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General contractor leads in Canada
Renovation requests on LokalMatch describe the scope before you connect: a whole-home renovation, an addition, a few rooms, a garage or attic conversion, or repairs after fire or water damage. Homeowners also say whether drawings are ready and whether they’ll live in the home during the work.
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Page reviewed September 11, 2026
What a general contractor lead shows you
Every {lower} request answers these questions before it reaches you. Follow-up questions appear only when an earlier answer calls for them.
Those two answers shape the job. A homeowner with drawings ready is closer to pricing than one who still needs design help, and an occupied home changes how you phase the work. Renovation budgets run up to six figures, so set the project sizes you take on and let the rest go to others.
What are you planning?
- Whole-home renovation
- Addition or extension
- A few rooms
- Conversion (garage, attic, other)
- Damage repair (fire, water)
- Something else
What type of property is it?
- Detached house
- Semi-detached or townhouse
- Condo or apartment
- Cottage or cabin
- Duplex or multi-unit
- Commercial property
Do you have drawings or plans yet?
Optional- Yes, drawings are ready
- Some ideas, no drawings
- No — I need help with design
Will you live in the home during the work?
Optional- Yes
- No
- Not sure
Every request also includes
- When the work is needed
- Emergency / as soon as possible
- Within a few days
- Within a few weeks
- Flexible / still planning
- Budget range, if the homeowner picks one
- Up to $10,000
- $10,000–$25,000
- $25,000–$50,000
- $50,000–$100,000
- $100,000 and up
Amounts in CAD.
- Project summary
- A short description of the job in the homeowner’s own words.
- General location
- The city or postal area. The exact address is shared only after you connect.
- Photos
- Up to 6 optional photos. Before you connect, you see how many were added.
Services you can choose
When you set up your profile, pick the ones you do and mark the rest as not for you.
- General Contractors
- Home Renovations
- Whole Home Renovations
- Home Additions
- Basement Renovations
- Basement Finishing
- Bathroom Renovations
- Kitchen Renovations
- Condo Renovations
- Apartment Renovations
- Garage Conversions
- Attic Conversions
- Sunrooms
- Porch Construction
- Structural Renovations
- Accessibility Renovations
- Aging-in-Place Renovations
- Fire & Water Damage Renovations
- Commercial-to-Residential Conversions
- Project Management
- Construction Management
- Home Elevators & Lifts
- Accessibility Equipment
- Custom Metalwork
- Welding
- Garage Builders
What general contractor leads cost
LokalMatch sets lead prices by service and location. You see the price of each lead before you decide, and you pay only when you choose to connect.
See how leads workCurrent lead price
Pricing is set per request.
- We haven’t published a standard price for general contractor leads yet. You see the price of each lead before you decide, and you pay only when you choose to connect.
Licensing notes by province
These notes come from our provincial permit guides, which homeowners read before they hire. They summarize official sources and aren’t legal advice.
Alberta
A contracting business that negotiates or concludes a contract with you in person away from its place of business and takes money before all the work on your home is done needs a prepaid contracting licence.
All residential builders must have a licence to obtain permits for new homes, and the New Home Buyer Protection Act requires home warranty coverage on all new residential homes.
Sources: Alberta – Residential builder licensing · Alberta – New home warranty
British Columbia
Anyone building a new home as a general contractor, developer or building envelope renovator must first become a licensed residential builder with BC Housing, and new homes built by licensed builders need home warranty insurance.
Sources: BC Housing – Builder and developer licensing · BC Housing – New home registration and warranty
Manitoba
Under The New Home Warranty Act, building permits for new homes can’t be granted unless the builder has arranged coverage with an independent warranty provider.
Sources: Manitoba – Builder bankruptcy (New Home Warranty Act)
Door-to-door home-improvement sellers must be licensed by the Consumer Protection Office. Ask to see the licence and check that it’s still valid.
Sources: Manitoba – Home improvements sold by direct sellers
Ontario
Renovating an existing home generally doesn’t require an HCRA builder licence: HCRA says renovations or upgrades typically don’t make a home “new”. Ontario advises checking references, WSIB coverage and trade certificates before you hire.
Sources: HCRA – Do you need a licence? · Ontario – Your rights when starting home renovations or repairs
All new-home builders and sellers must be licensed by the HCRA, and new homes come with warranty coverage backed by Tarion.
Sources: HCRA – Do you need a licence? · Tarion
Quebec
Anyone who does residential renovation work for you must hold an RBQ licence, and that licence must include the subclasses required for the work you are hiring them for.
Sources: RBQ – Choosing a contractor · RBQ – Work requiring a licence
Workers in the construction industry covered by Act R-20 need a CCQ competency certificate. The Act excludes maintenance, repair, renovation and alteration work done for an individual, on their own account and for strictly personal, non-profit purposes, on a dwelling they live in. The contractor still needs an RBQ licence.
Sources: CCQ – Exclusions from Act R-20 · RBQ – Choosing a contractor
Contractors who build or sell new residential buildings must be accredited by the administrator of the mandatory Guarantee Plan for New Residential Buildings.
Sources: RBQ – Guarantee plan for new residential buildings · Guarantee Plan for New Residential Buildings (Government of Québec)
Saskatchewan
Direct sellers of home-renovation products or services are limited in how much they can require you to pay before the cancellation period ends, and the contract must include a “Buyer’s Right to Cancel” statement.
Sources: FCAA – Direct sales contracts
How matching works
Requests are matched by published rules that are the same for every pro.
How we rank and match pros- You receive a request only for services you offer and haven’t excluded, in the areas you serve.
- Your account must be active, with your email address and phone number verified, and you must be accepting new requests within the daily or weekly limits you set.
- Requests reach you only with timings you accept, such as emergencies, and budgets that aren’t clearly outside the range you work in.
- When more pros fit than a lead allows, we give more weight to an exact service match, how directly you cover the area, verification, how quickly you reply and, once you have at least three published reviews, your rating. Never to who pays more.
- Each lead goes to a limited number of pros, and you see that number before you decide.
Invalid leads and refunds
If a lead turns out to be invalid, you can ask for a refund review from your dashboard. We look at each request and let you know the outcome. A lead may qualify when:
- The contact details are wrong or don't work.
- It duplicates a lead you already received.
- It isn't a real request for work.
- It's outside the services or areas you listed.
Verification you’ll need
Before you receive leads, you confirm your business email and phone number with one-time codes. Business registration, licence and insurance details are optional during sign-up; once our team checks them, your profile shows what was verified and when.
Contact details verified
You confirm your business email and phone number with one-time codes. This is required before you receive leads.
Business registration checked
Our team reviews the registration details you provide.
Licence and insurance checked
Where your trade calls for a licence or insurance, we review what you provide.
Verification shows which details were checked and when. It isn’t a guarantee of workmanship, and it can’t be bought.
Read how verification worksGetting set up for renovation work
- Choose kitchen, bathroom and basement renovations as services if you want those requests too. Each has its own intake questions.
- Building new homes comes with its own licensing and warranty rules in several provinces; the notes below cover them.
- Add photos of finished projects, and the registrations or licences your province calls for, so homeowners can compare you properly.
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