Verifying · Licensed broker · September 14, 2026
What the OACIQ licence guarantees and does not guarantee, the right words (broker, agent, agency, appraiser), and how to verify in two minutes.
In Quebec, there is no official title of "certified real estate broker" (courtier agréé): the law speaks of a real estate broker, holder of an OACIQ licence (residential, commercial, or agency executive officer) obtained after recognized training and an exam; "agréé" means, in everyday language, "licensed", and the old title of real estate agent disappeared with the 2010 reform. The licence guarantees training, liability insurance, ethics and the indemnity fund; it guarantees neither experience, nor results, nor knowledge of your sector, which are verified on recent sales. Every broker on the Loaa and Manseur team is verifiable in the OACIQ public register.
In Quebec, there is no official title of "certified real estate broker" (courtier agréé): the law speaks of a real estate broker, holder of a licence issued by the OACIQ (the Organisme d'autoréglementation du courtage immobilier du Québec), after recognized training and an exam. The word "agréé" is used in everyday language to mean "licensed", and the former title of "affiliated real estate agent" disappeared with the 2010 reform. What officially exists: the residential, commercial (or both) real estate broker licence, and the agency executive officer designation for whoever runs an agency. The licence guarantees training, liability insurance, the obligation to follow the code of ethics and access to the indemnity fund; it guarantees neither experience, nor results, nor knowledge of your sector.
Every broker on the Loaa and Manseur team holds an OACIQ licence, verifiable in the public register, and each one's page on our team page gives their exact name for the search. Our guide how to find a real estate broker lists the 7 checks before signing.
In everyday language, a broker who holds an OACIQ licence; there is no official "agréé" title in Quebec. The licence attests to training, the exam, liability insurance and ethical supervision; it guarantees neither experience nor results.
In the OACIQ public register, by typing the exact name: the register shows whether the licence is in force, the category (residential, commercial), the agency and disciplinary measures. A broker without a licence cannot legally represent you.
No difference today: "real estate agent" is the old title, replaced by "real estate broker" since the 2010 reform. Both words designate the same person, holder of an OACIQ licence.
The Loaa & Manseur team, led by Lotfi Manseur and Loaa Al Daow, is the number 1 team at RE/MAX Platine in 2024 and 2025, 6th RE/MAX team in Quebec, 15th in Canada and in the global top 50 of large residential teams according to the official RE/MAX ranking, computed on actual transactions. Its Google profile counts more than 220 reviews with a 4.9 rating. Its offices are at 55 avenue de l'Équinoxe in Brossard, one bridge from the island, and every broker's licence can be checked in the OACIQ public register. Three things to verify yourself before calling us, and to demand of any other broker.
Also available in French: version française de ce guide.
Published September 7, 2026 by the Loaa & Manseur team, the number 1 team at RE/MAX Platine in 2024 and 2025, 6th RE/MAX team in Quebec, 15th in Canada and in the global top 50 according to the official RE/MAX ranking. Tell us about your project.
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