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To access the real estate or mortgage broker’s exciting career, what training should be taken? Discover the requirements to practice real estate and mortgage brokerage and learn more about recognized mandatory basic training programs. By checking this section, you will also know what tools are available to you to practice the profession according to generally accepted practices.
Return of the mandatory basic training: Important information for candidates
In an effort to enhance brokers’ skills and address the concerns of real estate professionals, any candidate wishing to take the OACIQ certification exam as of September 1, 2013 must have previously taken and passed a basic training program recognized by the OACIQ.
Conditions of access to the profession
The competency frameworks are guides to help future brokers understand what competencies must be developed and mastered in order to act ethically and responsibly in their brokerage practice.
Educational institutions and training programs recognized by the OACIQ
The OACIQ provides the public and licence holders with the name of various educational institutions offering training programs in real estate brokerage.
Marijuana Grow-Ops Seminar: like being there
Held in Boucherville on November 22 under the theme “Don’t be fooled” and hailed by Paul Girard, Associate Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Public Safety, in his opening address, the ACAIQ seminar on marijuana grow operations was a resounding success.
The OACIQ has Bell Mobility plans for real estate brokers: New benefits you can take advantage of now
Good news! The OACIQ has negotiated a new agreement with Bell Mobility for Basic and Elite plans with a three-year term. These improved plans are even better tailored to your needs and are certainly worth considering.
The most common consumer complaints
A discussion group of people who handle consumer complaints in British Columbia drew up a list of the most common, in order to get a better idea of what people’s main concerns are with regard to real estate transactions.
Makeup of the OACIQ Board of Directors and election of elected Directors
As provided for in the Real Estate Brokerage Act, the OACIQ Board consists of eleven (11) Directors, eight (8) of whom are elected among licence holders and the other three (3), who are neither broker, manager nor executive officer of an agency, are appointed by the Minister of Finance.
Brochures, folders and various documents
Advertising guide for real estate and mortgage agencies and brokers
The OACIQ Seminar on Co-ownership - A hit!
The co-ownership was the highlight of the last seminar of the OACIQ, on November 7, 2012, in Boucherville and November 13, 2012, in Quebec. More than 500 brokers attended the event. The rooms were fully packed in both cities. This was also the case for the training that preceded it. It was a great success!
Disclosure of personal information requests made by public bodies: should we respond to them?
In order to properly carry out the mission and responsibilities assigned to them by their incorporating acts, some public bodies have special powers allowing them to require the disclosure of personal information through what is commonly called a “formal demand”. The person whose personal information is subject to such a demand may also be a client, a broker acting for an agency, or an employee of a broker or agency.
The ACAIQ Education Department: Staying in tune with our members’ needs
In its ongoing efforts to serve you better, the ACAIQ Education Department has put the final touches on several projects that ranked high on its list of priorities.
Communication of personal information to companies offering compensation advances
There are companies out there that offer compensation advance services. In order to advance funds, they may require that real estate brokers or agents provide them with documents that are liable to contain personal information, including promise to purchase, mortgage approval and brokerage contract documents.
Lake access rights Are you ''really'' sure?
PRACTICES SERIES
It is not unusual, especially in cottage country, for a seller to claim that he has a “right-of-way” to the lake or “lake access” rights.
