Manage Your Licence

A licence may be cancelled either by the licensee or by the broker, and takes effect immediately once processed in myRECA.

Cancelling Your Own Licence
Associates and associate brokers can cancel their licence by selecting Cancel on the Licensing tab in their myRECA account. 

Broker-Initiated Cancellations
Brokers may cancel the licence of an associate or associate broker through the My People section of the Brokerage tab in myRECA.

Broker Licence Cancellations
Refer to ceasing a brokerage. 

Nonrenewal
If you don’t renew your licence by the annual renewal deadline (September 30) it will automatically be cancelled.

While you are unlicensed, you cannot work as a licensee, but you may apply to reinstate your licence at any point within three years.

No additional requirements. Contact your broker to initiate your reinstatement application, complete your application and submit it to your broker, and pay the required licensing fee.

You must supply a current criminal record check. Once RECA has received and processed it, you will contact your broker to initiate your reinstatement application, complete your application and submit it to your broker, and pay the required licensing fee.

For more information about the criminal record check requirement, please refer to the Guide to Applying for a Criminal Record Check.

If it has been more than 3 years since you were last registered with a brokerage, you must complete the same steps as a new licensee:

• complete the eligibility process to be able to enrol in pre-licensing education for the industry in which you would like to become licensed
• enrol in and successfully complete your pre-licensing education with a recognized course provider
• supply a current criminal record check

Please visit Become Licensed for more information on the requirements.

1. The transferring licensee provides their myRECA username to the new broker
2. The new broker should confirm the licensee has given written notice to their current broker
3. The new broker starts the transfer application in their brokerage’s myRECA account on the My People page
4. The licensee completes their portion of the application on the My Applications page
5. The new broker accepts the application and pays the transfer fee (or sends it back to the licensee to pay)
6. Once the fee is paid, the transfer is complete
7. The licensee should confirm their licence status in myRECA

Under the Real Estate Act, written service agreements are between the client and the brokerage, not the individual licensee.

If you have active client agreements while transferring brokerages, you must:

• Trade only in the name of your current brokerage
• Obtain your current broker’s permission before discussing a brokerage transfer with clients
• Clearly identify the brokerage named in the service agreement at the time it is signed

Licensees cannot change the brokerage name on an existing agreement or leave brokerage information blank to take clients to a new brokerage.

Acting with honesty and integrity helps maintain consumer confidence and supports a fair marketplace.

Transferring Clients (With Approval)

Clients can only move to a new brokerage if their current brokerage agrees to end the existing service agreement.

If a transaction is already underway:

• Any trust funds must be transferred to the appropriate trust account, as directed and agreed to in writing by the clients

All advertising is brokerage advertising and must reflect the current brokerage.

When you transfer brokerages, you must immediately:

• Remove or update all advertising tied to your former brokerage

Failure to do so may place both the licensee and brokerage in contravention of Real Estate Act Rules.

Advertising Tips

• Keep a record of all advertising (locations, platforms, approval dates, expiry dates)
• Update or replace business cards, email signatures, websites, social media, voicemail, and print materials
• Plan ahead to wind down old advertising and launch new materials quickly
• Speak with your advertising provider about modifying existing ads if needed
• Review your new brokerage’s advertising policies
• Confirm with your former broker that all advertising has been removed

Experience
Most licensees must have at least two years of licensed experience within the past five years to become a broker. New licensees are not eligible unless they were previously licensed as a broker in a jurisdiction with recognized licensing mobility.

Condominium Manager Exemption
Condominium managers may request an exemption from the experience requirement if they can demonstrate two years of relevant experience within the past five years (including experience gained before licensing began) and the Registrar is satisfied they have sufficient knowledge of current Alberta practices. Requests must be submitted to registration@reca.ca.

Education
You must complete the broker education program for your industry and achieve 70% or higher on the final exam:

• Mortgage: Mortgage Brokers Program
• Real Estate (including Property Management): Real Estate Brokers Program and be licensed in all real estate activities
• Condominium Management: Condominium Management Brokers Program

All brokers must be responsible for a brokerage, either by opening a new brokerage or taking over an existing one.

Associate brokers have completed broker education but do not operate a brokerage.

• No minimum experience is required for real estate or condominium management associate brokers
• Your licence automatically updates to Associate Broker after completing the required broker course
• Confirm your licence class in myRECA