Applicable fees and costs

The applicable fees for maintaining and issuing licences shown on this page are valid from May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026 and are reviewed every year based on the rate of increase of the Consumer Price Index for Canada and the level of processing required for each application.

The administrative fees below are reviewed and valid for a period of three years, extending from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2026.

ADMINISTRATIVE FEES: all the rates below include taxes and are valid from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2026.

Licence changes: any change to a current or finalized application is subject to additional administrative fees.

• Assigning a broker to another establishment: $35
• Authorization (or withdrawal of authorization) to practise within a business corporation: $105
• Agency or broker change of name: $105
• Application for voluntary suspension or revocation during the year: $35
• Licence modification and addition of qualifications: $105
• Appointment of an agency executive officer: $105
• Change of agency: $105

Administrative processing: use this payment form (PDF) to pay the administrative processing fee and attach it to your application.

• Changes to a current or finalized application: $35
• Invoice payment made to the OACIQ in error: $35

Lifting of a licence suspension

• Administrative: $105 (e.g. after a request for voluntary suspension, after a cessation of activities on behalf of an agency, expiry of a disciplinary sanction, etc.)  
• Licensee who fails to fulfil his obligations toward the OACIQ: $400 (e.g.: failure to complete the mandatory information update, failure to complete the MCEP, failure to change one's photo, failure to honour a commitment to complete a training course within a certain period, etc.).

Photo change: for more details, read this article.

• Change of electronic or paper photo – more than 12 months prior to the expiry date: $35

Others fees:

• Licence certificate: $35
• NSF cheque: $35
• Licence history: $105

All the rates below include taxes and are valid from May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.

Licence issuance and maintenance: Following the issuance of a real estate broker's or agency licence, you must renew the licence every year, no later than April 30, and the amount payable at that time will cover a full year. Visit this page to download the various forms to be completed.

Issuance of a real estate broker's licence

We invite you to read this article to find out more about the steps to follow.

Fees payable: the total amount of fees payable for the issuance of a real estate broker’s licence and the InstanetForms^TM fees detailed here (PDF) vary depending on the month in which you wish to start or resume your practice. If you carry out residential real estate transactions, you must subscribe to InstanetForms^TM electronic forms to access current versions of brokerage forms.

Applicable fees: all rates below include the application examination fee, the FICI contribution, the InstanetForms^TM electronic forms subscription fee, the criminal record check fee, taxes, and FARCIQ premium. Click here (PDF) to find out how the fees below are calculated. Therefore, in the event of a refusal to issue a licence or cancellation of the application, only the fees related to the right to practise, the contribution to the Indemnity Fund (FICI), the premium of the Professional Liability Insurance Fund (FARCIQ) and the subscription to the electronic forms will be refunded.

• May 2025: $2,491.68
• June 2025: $2,324.18
• July 2025: $2,156.69
• August 2025: $1,989.19
• September 2025: $1,821.70
• October 2025: $1,654.21
• November 2025: $1,486.72
• December 2025: $1,319.21
• January 2026: $1,151.72
• February 2026: $984.24
• March 2026: $816.75
• April 2025: $649.24

Acquired rights

Rates below include taxes and apply to brokers whose licence is currently revoked with acquired rights and who wish to maintain them for an extra year. The total to be paid varies depending on the month in which the application is submitted. Click here (PDF) to find out how the above fees are calculated. For more information on acquired rights, read this article.

• May 2025: $1,749.92
• June 2025: $1,631.30
• July 2025: $1,512.69
• August 2025: $1,394.08
• September 2025: $1,275.46
• October 2025: $1,156.85
• November 2025: $1,038.22
• December 2025: $919.60
• January 2026: $800.99
• February 2026: $682.38
• March 2026: $563.76
• April 2026: $445.15

Real estate agency licence issuance

Fees payable: The total amount of applicable fees varies depending on the month in which you wish to start or resume your practice. The application examination fee is not refundable and is payable when you submit your application, in addition to any applicable fees imposed by regulations. Other administrative fees mentioned above may apply.

Applicable fees: the rates below include the FICI contribution, taxes, and FARCIQ premium. They don't include the application examination fee. Depending on the complexity of the application, the fee is $750.00 or $1,500.00, taxes included. For more information, read this article. Click here (PDF) to find out how the fees below are calculated.

• May 2025: $1,367.22
• June 2025: $1,253.28
• July 2025: $1,139.37
• August 2025: $1,025.42
• September 2025: $911.47
• October 2025: $797.55
• November 2025: $683.62
• December 2025: $569.67
• January 2026: $455.75
• February 2026: $341.81
• March 2026: $227.86
• April 2026: $113.94

Special authorization: All rates below include taxes and a non-refundable application examination fee. For more details, read this article.

• Natural person: $2,250.23 *
• Company, legal person or group of persons: $2,117.22 *
• Company, legal person or group of persons (complex): $2,867.22 *

*The premium of the Professional Liability Insurance Fund (FARCIQ) must be added to this amount. It varies based on the application of the regulations and the case study.

The rates below include taxes and apply to holders of valid licences who wish to maintain their right to practise for an extra year.

The licence renewal period starts in March of the current year.

• Real estate broker’s licence and subscription to InstanetForms^TM electronic forms: $2,009.93
• Real estate broker’s licence without subscription to InstanetForms^TM electronic forms: $1,923.70
• Real estate agency licence: $1,367.22

Continuing education:

Application for individual recognition

• Training activity: $72.43

Cost for a training activity per CEU

• Mandatory training (classroom, webinar or online) without meal or snack: $44.84
• Mandatory training (classroom) with meal or snack: $49.44
• Elective training (classroom, webinar or online) without meal or snack: $50.59
• Elective training (classroom) with meal or snack: $56.34