A Maid For A Day - House Cleaning - Maid Service

What A Maid For A Day - House Cleaning - Maid Service does

A Maid For A Day is an independent, privately held residential house cleaning company founded in 1984 and headquartered at 2104 Kensington Rd NW #3 in Calgary, Alberta. It is owned and operated by Aaron Wyman and serves approximately 500 Calgary homes every two weeks, with 70% of clients having been customers for over five years and several relationships spanning 15-25+ years. The company explicitly operates without franchise affiliation, distinguishing itself from franchised competitors in the local market.

The service portfolio centers on customized residential cleaning delivered by insured, bonded, WCB-covered two-person teams, with manual, detail-oriented execution (toothbrush cleaning of faucets, shower tracks, drains; hand-washed floors in high-traffic areas; cleaning of baseboards, cabinet doors, window sills, blinds, and French doors). Offerings include a recurring service (weekly, bi-weekly, tri-weekly, or every-four-weeks), one-time or as-needed cleaning, move in/move out cleaning, and spring/fall seasonal cleaning. Pricing is opaque, quote-based, and provided only via telephone; the company does not publish rates, offer email estimates, or maintain an app. The underlying technology footprint is minimal: a Squarespace-hosted marketing site, an online client portal for schedule viewing and cancellation requests, and a QR-driven Google Reviews flow constitute the entire digital stack. There is no SaaS, no proprietary software platform, no AI/ML component, and no integration ecosystem.

Commercially, the company relies on word-of-mouth, decades of local brand equity, and award-driven credibility (24 consecutive Consumer Choice Awards, 8 Calgary Herald Readers' Choice Awards, a Top Choice Award, and a 25-year BBB Longstanding Accreditation with an A+ rating). Revenue is generated on a recurring-cleaning subscription model with pay-as-you-go billing, plus cancellation fees for short-notice terminations and a $3.50 fee per vacuum use. Distribution is entirely direct-to-consumer via phone-based scheduling and field service delivery; there are no franchisees, resellers, or marketplace channels. Charitable partnerships with the Calgary Food Bank, Missing Children Society, JDRF, United Way, Calgary Women's Shelter, Crohn's and Colitis Foundation, and SunWest Youth Ministries form a meaningful part of brand positioning but are not commercial in nature.

Name

A Maid For A Day - House Cleaning - Maid Service

Legal name

A Maid For A Day Inc.

Website

https://amaidforaday.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

A Maid For A Day is an independent, Calgary-based residential house cleaning company founded in 1984, serving roughly 500 local homes every two weeks via two-person teams under owner Aaron Wyman.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential House Cleaning Services

NAICS

Janitorial Services (561720)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

General Recurring House Cleaning (Whole-Home) (HSAEAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Whole-Home Deep Cleaning (Top-to-Bottom Intensive) (HSAEABAC), Single-Family Home Turnover Cleaning (HSAEACAD), Spring Cleaning (Seasonal Refresh) (HSAEAFAB)

Keywords

• Residential house cleaning
• Maid service
• Home cleaning services
• Recurring housecleaning
• Move in move out cleaning

Headquarters

HQ city

Calgary

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. House Cleaning Services: Recurring house cleaning services on weekly, bi-weekly, tri-weekly, or every four-weeks schedules. Also offers one-time, move in/out, and seasonal cleaning services. Cancellation fees apply for short-notice cancellations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

A Maid For A Day provides residential house cleaning services in Calgary, delivering detailed cleaning of bathrooms, kitchens, and general living areas through two-person cleaning teams dispatched to client homes. Services are offered on recurring schedules (weekly, bi-weekly, tri-weekly, or every four weeks) as well as one-time, move in/out, and seasonal spring/fall deep cleans, all customized to each home after an initial deep clean.

Product overview

A Maid For A Day is a residential house cleaning service company that operates as a single-service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core product is customized residential house cleaning, delivered through distinct service tiers: Basic Housecleaning Service (detailed cleaning of bathrooms, kitchen, and throughout the home with hand-washed floors and toothbrush-level detail work), Recurring Housecleaning Services (weekly, bi-weekly, tri-weekly, or every-four-weeks schedules), One-Time or As-Needed Cleaning, Move In/Move Out Cleaning, and Spring/Fall Seasonal Cleaning. All services are customized to individual client homes, with an initial deep clean required to establish recurring service. Special Requests allow for additional customization. The company does not offer a technology product, app, or SaaS platform—it is a direct service business serving approximately 500 Calgary homes every two weeks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 500 homes served every two weeks
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• The Calgary Food BankminorOthersAnnual 'Spring Clean Out the Pantry Food Drive' running mid-May through mid-June. Clients donate food items picked up by staff on cleaning day, resulting in thousands of pounds of food donated at a needy time of year.
• Missing Children SocietyminorOthersCharitable sponsorship and support.
• Juvenile Diabetes Research FoundationminorOthersCharitable sponsorship and support.
• United WayminorOthersCharitable sponsorship and support.
• The Calgary Women's ShelterminorOthersCharitable sponsorship and support.
• Crohn's and Colitis FoundationminorOthersCharitable sponsorship and support.
• SunWest Youth Ministries - Youth Mexico MissionminorOthersOwner Aaron Wyman travels to Mexico each year to build homes for families without safe, reliable shelter.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Maids: U.S./Canadian franchised residential cleaning company using a team-based (typically four-person) cleaning model with health-conscious supplies. Closely comparable to A Maid For A Day on team-based residential service and emphasis on detail/quality.
• MaidPro: Franchised residential cleaning brand offering recurring, one-time, and move-in/out services to homeowners. Directly comparable on service portfolio and customer segment; A Maid For A Day differs by being independent rather than franchised.
• Maid Brigade: Franchised residential cleaning company focused on recurring maid services with health-conscious cleaning standards. Highly comparable on recurring-service model and homeowner target, though Maid Brigade is franchised rather than independent.

Emerging players

• Tidy (formerly TIDY): App-based residential cleaning platform offering on-demand and recurring maid services with online booking. Comparable on recurring residential cleaning offering but differs via tech-first operating model and U.S./Canadian tech-enabled positioning.
• Maid This Cleaning: Independent residential cleaning company offering recurring and one-time maid services with online booking. Comparable on recurring-service model but uses digital-first customer acquisition versus A Maid For A Day's phone-led motion.

Broad incumbents

• Handy (Angie's List / Angi): Tech-enabled platform connecting homeowners to independent cleaning professionals with online booking and fixed-price menus. Comparable on end customer (homeowner) but uses a marketplace model rather than employed two-person teams.
• Merry Maids: Established U.S./Canadian franchised residential cleaning brand offering recurring and one-time home cleaning. Comparable on service mix and target customer (busy homeowners) but operates at much broader scale via its franchise network.
• Molly Maid: Largest franchised residential cleaning brand in North America, offering recurring and one-time maid services across hundreds of territories. Directly comparable to A Maid For A Day on product/service but competes via a franchise model rather than as an independent operator.

Regional players

• Calgary Maids: Calgary-area residential cleaning company offering recurring and one-time maid services to homeowners in the same local market as A Maid For A Day. Directly comparable on geography, service, and customer segment.

Others

• Yelp / Thumbtack local maid services: Online marketplaces that aggregate independent residential cleaners and enable instant booking and transparent pricing. Indirect competitor/adjacent — represents the digital-booking model that contrasts with A Maid For A Day's phone-only sales motion.

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/a-maid-for-a-day

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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