{"id":758,"slug":"tarion-1-2-7-pdi-warranty-structure","title":"Tarion 1-2-7 new-home warranty + Pre-Delivery Inspection — Ontario new-home builders must enroll homes","kind":"reference","scope":"business","status":"current","audiences":["kevin","smb-owner","candid-team"],"topics":["trust-signals","gc-vertical","regulatory-signals"],"reference_body":"**Claim:** Ontario new homes must be enrolled with Tarion. Statutory warranty structure: 1-year materials/workmanship; 2-year major systems; 7-year major structural. Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) is the regulated handover step.\n\n**Source:** https://www.tarion.com/builders\n\n**Confidence:** Verified.\n\n**Scope note:** Applies to new-home builders. Pure renovation work (no new dwelling) is not under Tarion — renovators rely on RenoMark, WRHBA membership, and in-house aftercare programs (e.g. Pioneer Craftsmen's \"5-Year Aftercare\"). Companion: [[hcra-ontario-builder-licensing]].","rationale_body":null,"metadata":null,"links":{"outgoing":[],"incoming":[{"slug":"research-brief-gc-marketing-trust-may-2026","title":"Research brief: GC Marketing & Trust — sales-positioning for $1M–$50M Ontario general contractors (May 23, 2026)","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"depends-on"},{"slug":"gc-trust-breaks-quote-change-payment-deficiency","title":"Where GC-client trust breaks down in the project lifecycle: quote acceptance, change orders, payment milestones, deficiency walkthroughs","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"depends-on"},{"slug":"kw-gc-website-field-research-may-2026","title":"Candid field research May 2026: n=25 KW-region GC websites — five recurring failure patterns","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"},{"slug":"rule-gc-audit-one-sku-with-rubric","title":"RULE: Keep one audit SKU ($1,250). Don't fragment for GCs — add a GC-specific scoring rubric and a one-page sample report instead.","kind":"rule","scope":"business","link_type":"depends-on"}]},"created_at":"2026-05-23T21:58:32.506Z","updated_at":"2026-05-23T21:58:32.506Z"}