Tenant screening in Canada · pay per screen
Tenant screening for Canadian landlords, from $19.99.
Verify your applicant's ID, see their Equifax credit history and run background and watchlist checks, usually within minutes. Pay per screen, with no account and no subscription.
- Canadian company, based in Victoria, BC
- Credit data straight from Equifax Canada
- Applicant consent built into every check
Ways to screen
Screen one applicant or a whole portfolio.
Quickscreen
One applicant, no account. Send a secure link, pay per report, and get the result by email.
How Quickscreen worksFor property managers
Screening across a portfolio? A dashboard, team seats, volume pricing and monthly invoicing.
Screening for property managersThe screening API
Build tenant screening into your own platform, marketplace or property management software.
Explore the APIRenting out one or two units? Tenant screening for private landlords.
What's in a report
Facts from the source, not from the application.
Every report includes identity verification and the applicant's Equifax credit history. Complete adds adverse media and a global watchlist check.
Identity verification
The applicant proves who they are with a government ID and a live selfie, on their own phone.
Equifax credit report
Their Equifax Canada file, pulled with consent: score, payment history, debts and collections.
Adverse media
A search of news and other public sources for fraud, theft, financial misconduct and other negative press.
Global watchlist
A check against international sanctions and watchlist databases.
Pricing
One report. One price. No subscription.
Pay per screen and choose who pays: you or your applicant.
Complete
$29.99 / report
- ID Verification
- Full Credit History (Equifax)
- Global Watchlist
- Adverse Media
Priority Complete
$38.99 / report
- ID Verification
- Full Credit History (Equifax)
- Global Watchlist
- Adverse Media
- Priority Support
Compare every package in detail or see how we stack up against other Canadian screening services.
By province
Screening rules change by province.
What you can ask, what deposit you can hold and which tribunal hears disputes are all set provincially.
Tenant screening in Ontario
Ontario bars damage deposits, so what you learn before signing matters more.
Read the Ontario guideTenant screening in British Columbia
Screening built around BC's capped deposit rules.
Read the British Columbia guideTenant screening in Alberta
Alberta has no rent cap, so picking well matters more.
Read the Alberta guideTenant screening in Quebec
Quebec bans security deposits, so screening matters more here.
Read the Quebec guideFree resources
Tools for Canadian landlords.
Free rental application forms
Fillable applications for Ontario, BC, Alberta and Manitoba, plus a credit check consent form and a reference letter template.
OpenWhat can a landlord ask for?
What you can and can't ask a rental applicant in Canada, province by province, with every rule linked to its source.
OpenFrequently asked questions
How screening works, what's in each report, refunds, consent and volume pricing.
OpenMore in the landlord guides.
Questions
Common questions from landlords.
How does tenant screening with The Great Renter work?
You send your applicant a secure link. They verify their identity on their own phone and consent to each check themselves, so you never handle their documents. The report arrives by email, usually within minutes of them finishing.
How much does it cost?
Essential is $19.99, Complete is $29.99 and Priority Complete is $38.99, per report. There's no subscription and no monthly fee. Screening ten or more applicants a month qualifies for volume pricing.
Do I need an account?
Not for a one-off screening. Quickscreen is pay-per-report with no account. If you manage several properties, an account adds a dashboard, team seats and volume pricing.
Do I need my applicant's consent?
Yes, and it's built into the flow. Your applicant reviews and agrees to each check before anything runs, which Canadian privacy law requires for credit and background checks.
Screen your next applicant in minutes.
No account and no subscription. Pick a package and send the link.