{
  "generated": "2026-08-04",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "Payotte — https://payotte.com",
  "publisher": "Payotte",
  "documentation": "https://payotte.com/llms.txt",
  "humanPage": "https://payotte.com/verifier-licence-immobilier-canada",
  "description": "Regulator matrix for Canadian real-estate professions (5 professions × provinces): which body regulates each title, its public registry URL when one exists, and whether the credential is a mandatory licence, a professional order, a voluntary association, or varies locally. Same data source as the human-facing verification guide.",
  "typeLegend": {
    "mandatory": "Mandatory public licence — the professional must be licensed to practice.",
    "order": "Professional order / designation body (e.g. notaries, appraisers).",
    "voluntary": "Voluntary association — no mandatory provincial licence for this profession there.",
    "varies": "No single registry — regulation varies locally; verify with the provincial regulator."
  },
  "professions": [
    {
      "slug": "real-estate-broker",
      "label": {
        "fr": "Courtiers immobiliers",
        "en": "Real-estate brokers"
      },
      "provinces": [
        {
          "province": "quebec",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Québec",
            "en": "Quebec"
          },
          "regulator": "OACIQ",
          "registryUrl": "https://registre.oaciq.com/fr/trouver-courtier",
          "type": "mandatory"
        },
        {
          "province": "ontario",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Ontario",
            "en": "Ontario"
          },
          "regulator": "RECO",
          "registryUrl": "https://registrantsearch.reco.on.ca/",
          "type": "mandatory"
        },
        {
          "province": "alberta",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Alberta",
            "en": "Alberta"
          },
          "regulator": "RECA",
          "registryUrl": "https://www.reca.ca/",
          "type": "mandatory"
        },
        {
          "province": "british-columbia",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Colombie-Britannique",
            "en": "British Columbia"
          },
          "regulator": "BCFSA",
          "registryUrl": "https://www.bcfsa.ca/find-professional-or-organization",
          "type": "mandatory"
        },
        {
          "province": "manitoba",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Manitoba",
            "en": "Manitoba"
          },
          "regulator": "MREA",
          "registryUrl": null,
          "type": "mandatory"
        },
        {
          "province": "nova-scotia",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Nouvelle-Écosse",
            "en": "Nova Scotia"
          },
          "regulator": "NSREC",
          "registryUrl": "https://www.nsrec.ns.ca/",
          "type": "mandatory"
        },
        {
          "province": "saskatchewan",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Saskatchewan",
            "en": "Saskatchewan"
          },
          "regulator": "SREC",
          "registryUrl": "https://www.srec.ca/",
          "type": "mandatory"
        },
        {
          "province": "newfoundland-and-labrador",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador",
            "en": "Newfoundland and Labrador"
          },
          "regulator": "Service NL",
          "registryUrl": null,
          "type": "mandatory"
        },
        {
          "province": "prince-edward-island",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Île-du-Prince-Édouard",
            "en": "Prince Edward Island"
          },
          "regulator": "Insurance and Real Estate (PEI)",
          "registryUrl": null,
          "type": "mandatory"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "slug": "mortgage-broker",
      "label": {
        "fr": "Courtiers hypothécaires",
        "en": "Mortgage brokers"
      },
      "provinces": [
        {
          "province": "quebec",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Québec",
            "en": "Quebec"
          },
          "regulator": "AMF",
          "registryUrl": "https://lautorite.qc.ca/grand-public/registres-et-publications/registre-des-entreprises-et-des-individus-autorises",
          "type": "mandatory"
        },
        {
          "province": "ontario",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Ontario",
            "en": "Ontario"
          },
          "regulator": "FSRA",
          "registryUrl": "https://www.fsrao.ca/consumers/mortgage-brokering",
          "type": "mandatory"
        },
        {
          "province": "alberta",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Alberta",
            "en": "Alberta"
          },
          "regulator": "RECA",
          "registryUrl": "https://www.reca.ca/",
          "type": "mandatory"
        },
        {
          "province": "british-columbia",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Colombie-Britannique",
            "en": "British Columbia"
          },
          "regulator": "BCFSA",
          "registryUrl": "https://www.bcfsa.ca/find-professional-or-organization",
          "type": "mandatory"
        },
        {
          "province": "manitoba",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Manitoba",
            "en": "Manitoba"
          },
          "regulator": "MFSA",
          "registryUrl": null,
          "type": "mandatory"
        },
        {
          "province": "nova-scotia",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Nouvelle-Écosse",
            "en": "Nova Scotia"
          },
          "regulator": null,
          "registryUrl": null,
          "type": "varies"
        },
        {
          "province": "saskatchewan",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Saskatchewan",
            "en": "Saskatchewan"
          },
          "regulator": "FCAA",
          "registryUrl": "https://fcaa.gov.sk.ca/",
          "type": "mandatory"
        },
        {
          "province": "newfoundland-and-labrador",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador",
            "en": "Newfoundland and Labrador"
          },
          "regulator": "Service NL",
          "registryUrl": null,
          "type": "mandatory"
        },
        {
          "province": "prince-edward-island",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Île-du-Prince-Édouard",
            "en": "Prince Edward Island"
          },
          "regulator": "Insurance and Real Estate (PEI)",
          "registryUrl": null,
          "type": "mandatory"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "slug": "home-inspector",
      "label": {
        "fr": "Inspecteurs en bâtiment",
        "en": "Home inspectors"
      },
      "provinces": [
        {
          "province": "quebec",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Québec",
            "en": "Quebec"
          },
          "regulator": "AIBQ",
          "registryUrl": "https://aibq.qc.ca/",
          "type": "voluntary"
        },
        {
          "province": "ontario",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Ontario",
            "en": "Ontario"
          },
          "regulator": "OAHI",
          "registryUrl": "https://www.oahi.com/find-a-home-inspector",
          "type": "voluntary"
        },
        {
          "province": "alberta",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Alberta",
            "en": "Alberta"
          },
          "regulator": "Service Alberta",
          "registryUrl": "https://www.alberta.ca/home-inspector-licence",
          "type": "mandatory"
        },
        {
          "province": "british-columbia",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Colombie-Britannique",
            "en": "British Columbia"
          },
          "regulator": "Consumer Protection BC",
          "registryUrl": "https://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca/",
          "type": "mandatory"
        },
        {
          "province": "manitoba",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Manitoba",
            "en": "Manitoba"
          },
          "regulator": null,
          "registryUrl": null,
          "type": "varies"
        },
        {
          "province": "nova-scotia",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Nouvelle-Écosse",
            "en": "Nova Scotia"
          },
          "regulator": null,
          "registryUrl": null,
          "type": "varies"
        },
        {
          "province": "saskatchewan",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Saskatchewan",
            "en": "Saskatchewan"
          },
          "regulator": null,
          "registryUrl": null,
          "type": "varies"
        },
        {
          "province": "newfoundland-and-labrador",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador",
            "en": "Newfoundland and Labrador"
          },
          "regulator": null,
          "registryUrl": null,
          "type": "varies"
        },
        {
          "province": "prince-edward-island",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Île-du-Prince-Édouard",
            "en": "Prince Edward Island"
          },
          "regulator": "Non réglementé",
          "registryUrl": null,
          "type": "voluntary"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "slug": "notary-lawyer",
      "label": {
        "fr": "Notaires et avocats",
        "en": "Notaries and lawyers"
      },
      "provinces": [
        {
          "province": "quebec",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Québec",
            "en": "Quebec"
          },
          "regulator": "CNQ",
          "registryUrl": "https://www.cnq.org/trouver-un-notaire/",
          "type": "order"
        },
        {
          "province": "ontario",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Ontario",
            "en": "Ontario"
          },
          "regulator": "Law Society ON",
          "registryUrl": "https://lso.ca/public-resources/finding-a-lawyer-or-paralegal/lawyer-and-paralegal-directory",
          "type": "order"
        },
        {
          "province": "alberta",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Alberta",
            "en": "Alberta"
          },
          "regulator": "Law Society AB",
          "registryUrl": "https://www.lawsociety.ab.ca/public/lawyer-directory/",
          "type": "order"
        },
        {
          "province": "british-columbia",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Colombie-Britannique",
            "en": "British Columbia"
          },
          "regulator": "Law Society BC",
          "registryUrl": "https://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/lsbc/apps/lkup/mbr-search.cfm",
          "type": "order"
        },
        {
          "province": "manitoba",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Manitoba",
            "en": "Manitoba"
          },
          "regulator": "Law Society MB",
          "registryUrl": "https://www.lawsociety.mb.ca/",
          "type": "order"
        },
        {
          "province": "nova-scotia",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Nouvelle-Écosse",
            "en": "Nova Scotia"
          },
          "regulator": "Law Society NS",
          "registryUrl": null,
          "type": "order"
        },
        {
          "province": "saskatchewan",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Saskatchewan",
            "en": "Saskatchewan"
          },
          "regulator": "Law Society SK",
          "registryUrl": null,
          "type": "order"
        },
        {
          "province": "newfoundland-and-labrador",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador",
            "en": "Newfoundland and Labrador"
          },
          "regulator": "Law Society NL",
          "registryUrl": null,
          "type": "order"
        },
        {
          "province": "prince-edward-island",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Île-du-Prince-Édouard",
            "en": "Prince Edward Island"
          },
          "regulator": "Law Society of PEI",
          "registryUrl": null,
          "type": "order"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "slug": "appraiser",
      "label": {
        "fr": "Évaluateurs agréés",
        "en": "Appraisers"
      },
      "provinces": [
        {
          "province": "quebec",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Québec",
            "en": "Quebec"
          },
          "regulator": "OEAQ",
          "registryUrl": "https://oeaq.qc.ca/",
          "type": "order"
        },
        {
          "province": "ontario",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Ontario",
            "en": "Ontario"
          },
          "regulator": "AIC",
          "registryUrl": "https://www.aicanada.ca/need-an-appraiser/find-an-appraiser/",
          "type": "order"
        },
        {
          "province": "alberta",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Alberta",
            "en": "Alberta"
          },
          "regulator": "AIC",
          "registryUrl": "https://www.aicanada.ca/need-an-appraiser/find-an-appraiser/",
          "type": "order"
        },
        {
          "province": "british-columbia",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Colombie-Britannique",
            "en": "British Columbia"
          },
          "regulator": "AIC",
          "registryUrl": "https://www.aicanada.ca/need-an-appraiser/find-an-appraiser/",
          "type": "order"
        },
        {
          "province": "manitoba",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Manitoba",
            "en": "Manitoba"
          },
          "regulator": "AIC",
          "registryUrl": "https://www.aicanada.ca/need-an-appraiser/find-an-appraiser/",
          "type": "order"
        },
        {
          "province": "nova-scotia",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Nouvelle-Écosse",
            "en": "Nova Scotia"
          },
          "regulator": "AIC",
          "registryUrl": "https://www.aicanada.ca/need-an-appraiser/find-an-appraiser/",
          "type": "order"
        },
        {
          "province": "saskatchewan",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Saskatchewan",
            "en": "Saskatchewan"
          },
          "regulator": "AIC",
          "registryUrl": "https://www.aicanada.ca/need-an-appraiser/find-an-appraiser/",
          "type": "order"
        },
        {
          "province": "newfoundland-and-labrador",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador",
            "en": "Newfoundland and Labrador"
          },
          "regulator": "AIC",
          "registryUrl": "https://www.aicanada.ca/need-an-appraiser/find-an-appraiser/",
          "type": "order"
        },
        {
          "province": "prince-edward-island",
          "provinceName": {
            "fr": "Île-du-Prince-Édouard",
            "en": "Prince Edward Island"
          },
          "regulator": "AIC",
          "registryUrl": "https://www.aicanada.ca/need-an-appraiser/find-an-appraiser/",
          "type": "order"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}