Ottawa, ON
Find home services in Ottawa
We list 5 areas inside Ottawa on their own pages, because a service area is something each pro draws for themselves and it does not always reach the whole city. Tell us what needs doing and where, and we match on the area they gave us.
Renovation services in Ottawa
- General Contractors
- Basement Renovations
- Kitchen Renovations
- Bathroom Renovations
- Flooring Contractors
- Concrete Contractors
- Painters
- Carpenters
- Architects
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Exterior and outdoor services in Ottawa
Heating, plumbing and electrical in Ottawa
Cleaning and upkeep in Ottawa
Permits and licences in Ontario
In Ontario, electrical work in your home must be done by a Licensed Electrical Contractor overseen by the Electrical Safety Authority (ESA), fuel work by a contractor registered with TSSA, and new homes by a builder licensed by the HCRA. Building permits come from your municipality’s building department.
Renovation permits and contractor licences in OntarioWho regulates the work in Ontario
Electrical Safety Authority (ESA)(opens in a new tab)
Licenses electrical contractors and receives the notifications (permits) for electrical work. A Licensed Electrical Contractor is the only business you can hire to do electrical work in your home.
Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA)(opens in a new tab)
Oversees fuels such as natural gas, propane and oil. Registered fuels contractors are the only businesses legally authorized to do fuels-related work in Ontario.
Home Construction Regulatory Authority (HCRA)(opens in a new tab)
Licenses new-home builders and sellers. It is illegal to build or sell a new home in Ontario without a valid licence.
Tarion(opens in a new tab)
Ensures that buyers of new homes receive the coverage they are entitled to under their builder’s warranty.
Skilled Trades Ontario(opens in a new tab)
Certifies tradespeople. Plumber and electrician are among Ontario’s compulsory trades, which only certified journeypersons and registered apprentices may practise.
Areas within Ottawa
Home services near Ottawa
Distances are measured from the centre of Ottawa.
Where Ottawa is
Ottawa is one of the major markets we list. The next one is Gatineau, 1 km away, with Ottawa lying to the southeast of it.
View Ottawa on OpenStreetMapPostal code areas we match to Ottawa
When a request starts with one of these, we treat it as Ottawa and show it to pros whose service area takes it in. The names beside a code are the ones the official list gives for that area.
- K1B
- K1C
- K1E
- K1G
- K1H
- K1J
- K1K
- K1L
- K1M
- K1N
- K1P
- K1R
- K1S
- K1T
- K1V
- K1W
- K1X
- K1Y
- K1Z
- K2A
- K2B
- K2C
- K2E
- K2H
- K2K
- K2L
- K2M
- K2P
- K2R
- K2T
- K2V
- K2W
- K4A
- K4B
- K4C
- K4M
- K4P
The maintenance year in Ontario
What each season asks of a house here, and what is worth booking before it arrives. Each one links to the full checklist.
Spring
March to May
Ontario and Quebec
Freeze–thaw cycles continue into spring. Look for heaved walkways, new foundation cracks and damage from ice dams.
Summer
June to August
Ontario and Quebec
Humid summers make basement moisture control important. Run a dehumidifier and watch for musty smells.
Fall
September to November
Ontario and Quebec
Leaves fall over several weeks, so a final gutter cleaning in late fall helps prevent ice dams.
Winter
December to February
Ontario and Quebec
Heavy snow and freeze–thaw cycles lead to ice dams. Keep the edge of the roof, downspouts and drains clear where you safely can.
Worth reading before you hire
What things cost, who has to be licensed, and the questions worth asking before you sign anything.
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Licensed, insured and bonded are three different things
The phrase runs together on every truck door and every website footer. Each word points at a different document, two of them are issued by bodies you can search yourself, and one of them may not exist for the trade you are hiring.
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The work that needs a permit, and the work that does not
The line is not cosmetic against structural, and it is not the size of the job. It is drawn by your municipality, and it lands in places that surprise people — a deck two feet off the ground, a window moved eight inches.
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HVAC Contractors guide
HVAC stands for heating, ventilation and air conditioning: the equipment that keeps a Canadian home warm through a long winter, cool and dry in a humid summer, and supplied with fresh air all year.
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Questions homeowners have asked
- Can a contractor charge more than the estimate?1 answer
- How much of a deposit should I pay a contractor?1 answer
- Should I pay a contractor in cash to save the tax?1 answer
- Which trades have to be licensed in Ontario?1 answer
- Can a subcontractor lien my house after I’ve already paid the contractor?1 answer
- Do I need a WSIB clearance certificate from my contractor?1 answer
Where LokalMatch stands in Ottawa
We are building this network one city at a time, and Ottawa is not finished. No pro has a listing here yet, so there is no shortlist on this page — and we would rather say that than pad one out with names lifted off a directory. Send a request anyway: if nobody can cover it, you will hear that from us rather than hear nothing.
Work in Ottawa?
This page is for you as much as for the homeowner reading it. We are after licensed, insured trades who answer their messages and quote what they mean. LokalMatch sells leads, not memberships: a request from Ottawa reaches you with the work described, the general area and the price of that lead attached, and you decide whether to buy it.
- A profile is free to create, and there is no subscription.
- You see the job — what it is, roughly where, how soon — before you pay anything.
- You pick the work you want and mark the rest “not for me”.
- Full up? Pause new leads and start again when you are not.
Set your area to Ottawa on its own, or widen it until it takes in Gatineau and Clarence-Rockland — whatever matches the driving you are actually willing to do.
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