32 free tools. One question each. Answered in under a minute.
Checkers, calculators, builders and decoders for tradespeople. No signup. No paywall. Open the one you need, get an answer, get on with your day.
Every tool here is built around a single question a tradesperson actually asks - 'is my pay legal?', 'does this need regs?', `what does this $CRA letter mean?`. They all cite the rule or law they're based on. None of them need you to create an account.
Builders
Create professional documents in minutes. No design skills needed. No agency fees.
Build Your Own Media Pack
Builds a simple media pack so you can present your business, registrations and past work to clients and general contractors.
Build Your RAMS in 10 Minutes
Builds a job hazard analysis and safe-work method statement for a task, in line with your province's occupational health and safety regulations.
Method Statement Builder
Builds a safe-work method statement for a task, in line with your province's occupational health and safety regulations.
Construction Waste Disposal Record
Generates a record of construction waste handed over for disposal, to keep your paper trail under your province's environmental and waste regulations.
Handover Pack Builder
Builds a handover pack of certificates, warranties and as-built notes (including any electrical or gas certificates) to close out a job.
Toolbox Talk Sheet
Generates a toolbox talk record so you can show you briefed your crew on a hazard, as expected under your province's occupational health and safety regulations.
Site Diary / Daily Log
Generates a daily site record of work done, weather, labour and delays - your evidence if a payment or delay dispute comes up later.
Snag List Generator
Generates a deficiency (snag) list to record and track defects for sign-off before final payment.
Plant & Equipment Register
Generates a register of your plant and equipment with inspection dates, supporting your duties under your province's occupational health and safety regulations.
Variation Order Form
Generates a written change order (variation) so changes to scope and price are agreed and signed before you do the work.
Scaffold Inspection Register
Generates a scaffold inspection register to record the inspections required under your province's occupational health and safety regulations.
Calculators
Plug in your numbers. Get a clear answer. Every calculator is based on actual legislation, not guesswork.
Late Payment Interest Calculator
Work out the interest you can charge on an overdue invoice, based on your contract terms and your province's prompt-payment rules.
Vacation Pay Calculator
Work out the vacation pay owed on wages under your province's employment standards.
Payment Notice / Lien Deadline Calculator
Work out the deadline to preserve or register a builders' lien (or Quebec legal hypothec) based on your province and last-work date.
Holdback Calculator
Work out the statutory holdback held back on a construction contract under your province's lien legislation.
Limitation Period Calculator
Work out your province's basic and ultimate limitation periods so you know how long you can be held liable - or how long you have to sue.
Mileage Claim Calculator
Work out your vehicle expense claim using the CRA per-kilometre rates.
What Should I Actually Charge?
Work out a day rate that covers your costs, taxes, and the days you can't bill - not just your take-home.
PPE Budget Estimator
Estimate the cost of the safety gear you or your crew need for the job.
Notice Period Calculator
Work out the minimum termination notice or pay in lieu owed under your province's employment standards.
Monthly Profit Tracker
Track your income, expenses, and tax set-aside month by month so nothing piles up at tax time.
Tax Set-Aside Calculator
Works out how much of each payment to set aside for income tax, CPP and GST/HST, with a province selector, so the CRA does not catch you short.
Checkers
Answer a few questions. Find out where you stand. Every checker is built on the actual regulations - not opinions.
Employment Status Checker
Helps you tell whether someone is an employee or genuinely self-employed using the CRA's common-law tests and your province's employment standards.
Is My Pay Legal? - Minimum Wage Checker
Checks your hourly pay against the minimum wage in your province or territory, each set under provincial employment standards legislation.
Do I Need a Building Permit?
Tells you whether your job needs a building permit or is minor work under the National Building Code and your province's building code.
Quote Health Check
Checks your quote for the gaps that cause disputes - scope, GST/HST, payment terms and exclusions - before you send it.
Can I Claim This Expense?
Helps you tell which business costs are deductible against income under the Income Tax Act and CRA rules for the self-employed.
Small Claims Check
Check whether your claim is within your province's small-claims limit and which court you'd use.
Working at Height Risk Scorer
Scores your working-at-height risk and tells you when fall protection is required - generally at 3 metres, or 1.2 metres for some permanent workplaces in Alberta - under your province's OHS regulations.
Dust Exposure Checker
Checks your respirable crystalline silica dust exposure against your province's occupational exposure limit (0.10 mg/m3 in Ontario) under its OHS regulations.
Quarterly Business Check
Runs a quick health check on your business - registrations, tax, insurance and health and safety - so nothing important lapses.
Built for your phone, not a desktop
Every tool works on mobile. Use them on site, in the van, at the merchant - wherever you need the answer. No app to download. No account to create. Just open the link and use it.
No data collected
We don't store your inputs, track your usage, or sell your information. The calculations happen in your browser and stay there. When you close the tab, it's gone.
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