Home Services Trade Alliance
The software Durham’s Trade Alliance runs on.
The Home Services Trade Alliance is a network of vetted trades across Durham Region — one company per trade, licensed, insured and accountable to each other. Its members run their estimates, crews and books on Contrax.
Why the members run on one system
A network only works if the homeowner gets the same standard from every trade in it. Running on the same software is how the paperwork keeps up with that promise.
When another member passes you a job, walk it with your phone. Contrax writes the scope by trade and prices every line from your own rate book, so the homeowner has a real number before they’ve had time to call anyone else.
A clear estimate, a contract signed on the client’s phone, a schedule they can see and invoices they can pay online. When one member refers another, the homeowner gets the same experience twice.
Crew hours, receipts and sub bills land on the job as they happen, so you see budget against actual while the work is still on site — not at tax time.
The crew clocks in, sees who is responsible for each task and ticks it off. The job schedule updates itself, and the day’s work flows straight into your daily report.
Your bank feed, receipts and categories in one place, with HST tracked as you go and ready by quarter. Clean books make the accountant cheaper at year-end.
Contrax was built in Oshawa to run a working renovation company, and it still does every day. Prices in dollars, taxes the Canadian way, and support from a phone number that gets answered.
What members get
Every member gets the full Enterprise plan — every feature, every crew member, AI included — for as long as they hold their seat. We help you set it up and get your crew on the clock-in app.
About the Trade Alliance
Ask for a quote and your request goes straight to the member who holds that trade’s seat — vetted, licensed, insured and WSIB-covered where required. No bidding war, no passing your number around.
A team of equals that refer work to each other, meet every month and hold each other to a standard. Seats are limited to one company per trade in Durham Region, and every application is reviewed.
Questions
What is the Home Services Trade Alliance?
A network of vetted trades in Durham Region, Ontario, with one company per trade. Members are licensed, insured and WSIB-covered where required, refer work to each other, and receive the homeowner requests for their trade. It is free to join, and every application is reviewed.
Why do Trade Alliance members use Contrax?
So every member gives homeowners the same standard: a priced estimate the same day, a contract signed on the phone, a schedule they can see and invoices they can pay online. Members also get job costing, a crew clock-in app and books with HST tracked as they go.
Is Contrax included with a Trade Alliance seat?
Yes. Every member gets the full Contrax Enterprise plan for as long as they hold their seat.
Do I have to be a Trade Alliance member to use Contrax?
No. Contrax works for any contractor or trade and starts with a free first month, no credit card.
How do I join the Trade Alliance?
Apply at durhamtradealliance.ca. Seats are limited to one company per trade in Durham Region.