# About Estate Clearing Toronto: Family-Owned Estate Clearing and Estate Cleanout Services URL: https://estateclearingtoronto.ca/about/ # About Estate Clearing Toronto: Family-Owned Estate Clearing and Estate Cleanout Services A Toronto family-owned business built on a decade-plus of local cleaning industry experience, now dedicated to dignified estate clearing for executors, families and probate lawyers. Request Confidential In-Home Consultation [/contact/ →](/contact/) Direct Executor Call: (437) 755-3782 [tel:+14377553782 →](tel:+14377553782) Free 90-minute consultation. Written itemized quote within 48 hours. ![Estate Clearing Toronto team in plain charcoal uniforms in a bright home entrance, seen from behind](/images/misc/estate-clearing-toronto-team-of-three-in-plain-cha.webp) Our Story ## From a Toronto Cleaning Business to Estate Specialists Estate Clearing Toronto grew out of a family-owned Toronto cleaning business. After years of being called into homes after a loved one had passed, the crews realized executors and families needed more than a cleaning crew: they needed people trained to go room-by-room with respect for sentimental items, donation coordination, auction-ready sorting, and documentation suitable for probate work. Estate Clearing Toronto was built to serve that exact need. Today our estate clearing and estate cleanout services cover the Toronto core and the GTA, from Rosedale, Forest Hill and Lawrence Park to North York, Etobicoke, Mississauga, Vaughan and Oakville. We are not a franchise and we are not from out of town. Estate lawyers, funeral professionals and realtors refer families to us because we work room by room, at family pace, and leave every executor with a complete record. ![Two crew members wrapping family heirlooms in tissue at a dining table](/images/misc/two-crew-members-wrapping-family-heirlooms-in-tiss.webp) Catherine Delacroix, Division Lead > "Before founding this estate specialty, I spent over a decade running residential and commercial cleaning crews across the GTA. Estate families do not want a rushed crew throwing away journals and heirlooms. I personally attend the first day of every estate project valued over $8,000 to make sure every keepsake is flagged and every executor instruction is honored." Founder and Estate Clearing Division Lead, Estate Clearing Toronto Leadership ## Meet the Team Behind Every Estate ![Two estate clearing team members reviewing an inventory clipboard together in a sunlit living room](/images/misc/two-estate-clearing-team-members-in-plain-charcoal.webp) ### Catherine Delacroix Founder and Estate Clearing Division Lead Catherine Delacroix leads the estate clearing division at Estate Clearing Toronto. Before founding this specialty she spent over a decade running residential and commercial cleaning crews across the GTA, and she attends the first day of every estate project valued over $8,000 to make sure sentimental items are flagged and the family's wishes are respected. - Over a decade leading residential and commercial cleaning crews across the GTA - Experienced with Ontario probate workflow and executor documentation requirements - Leads WSIB-covered, $2M-insured, background-checked and bonded crews ### Our crews Every crew member is background-checked and bonded, fully WSIB covered and backed by $2M liability insurance. Crews are trained and experienced in room-by-room sorting, keepsake handling and identifying items of value. Each project is led by a senior crew lead who stays your single point of contact. What We Stand For ## The Commitments Written Into Every Quote Toronto family-owned business built on a decade-plus of local cleaning industry experience Fully WSIB covered and $2M liability insured Works with established Toronto donation partners: Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Salvation Army, Toronto Goodwill, local community furniture banks Coordinates with the MaxSold auction platform for valuable item recovery Experienced with Ontario probate workflow and executor documentation requirements Serves funeral industry referrals and estate lawyer referrals across the GTA Family-owned, Toronto-based, not a franchise Unmarked discreet vehicles (plain white vans, no exterior branding) Zero Judgment policy written into every quote Executor documentation suitable for probate court, bank, and beneficiary records All crew background-checked and bonded Written workmanship warranty on every scope ![Plain white unmarked vans parked neatly in morning light](/images/misc/row-of-plain-white-unmarked-vans-parked-neatly-out.webp) Why Choose Us ## Why Executors Choose Estate Clearing Toronto Family-owned, Toronto-based and built for the paperwork and the people that come with an estate. ### Family pace, not crew pace We go room-by-room at family pace. Nothing sentimental is discarded without family review, and every keepsake decision is recorded. ### Executor documentation on every job An itemized inventory, donation receipts, auction results and disposal manifests, formatted for probate court, the bank and beneficiary records. ### Dedicated keepsake protocol Beneficiaries receive photo documentation to approve, and we coordinate packing and shipping to out-of-town heirs, from Vancouver and Boston to London and Hong Kong. ### MaxSold auction coordination Auction candidates are identified on day one and sold through MaxSold at 15% of hammer price with no upfront cost, so value returns to the estate. ### Unmarked discreet vehicles Plain white vans with no exterior branding on every job, so neighbors never know a family is handling a loss. ### Catherine on every $8,000+ estate Catherine Delacroix personally supervises the first day of every estate valued over $8,000. Family-owned Toronto roots: not a franchise, not out-of-town. A word of caution: hauling-first crews make unnecesarry trips to the dump with antiques, photographs and papers a family would have wanted back. We identify auction candidates and keepsakes on day one, before anything leaves the home. Client Stories ## Client Stories From Toronto Estates Real projects, shared with permission. Names are shortened for privacy. > Richard called us in April after his mother passed. A previous crew had torn through grandmother's china cabinet without asking. We stopped mid-day one, called the daughter, catalogued every piece, and shipped keepsakes to beneficiaries in Vancouver and Boston before continuing. The auction brought in $14,200 that the other crew would of thrown out. Richard L. Rosedale, Toronto > Margaret was downsizing her 86-year-old father from a 4-bedroom home to a Yorkville assisted living suite. We spent 11 days sorting with her father present, let him keep every photo album and the woodworking tools he refused to part with, and set up the new suite before he moved in. He slept in his own bed night one. Margaret S. Forest Hill, Toronto > A probate lawyer at a Bay Street firm, Dr. James K. refers 2 to 3 estates per month to us. Our documentation package has survived three probate court audits without issue. He calls us his cleanup compliance insurance. Dr. James K., probate lawyer Bay Street, Toronto > A 6-week probate deadline on a 5-bedroom estate with 40 years of accumulated art and antiques. Full inventory, 3 MaxSold auction waves, keepsake coordination with heirs in London and Hong Kong. Delivered broom-clean on day 42, 2 days ahead of the lawyer's probate filing deadline. The auction returned $38,000 in proceeds. The Thompson family Lawrence Park, Toronto > Hoarding and estate overlap: Patricia's mother passed with 20 years of accumulated belongings. Zero judgment, a dignified sort over 3 weeks, 8 truckloads of donations to Habitat ReStore and Salvation Army, and a broom-clean house ready for her brother's listing. Patricia sent us 4 referrals that fall. Patricia M. the Beaches, Toronto 5-Star Satisfaction | Written workmanship warranty on every scope ![Unmarked white van outside a Toronto home while two crew members carry wrapped furniture](/images/misc/plain-white-unmarked-van-parked-discreetly-outside.webp) ## Request a Confidential In-Home Consultation A free 90-minute walk-through in an unmarked vehicle with Catherine Delacroix or a senior crew lead. You receive a written itemized quote with 3 scope tiers within 48 hours, in a format your probate lawyer can use. Request Confidential In-Home Consultation [/contact/ →](/contact/) Call (437) 755-3782 [tel:+14377553782 →](tel:+14377553782) - WSIB covered and $2M liability insured - Unmarked discreet vehicles - No rush fees added after the quote - Written workmanship warranty