed up, did the work, and I paid him directly. The whole process was exactly what it should be.”
Sarah K., Scarborough
April 2026
“Our furnace stopped working at 7pm on a Tuesday in February. I posted the job and by 9:40pm had a TSSA-certified technician confirmed. He had the part and was done by midnight. I didn't know a platform like this existed — I assumed I'd be freezing until morning.”
Michael T., North York
February 2026
“I wanted an EV charger installed but I was nervous about who I'd be letting into my garage. Knowing the electrician's ESA licence was confirmed before he arrived made a real difference. He explained everything, pulled the permit, and scheduled the inspection. No surprises.”
Priya M., Mississauga
March 2026
The honest comparison
How this differs from where you'd otherwise look
| VerifiedPros | Directories | Kijiji / FB | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Credential checks | Checked with ESA, TSSA, OCOT | Self-reported | None |
| Lead competition | 1 match — yours exclusively | Sold to 4–5 contractors | Total gamble |
| Cost to homeowner | Free forever | Free (data sold) | Free |
| Protection | 30-day resolution guarantee | None | None |
| Response time | Dispatched immediately | Hours to days | Whenever they reply |
| Insurance verified | WSIB checked | Not verified | Unknown |
Directory pricing based on publicly available rates. Classifieds refers to Facebook Marketplace and Kijiji.
Why this exists
We built VerifiedPros because it happened to us
My best friend paid $13,000 of a $15,000 contract to rebuild his garage. The contractor took the money, did minimal work, and disappeared. I watched him go through that — the anger, the helplessness, not knowing where to turn.
Then it happened to me. I paid a deposit for a kitchen renovation. Dates kept getting pushed. Communication dried up. The work was never finished.
The problem isn’t finding a contractor — every block in the GTA has ten of them. The problem is that homeowners have no reliable way to verify who they’re actually dealing with before the money changes hands.
Clear communication. Transparent expectations. From the first message to the final invoice. That’s the platform we wish had existed when we needed it.
— Anil Nehorah, Founder, VerifiedPros
Who VerifiedPros is for
For homeowners who want to know who they're letting in.
VerifiedPros is for GTA homeowners who have been burned by contractors who disappeared after a deposit, did substandard work, or were never licensed in the first place. It's for people who understand that the lowest quote usually has a reason — and that reason isn't generosity.
It's for people who know that having five contractors call them at once doesn't make the process better — it just makes it louder. One verified match, one trusted professional, one job done right.
And it's for homeowners who want something simple: describe what's wrong, know the person who shows up is qualified to fix it, and have somewhere to turn if anything goes wrong.
Ready to hire someone you can actually trust?
Post your job for free. Get matched with one verified, licensed contractor — dispatched as soon as you post. Backed by our 30-day guarantee.