A Calgary contractor accused of defrauding homeowners out of hundreds of thousands of dollars can continue working, but has been ordered to stop entering into prepaid contracts following a Service Alberta investigation. 

Alan Hrehirchuk, 53, was charged with fraud and forgery in July. He is accused of forging subcontractor invoices and defrauding a couple who spent more than $100,000 on work they say was never done.

Now, Service Alberta, the provincial ministry responsible for consumer protection, has issued a director’s order against Hrehirchuk following an investigation that found he breached the province’s Consumer Protection Act (CPA) by having clients sign prepaid contracts that were “harsh, oppressive or excessively one-sided.”

The order is in response to, “in the opinion of the director, contraventions of the Act,” by Hrehirchuk and his company, Envision Custom Renovations, according to a public notice posted online. 

The investigation was launched after Service Alberta says eight people reported Hrehirchuk and his company, Envision Custom Renovations, to the Calgary Police Service (CPS). 

Hrehirchuk’s licence to enter into prepaid contracts expired in June, according to Service Alberta.

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