Canadian business succession

Sell your life's work
with certainty.

Sellvara connects retiring owners with qualified buyers. They are guided by the CPAs, lawyers, and advisors who already know your business.

Advising a business owner? Refer a client →
Independent storefronts along a neighbourhood street

A new chapter for the businesses owners built.

Built for the Canadian succession wave
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How Sellvara works

We bring buyers and sellers together with data, transparency, and the advisors who know the business best.

Most owners sell once. The people they already trust, including their accountant, their lawyer, and their financial planner, become the bridge to a qualified buyer.

Owners

Sell your business

List privately, understand your worth, and reach vetted buyers without a year-long broker engagement.

  • Confidential, blind listings until you're ready
  • A valuation before you commit to selling
  • Buyer NDAs handled in one place
How selling works →
Buyers

Find businesses for sale

Search real Canadian businesses with the financial depth to make a decision. This is not a thin classified ad.

  • Detailed financials after NDA and seller approval
  • Filter by province, industry, and asking price
Browse listings →
Advisors

Refer your clients

Guide a retiring client through the sale, keep the relationship, and track every referral to close.

  • Introduce clients in minutes
  • A dashboard from invited to sold
  • Stay the trusted advisor throughout
Join the advisor network →
Know what it's worth

Start with a free estimate. Understand it with an AI Valuation Report.

Explore an illustrative range and a detailed AI-assisted explanation. Professional valuator requests are currently unavailable.

Instant
Free

Illustrative estimate

  • Range in under a minute
  • SDE or EBITA × stated earnings assumptions
  • Transparent industry assumptions
  • No commitment, no login
Calculate an estimate →
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Work with a valuator

  • New professional engagements are currently unavailable
  • Existing engagements remain in your account
Why Sellvara

Not another classified listing site.

01

Canada-first

Built for Canadian rules, provinces, and buyers. It is not a US platform with a maple leaf bolted on.

02

Advisor channel

We reach owners through the professionals they already trust, so listings arrive prepared and credible.

03

Succession focus

A generation of owners is retiring. Every part of Sellvara is built for that transition, not a quick flip.

Our mission

Built for the owners who built something, and for the advisors who guide them out.

Selling a business you spent decades building shouldn't mean starting over with a stranger. Sellvara keeps the people who know it best at the table, from first valuation to final signature.

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