Licensing guide · Manitoba

How to Become a Real Estate Broker in Manitoba

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Do you need a licence?

Licence required

You must be registered with The Manitoba Securities Commission (Manitoba Financial Services Agency, Real Estate Division) to work as a real estate broker in Manitoba or to use a protected title.

Protected titles
Real Estate Broker
Show the source
“The Act seeks to protect house buyers and sellers by requiring agents and brokers who act for them to be registered and meet educational qualification requirements.”

From mbrealestate.ca/law-policy/policies-legislation/policies-directives..., checked October 10, 2026.

At a glance

Licence status
Licence required See the source
Routes
Annual fees

Your roadmap

Every route is listed. Follow the one that matches where you trained.

Trained in Canada

  • Listed one-time fees: $400
  • 1 step without a listed fee
  • Annual fees: $1,050

  1. Enroll in and pass the broker's course administered by The Manitoba Real Estate Association.

    Source
    “(d) Enroll in and pass the broker’s course administered by The Manitoba Real Estate Association;”
    mbrealestate.ca/registration/how-to-register/authorized-official.html

  2. Complete and file an application with the Registrar on the approved form, under the sponsorship of a licensed real estate broker.

    Source
    “(a) Complete and file an application with the Registrar on the approved form (Form RAO/RS(Rev.05)), under the sponsorship of a licensed real estate broker;”
    mbrealestate.ca/registration/how-to-register/authorized-official.html

Listed fees for this route

One-time total listed: $400

One-time fees listed for Trained in Canada, by type
Fee typeAmountShare
Registration $400 100%
One-time total $400 100%

1 step without a listed fee, so the total may not be the full cost.

Annual fees: $1,050 a year Paid every year, so not part of the one-time total. 2 fees depend on your situation and are not in the total.

Official page for this route

Licensed in another province

  • Listed one-time fees: $395
  • 1 fee depends on your situation and is not in the total
  • 1 step without a listed fee
  • Annual fees: $1,050
  • Listed time: 6 months (only 1 of 2 steps state a time)

  1. Brokers from other jurisdictions applying as a broker or authorized official in Manitoba must complete the broker challenge course.

    Time: 6 months
    Time source
    “Anyone who takes the Course will have six months to apply in one of these categories to maintain their qualification for registration in one of the categories.”
    mbrealestate.ca/law-policy/policies-legislation/notices/prelicense....
    Source
    “It will also be required for brokers from other jurisdictions applying as a broker/authorized official in Manitoba.”
    mbrealestate.ca/law-policy/policies-legislation/notices/prelicense....

  2. Apply for registration as a broker or authorized official in Manitoba.

    Source
    “It will also be required for brokers from other jurisdictions applying as a broker/authorized official in Manitoba.”
    mbrealestate.ca/law-policy/policies-legislation/notices/prelicense....

Listed fees for this route

One-time total listed: $395

One-time fees listed for Licensed in another province, by type
Fee typeAmountShare
Other $395 100%
One-time total $395 100%

1 fee depends on your situation and is not in the total.

1 step without a listed fee, so the total may not be the full cost.

Annual fees: $1,050 a year Paid every year, so not part of the one-time total. 2 fees depend on your situation and are not in the total.

Official page for this route

Other listed fees

The regulator lists these without tying them to one step, so they are not in the route totals above. Check which apply to you.

Requirements

Conditions the regulator sets on top of the roadmap steps.

Education

Experience

  • Applicants must have at least two years' experience as a real estate salesman (or equivalent) within the three years preceding the date of application.

    Source
    “- At least two years' experience as a real estate salesman (or equivalent) within the three years preceding date of application”
    mbrealestate.ca/law-policy/policies-legislation/policies-directives...

Good character

Other

  • Applicants must be at least 18 years old.

    Source
    “- At least 18 years old”
    mbrealestate.ca/law-policy/policies-legislation/policies-directives...

  • Every broker must provide the Registrar with evidence of an interest-bearing trust account at a bank, credit union or trust company in Manitoba.

    Source
    “(a) Every broker must provide the Registrar with evidence that the broker maintains an interest-bearing trust account at a branch of a bank, credit union or trust company in Manitoba, with the interest not claimed by clients payable to The Manitoba Securities Commission pursuant to a completed Broker’s Letter of Direction (this form is available from our office or on this website) which must accompany the application;”
    mbrealestate.ca/registration/how-to-register/real-estate-broker.html

  • Brokers must file either a surety bond in the prescribed amount or a valid certificate of membership in the Real Estate Reimbursement Fund.

    Source
    “File with the application either a surety bond in an amount prescribed by the Regulations or a valid certificate of membership in The Manitoba Real Estate Association’s Real Estate Reimbursement Fund.”
    mbrealestate.ca/registration/how-to-register/real-estate-broker.html

  • Every broker must state in the application an address for service in Manitoba.

    Source
    “(b) Every broker must state in the application an address for service in Manitoba;”
    mbrealestate.ca/registration/how-to-register/real-estate-broker.html

Already licensed in another province?

Extra steps

Brokers from other jurisdictions applying as a broker or authorized official in Manitoba must complete the broker challenge course.

Source
“It will also be required for brokers from other jurisdictions applying as a broker/authorized official in Manitoba.”
mbrealestate.ca/law-policy/policies-legislation/notices/prelicense....

  1. Complete the challenge course

    Source
    “It will also be required for brokers from other jurisdictions applying as a broker/authorized official in Manitoba.”
    mbrealestate.ca/law-policy/policies-legislation/notices/prelicense....

Processing time: Not stated by the regulator Check with The Manitoba Securities Commission (Manitoba Financial Services Agency, Real Estate Division)

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Credential assessment

Not stated by the regulator Check with The Manitoba Securities Commission (Manitoba Financial Services Agency, Real Estate Division)

Exams

Language tests

Not stated by the regulator Check with The Manitoba Securities Commission (Manitoba Financial Services Agency, Real Estate Division)

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Canadian experience

Not stated by the regulator Check with The Manitoba Securities Commission (Manitoba Financial Services Agency, Real Estate Division)

Supervised practice

Not stated by the regulator Check with The Manitoba Securities Commission (Manitoba Financial Services Agency, Real Estate Division)

Demand and pay

No Job Bank wage or outlook data for this occupation yet.

Real estate brokers in other provinces and territories

Regulated in 1 of the other 12 jurisdictions checked so far. The rules differ from one place to the next.

  • British Columbia Not confirmed yet
  • Alberta Licence required
  • Saskatchewan Not confirmed yet
  • Ontario Not confirmed yet
  • Quebec Not confirmed yet
  • New Brunswick Not confirmed yet
  • Nova Scotia Not confirmed yet
  • Prince Edward Island Not confirmed yet
  • Newfoundland and Labrador Not confirmed yet
  • Yukon Not confirmed yet
  • Northwest Territories Not confirmed yet
  • Nunavut Not confirmed yet

Compare real estate broker licensing across Canada

Sources checked

Pages read on October 10, 2026.

  1. Province of Manitoba | mscrealestate - re-regn mbrealestate.ca/law-policy/policies-legislation/policies-directives... · fetched October 10, 2026
  2. Province of Manitoba | mscrealestate - authorized-official mbrealestate.ca/registration/how-to-register/authorized-official.html · fetched October 10, 2026
  3. Province of Manitoba | mscrealestate - prelicense mbrealestate.ca/law-policy/policies-legislation/notices/prelicense.... · fetched October 10, 2026
  4. Province of Manitoba | mscrealestate - real estate broker mbrealestate.ca/registration/how-to-register/real-estate-broker.html · fetched October 10, 2026
  5. Province of Manitoba | mscrealestate - psa-policy mbrealestate.ca/law-policy/policies-legislation/policies-directives... · fetched October 10, 2026

Frequently asked questions

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Do you need a licence to work as a real estate broker in Manitoba?

Yes. Registration with The Manitoba Securities Commission (Manitoba Financial Services Agency, Real Estate Division) is required to practise in Manitoba, and to use the title Real Estate Broker.

Which exams are required?

the Commission's exam for PSA's.

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