Harmonization of recommended brokerage forms

As of January 23, 2025, the current versions of the following forms will be replaced by the revised forms:

• Exclusive brokerage contract – Sale – Immovable (BCG)
• Promise to purchase  Immovable (PPG)
• Notice and follow-up on fulfilment of conditions  Immovable (NF)
• Annex G  General (AG)
• Annex RCOM  Reduced compensation (RCOM)

No particular substantial change has been made to these recommended forms, except their harmonization.

If you need to amend any of the forms signed before January 23, 2025, you must use the Amendments AM form. You do not need to reproduce the BCG, the PPG or any of the annexes on the revised form.

Below are the highlights of the changes made.

Exclusive brokerage contract – Sale – Immovable (BCG):

Harmonization with mandatory forms EBCS, EBCD, EBCU

• Divided co-ownership: introduction of seller's obligation to provide his broker with documents relating to the self-insurance fund and the description of the private portion (art. 1070, 1071.1 C.C.Q.).
• Undivided co-ownership: removal of buyer’s obligation to obtain a loan from the financial institution designated by the seller since no legislative provision provides for this. The parties may, however, provide for this particular condition in clause 11.1.
• Broker's obligation to disclose any remuneration agreement relating to the object of the brokerage contract in accordance with his regulatory obligations.
• Removal of the clause relating to the assignment of remuneration by the seller's broker to the broker collaborating in the sale, as this obligation does not concern the parties to the contract but concerns an agreement that brokers may enter into with each other.
• Other amendments to align form clauses with the various brokerage contract to sell forms revised in 2022 and 2023.

See the amended BCG form and its explanatory leaflet  NEW for more details on the changes made.

Promise to purchase  Immovable PPG:

Harmonization with mandatory forms PP, PPD and PPU.

• Undivided co-ownership: removal of buyer’s obligation to obtain a loan from the financial institution designated by the seller since no legislative provision provides for this. The parties may, however, provide for this particular condition in clause 12.1.
• Divided co-ownership: introduction of seller's obligation to provide the buyer with documents relating to the self-insurance fund and the description of the private portion (art. 1070, 1071.1 C.C.Q.).
• Other amendments to align form clauses with the various promise to purchase forms revised in 2022 and 2023.

See the PPG form and its explanatory leaflet  NEW for more details on the changes made.

The revised BCG and PPG forms contain the box on the role of the OACIQ provided for in s. 16.2 of the Regulation respecting brokerage requirements, professional conduct of brokers and advertising (c. C73.2, r.1). If the agency or the broker submits one of these revised forms, he does not have to provide any other separate documents about the mission of the OACIQ.

Annex Notice and follow-up on fulfilment of conditions  Immovable (NF)

Annex G  General (AG)

Annex RCOM  Reduced compensation (RCOM)

Additional signature blocks have been included in these forms.