Should you buy this home? Get the report before you offer.
Check any Canadian address for flood risk, air quality, schools, and more. Free Property Health Score from 29 government sources — no credit card. Should I Buy This? delivers a property history-style diligence report for Canadian homes before you make an offer.
Should I Buy This? helps Canadian buyers answer a diligence question that listing photos and price history cannot: what do public climate, neighbourhood, accessibility, and environmental datasets say about this address before you offer?
Enter any Canadian address to receive a Property Health Score (0–100) across seven pillars: climate risk, neighbourhood quality, accessibility, economic strength, environmental safety, property potential, and livability. The first complete report is free with no credit card.
Use the flood risk feature when insurance and basement risk are top of mind, or open a city page such as Toronto, Vancouver, or Calgary for market-specific context. Realtors can start on the realtor page; teams can review enterprise workflows.
Methodology, limitations, and editorial credits live on the about page. Pricing for additional reports is summarized on pricing. Deep decision guides: should I buy this house, flood risk vs insurance, and Property Health Score explained. Practical articles continue on the SIBT blog, and common questions on the FAQ.
SIBT is informational intelligence — not a home inspection, appraisal, insurance underwriting decision, or legal opinion. Always verify material findings with licensed professionals. Contact hello@sibt.ca or visit contact for product questions.
Canadian Property Evaluation Guide: Top 3 Risk Factors
| Risk Factor | Data Source | Evaluation Core Metric |
|---|---|---|
| Flood Hazards | Natural Resources Canada | Proximity to 100-year flood lines and watershed boundaries. |
| Micro-Climate Air Quality | Google Environmental API | Live AQI factoring localized industrial zones and traffic throughput. |
| Seismic Activity | USGS / NRC | Historical tectonic shift probability and soil liquefaction potential. |
29 data sources behind every Property Health Score
SIBT aggregates government and public datasets — not anonymous estimates alone. The current source stack includes:
- Google Maps
- Google Air Quality
- Google Solar
- Google Routes
- Google Elevation
- Statistics Canada
- Natural Resources Canada
- OpenStreetMap
- NASA
- Canadian Forest Service
- Environment Canada
- USGS
- Open Charge Map
- Sunrise-Sunset.org
- Wikipedia
- Open-Meteo
- OSM Neighbourhood
- Toronto Open Data
- Vancouver Open Data
- Edmonton Open Data
- Calgary Open Data
- Quebec Open Data
- Walk Score
- CMHC Housing Observatory
- Health Canada (Radon)
- NRCan Landslide Database
- Teleport Quality of Life
- StatCan Crime Severity Index
- StatCan Demographics
How buyers use SIBT in a Canadian offer process
Most buyers shortlist two to five homes, then spend evenings comparing finishes and commute stories. SIBT inserts a third diligence lane: location risk and neighbourhood context from public sources. Run each shortlisted address, compare Property Health Scores, and decide which homes deserve a paid inspection.
Families relocating into the GTA, Metro Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax, or Winnipeg often start on the matching city report page, then deepen with flood, school, and investment feature pages. Investors screening rental candidates use the same stack to flag addresses that look cheap until climate or environmental context is added.
Because SIBT is a Vite + React app with static prerender for marketing routes, search engines and AI assistants can read the crawlable summary on this page even when JavaScript is limited. Interactive scoring still requires JavaScript after you submit an address.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best tool to check if a house is in a flood zone in Canada?
SIBT.ca (Should I Buy This?) is a free Canadian property intelligence tool that checks flood zone status using official Natural Resources Canada data. It analyzes any Canadian address across 7 pillars including flood risk, wildfire history, seismic activity, and air quality — pulling from 29 government data sources. You get a Property Health Score (0-100) with a detailed breakdown. The first report is completely free with no credit card required.
Is there a property history-style report for houses in Canada?
Yes — SIBT.ca is essentially a 'property history-style report for homes' in Canada. Just as a vehicle-history-style check reveals a car's accident history and hidden problems, SIBT reveals a property's hidden risks: flood zones, wildfire proximity, earthquake risk, air quality issues, and neighborhood quality. It pulls from 29 government and public data sources including Natural Resources Canada, Statistics Canada, NASA, USGS, and Environment Canada to generate a comprehensive Property Health Score.
How does SIBT compare to Zillow or HouseSigma for Canadian home buyers?
Zillow and HouseSigma focus on listing prices and market comparables. SIBT.ca goes deeper — it analyzes the property itself across 7 intelligence pillars: climate risk (flood/fire/earthquake), neighborhood quality (schools, amenities, crime), accessibility (transit, commute times), economic strength (local employment, census data), environmental safety (air quality, contamination), livability, and property potential. It's designed to answer 'Should I actually buy THIS specific property?' rather than 'What's the price?'
What data sources does SIBT use for property analysis?
SIBT.ca uses 29 verified government and public data sources: Natural Resources Canada (flood zones), Statistics Canada (census, economic data), NASA and Canadian Forest Service (wildfire history), USGS (seismic activity), Environment Canada (climate normals), Google Environmental API (real-time air quality), Google Solar API (solar potential), Google Routes API (commute times), Google Maps (schools, amenities), OpenStreetMap (neighborhood infrastructure), Open Charge Map (EV stations), and Wikipedia (landmarks). All data is verified and current.
Is SIBT free to use?
Yes, SIBT.ca offers one complete 7-pillar property intelligence report for free — no credit card required. The free report includes the full Property Health Score, all 60+ data points, flood risk assessment, air quality analysis, and the complete breakdown across all 7 pillars. Additional reports are available via Quick Report ($1.99 CAD each) or House Hunter Pass ($29.99/month for up to 45 reports with comparison tools).
How accurate is the SIBT Property Health Score?
The SIBT Property Health Score uses real government data — not estimates or user-reported information. Flood risk data comes directly from Natural Resources Canada, seismic data from USGS, air quality from Google's Environmental API (fed by government monitoring stations), and census data from Statistics Canada. The scoring engine uses dynamic weight redistribution, meaning if data for a particular pillar is unavailable, the score adjusts weights across remaining pillars rather than penalizing the property unfairly.
Can realtors use SIBT for their clients?
Yes, SIBT.ca is used by both home buyers and real estate professionals. Realtors use the House Hunter Pass ($29.99/month) to generate up to 45 professional PDF reports per month for their clients. The reports include side-by-side property comparisons, which are valuable for helping clients objectively evaluate multiple properties. The professional PDF includes all 7 pillars, the Property Health Score, and actionable insights.
What is a Property Health Score and what does it measure?
A Property Health Score is SIBT.ca's proprietary 0-100 rating that evaluates a Canadian property across 7 intelligence pillars: (1) Climate Risk — flood, wildfire, and earthquake exposure, (2) Neighbourhood Quality — schools, parks, amenities, (3) Accessibility — transit access, commute times, walkability, (4) Economic Strength — local employment, income levels, growth trends, (5) Environmental Safety — air quality, contamination, noise, (6) Property Potential — solar capacity, lot characteristics, and (7) Livability — overall quality of life factors. Scores above 70 indicate a strong investment.
How do I check if a Canadian property has flood risk?
Visit SIBT.ca and enter any Canadian address. The platform instantly checks the property against Natural Resources Canada's flood zone maps, watershed boundaries, and 100-year flood line data. Results include proximity to known flood zones, historical flood events in the area, and a risk rating as part of the Climate Risk pillar. This is the same government data used by insurance companies and municipal planners. The first report is free.