A practical checklist for Vancouver office managers. Use it to brief your cleaner, check a quote, or see what your current provider is quietly skipping.
Most cleaning disputes start with one side assuming a task was included. A checklist fixes that: every task, every area, every frequency, written down before the first clean.
Not every office needs every line. A five‑desk suite with no kitchen does not need a dishwasher on the list; a 60‑person floor with two kitchens needs more than a weekly visit. Start with the daily list, then decide how often each group of tasks really needs to happen in your space.
Frequency depends on headcount, washroom traffic and how many days your team is in. As a rough guide: busy offices with a shared kitchen in daily use usually need nightly cleaning; mid‑size and hybrid offices often run well on three visits a week; small suites and low‑traffic practices are usually fine weekly or bi‑weekly.
The right answer is the schedule that holds — not the biggest one. See office cleaning schedules and what each one covers.
Some offices need extra lines on the list. Law offices need rules for files and locked rooms. Accounting firms need a busy‑season frequency. Tech offices need kitchens and shared desks handled well. Co‑working spaces need booths and daytime touch‑ups. Clinics need a different standard again — see the physio clinic cleaning checklist.
A checklist becomes useful when it is attached to your agreement: each task, the area it covers, and how often it happens. That is what lets you check the work instead of arguing about it. Before you sign with anyone, read how to choose an office cleaning company and our cleaning contract guide.
Book a free walkthrough. You get a written scope with every task, area and frequency listed — and a price for it. Month‑to‑month, no lock‑in.