 Licensing & Renewals > Property Management > New to the Industry > Licensing Process
Though there are a number of steps required to become licensed as a real estate associate in Alberta who is authorized to provide property management services, there is an easy-to-follow step-by-step process to guide individuals through the application process.
The Real Estate Council of Alberta offers a real estate authorization that is restricted to property management. The licensing process described below is for such a real estate authorization. If you want to trade in real estate in residential, commercial or rural areas of specialty practice, please refer to licensing under the real estate section of the website.
Step 1:
Ensure you have met the prerequisites. Applicants must have a Canadian high school diploma or equivalent; be fluent in English; and, be at least 18 years old.
Step 2:
Register in the Real Estate Associates’ Program (REAP) through the Alberta Real Estate Association.
Step 3:
Complete Phases 1 and 2 of REAP.
(Note: Once you have completed Phases 1 and 2, you are eligible to complete the mandatory course, Understanding Designated Agency and Transaction Brokerage (UDATB), through RECA – though you are not required to complete UDATB until the time at which you wish to become licensed. To register for UDATB, you will require a RECA ID number. To obtain a RECA ID number, email RECA at education@reca.ca. Once you have a RECA ID number, register for UDATB through RECA Education.
Step 4:
Complete the Introduction to a Career in Property Management course module of Phase 3 of REAP.
In addition to the Property Management module of REAP Phase 3, there are also modules available for residential real estate, commercial real estate and rural real estate. Associates who wish to only conduct Property Management activities while authorized are not required to complete these other Phase 3 modules. However, if an associate does complete them, upon authorization, he or she will be licensed to provide services in all areas of real estate practice. For more information about real estate associate licensing not specific to property management activities, please click here.
Note: you will require a Certified Criminal Record Check (CCRC) from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in order to become licensed as a new industry member. CCRCs are only valid for one-year from their date of processing however any CCRC dated six months or older must also include a current CRC by name and birth date. Ensure RECA receives your CCRC no more than six months in advance of when you intend to become licensed for the first time. For full details on how to obtain a CCRC, please click here.
Step 5:
Obtain employment with a brokerage, complete an Associate/Associate Broker Application for Licence and Registration and have it commissioned by a Commissioner of Oaths. Your broker will complete the broker acknowledgement section of your application for licence and registration.
Step 6:
Your broker is to process your application online using the RECA Online licensing system, to which only brokers are granted access. (Sworn affidavits are only valid for 30 days, as such commissioned application forms must be processed through a brokerage using RECA Online within 30 days or a new form, more recently dated, will be required.)
Step 7:
Prior to trading in real estate, regardless of your chosen area(s) of practice, ensure you are licensed and registered. To do so, use the “Search for an Industry Member” button on the RECA website at www.reca.ca, using your last name as the search term. If your name does not appear in the results – or it appears in the results, but it does not have a green light beside it, you are not yet authorized to trade in real estate. If that is the case, please speak with your broker.
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