{"id":888,"slug":"hiebert-destination-estates-unlicensed-amps","title":"Jacob Hiebert (Tillsonburg) $165K+ AMP and Destination Estates Ltd. (Guelph) $5,978 AMP — unlicensed-builder enforcement pattern","kind":"reference","scope":"business","status":"current","audiences":["kevin","candid-team"],"topics":["gc-vertical","hcra-enforcement","regulatory-signals"],"reference_body":"**Claim:** Two representative unlicensed-builder AMPs:\n- **Jacob Hiebert (Tillsonburg)** — **$165,000+** AMP for selling a new home unlicensed and unenrolled.\n- **Destination Estates Ltd. (Guelph)** — **$5,978** AMP for acting as an unlicensed builder while promoting services online.\n\n**Source:** <https://www.hcraontario.ca/news/hcra-issues-over-170000-in-penalties-to-unlicensed-builders-and-sellers/>\n\n**Confidence:** Verified.\n\n**Pattern illustrated:** Unlicensed-builder AMPs are HCRA's **routine enforcement output** (vs. headline Albion/Adi-scale cases). The Destination Estates case is notable because **online promotion alone** triggered enforcement — a direct relevance to anyone building marketing pages for an Ontario residential GC. See [[rule-display-hcra-licence-number-link-to-obd-on-builder-sites]].\n\nHira Custom Homes (Cambridge) had its renewal refused with 19 chargeable Tarion conciliations and $1.61M owed to Tarion — see <https://storeys.com/hcra-denies-licence-cambridge-homebuilder/>. Verified.","rationale_body":null,"metadata":null,"links":{"outgoing":[{"slug":"hcra-amps-proclaimed-feb-2023-5k-50k-range","title":"HCRA administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) proclaimed February 1, 2023 — $5K-$50K base range per contravention","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"depends-on"},{"slug":"tarion-plus-hcra-dual-gate-requirement","title":"HCRA + Tarion are two distinct gates — an Ontario new-home builder needs both to legally build or sell","kind":"rule","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"}],"incoming":[{"slug":"research-brief-hcra-ontario-may-2026","title":"Research brief: Ontario Home Construction Regulatory Authority (HCRA) — definitive reference (May 2026)","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"}]},"created_at":"2026-05-24T13:50:00.857Z","updated_at":"2026-05-24T13:50:00.857Z"}