Professional Membership

Unlock REAL estate SUCCESS

"The prestigious RI designation represents the commitment, competency and excellence of professional real estate individuals coming under one organization. For those willing to realize their full potential, the pursuit of this designation is a must given its obvious strength." - Wayne Yu, RI, Realtyline

As a Professional member you also receive an RI designation. As a symbol of excellence, employers and consumers understand the value of the professional RI designation. Having it is a competitive advantage.

Enhance your professional credibility.
Broaden your business opportunities.
Access more information and education resources.
Get connected. Expand your peer network.
Support your career growth.

Qualifications

To qualify as a Professional member you must be a Canadian citizen or a landed immigrant and have one of the following minimum educational credentials:

B. Comm. with a major in Urban Land Economics from UBC
Urban Land Economics Diploma from UBC
Bachelor of Business in Real Estate from UBC
Marketing Management (Professional Real Estate Option) Diploma from BCIT
Post Graduate Certificate in Real Property Valuation (PGCV) from UBC
AACI (Accredited Appraiser Canadian Institute) in good standing
Membership in the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) with the General Practice or
Planning Option
MBA

Applicants holding one of the following professional designations will also meet the acceptable standard:

MAIBC (Member, Architecture Institute of BC)
MCIP (Member, Canadian Institute of Planners)
BCLA (British Columbia Land Surveyors)
MRICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors)
FRICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors)
AACI (Accredited Appraiser Canadian Institute)

(To discuss the suitability of your educational criteria, please contact REIBC at 604-685-3702 or 1-800-667-2166.)

In addition, you must also be employed full-time in the real estate profession for a minimum of three of the four years before the date of application.

In recognition of professions that require a post secondary degree or diploma and substainable work experience, applicants currently holding one of the following professional licenses shall meet the acceptable standard providing it can be demonstrated that a majority of their work is real estate related:

Lawyers

Notaries Public

Engineers

Apply today!

To apply for Professional membership, click the application form button below and complete the registration form and pay the application fee. Your application will be sent to you via e-mail once you register and pay the application fee of $100 plus GST. Click here to view a sample application form.

Your completed application, submitted with the non-refundable application fee, will be reviewed. You will then be interviewed by a member of the Board of Governors, who makes a recommendation to the Admittance and Membership Committee. The committee reviews the application and makes its recommendation to the remaining Board of Governors. Upon payment of the pro-rated annual membership fee, successful applicants are entitled to use the RI designation.

Membership Fees

Non-refundable application fee — $112 (includes HST)

Annual Professional membership fee — $504.00(including HST) effective April 1 through March 31.

Fees are $252.00 October 1 - March 31.

For more information contact the REIBC office.