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Program Overview
The Commercial Estate Brokerage program at John Abbott College prepares residential real estate brokers to not only apply the laws and regulations but also develop abilities to carry out brokerage transactions pertaining to the sale, purchase or leasing of commercial and industrial immovable, including non-residential immovable of 5 or more dwellings.
Upon successful completion of the Certificate in Commercial Real Estate Brokerage program, students will be required to write an exam and demonstrate that they have acquired the six competencies required by the OACIQ (“Organisme d’autoréglementation du Courtage Immobilier du Québec”) in order to obtain a license.
Qualified and experienced instructors
Georges A. Renaud FRI, CPM
Real Estate Broker
General manager – Commercial Division
Royal LePAGE Du Quartier
Tony Fernandes, AEO
Chartered Real Estate and Mortgage Broker
Agence Immobilière Fernandes
Jonathan Saveriano, B Fin
Real Estate Broker, Sutton Sud-Ouest
Roberto Jr. Caucci, LL.L, J.D.
Law instructor
Program Competencies
The OACIQ has established six core competencies that a new commercial real estate broker must develop and master in order to practice ethically and responsibly within the field, which are:
- Comply ethically and responsibly in one’s brokerage practice;
- Managing one’s professional activities in the field of real estate;
- Making use of general and special rules of law in commercial brokerage transactions;
- Estimating the asset value;
- Carrying out brokerage transactions pertaining to the sale, purchase, leasing or exchange of non-residential immovable including enterprises;
- Performing a financial analysis of a real estate and enterprise project
Courses & Schedule
Schedule
This is a Hybrid learning program which blends online and in-class coursework. Several of these courses will be offered online however the exams will be in person in-class on John Abbott College campus.
List of courses
Consists of 10 credit courses (210 hrs). See the schedule below.
Admission Requirements
Admission Requirements
- Successful completion of an OACIQ (“Organisme d’autoréglementation du Courtage Immobilier du Québec”) recognized Residential Real Estate Brokerage basic training program. OR
- Hold a current OACIQ-issued Residential Real Estate Brokerage licence. OR
- Relevant training or work experience validated by the College (an interview and a scenario test will be conducted to validate skills in residential real estate brokerage).
- Law 14 and eligibility
A commercial real estate brokerage licence is required to practice the profession and will be issued by the OACIQ following an examination. The commercial real estate broker is responsible for maintaining an active licence. The licence must be renewed yearly.
Fees
| Title | Cost |
|---|---|
| Application fee | A non-refundable $30 application fee is applicable. |
| Tuition Fee | Total fee for the program is $2850, including OACIQ prep workshops and all course materials. |
