Thursday, September 9, 2010


About Us

Company Bio

Daniel and Carol McBee first realized the potential for success of CanadianHouses.ca in August 2004 shortly after Carol finished University and they made their decision to move back to Edmonton, where Carol was born and raised. During their online research for a home, they realized that the technology to view homes, without physically going into the homes was hardly being utilized in Edmonton. This made the home search quite a challenge from not only Texas, but once in Edmonton!

Carol's Marketing background enabled her to use her creativity and organizational skills, while Daniel's Finance/Banking background gave him a good understanding of what the market in the U.S. offered, and we felt that Edmonton could greatly benefit from a professional virtual tour and photography company. Thus, CanadianHouses.ca was born! Carol and Daniel began creating the website while still living in Texas, and then made the move in March of 2005 to Edmonton. In April 2005, the company was officially launched.

After a hard first year of office presentations, cold-calls and marketing, the company was solidified as one of the major virtual tour companies in Edmonton. As a small home run business, we go out of our way to achieve exceptional customer service. We understand that although we are a web-based business, customer contact and service is of the utmost importance.

Meet the Team!

Daniel, Madelyn and Carol McBee Daniel McBee - Owner
Daniel is originally from Dallas, Texas and has worked in the Commercial Financing and Banking industry for more than 10 years. He completed his business degree in 1999 at the University of Texas - Arlington with a major in Finance and a minor in Communications. Besides running CanadianHouses.ca, Daniel continues with a career in Finance/Banking as the Manager of Commercial, Real Estate and Construction Services for the Royal Bank of Canada.

Daniel was named as one of Edmonton's Top 40 under 40 by Avenue Magazine (November 2009) and currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Edmonton Construction Association and on the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce's Federal Provincial Finance Committee.

Daniel also has a commitment to the community. He is currently a Volunteer with the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation, Volunteer with Junior Achievement - Northern Alberta, Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, Past Director for SEBA, Past Director for WEBA and is an Active Member with the Edmonton Construction Association, Canadian Homebuilders Association and the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce.

Carol McBee - Owner
Carol is originally from Edmonton, Alberta and attended Strathcona Composite High School before attending business school at the University of Texas - Arlington. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce with a concentration in Marketing and a combined minor in Management and Biology in 2004. Carol oversees all of the day to day management of Canadian Houses and works closely with clients. Carol also is the owner of another small business, Mommy Connections, which is a social program for new moms, as well as the founder of a mompreneur network called Bossy Mama.

When Carol isn't busy meeting new moms, planning networking events or working on virtual tours and photos, she is a full time stay-at-home mom with a busy toddler, Madelyn Isabella, who was born in November of 2008.

Like her husband Daniel, Carol also has a commitment to the community. She is currently a Volunteer with the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation and a Volunteer with Junior Achievement - Northern Alberta.


Scott Stretch Scott Stretch - Edmonton Photographer
Scott Stretch has been with the company since graduating from Strathcona High School in 2006. CanadianHouses.ca loves hiring University students, and feels that they are the best fit for the company. When Scott isn't out meeting clients and shooting homes, he is attending Business school at the University of Alberta.

Scott does an excellent job balancing his commitment to education at the University of Alberta with his commitment to the success of CanadianHouses.ca.








2010 will mark the beginning of Canadian Houses fifth year in business. We want to thank all of our exceptional clients for all of their support!