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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 51–52.

BrandTotal to openNet growthUnits lost/yrUnitsScore
WINDOW WORLDFull FDD data$123K–$363K+0.3%0.6%422?
Wise CracksDirectory only?

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