Payotte covers 92% of possible slots (692 of 750: 150 sectors × 5 professions), leaving 58 "blind spots" with no verified expert. The gap is not random: certified appraisers are only 79% covered (vs 99% for real estate brokers), because they are structurally hard to verify (few public reviews).
Coverage in numbers
Coverage by profession
Share of sectors where Payotte publishes a verified expert, by trade.
| Profession | Covered | % coverage | Blind spots |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real estate broker | 148/150 | 99% | 2 |
| Mortgage broker | 141/150 | 94% | 9 |
| Home inspector | 138/150 | 92% | 12 |
| Notary / lawyer | 147/150 | 98% | 3 |
| Appraiser | 118/150 | 79% | 32 |
Coverage by province
Filled slots (sectors × 5 professions) by province.
| Province | Slots | Filled | % coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Scotia | 20 | 20 | 100% |
| Ontario | 245 | 232 | 95% |
| Manitoba | 30 | 28 | 93% |
| New Brunswick | 15 | 14 | 93% |
| Alberta | 105 | 97 | 92% |
| British Columbia | 110 | 100 | 91% |
| Quebec | 190 | 171 | 90% |
| Saskatchewan | 25 | 22 | 88% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| Prince Edward Island | 5 | 4 | 80% |
Computed on 2026-09-30 · recomputed on every data update.
What it reveals
The structural gap is certified appraisal: 32 of 150 sectors have no published appraiser. It is not a shortage of professionals, but a deficit of verifiable public signals — appraisers work for lenders, lawyers and courts who don't leave Google reviews.
This is deliberate: rather than an unreliable recommendation, a sector with no verifiable candidate shows "not available." Geographically, coverage ranges from 100% (Nova Scotia) to 80% (Prince Edward Island). This report doubles as a roadmap — it shows exactly where to focus the next verifications.
Methodology
- Slot. A sector × profession combination (150 × 5 = 750). Payotte publishes only one expert per slot, the highest-scoring.
- Filled. A "published" expert = green (score ≥ 70) or yellow (50–69) with verifiable data. Below that (or with no candidate), the slot is a "blind spot" and the page shows "not available."
- Honesty. We prefer an acknowledged gap to an unverifiable recommendation. No invented data.