Cleaning in Ottawa: Office and Janitorial ServicesCommercial Cleaning in Ottawa, including office cleaning and janitorial services, run from a written scope that lists areas, tasks and frequency.
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Commercial Cleaning in Ottawa
Commercial Cleaning is the umbrella term for any non-residential space. A small suite, a retail unit and a multi-tenant building are all commercial spaces, yet each needs a different scope. Cleaning up after a build or renovation is a separate job, covered on our Post Construction Cleaning page. For residential properties, see House Cleaning.
Specialised clinical or biohazard cleaning is a different type of work.
Office cleaning
Workstations, kitchenettes, washrooms, reception and meeting rooms, and floors make up a typical office clean. The table is a starting point, because no two offices are laid out alike. If a task you need is missing, ask for it to be added to the written scope.
| Area | Typical tasks |
|---|---|
| Workstations | Dust clear surfaces |
| Kitchenette or break room | Counters, sink, outside of appliances, floor |
| Washrooms | Clean fixtures, mirrors and floors |
| Reception and meeting rooms | Dust surfaces, clean glass, vacuum or mop floors |
| High-touch points | Door handles, light switches and similar |
| Floors | Vacuum and mop |
| Waste | Empty garbage and recycling |
Frequency is a separate choice from the task list, so a kitchenette can be cleaned more often than a quiet meeting room. Tell us about any room, cabinet or object to leave alone so it can be noted in the scope.
Janitorial
Janitorial services in Ottawa buildings mean cleaning the shared parts of a building on a recurring schedule under a written scope. Office cleaning serves one tenant’s workspace, while janitorial work serves everyone who uses the building, so it suits property managers, condo boards and multi-tenant offices.
Frequency can differ area by area, because a busy lobby and a rarely used boardroom seldom need the same schedule. This is our own description, as no standard definition exists.
Which one
Which do you need? If nobody else shares your washrooms or entrance, you probably need office cleaning. If several tenants share them, you probably need janitorial coverage. Some sites need both. These are our own definitions, not an industry standard, so ask any provider to list the areas, tasks and frequency in writing.
Stays inside one business’s workspace.
Extends to the wider building on a recurring written scope.
The umbrella for any non-residential space.
Onboarding
Five steps take you from first look to a clear change process. Use them as a checklist with any provider.
A visit to see the layout, floor types and any areas that need care.
Tasks, areas and frequency in writing, with a price for that scope.
Agree the first visit, the schedule and how access works.
Ask how work is checked, how you report a problem and what happens next.
Agree how scope changes are requested, confirmed and recorded in writing.
Access
Settle access before the first visit and record it in the written scope.
How they are received, stored and logged.
Who holds them and what happens if an alarm is triggered.
How a loss is reported and handled.
The end-of-visit procedure.
Property managers, concierge sign-in and elevator booking.
Evening, early-morning or weekend access, if you need it.
Cleaning and disinfecting
For most workplaces, regular cleaning does much of the work. The CDC says cleaning alone removes most types of harmful germs and that, in most situations, cleaning regularly is enough to prevent their spread. It advises cleaning high-touch surfaces regularly.
Disinfecting is a decision about your space. If you want it, name it as a line in the written scope with the areas and frequency.
Quote factors
We do not list prices here, because two buildings of the same size can need very different work depending on layout, traffic and use.
Square footage and number of floors or sites.
The number of washrooms to clean.
How often visits happen.
The hours a crew can get in.
Floor types and kitchen or break-room use.
Who supplies consumables, plus tasks outside the standard checklist.
Send your building type, size, visit frequency and access rules. Parking and elevator booking matter too. See cleaning prices in Ottawa for how quotes are built across services.
Recent work
Photos from recent jobs. Each pair shows the same spot before and after the clean.
More services
Other services that sit alongside commercial work.
FAQ
Tell us your building type, its size, how often you want it cleaned and any access rules. See our service areas for coverage.
