Canada411 People Search Scraper

What does Canada411 People Search Scraper do?

Look up people listed on canada411.ca, Canada's residential directory. Search a name in a city and province or in a postal code, list everyone in a postal code or at and around a street address, look up who is listed behind a phone number, or paste listing pages you found in the browser. Each listing comes back with the full name, phone number, street address, city, province, postal code and map coordinates. With incremental mode on, a scheduled run returns only listings that are new or changed, plus an EXPIRED row for every listing that disappeared.

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Key features

• 📍 Coordinates: latitude and longitude on each record that has a location, ready for a map.
• 📇 Contact details: phone and phone_e164, plus street_address, city, province and postal_code as separate fields on every listing that publishes them.
• 🔍 Name, postal code and address search: search a listed name with query in the city and province you name in location or in the postal codes in postalCodes; leave the name out to get every listing in each postal code, or put street addresses in addresses to get the listings at and around each one (neighbours on the same street included; street_address tells them apart).
• 🔗 Paste-mode: paste canada411.ca search URLs or listing pages (canada411.ca/res/...) into startUrls to get exactly the listings you picked in the browser.
• 📞 Reverse phone lookup: put 10-digit Canadian numbers in phoneNumbers to get the listed name and address behind each one; an unlisted number returns no row and adds no per-result charge (the run's start fee still applies).
• 📋 Listing page check: includeDetails re-reads each listing's own page and stamps when it was confirmed. The search result already carries every field, so this adds certainty, not columns.
• ♻️ Incremental mode: with incrementalMode on, later runs return only listings that are new or changed since the last run with the same search, so a repeat run pays only for what moved.
• 🔔 Notifications: Telegram, Slack, Discord, WhatsApp Cloud API, and generic webhook out of the box. Pair with incremental for daily new-listing alerts without pipeline glue.
• 📦 Compact output: compact keeps the core fields — name, phone, address, city, province, postal code — for AI agents and small payloads.
• 🔌 MCP connectors: push your leads into Notion via Apify's MCP connectors — a tidy run-summary page, no export step, no glue code. Opt-in, deterministic field-mapping (no AI). More destinations as Apify's connector catalog grows.
• 🏷️ Change tags: in incremental mode each row says whether the listing is NEW, UPDATED or UNCHANGED, and with emitExpired you also get an EXPIRED row for every listing that disappeared.

What data can you extract from canada411.ca?

Each listing includes listing_id, listing_type, full_name, the phone number (phone, phone_e164, phone_formatted), the address (street_address, city, province, postal_code), latitude and longitude, and the listing URL. Every listing on canada411.ca carries all of these in the search result itself, so no detail visit is needed to get them. In standard mode all fields are always present: missing data is null, never omitted. In compact mode only the core fields are returned.

Input

The main inputs are a search keyword, an optional location filter, and a result limit. Additional filters and options are available in the input schema.

Key parameters:

• query — Listed name to search for — surname, or first + last name (e.g. "Smith" or "Shelley Smith"). A name search needs a 📍 City + province or a postal code. Use a JSON array for several names: ["Smith","Tremblay"].
• location — Where to search, as city and two-letter province (e.g. "Toronto ON", "Vancouver BC"). Required — canada411.ca has no nationwide name search. Use a JSON array for several places: ["Toronto ON","Ottawa ON"].
• postalCodes — Postal codes, e.g. "M9N 3L3". With a name in 🔍 Name(s) to look up, the name is searched in these postal codes instead of (or as well as) a city. Without a name, every listing in each postal code is returned. (default: [])
• addresses — Street addresses to look up, as street, city and province separated by commas, e.g. "48 Howbert, North York, ON". A postal code may stand in for the province ("48 Howbert, M9N 3L3"). Returns the listings at and around each address: the site also lists neighbours on the same street, so compare street_address to keep only the exact address. Works alongside a name search or on its own. (default: [])
• phoneNumbers — 10-digit Canadian phone numbers to look up, e.g. "416-243-0072". Each listed number returns the name and address behind it; an unlisted number returns nothing. Works alongside a name search or on its own. (default: [])
• maxResults — Maximum total listings (0 = unlimited). (default: 100)
• startUrls — Paste canada411.ca search-result URLs or listing pages (https://www.canada411.ca/res/...). Each URL becomes its own search task; results are merged and deduped by listing ID across all URLs. When provided, startUrls REPLACE the name/location fields (unsupported URLs are skipped, and if none is supported the run stops with an input error). (default: [])
• includeDetails — Visit every listing's own page as well. The result list already carries name, phone, full address and coordinates, so leave this off unless you want the listing page re-read — it makes the run slower and more expensive without adding fields. (default: false)
• compact — Core fields only (for AI-agent/MCP workflows). (default: false)
• excludeEmptyFields — Drop null, empty-string, and empty-array fields from each record before push. Smaller payloads for AI agents and dashboards. (default: false)
• incrementalMode — Compare against previous run state. stateKey is optional — defaults to a value derived from search inputs (names, locations, startUrls) so different searches never share state. (default: false)
• stateKey — Optional. Stable identifier for the tracked search universe. Leave empty to auto-generate from search inputs.
• ...and 17 more parameters

Input examples

Find a name in a city — Every listed Smith in Toronto, Ontario.

→ Listings with name, phone, full address, postal code and coordinates.

{
  "query": "Smith",
  "location": "Toronto ON",
  "maxResults": 50
}

Reverse phone lookup — Who is listed behind each number. Unlisted numbers return nothing.

→ One listing per listed number.

{
  "phoneNumbers": [
    "416-243-0072"
  ]
}

Search by postal code — A name inside one postal code instead of a whole city.

→ Listings in that postal code.

{
  "query": "Smith",
  "postalCodes": [
    "M9N 3L3"
  ],
  "maxResults": 50
}

Everyone in a postal code — No name: every listing in the postal code.

→ All listings in that postal code.

{
  "postalCodes": [
    "M9N 3L3"
  ]
}

Reverse address lookup — The listings at and around a street address, neighbours on the same street included. Give the street, city and province, or the street and a postal code.

→ Listings at and around that address; compare street_address to keep only the exact one.

{
  "addresses": [
    "48 Howbert, North York, ON"
  ]
}

Listing pages you picked — Paste listing pages from canada411.ca.

→ One listing per page.

{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.canada411.ca/res/4162430072/Gloria-Smith-Smith/462614471.html"
  ]
}

Track changes over time — Run on a schedule: each run returns only new or changed listings, plus an EXPIRED row for listings that disappeared.

→ Rows tagged NEW, UPDATED or EXPIRED.

{
  "query": "Smith",
  "location": "Toronto ON",
  "maxResults": 0,
  "incrementalMode": true,
  "emitExpired": true
}

Compact output for AI agents — Core fields only.

→ Name, phone and address fields.

{
  "query": "Tremblay",
  "location": "Montreal QC",
  "maxResults": 25,
  "compact": true
}

Output

Each run produces a dataset of structured record records. Results can be downloaded as JSON, CSV, or Excel from the Dataset tab in Apify Console.

Example record record

{
  "listing_id": "462614471",
  "listing_type": "residential",
  "full_name": "GLORIA SMITH SMITH",
  "phone": "4162430072",
  "phone_e164": "+14162430072",
  "street_address": "48 Howbert",
  "city": "North York",
  "province": "ON",
  "postal_code": "M9N 3L3",
  "latitude": 43.711978912353516,
  "longitude": -79.52639770507812,
  "listing_url": "https://www.canada411.ca/res/4162430072/GLORIA+SMITH-SMITH/462614471.html",
  "profileUrl": "https://www.canada411.ca/res/4162430072/GLORIA+SMITH-SMITH/462614471.html",
  "portalUrl": "https://www.canada411.ca/res/4162430072/GLORIA+SMITH-SMITH/462614471.html",
  "query_name": "Smith",
  "query_location": "Toronto ON",
  "result_rank": 1,
  "scraped_at": "2026-10-25T04:32:57.101Z",
  "phone_formatted": "(416) 243-0072",
  "address": "48 Howbert North York ON M9N 3L3",
  "source_url": "https://www.canada411.ca/search/?stype=si&what=Smith&where=Toronto+ON",
  "source_mode": "people_search",
  "lookup_status": "matched",
  "listingId": "6f749ae0a6d27b8a21b0a704c59196b93e882867db53bb91709002a25b04f71a",
  "searchQuery": "Smith",
  "contentQuality": "serp_only",
  "detailFetched": false,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-25T04:32:57.101Z",
  "source": "canada411.ca",
  "contentHash": "2766fa4536bf85dba3b7a678c30a21337dca537adb2974618ce4ce7caa69f239"
}

Incremental fields

When incremental mode is on, each record also carries:

• changeType — one of NEW, UPDATED, UNCHANGED, REAPPEARED, EXPIRED. Default output covers NEW / UPDATED / REAPPEARED; set emitUnchanged: true or emitExpired: true to opt into the others.
• isRepost, repostOfId, repostDetectedAt — populated when a new listing matches the tracked content of a previously expired one. Set skipReposts: true to drop detected reposts from the output.

How to scrape canada411.ca

1. Go to Canada411 People Search Scraper in Apify Console.
2. Enter a name in query with a city and province in location (or postal codes in postalCodes); or, without a name, postal codes in postalCodes or street addresses in addresses; or put phone numbers in phoneNumbers, or paste listing pages into startUrls.
3. Set maxResults to control how many listings you need.
4. Click Start and wait for the run to finish.
5. Download the results as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read them through the Apify API.

Use cases

• Extract record data from canada411.ca for market research and competitive analysis.
• Monitor new and changed records on scheduled runs without processing the full dataset every time.
• Use structured location data for regional analysis, mapping, and geo-targeting.
• Feed structured data into AI agents, MCP tools, and automated pipelines using compact mode.
• Export clean, structured data to dashboards, spreadsheets, or data warehouses.

How much does it cost to scrape canada411.ca?

Pricing for Canada411 People Search Scraper has not been finalized yet. It will be published here before the actor becomes publicly available.

You only use your normal Apify platform resources when you run the actor from your own account.

FAQ

How many results can I get from canada411.ca?

The number of results depends on the search query and available records on canada411.ca. Use the maxResults parameter to control how many results are returned per run.

Does Canada411 People Search Scraper support recurring monitoring?

Yes. Enable incremental mode to only receive new or changed records on subsequent runs. This is ideal for scheduled monitoring where you want to track changes over time without re-processing the full dataset.

Can I integrate Canada411 People Search Scraper with other apps?

Yes. Canada411 People Search Scraper works with Apify's integrations to connect with tools like Zapier, Make, Google Sheets, Slack, and more. You can also use webhooks to trigger actions when a run completes.

Can I use Canada411 People Search Scraper with the Apify API?

Yes. You can start runs, manage inputs, and retrieve results programmatically through the Apify API. Client libraries are available for JavaScript, Python, and other languages.

Can I use Canada411 People Search Scraper through an MCP Server?

Yes. Apify provides an MCP Server that lets AI assistants and agents call this actor directly. Use compact mode, a single descriptionFormat, and excludeEmptyFields to keep payloads manageable for LLM context windows.

Is it legal to scrape canada411.ca?

This actor extracts publicly available data from canada411.ca. Web scraping of public information is generally considered legal, but you should always review the target site's terms of service and ensure your use case complies with applicable laws and regulations, including GDPR where relevant.

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Disclaimer

This actor accesses only publicly available data on canada411.ca. You are responsible for how you use the extracted data — in particular any personal information such as names, phone numbers, or email addresses — and for complying with Canada411 People Search's terms of use, applicable data-protection law (including the GDPR where it applies), and the anti-spam rules of your jurisdiction.

This actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Canada411 People Search or any of its subsidiaries. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

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