Licence Issue and Maintenance
The Licence Issue and Maintenance Guideline is the official reference for understanding and applying the requirements relating to real estate brokerage licences. It clarifies the OACIQ’s expectations and sets out proper practices to ensure licensee compliance. It helps real estate agencies and their executive officers to develop a comprehensive and effective compliance program.
The essence of this guideline
The objectives
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Clarify the OACIQ’s expectations regarding the issuance, maintenance, suspension, and revocation of licences
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Set out the obligations and prohibitions applicable to real estate brokers, agency executive officers, and real estate agencies
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Support compliance and public protection by indicating the consequences of non-compliance
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Provide agency executive officers with the tools they need to implement and enforce an effective compliance program
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The examples presented in the different sections are intended to simplify the application of the rules and do not constitute an exhaustive list.
Sections of this guideline
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The Register of licence holders is the official tool for checking a real estate broker’s authorization to practise and licence status
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Activities permitted based on the right to practise held and the rules that must be followed to practise within the limits of one's competencies.
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The ways in which a real estate broker may carry out their practice — whether within a real estate agency or on their own account — and the obligations associated with each.
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Licence-related qualifications and the requirements and procedures for acting as an agency executive officer.
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The various statuses applicable to the licence and their impact on the real estate brokerage practice.
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The steps to becoming a real estate broker and the regulatory requirements for maintaining a licence
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The rules applicable to the real estate agency licence, notably regarding the licence issuance requirements.
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The conditions allowing real estate brokers from outside Québec to practice in Québec.
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The obligations and issues related to a status change or the cessation of activities by a real estate broker working for an agency.
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The obligations and issues related to a status change or the cessation of activities by a real estate agency or a real estate broker acting on their own behalf.
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Supervisory responsibilities, required measures and procedures, and resources made available by the OACIQ.
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- Reference number
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- Last update
- May 27, 2026