{"id":916,"slug":"tarion-qfe-enrolment-confirmation-builder-obligations","title":"Tarion QFE + Enrolment Confirmation — builder must be HCRA-licensed first, then qualify and enrol each home before excavation/foundation","kind":"reference","scope":"business","status":"current","audiences":["kevin","smb-owner","candid-team"],"topics":["regulatory-compliance","gc-vertical","tarion-warranty"],"reference_body":"**Claim:** Two-step builder authorization for new-home construction in Ontario:\n\n1. **HCRA licence** — required to legally build or sell new homes (see [[hcra-licensing-requirements-competency-financial-conduct]]).\n2. **Tarion QFE + Enrolment Confirmation** — required for each home:\n   - **Qualification for Enrolment (QFE) Confirmation** before agreeing to sell or starting construction.\n   - **Enrolment Confirmation** before excavating or beginning the foundation.\n   - Municipalities generally will not issue building permits without Enrolment Confirmation.\n\n**Builder obligations (ongoing):**\n- HCRA-licensed and Tarion-enrolled for every home before sale or construction.\n- Attach the **Warranty Information Sheet** and addendum to every APS (mandatory since Feb 1, 2021).\n- Conduct the PDI with the buyer or their designate ([[tarion-pre-delivery-inspection-pdi-form-mechanics]]).\n- Repair warranted items within the builder repair periods (120 days standard, 30 days post-conciliation, 90 days for MSD discussion).\n- Respond to Tarion information requests during conciliation; provide drawings, specs, trade info.\n- Must not block homeowner access to Tarion forms or coerce buyers into waiving warranty rights.\n\n**Source:** <https://builderportal.hcraontario.ca/en-US/faq/>; Tarion QFE documentation.\n\n**Confidence:** Verified.\n\n**Builder-specific security:** Tarion's QFE process can require additional security (letters of credit, security deposits) set in a Notice of Proposal of Conditions, based on a risk profile. New builders typically face higher security requirements than established licensees.\n\n**Companion:** [[tarion-plus-hcra-dual-gate-requirement]] for the rule that both gates are required.","rationale_body":null,"metadata":null,"links":{"outgoing":[{"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":"depends-on"},{"slug":"hcra-licensing-requirements-competency-financial-conduct","title":"HCRA licensing requirements: technical competency, financial responsibility, conduct history, honest disclosure, licensing interview","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"},{"slug":"tarion-pre-delivery-inspection-pdi-form-mechanics","title":"Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) — mandatory pre-possession walkthrough; PDI Form is not a warranty claim but failure to note items makes proof harder","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"}],"incoming":[{"slug":"research-brief-tarion-ontario-may-2026","title":"Research brief: Tarion Warranty Corporation — definitive reference (May 2026)","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"}]},"created_at":"2026-05-24T14:19:39.514Z","updated_at":"2026-05-24T14:19:39.514Z"}