Who issues building permits in Oshawa?

Oshawa’s Building Services. Oshawa’s Building Services needs a permit for finishing a basement, changing heating or plumbing systems, a shed over 15 m² (161 sq ft), and a deck that is more than 600 mm (24 in) high or has a roof. Replacing a furnace with the ductwork unchanged, a same-size window or door, plumbing fixtures, or shingles needs none.

Do I have to accept every job?

No. Declining is always free. Accepting and then cancelling is what costs you — it affects your score, and your score decides how often you are offered work.

Doyo Pro

Pest control jobs in Oshawa — get local work on Doyo

Oshawa has the oldest housing in Durham: about 60% of its homes were built before 1981 and about 24% in 1960 or earlier, and at 27% it has the highest share of apartments of any Durham municipality. In Oshawa, expect mice in the fall and ants in the spring. You keep your full rate; Doyo’s fee is added to the customer’s price.

Become a pro What you’ll need

Apply here in about five minutes, then finish verification in the Doyo Pro app.

What you earn

Insect Treatment$300Customer pays $345, Doyo’s fee included
Rodent Control$450Customer pays $517.50, Doyo’s fee included
Bed Bug TreatmentYou quote it

These are the catalog’s starting rates, and what you are paid at them. Tips are yours in full.

The work

What Pest control jobs look like on Doyo

Insect treatment and rodent control at a flat price, and bed bug treatment. The brief says what the customer is seeing and where, how long it has been going on, and whether there are pets or children in the home.

See it before you take it

The job, the photos, the address area and what you’ll earn.

Your rate is your rate

Doyo’s fee is added for the customer. Tips go to you in full.

Decline freely

No penalty for passing on a job. Only accept-then-cancel counts.

Work close to home

Set your radius. Jobs are offered by distance, availability and score.

Protected on big jobs

Quote-job deposits are held before you start, so customers can’t take the work and vanish.

Your schedule

Go online when you want work, offline when you don’t.

Local

Working in Oshawa

What customers see

The housing here

Of Oshawa’s roughly 66,500 occupied homes in the 2021 census, about 60% were built before 1981 — 24% in 1960 or earlier — and about 21% in 2001 or later; about 56% are single-detached houses and 27% apartments.

Source: Region of Durham, 2021 Census housing (open data)

Yard waste

Oshawa collects yard waste every other week on garbage day from mid-April to early December, in paper bags or marked open-top containers under 20 kg (44 lb). Grass clippings and plastic bags are not accepted.

Source: City of Oshawa, yard waste

Neighbourhoods

Downtown Oshawa · O’Neill · McLaughlin · Lakeview · Eastdale · Northglen · Samac · Windfields · Kedron — and the rest of Oshawa.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Customers let Doyo pros into their homes. These checks are why they do.

18 or older, legally able to work in Canada
Government photo ID and a matching selfie
A clear police record check
A smartphone with the Doyo Pro app
Your own tools, and transport to jobs
Ontario Structural Exterminator licence

Licensed trade

Yes. Applying pesticides for pay in Ontario is licensed work, so Doyo checks your Ontario Structural Exterminator licence before you are offered pest control jobs.

Some trades also ask for proof of liability insurance; the application tells you if yours does. Doyo reviews your documents — usually within a couple of business days.

Payouts

How payouts work

For jobs the customer pays by card through Doyo, your earnings reach your Doyo balance when the job is completed, and payouts are sent weekly by e-transfer. Tips are yours in full. On quote jobs, the deposit and balance are held until the customer confirms the work, and a warranty holdback is released after the warranty period.

FAQ

Pest control pros: common questions

Why Doyo Pro

Doyo’s fee is added on the customer’s side, on top of your rate — you keep the rate you set. Some categories carry a smaller fee on large jobs. Whatever applies is fixed on the job when you accept it, and your earnings are shown on the offer.