NOVUS Glass units run on insurer-billed volume as much as walk-in traffic, and modern windshield replacement adds a technical wrinkle a resale has to account for: many current-generation vehicles need ADAS camera and sensor recalibration after a windshield swap, and the equipment and technician certification for that work is now a real line item in what you're buying. Alongside the franchisor's own consent process, we look closely at the shop's insurer direct-billing relationships and its ADAS calibration capability before you commit to a price.
NOVUS Glass resales follow the franchisor's own approval process on top of the usual purchase mechanics — here's how the two run together.
Getting approved
The offer is conditioned on franchisor consent, a review of the shop's insurer direct-billing status, and confirmation of its ADAS calibration equipment and technician certification.
1–3 weeks†The NOVUS Glass system reviews the incoming owner's background and financial standing, and typically holds a right of first refusal it can exercise before consenting to the transfer.
3–6 weeks†Arthur Wishart Act disclosure may still be required on a resale — courts read the exemption narrowly, so we confirm early whether it applies to your specific transfer.
runs alongside consent†Getting to closing
Most locations operate from a leased bay-and-service premises; landlord consent to assign is often the practical pacing item for the whole deal.
2–6 weeks†Franchisor operational training for the incoming owner runs alongside re-confirming the shop's status within insurer direct-billing and glass-claims networks under the new ownership.
2–4 weeks†Funds, the franchise agreement, and the shop's glass inventory and calibration equipment change hands, with any equipment financing confirmed before the date is set.
1 day, once conditions are met†CFA listing confirms an established Canadian franchise network, in business since 1972, auto glass repair/replacement.
Ontario service points within its established Canadian franchise network.
This is the first real decision in a NOVUS Glass resale — and it changes what you're buying, what you're taking on, and how the franchise agreement moves.
| Question | Asset purchase | Share purchase |
|---|---|---|
| What you buy | Glass inventory, installation and ADAS calibration equipment, the lease, goodwill and the franchise agreement. | The shares of the corporation that holds the franchise agreement, including its history and existing liabilities. |
| The franchise agreement | Assigned to the buyer with franchisor consent, usually alongside a new or amended agreement. | Generally stays with the corporation, but the franchisor must consent to the ownership change. |
| Insurer direct-billing status | Typically needs to be re-confirmed with insurance companies under the new ownership before glass claims keep flowing at prior volumes. | May survive if the underlying corporation and its billing history stay intact, though insurers can still require their own review. |
| The lease | Needs landlord consent to assign — often the pacing item for the whole closing. | Usually stays in place unless the lease has its own change-of-control clause. |
| Tax angle | Buyer gets a stepped-up cost base on the assets purchased; an HST election may apply to the sale. | Seller may access the lifetime capital gains exemption on qualifying shares. |
| Typical use | The more common structure for a single-shop NOVUS Glass resale. | Occasionally preferred specifically to preserve insurer billing relationships tied to the corporate entity. |
Glass inventory, installation and ADAS calibration equipment, the lease, goodwill and the franchise agreement.
The shares of the corporation that holds the franchise agreement, including its history and existing liabilities.
Assigned to the buyer with franchisor consent, usually alongside a new or amended agreement.
Generally stays with the corporation, but the franchisor must consent to the ownership change.
Typically needs to be re-confirmed with insurance companies under the new ownership before glass claims keep flowing at prior volumes.
May survive if the underlying corporation and its billing history stay intact, though insurers can still require their own review.
Needs landlord consent to assign — often the pacing item for the whole closing.
Usually stays in place unless the lease has its own change-of-control clause.
Buyer gets a stepped-up cost base on the assets purchased; an HST election may apply to the sale.
Seller may access the lifetime capital gains exemption on qualifying shares.
The more common structure for a single-shop NOVUS Glass resale.
Occasionally preferred specifically to preserve insurer billing relationships tied to the corporate entity.
We tell you which structure fits — before you sign anything.
No open-ended hourly surprises — the cost is confirmed in writing before any work begins.
| Type of work | Fee | How it's confirmed |
|---|---|---|
| Straightforward purchase or sale | Starting from $3,388.87 Our charges · taxes included | Confirmed in writing once we see the agreement. |
| Larger or more complex deal | Quoted to scope | Short call → fixed written quote before any work begins. |
| Searches, filings & third-party fees | At cost | Itemized on your invoice, not marked up. |
A single NOVUS Glass location changing hands between an existing owner and an incoming owner-operator, with current technicians, the lease, and insurer billing relationships continuing largely as-is.
Start my file →A location needing ADAS calibration equipment upgrades to stay competitive, a franchisor requiring signage or systems upgrades as a condition of consent, or a deal where insurer direct-billing relationships need active re-confirmation under new ownership.
Book a consultation →Not sure which you are? That's our job to figure out, not yours. As a rough guide, most deals under a couple of million dollars are the first kind — above that, you're usually in Mergers & Acquisitions territory.
Not automatically. Insurers commonly re-confirm a shop's billing status when ownership changes, since glass work is so heavily insurer-paid, so we treat this as an active diligence item and build a transition plan into the deal rather than assuming continuity.
Because it's become a genuine cost of doing business for a modern auto glass shop — many current vehicles need camera or sensor recalibration after windshield replacement, and shops without current calibration equipment and certified technicians are increasingly at a competitive disadvantage. We confirm what's actually in place before you commit to a number.
Beyond general installation experience, whether the shop's technicians hold current ADAS calibration certification matters — if key certified staff aren't staying on, that's a real gap the buyer needs to plan for, not a minor detail.
Possibly, yes. Ontario courts have read the Arthur Wishart Act's resale exemption narrowly, so being established operators doesn't settle the question on its own — we confirm whether disclosure applies to your specific deal.
Most single-shop resales run about 30 to 75 days, generally paced by the lease assignment and the franchisor's consent review running in parallel.
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