Jan-Pro Celebrates 20th Anniversary in Canada

The cleaning business has grown dramatically and is one of the top franchises in the country.

SPONSOREDUpdated 7:07AM • 09/01/15

Jan-Pro, a franchise-based commercial cleaning business that is sweeping up in multiple locations, is proudly celebrating its 20^th year in Canada.

Jan-Pro International was founded in 1991 in the U.S. by Jacques Lapointe and established in Quebec City, Canada, in 1995 by Jan-Pro Canada’s founder, Jean Roberge. It is consistently named as a top franchise system in multiple categories in Canada. This year Jan-Pro Canada was listed as the No. 4 top franchise in the nation, behind only top food and beverage brands. With 12 regional offices across Canada, the Jan-Pro franchise continues to grow.

Jan-Pro International executives attended a gala event Monday to celebrate 20 years of growth and success in the franchise market in Canada. The event took place in Quebec City and included franchisees, Canadian Regional Master Franchise owners, employees, clients and business partners.

“Here we are today celebrating that wonderful journey we started 20 years ago in Quebec City,” said Lapointe.

Within the province of Quebec, Jan-Pro has been able to grow rapidly over the past 20 years. Roberge and his partners, Sylvain Primeau and Francois Carmichael, had the manpower to grow the Quebec region to become known as Jan-Pro Eastern Canada. This umbrella includes offices in Quebec City, Montreal, Sherbrooke and Halifax, along with Ottawa and Gatineau locations managed by Marc Simard. These people believed in the power of the business model and invested in what they saw to be a successful business.

With 900 franchisees, 4,700 clients and 85 employees across the country, Jan-Pro has been able to create and sustain substantial growth and financial stability.

“Despite the recession in 2008-2009, we were able to grow our business by over 10 percent,” Roberge said. “Jan-Pro has proven to be a recession-resistant business model and that has been one of the big reasons this business has been able to prosper for 20 years.”

Success continues for the Jan-Pro team in Quebec as the brand has expanded into a separate business venture. In 2014, through a partnership with Tania Hope and Liana Munteanu, Jan-Pro Eastern Canada was able to open Maid Right, a residential cleaning franchise of Premium Franchise Brands, under the name of Parfait Ménage.