Tenant Screening Software for Canadian Landlords with Credit + ID + Landlord References
The single biggest predictor of rent-on-time is a good screening. Central Rentals runs a Canadian-compliant credit + ID + landlord-reference check in 90 seconds, and returns a plain-language recommendation you can defend to any tribunal or Human Rights Code complaint.
The pain today
- US screening tools use US credit bureaus — useless for Canadian applicants
- Applying to 8 units and paying $30 each is a tenant tax that hurts renters
- Human Rights Code bans some questions — most templates ask them anyway
- 'I called the last landlord and they lied' is the #1 landlord regret
How Central Rentals solves it
Pulled with tenant e-consent (PIPEDA compliant). Returns the score, tradelines, and any collections in a landlord-readable format.
Selfie + government ID match in ~30 seconds. Rejects the top fraud patterns automatically.
The system emails the last two landlords a 6-question survey. Responses are timestamped so tenants can't fake them.
The application form blocks the questions the Code prohibits (family status, disability, source of income). Your file is defensible.
Frequently asked
Who pays for the credit report?
You choose — the landlord (typical) or the tenant. Reports are CA$25 either way. Central Rentals adds no markup.
Is this PIPEDA compliant?
Yes — tenant e-consent is captured before the credit pull, and reports are auto-purged after 90 days per PIPEDA guidance.
Does this work for a first-time renter with no credit?
Yes — we flag it as 'no thin file' and surface the co-signer / guarantor path in the recommendation.
Ready in 5 minutes.
No credit card. 14-day free trial. Cancel anytime. Then CA$5/month.
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