Ryan May has owned homes in Ontario for more than 25 years. He is not a contractor or a tradesperson. He's a homeowner who learned — often the hard way — how to research products, evaluate contractors, understand what building codes and regulations actually require, and make informed decisions about the systems that keep a home running.
That experience covers a lot of ground: energy system retrofits, roofing, deck construction, pool installation and year-round maintenance, and more. But what shaped Homeowner.ca wasn't any single project. It was the pattern Ryan noticed across all of them — that the information available to Canadian homeowners is either written for the U.S. market, scattered across forums and manufacturer sites, or simply missing. Canadian codes, Canadian climate, Canadian suppliers, Canadian financial structures. The gap is real, and it affects every major decision a homeowner makes.
Ryan approaches homeownership the way he approaches everything — systems first. Before founding Homeowner.ca he spent more than two decades building and running digital publishing operations, and the editorial standards and product evaluation methodology from that work are what the site runs on today.
He founded Homeowner.ca for the homeowner searching at midnight for whether their contractor's quote is reasonable, whether a heat pump actually makes sense in an Ontario winter, or whether the product they're looking at is even available in Canada. He lives in Ontario with his family.
Articles by Ryan May
Report: Climate Change Added $533 a Year to the Average Canadian Home Insurance Premium Since 2008
Ontario Fire Weather Now Recurs Every Six to 15 Years, Study Finds, Reshaping Home Insurance Risk
IBC Opens Wildfire Claims Helpline as 50 BC Fires Burn Out of Control, Testing Living-Expense Coverage
Health Canada Recalls 13,054 Louisville and Featherlite Attic Stairways Over Faulty Quarter-Inch Spreader Bolts
Ottawa and Toronto Commit $2.7 Billion to Rentals With 99-Year Property Tax Exemptions on Nine Sites
Prairie Storm Losses Reach $840 Million as Insured Damage Nears $1,000 Per Resident Since 2021
Niagara Basement Flooding Claims Hinge on Optional Sewer Backup Coverage Most Ontario Policies Exclude by Default
The Basement Flood Diagnosis: 12 Ways Water Gets Into a Canadian Home—and How to Identify Yours
B.C. Wildfire Evacuations Hit 4,700 Properties: What Your Home Insurance Covers Under an Order Versus an Alert
The Canadian Home Insurance Renewal Audit: What to Check Before You Accept Another Year
What Is a Virtual Home Energy Label—and Should Canadian Homeowners Care Yet?
Blown-In Insulation Contractor Red Flags: What to Watch for Before Work Starts
Report: Climate Change Added $533 a Year to the Average Canadian Home Insurance Premium Since 2008
Ontario Fire Weather Now Recurs Every Six to 15 Years, Study Finds, Reshaping Home Insurance Risk
IBC Opens Wildfire Claims Helpline as 50 BC Fires Burn Out of Control, Testing Living-Expense Coverage
Health Canada Recalls 13,054 Louisville and Featherlite Attic Stairways Over Faulty Quarter-Inch Spreader Bolts
Ottawa and Toronto Commit $2.7 Billion to Rentals With 99-Year Property Tax Exemptions on Nine Sites
Prairie Storm Losses Reach $840 Million as Insured Damage Nears $1,000 Per Resident Since 2021
Niagara Basement Flooding Claims Hinge on Optional Sewer Backup Coverage Most Ontario Policies Exclude by Default
The Basement Flood Diagnosis: 12 Ways Water Gets Into a Canadian Home—and How to Identify Yours
B.C. Wildfire Evacuations Hit 4,700 Properties: What Your Home Insurance Covers Under an Order Versus an Alert
The Canadian Home Insurance Renewal Audit: What to Check Before You Accept Another Year
What Is a Virtual Home Energy Label—and Should Canadian Homeowners Care Yet?
