PuroClean units are built around emergency response — water, fire and biohazard restoration jobs that come in on a 24-hour dispatch cycle from insurers, property managers and municipal contacts. A resale needs to protect that emergency-network standing while the underlying franchise agreement changes hands, and to make sure any biohazard or trauma-scene work the unit performs is handled under the right environmental and disposal compliance for the new owner.
PuroClean 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 active restoration files and 24-hour dispatch relationships, and confirmation of the unit's biohazard-handling compliance where applicable.
1–3 weeks†The PuroClean 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 even where the buyer already knows the seller — Ontario courts read the resale exemption narrowly, so we confirm early whether it applies to your transfer.
runs alongside consent†Getting to closing
Units typically operate from a warehouse-style space for equipment, vehicles and, where applicable, regulated waste handling; landlord consent to assign runs on its own clock.
2–6 weeks†Franchisor training on the PuroClean system runs alongside re-establishing the unit's standing within its 24-hour emergency dispatch and insurer referral network under the new owner.
2–4 weeks†Funds, the franchise agreement, and open restoration files change hands together, with any biohazard-disposal registrations and equipment financing confirmed before the date is set.
1 day, once conditions are met†CFA listing confirms an active Canadian franchise network on puroclean.ca, property damage restoration.
Ontario locations within its Canadian franchise network.
This is the first real decision in a PuroClean 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 | Restoration equipment, vehicles, open files, emergency-dispatch relationships, 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. |
| Biohazard & environmental compliance | Any registrations for regulated (biohazard, medical) waste handling need to be confirmed or re-applied for under the buyer's name. | May stay attached to the corporation, but the individuals actually performing regulated work still need current certification. |
| Lease or premises | Needs landlord consent to assign, where the unit leases warehouse space, especially if regulated-waste handling occurs on-site. | 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-territory PuroClean resale. | Occasionally preferred where the unit's emergency-dispatch or insurer relationships would otherwise be harder to reassign. |
Restoration equipment, vehicles, open files, emergency-dispatch relationships, 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.
Any registrations for regulated (biohazard, medical) waste handling need to be confirmed or re-applied for under the buyer's name.
May stay attached to the corporation, but the individuals actually performing regulated work still need current certification.
Needs landlord consent to assign, where the unit leases warehouse space, especially if regulated-waste handling occurs on-site.
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-territory PuroClean resale.
Occasionally preferred where the unit's emergency-dispatch or insurer relationships would otherwise be harder to reassign.
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 PuroClean territory changing hands between an existing owner and an incoming buyer, with the current technician team and dispatch relationships continuing largely intact.
Start my file →A territory with significant biohazard or trauma-scene work requiring specific compliance handover, a franchisor requiring equipment upgrades as a condition of consent, or emergency-dispatch relationships that need active re-establishment with insurers and property managers 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. A change of ownership often prompts insurers and property managers to re-confirm the unit's standing before routing emergency calls to it under the new operator, so we build a transition plan into the deal rather than assuming continuity.
Where a unit performs biohazard or trauma-scene cleanup, disposal of regulated waste has its own compliance requirements separate from general restoration work. We confirm what registrations or protocols the buyer needs in place before closing, specific to whether the unit does this kind of work.
No — certifications belong to the individual technician, not the business. If certified staff are staying on through the sale, that continuity is worth confirming and documenting; if they're not, the buyer's team needs its own qualified people in place.
Possibly, yes. Ontario courts have read the Arthur Wishart Act's resale exemption narrowly, so an existing relationship between the parties doesn't settle the question — we confirm whether disclosure applies to your specific transfer.
Most single-territory resales run about 45 to 90 days, driven mainly by the franchisor's consent review and by how quickly emergency-dispatch and insurer relationships can be re-established under the new ownership.
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Tell us about your PuroClean resale — we'll point you the right way and confirm the cost in writing before any work begins.