Most cleaning jobs in Edmonton are not really jobs. Read the fine print on the listings and you will find the word "sub-contractor" — meaning you register a business, cover your own insurance, supply your own vehicle, absorb your own gaps between bookings, and file your own taxes at the end of the year with nothing withheld along the way. The company gets a cleaner. You get the paperwork.
We do it the other way around. Everyone who cleans for Nice To Be Clean is hired as an employee. That means a T4 at tax time, Workers' Compensation Board coverage from day one, CPP and EI deducted the way they are supposed to be, and supplies that come out of our budget instead of yours. It costs us more to operate this way. We have run the company this way since 2013 anyway, because it is the only model where the person doing the work is actually protected.
If you are looking at cleaner positions, housekeeping work, or janitorial roles around Edmonton and you want to know exactly what you would be signing up for, this page covers it.
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This is the part worth reading carefully, because it is the difference between two jobs that look identical in a listing and are not remotely the same at the end of the month.
When a cleaning company hires you as a subcontractor, you are legally running your own small business. When we hire you, you are on our payroll. Here is what that changes.
Employers do not choose the subcontractor model by accident. It reduces their costs and shifts risk onto the worker. We would rather carry that ourselves and keep the people who are good at this.
We are a residential and commercial cleaning company, so the work varies by day and by crew. Nobody is expected to do all of this on day one — you are trained into it, and most people settle into the side of the business that suits them.
The core of our schedule. Houses, condos, and apartments across Edmonton.
A large share of the schedule is recurring clients, so you get to know the homes you work in.
Bigger scope, longer days, usually run as a team.
Physically the most demanding work we do, and often the most satisfying to finish.
Offices, retail, medical and dental clinics, daycares, light industrial.
Because facilities set their own access windows, commercial shifts can fall early, late, or on weekends.
You can see the client-facing side of each of these on our house cleaning, deep cleaning, and commercial cleaning pages. It is worth a look before you apply — knowing what we promise clients tells you what the standard is.
We hire for reliability and attention to detail before we hire for experience. Technique can be taught in a couple of weeks. Showing up when you said you would cannot be.
If you have never cleaned professionally but you are dependable and thorough, apply anyway. Reliability is the harder half of this job and it is the half we cannot teach.
Here is the honest shape of the role. Exact numbers depend on the position, your availability, and your experience, and we go over all of it openly before anyone accepts an offer.
Competitive hourly wage, paid on a regular schedule with income tax, CPP, and EI already deducted. We discuss your rate directly with you rather than making you guess.
Full-time and part-time opportunities. Most residential cleaning runs during daytime hours on weekdays, while commercial work is often scheduled around a facility's own access windows.
Every new hire is trained on our standards, our products, and our checklists before being assigned to a client. You are never sent into a home to figure it out alone.
We work across Edmonton and the surrounding Capital Region. Travel expectations and any related arrangements are covered clearly when we talk about the role.
Provided by us. You do not buy, replace, or maintain your own products or equipment, and nothing comes out of your pocket to do the job.
WCB coverage, general liability insurance, and theft bonding — all carried by the company, all active from your first shift.
Our office books the work and builds the routes. You are not marketing yourself, quoting jobs, or wondering whether next week has hours in it.
A family-owned Edmonton company running since 2013. The owner is here in the city and reachable, not in a head office in another province.
Our office is at 4030 Morrison Way NW in southeast Edmonton, and our crews cover the city plus the surrounding Capital Region within roughly 40 kilometres. Tell us which part of the city you are starting from when you apply and we will be straight with you about how it fits.
Not sure whether your area works for the commute? Call (780) 940-3866 and we will tell you straight.
Short, clear, and run by actual people at our Edmonton office.
Nice To Be Clean has been cleaning Edmonton homes and businesses since 2013. It is family-owned and locally run — there is no head office in another province, no franchise fee structure, and no regional manager you will never meet. Dasha, the owner, is local and reachable.
An employee. You are on our payroll, you receive a T4, income tax and CPP and EI are deducted from your pay, and you are covered by our Workers' Compensation Board account, our liability insurance, and our theft bonding. You do not need a business licence, a GST number, or your own insurance policy. Many cleaning companies in Edmonton hire subcontractors instead, which shifts all of that onto the worker.
We offer a competitive hourly wage with income tax, CPP, and EI deducted, paid on a regular schedule. The exact rate depends on the position, your availability, and your experience, so we go through it directly with you rather than leaving you to guess from a listing.
Experience is welcome but it is not a requirement. We train every hire on our standards, our products, and our checklists before their first shift. What matters more to us is that you are dependable and thorough — that is the part we cannot teach.
You need reliable transportation to get to work. Because we cover Edmonton and the surrounding Capital Region, how you get around does affect which routes suit you. Tell us your situation on your application and we will be straight with you about how it fits.
No. We supply all products and equipment. Nothing comes out of your pocket, and you are not replacing or maintaining your own gear.
We have full-time and part-time opportunities. Most residential cleaning happens during daytime hours on weekdays, while commercial cleaning is often scheduled around a facility's own access windows, which can mean early mornings, evenings, or weekends. We talk through your availability before anything is scheduled.
Yes. Every new hire is trained on our standards before being assigned to a client. You will know our checklists, our products, and what we expect from a finished job before you walk into someone's home on your own.
Yes, on every hire, before the first shift. We work in people's homes and in medical clinics and daycares, so screening is not optional. It is a standard criminal record check.
We serve Edmonton and the Capital Region within about a 40 kilometre radius of our southeast Edmonton office, including Sherwood Park, St. Albert, Spruce Grove, Leduc, Beaumont, Fort Saskatchewan, and Stony Plain. Let us know where you are starting from and we will tell you how it fits the work we have.
Yes. We service offices, retail spaces, medical and dental clinics, daycares, and light industrial facilities alongside our residential work. Commercial cleaning tends to run outside a facility's business hours, so availability matters for those positions.
Fill out the application form. It takes about five minutes, and you do not need a polished resume to apply. If you would rather talk to someone first, call our office at (780) 940-3866.
Real employment, real coverage, real training, and a schedule you can plan a life around. Applications take about five minutes.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Family-owned since 2013 · Employees, not contractors · WCB covered · Supplies provided
