Overview

A prepaid contracting business:

solicits, negotiates or concludes prepaid contracts in person at any place other than the sellers’ place of business, and

accepts money before all the work is done and /or the services are provided

Prepaid contracts are for construction, maintenance, repairing, altering, adding to or improving private dwellings, or real property used in conjunction with a private dwelling i.e., landscaping services.

Note: A prepaid contracting business shall not solicit, negotiate or conclude a consumer transaction for furnaces, air conditioners, water heaters, windows or energy audits, in person at a consumer's home unless the following condition is met. Before the business attends at the consumer's home the business is expressly invited into the home by the consumer by: phone, email, text or other electronic communication, or

through the business' website, or

in person at the business's normal place of business or at such other place where the direct selling business is conducting business.

Exemptions

The following contracts are exempt:

contracts for business or commercial buildings

contracts between contractors, sub contractors and sub trades

contracts for home construction covered by the Alberta New Home Warranty Program that include pre-possession insurance or deposit insurance

contracts for the construction or renovation of a home covered by the National Home Warranty Program

contracts for drilling or maintaining water wells covered by the Water (Ministerial) Regulation, where the contractor holds a Class A, B or D approval for water wells

If your business does not require this licence, thank you for taking the time to review these requirements. You do not need to proceed further.

How to apply

You will need to provide information on your business, provide a security, provide a copy of a sales contract or invoice and pay a licensing fee. To get started, follow these instructions to save and open the application form below.