On the first of each month you get a dated PDF and spreadsheet showing what the register says about each person, and who needs a look. It's the kind of record you can hand to an inspector, a funder or a client.
Get a free check of your list Usually a reply within a day. First 60 days free, no card, stop any time by email. If the button does nothing, write to [email protected].From October 1, 2026 to January 31, 2027, Ontario Ministry of Labour inspectors are concentrating on electrical, plumbing, sheet metal and motive power work. They can check certificates on any visit. Details on ontario.ca.
Each one has a public register, a legal duty not to let unlicensed people work, and no easy way to keep checking after someone is hired.
Compulsory trades need a Certificate of Qualification or a registered apprenticeship, and we check the Skilled Trades Ontario register for both. STO told us in writing on October 27, 2026 that these lookups are permitted (permission, not an endorsement). Not covered: TSSA gas tickets and the ESA contractor licence. Available now. The rules.
Funding and licensing depend on RECEs staying in good standing, and the College's own employer bulletin says to check its register regularly and that it does not notify employers of changes. Your renewal spreadsheet catches renewals; this catches the rest, with a date on it. Ask about the pilot. Live checks start once the College replies to our written request. The rules.
The agency is on the hook when a guard works on an expired or suspended licence. The record flags expired and suspended licences and any that expire within 60 days. Checks against the Ontario private security registry start once the Ministry confirms them in writing. Email to hear when they start. The rules.
From the operators and regulators we have asked since October 2026. Updated as answers come in.
The operators who have answered us track renewal dates in a spreadsheet and collect proof of renewal once a year. Not one of them tracks a suspension, or new conditions placed on a registration, partway through the year. The honest answer we got was that they would probably hear about it.
Skilled Trades Ontario confirmed on October 27, 2026 that its register data is public and that monthly checks may run on an employer's behalf. We asked first, and we have the reply.
The employer bulletin from the College of Early Childhood Educators says to check its public register regularly, that it does not notify employers when a member's status changes, and that employers may use the register to verify staff are in good standing. We have asked it in writing about running those checks monthly and are waiting for the answer.
You send the list once. After that the record arrives on the first of each month.
Names, plus ID or registration numbers where you have them. A spreadsheet is fine.
We look each person up in the register's public search, by ID if you gave one, by name if not.
A dated record and a short list of anything to look at: expired, suspended, not found, or expiring within 60 days. Here is one.
Changes since the last record are listed first, so a new suspension is not buried in the full list.
Change or cancel by email.
Up to 25 people. $99 up to 100, $199 up to 300.
Minimum $50, never more than $1,000, however many sites.
No card. Keep the records either way. Stop any time by replying to an email.
It catches most things. It doesn't catch a suspension, a revocation or new terms placed on someone partway through the year, and a feeling that you would have heard isn't something you can show an inspector or a funder. A dated monthly check is.
The registers are public and exist so employers can verify credentials. Skilled Trades Ontario confirmed in writing on October 27, 2026 that these lookups may run. We look up only your own people, one at a time, and never copy or republish a register. The Acts and regulator pages are on Rules and sources.
By email on the first of each month: a PDF you can file and a spreadsheet you can sort. Add or remove people by replying to any email; additions are checked at the next run, or sooner if you ask.
It holds names, trades and licence numbers, plus the site or crew if you give it. Each customer has their own private store that only the person running the checks can open; lists are never sold, shared or pooled. Records are kept for 24 months while you are a customer. When you stop, you get a full copy and ours is deleted within 30 days, or sooner if you ask. Privacy notice.
You keep every record already sent, you get 60 days' notice, and the registers stay public, so you can carry on with the register's own search.
We record what the register said on the day. Registers can be late or wrong, so confirm with the regulator before acting on a result that matters. Deciding who may work stays with you.
Joshua Panko, in Ontario. Reply to any email and you get him.
No account to set up and nothing to install. The first 60 days are free so you can see if it earns its keep.
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