Commission Office Closures

The office will be closed on Friday, December 20, 2024 for office maintenance. Staff will be working remotely.

The office will be fully closed for the holidays from Monday, December 23, 2024 until Thursday, January 2, 2025. If you have time-sensitive inquiries during the holiday closure, email the Registrar. Non time-sensitive inquiries can be directed to the appropriate staff member, who will respond when they resume work in the new year.

The Commission wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday season!

 

Important Deadlines Reminder: CPE DEADLINE SATURDAY

Important Deadlines Reminder

If you have already completed the 2023-2024 CPE, and completed your licence renewal(s) you can disregard the rest of this email.

June 15, 2024: CPE Deadline

The deadline for licensees to complete the Discovering Property Facts CPE course is Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:59 pm. The course is available online via the NSAR Learning Platform. There are currently still 368 licensees who have not completed the course.

All licensees who fail to complete their mandatory CPE before the deadline will have their licences terminate effective 12:00 am on July 1, 2024. The course will be unavailable from June 16 - July 11. If you let your licence terminate, you must immediately cease all trading activities, including taking down signage, advertising, and social media. To have your licence reinstated after the deadline has passed, you must complete the course, apply to have your licence reinstated, pay the renewal fee, and be issued a licence, at which point you may resume trading activity. 

If you have questions about the course, email the NSAR Education Department at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

June 30, 2024: Online Licence Renewals

The deadline for online licensing renewals is 11:59 pm on Sunday, June 30, 2024. 971 licensees and 46 brokerages still need to complete their renewals

Brokers will be responsible for renewing the brokerage licence, audit fees, any branch office licences, their broker licence, and, if applicable, their approved sales corporation licence. Brokers can use the Brokerage Reports in the licensee portal to view licence renewals and CPE completions of the brokerages' licensees.

All other licensees are responsible for renewing their real estate licence and, if applicable, their approved sales corporation licence. To verify if you have completed your licence renewal, you can check the licensee portal.

If you need help, the Licence Renewal Resource page is available with video tutorials, a user manual, and important information about payment methods and deadlines.

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