Door-to-door sales and itinerant merchants
Quebec trade rule for landscaping and snow removal, applicable throughout the Mauricie region.
The rule
Soliciting a customer somewhere other than at your place of business makes you an itinerant merchant (art. 55): a permit from the OPC is required, as is a written contract (art. 58), and the customer may cancel within 10 days (art. 59). According to the OPC, the snow removal contractor may neither ask for nor accept a deposit during that period. A visit planned by Marco at the customer's request is not solicitation (art. 57).
Information about Quebec rules, not legal advice. Check with your professional order, advisor or the official source.
How Marco helps
- Quotes
- Seasonal contracts
- Renewals
- Follow-ups
Answers quote requests for lawn care, landscaping and snow removal, qualifies the address, lot size and service, schedules the site visit and renews seasonal contracts before the snow arrives.
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Questions
Door-to-door sales and itinerant merchants — what does it mean?
Soliciting a customer somewhere other than at your place of business makes you an itinerant merchant (art. 55): a permit from the OPC is required, as is a written contract (art. 58), and the customer may cancel within 10 days (art. 59). According to the OPC, the snow removal contractor may neither ask for nor accept a deposit during that period. A visit planned by Marco at the customer's request is not solicitation (art. 57).
Does Marco apply this rule automatically?
Marco follows your templates and rules and shows you the result for approval. Never commits to a price outside your rate grid.
Is this legal advice?
No. This is general information about Quebec rules. Always check with your professional order, advisor or the official source.
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