Locations across Canada
Our training program allows you to knowledgeably and confidently approach this industry and make your mark. Training is the foundation of your future as a home inspector and ensures that you develop on-going referrals from previously satisfied clients and their professionals.
Canadian Residential Inspection Services is committed to helping our franchisees succeed and to awarding a Franchise Territory to the best suited applicant to ensure a strong Franchise Team across Canada. The success of each individual franchise is of prime importance to this company.
Our detailed, comprehensive reporting system is an essential part of the home inspection process. The reporting format is designed so that clients receive and pay for the report on site immediately upon completion of the inspection. This eliminates accounts receivable and costly delays.
We are expanding our home inspection franchise operations
throughout Canada, delivering high quality inspection services
through dynamic training, strategic marketing and a superior
reporting system for our franchisees.
The backbone of the company's 35 + years of success is our comprehensive, user-friendly inspection report and the extensive training linked to it.
Our training program allows you to knowledgeably and confidently approach the home inspection industry and make your mark.
Training is the foundation of your future as a home inspector and ensures that you develop on-going referrals from previously satisfied clients and their professionals. We utilize our own staff as well as outside specialists to provide you with a thorough and concrete understanding of the techniques of a home inspection.
Academic Training:
The first part is a distance educational package which will be sent to you. You can sit in the comfort of your own home and study the material while you write tests online. You can expect this portion of the training to take 250-300 hours and takes most people anywhere from 2 - 4 months to complete.
Proctored Exam:
closed book exam that takes approximately 4 hours.
Practical Training:
from how to answer the phone to how to present the completed report. The instructor inspectors have been in business several years and provide you with a depth of knowledge you can`t gain from any book.
Canadian Residential Inspection Services Ltd. has developed and copyrighted, our amazing electronic reporting system and it is available for use only by CRIS inspectors!
We can honestly say that they are in love with this system!
The system starts by handling booking appointments, ensuring you don't double book, and reminding you when the appointment is due. When the inspection starts, as the inspector you need only follow the easy format presented to you that ensures no aspect of the inspection is overlooked.
When the inspection is complete, the report is essentially written for you including photos and recommendations and provided to the customer on the spot - no wait time, which is especially important to clients and realtors alike during a real estate transaction. The system then takes it one step further by handling your bookkeeping for you - issuing invoices and receipts and tallying transactions. It even tracks marketing results and maintains a database for future marketing.
There really isn't much more we could have made this system do and we are very proud of the finished product. That being said, we know this is an ever-changing industry and we constructed this reporting system to be a completely flexible product, capable of being updated easily when required.
The home inspection business is a fast-paced, expanding industry with huge growth potential. Statistics show that 90 per cent of all home sales now include a home inspection. A pre-purchase home inspection is a visual inspection of the accessible internal and external aspects of the property. This includes systems such as surface grading and drainage, roofing, insulation, ventilation, chimneys, exterior siding, windows and doors, structural integrity, foundation, electrical and plumbing.
Canadian Residential was developed in the 80's at a time when home inspection was an emerging industry with the founder personally having operated his own successful home inspection company for over two decades. This hands-on knowledge of the industry was critical for the development of the Franchise system and protocols. While developing the CRIS system, he was able to observe how it functioned in the real world of home inspections. As the needs and expectations of the public changed over the years and technology advanced, our system has stayed one step ahead.
CRIS Ltd. is a wholly Canadian owned and managed company. Founded in 1988 to address the growing market demand for effective, high-quality inspection services for homebuyers throughout Canada. Through strategic marketing, dynamic training and a network of carefully selected franchise partners, our hard work, attention to detail and commitment to providing an unbeatable, top-quality service, has built our company into a leader in the home inspection field. We now have franchisees all across Canada from coast to coast. Home inspection is the sole focus of our business. CRIS offers comprehensive detailed inspections on all types of residential properties.
We are committed to helping our franchisees succeed and to awarding an exclusive Franchise Territory to the best suited applicant to ensure a strong Franchise Team across Canada. The success of each individual franchise is of prime importance to this company.
CRIS was one of the first home inspection companies in Canada to receive national accreditation for its training of home inspectors. Training is focused on defect recognition, highlighting the subtle clues inspectors should look for to identify flaws. The backbone of the company's 30+ years of success is our comprehensive, user-friendly inspection report and the extensive training linked to it.
CRIS understands that the needs of the homebuyer are diverse and a good home inspector has to be sensitive to the different requirements of each client. CRIS inspectors are all highly trained and help clients gather the information they require to make an informed decision. The inspection gives clients the knowledge and the understanding to feel confident making this important purchase.
Our training is accredited by the National Home Inspectors Certification Council and government bodies where home inspection licensing is required.
Named Top 10 in Building Services franchise category
by Canadian Business Franchise.
Franchisees' Choice Awards
Canadian Residential Inspection Services was honoured to be a recipient of the Franchisees' Choice designation in the only two years we participated. Awarded by the Canadian Franchise Association at their (CFA) National Conventions in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
We are planning on selling our home and arranged for this inspection just to give us peace of mind that there was no issues with our house that would hinder the sale. The inspector did a thorough job and his report gave us confidence that our home does not require anything other than a few minor items to be addressed. Thank you for a job well done. - Shayne & Angela
Having bought and sold many homes across the country and in the U.S., I've never witnessed such a thorough home inspection as that performed by this inspector. I've now witnessed two of his home inspections and saw firsthand how focused, detail-oriented and knowledgeable he is in his work. His inspection report is detailed, clear and concise. - Rosalynd K
He was very very nice! It's our first home and he was very insightful and explained thoroughly. He answered our questions and we felt very informed by the end of the inspection. He was also very funny and not stressful at all! He explained everything in terms we could understand and was very professional and so pleasant and we'd refer /use his services again anytime! - Andreas L
Reach out to our friendly representatives to learn more
1 (800) 550-1533The true strength of a franchise system lies in the mutually-rewarding
relationship between the franchisor and its franchisees. Being a Franchisees’ Choice designee is an honour and a vote of confidence because the high rankings in franchisee satisfaction come directly from the franchisees themselves. We are most happy to receive these awards.
“Being a Franchisees’ Choice designee is a high honour,” says Lorraine McLachlan, President & CEO, Canadian Franchise Association. “Because the program is voluntary, these franchise systems are to be commended for wanting to further examine the strength of the relationships they have with their franchisees and they are rightfully proud of achieving this designation.”
Franchisees were asked to assess their franchisor by an independently-administered survey, in key areas of the franchise business model, including the franchisee selection process; franchisee information package; leadership; business planning and marketing; training and support; ongoing operations; and the relationship between the franchisor and franchisee.
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