Licensing Basics by Province

What this is

One of the first questions a newcomer to condo management asks is a simple one: do I need a licence to do this job? The honest answer is that it depends on where you work, because provinces take different approaches to regulating the profession. This guide gives a newcomer a clear starting map of where licensing applies and where it does not.

We explain, at a high level, how the requirement varies across provinces, what a licensing regime is generally trying to protect, and why some jurisdictions regulate managers while others rely on different mechanisms. The focus is on orienting you so you know which regulator to look up for your own situation.

Because each province maintains its own rules and updates them over time, treat this as a pointer and confirm the current requirements with the relevant provincial regulator before acting.