Franchise Factbook

Home ServicesCanada

52 brands in Canada · every figure from official FDD filings, source linked

$123K
median start-up
+2.9%
median net growth
5.1%
median units lost/yr

Growing fastest

Openings minus closures, per year
  1. 1Mr. Electric+9.7%
  2. 2Dryer Vent Wizard+7.0%
  3. 3Mr. Rooter+4.4%
  4. 4Mosquito Squad+2.9%
  5. 5Goliathtech Corp+2.3%
Top 7

Fewest units lost

Terminations, non-renewals and closures as a share of units at year start
  1. 1WINDOW WORLD0.6%
  2. 2Mr. Rooter4.1%
  3. 3Mosquito Squad4.4%
  4. 4Glass Doctor5.1%
  5. 5Dryer Vent Wizard6.5%
Top 7

Largest systems

Franchised outlets on file in the most recent year

Most company-owned

Share the franchisor runs itself

Needs three years of Item 20 filings that balance, and 10+ outlets — still being extracted.

Lowest cost to enter

Low end of the Item 7 total investment range, including the franchise fee
  1. 1Terminix$25K
  2. 2Hickory Dickory Decks$70K
  3. 3Weed Man$81K
  4. 4Dryer Vent Wizard$85K
  5. 5Handyman Connection$99K
Top 20

Rankings are computed from filings, never sold, and recompute as coverage grows. Brands whose Item 20 outlet arithmetic doesn't balance are excluded rather than ranked on a mis-parsed table.

Cost, growth and turnover side by side — the columns other directories leave out. Showing 1–50.

BrandTotal to openNet growthUnits lost/yrUnitsScore
Mr. HandymanPartial FDD data$162K–$215K71467
Dryer Vent WizardPartial FDD data$85K–$163K+7.0%6.5%32663
Glass DoctorPartial FDD data$157K–$327K+1.9%5.1%34463
Mr. RooterPartial FDD data$153K–$299K+4.4%4.1%47655
Mr. AppliancePartial FDD data$148K–$273K61253
Mosquito SquadPartial FDD data$162K–$220K+2.9%4.4%46451
Mr. ElectricPartial FDD data$160K–$357K+9.7%9.0%47251
The Grounds GuysPartial FDD data$108K–$253K43843
Goliathtech CorpFull FDD data$100K–$244K+2.3%6.9%21642
1 Tom PlumberFull FDD data$238K–$454K?
A Buyer's Choice Home Inspections | ABCHIDirectory only?
Aire ServPartial FDD data$5K–$272K442?
Aptive EnvironmentalDirectory only?
Archadeck Outdoor LivingPartial FDD data$120K–$139K106?
B-Protek Concrete CoatingsDirectory only?
Budget BlindsFull FDD data$101K–$211K776?
California Closet Company Inc.Directory only?
Canadian Residential Inspection Services Ltd.Directory only?
Carson Dunlop Home InspectionDirectory only?
CertaPro PaintersPartial FDD data$171K–$321K?
Chem-Dry Carpet & Upholstery CleaningDirectory only?
College ProDirectory only?
Deck DaddyDirectory only?
DKI CanadaDirectory only?
Doctor ScreenDirectory only?
Door GurusDirectory only?
Duct BustersDirectory only?
Fire-Alert Franchising Ltd.Directory only?
Floor Coverings InternationalPartial FDD data$183K–$247K?
HandyBeeDirectory only?
Handyman ConnectionPartial FDD data$99K–$150K?
Hickory Dickory DecksDirectory only$70K–$93K?
Let's Get MovingDirectory only?
Living LIGHTINGDirectory only?
Men In Kilts Window CleaningDirectory only?
New CreationsDirectory only?
OHC RenovationsDirectory only?
Pillar To Post Home InspectorsDirectory only?
Prep'n SellDirectory only?
Rainbow International RestorationPartial FDD data$159K–$331K330?
Rydel RoofingDirectory only?
ServiceMaster of Canada LimitedDirectory only?
ServiceMaster RestoreDirectory only?
Servus® Group CanadaDirectory only?
TerminixPartial FDD data$25K–$85K?
The Gardener Inc.Directory only?
The Patch AuthorityDirectory only?
The Ugly DrivewayDirectory only?
Two Men and a TruckDirectory only?
Weed ManPartial FDD data$81K–$108K?

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