Payotte covers 91% of possible slots (521 of 575: 115 sectors × 5 professions), leaving 54 "blind spots" with no verified expert. The gap is not random: certified appraisers are only 76% covered (vs 96% 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 | 110/115 | 96% | 5 |
| Mortgage broker | 109/115 | 95% | 6 |
| Home inspector | 105/115 | 91% | 10 |
| Notary / lawyer | 110/115 | 96% | 5 |
| Appraiser | 87/115 | 76% | 28 |
Coverage by province
Filled slots (sectors × 5 professions) by province.
| Province | Slots | Filled | % coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Scotia | 20 | 20 | 100% |
| Ontario | 185 | 177 | 96% |
| Alberta | 105 | 99 | 94% |
| Manitoba | 30 | 28 | 93% |
| New Brunswick | 15 | 14 | 93% |
| Quebec | 105 | 92 | 88% |
| Saskatchewan | 25 | 21 | 84% |
| British Columbia | 90 | 70 | 78% |
Computed on 2026-06-26 · recomputed on every data update.
What it reveals
The structural gap is certified appraisal: 28 of 115 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 78% (British Columbia). This report doubles as a roadmap — it shows exactly where to focus the next verifications.
Methodology
- Slot. A sector × profession combination (115 × 5 = 575). Payotte publishes only one expert per slot, the highest-scoring.
- Filled. A "published" expert = green (score ≥ 75) or yellow (50–74) 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.