ONTARIO BUILDER DIRECTORY

A “builder” is a person who undertakes the performance of all the work and supply of all the materials necessary to construct a completed home whether for the purpose of sale by the person or under a contract with a vendor or owner.

A “vendor” is a person who sells on his/her own behalf a home not previously occupied to an owner.

A person can register with Tarion as a builder, as a vendor or as both a vendor and a builder. To build a new home, a person must be registered as a builder. To sell a new home, a person must be registered as a vendor.

When you see the name of a builder / vendor that is made up of a number, such as "1234567 Ontario Inc, this is a numbered company name. Many businesses include numbered company names, which are legal businesses in Ontario.

The list of officers and directors is based upon information provided by the builder/vendor with its application for registration or renewal. Tarion does not independently verify this information and is not responsible for ensuring the accuracy of this information.

Please note that searches by company director or officer name will return both exact and partial matches. For example, if you search for “Bob Smith,” you will get results for “Bob Smith” as well as results for “Bob” and “Smith” taken separately. Exact matches are listed first.

The registration number refers to the reference number that is assigned to a builder/vendor when it becomes registered with Tarion.

The location refers to a city or town where a builder/vendor has constructed and/or sold new homes.

Freehold: When a freehold home is purchased, the purchaser agrees to buy both a parcel of land and a residential dwelling unit to be constructed on that parcel of land. Various types of dwellings fit this category, including a single family detached home, a semi-detached home, a unit in a row house or a unit in a duplex.

Condominium: When a condominium unit is purchased, the purchaser agrees to buy a residential dwelling unit within a condominium project containing multiple units and shared areas and/or amenities, referred to as common elements. Various types of dwellings fit this category, including a unit in a high-rise, mid-rise, or low-rise building, a unit in a row house, or a fully detached home.

Registered: Means that the builder/vendor is currently licensed by Tarion to build and/or sell new homes.

Expired: Means that the builder/vendor is no longer licensed by Tarion because it either cancelled its registration or did not renew its registration (registration must be renewed annually). An expired builder/vendor cannot build or sell new homes.

Revoked: Means that Tarion terminated the builder/vendor's registration because the builder/vendor no longer met registration requirements. A revoked builder/vendor cannot build or sell new homes.

Refused: Means that Tarion did not renew the builder/vendor's registration (registration must be renewed annually) because the builder/vendor no longer met registration requirements. A refused builder/vendor cannot build or sell new homes.

City refers to the municipality (e.g. city, town) in which the enrolled home is located.

A home’s lot number is part of the legal description of that home assigned by the municipality in which it is located.

You may find it helpful to search by Lot or Plan Number if your home has not yet been assigned a municipal street address.

A home’s plan number is part of the legal description of that home assigned by the municipality in which it is located.

You may find it helpful to search by the Lot or Plan Number if your home has not yet been assigned a municipal street address.

Use this field to search by the name of the defendant company under which a charge was laid and conviction recorded.

Use this field to search by name of the defendant under which the charge was laid and conviction recorded

Refers to the city where the offence took place

Refers to the city associated to the defendant's address at the time the charge was laid.

The conviction date refers to the date the defendant was found guilty of the charge against them.

The Name of Project refers to the marketing name of the project. This directory applies to pages with residential units in a standard condominium corporation and phased condominium corporation.

The Location of Project refers to the city or town where the project is located.

The Project Street Address refers to the civic address of the project.

The Project Status refers to the status of the project. A project’s status can either be “Completed”, “In Progress”, “Cancelled”, “Completed – Legal Proceeding”, “In Progress – Legal Proceeding”, or “Cancelled – Legal Proceeding”.