| Price | Yes: $499 once. Second province of the same trade +$199 | Quoted per job | Yes: Free, then you write the program yourself | $100 to $596 once. Province editions from about $229 | From $175 to $279 a month, about $2,100 to $3,348 a year, every year |
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| Time to get it | Yes: Minutes. Download right after checkout | Weeks, on the writer's schedule | Today, then you assemble and write it | Download after checkout | After a quote, a contract and onboarding |
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| Built for your province and your trade | Yes: Both. 120 editions across 9 provinces and territories and 24 trades | Yes: Yes, written for your operation | By province or sector, rarely by trade | By province, mostly split by number of employees rather than trade | By province, set up through their service |
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| Size of the program | Yes: 294 to 344 pages and 71,602 to 84,588 words in our best-selling editions | Varies with scope | No: Blank forms and guides you assemble | 70 to 168 pages | Not published |
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| Forms included | Yes: 35 to 45 fillable PDF forms in our best-selling editions | Varies with scope | Individual blank forms | Some include forms; check each listing | Inside their software |
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| See every page of the contents before you pay | Yes: Yes: the cover, every contents page, sample pages and forms | Scope is set in the quote | Yes: Yes, free to open | No: Rarely. A page count and a summary | No: No, a sales call first |
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| You keep the file | Yes: Yes, editable Word and PDF forms on your computer | Usually; confirm in the agreement | Yes: Yes | Yes: Yes | No: Access is tied to the contract |
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| Extras included | Yes: Implementation Kit, 52 toolbox talks for your trade and a free brand-it step | Whatever the quote covers | Guides and checklists | Usually the manual only | Advice line and software, while you pay |
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| Contract | Yes: None. Pay once, nothing to renew | Per project | None | None | No: Contract: billed annually, or on 1, 3 or 5-year terms |
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| Best for | Yes: Any business that wants a complete, trade-specific program in place today, with no contract | Large, complex operations with a big budget and time to wait | Employers with time to write every policy themselves | Buyers who want a general manual and do not need a trade edition | Employers who want an ongoing advice line and accept a yearly cost |
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