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Snow and ice management is contract revenue in the dead season — plowing, salting, and sidewalk crews under seasonal or per-event contracts. The business is won on reliability and lost on slip-and-fall liability, which Ontario law has recently made more manageable.
Snow & Ice Management at a glance
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No licence to plow — the gates are commercial: contracts, insurance, and liability management. Ontario's Occupiers' Liability Amendment Act now requires written notice of a slip-and-fall claim within 60 days, which (with documented salting logs and GPS records) materially improved the insurability of snow work. Smart About Salt certification signals responsible salt practice; fleet/CVOR rules apply to plow trucks.
Slip-and-fall is the whole game: insurers want documented salting logs, GPS-tracked routes, and signed contracts with clear scope (who decides when to salt). Premiums dropped after the 60-day notice law, but documentation discipline is still what keeps you coverable.
The official pages that govern this trade. Bookmark these, they are the final word on requirements and fees.
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