First Onsite acquires Great Canadian Roofing & Siding
Mississauga, ON (Feb. 20, 2025) – First Onsite Property Restoration, Canada’s leading property restoration company, is pleased to announce that it has acquired a majority stake in Great Canadian Roofing & Siding.
Great Canadian Roofing & Siding operates in Alberta and Saskatchewan with offices in Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer and Saskatoon. Over the years, the company has evolved from a roofing company into a full-service, one-stop, energy-efficient renovation specialist with a range of residential services from roofing, siding, windows and doors, stone and stucco, to insulation and thermal imaging.
“Great Canadian Roofing & Siding has a strong and well-respected reputation in the markets it serves. While getting to know the company, we have been very impressed by the organization and we have high expectations for this partnership,” said Peter Corsano, EVP of Operations at First Onsite Property Restoration.
Today’s acquisition enables First Onsite to support its insurance partners with enhanced service offerings. Additionally, when there’s a catastrophic weather event or property damage, First Onsite can better help its customers get back on their feet quickly.
This announcement comes on the heels of a record-breaking hailstorm that hit the Calgary area in early August 2024, resulting in nearly $2.8 billion in insured losses. Tens of thousands of homes in north Calgary were left with damaged siding and roofs after the destructive hailstorm – the second-costliest weather event in Canada’s history, following the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire.[1]
“First Onsite’s national restoration network and its ability to serve customers and scale up when disasters hit make this an attractive partnership for us, and we are excited about joining forces to provide the best solutions for our customers,” said Jason Knapton, President of Great Canadian Roofing & Siding.
Going forward, Great Canadian Roofing & Siding will continue operating business under its current name and leadership as it plans to build out synergies with First Onsite.
Notes
1. Insurance Bureau of Canada: August hailstorm in Calgary results in nearly $2.8 billion in insured damage (Sept. 11, 2024).
About First Onsite
First Onsite Property Restoration is one of the largest and fastest-growing emergency response planning, mitigation, and reconstruction service providers in North America. First Onsite employs over 2,500 team members and operates from more than 100 locations across Canada and the U.S. With a culture focused on harnessing the human power of its team members and a commitment to doing what’s right, the First Onsite team helps clients restore, rebuild, and rise. First Onsite is a subsidiary of FirstService Corporation. For more information, visit www.firstonsite.ca.
Source: First Onsite Property Restoration