Province comparison

Real Estate Appraiser Licensing by Province

Regulated in 2 of 13NOC 12203Updated

Licence status by province and territory

Where real estate appraisers need a licence
Quebec: Title protectedNova Scotia: Licence required

Boundaries simplified for display. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census boundary files.

  • Licence required
  • Title protected
  • Not confirmed yet
  • British Columbia: Not confirmed yet
  • Alberta: Not confirmed yet
  • Saskatchewan: Not confirmed yet
  • Manitoba: Not confirmed yet
  • Ontario: Not confirmed yet
  • Quebec: Title protected
  • New Brunswick: Not confirmed yet
  • Nova Scotia: Licence required
  • 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
Real estate appraiser: licence status, regulator and guide in each jurisdiction
WhereLicence statusRegulatorGuide
British Columbia Not confirmed yet — —
Alberta Not confirmed yet — —
Saskatchewan Not confirmed yet — —
Manitoba Not confirmed yet — —
Ontario Not confirmed yet — —
Quebec Title protected — Read the guide for Quebec
New Brunswick Not confirmed yet — —
Nova Scotia Licence required Nova Scotia Association of Real Estate Appraisers Read the guide for Nova Scotia
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 — —

What the Nova Scotia guide lists

1 of 13 provinces and territories has a full guide that lists the regulator's steps. Listed fees and time count only what the regulator states; steps without a listed fee or time are not included.

The Nova Scotia guide lists no one-time fees and does not state a time for every step.

Routes, exams, language, listed fees and time, median wage and outlook in the Nova Scotia guide
WhereRoutesExamsLanguage Listed feesListed timeMedian wageOutlook
Nova Scotia Trained in Canada, Licensed in another province — — Not listed 0.2 to 0.3 months (partial) $33.65 an hour Moderate (3 of 5)

Moving between provinces

What each regulator says about people already licensed in another province or territory. Each answer links to its details. Only the 2 provinces and territories with a guide are shown.

Real estate appraiser: moving a licence between provinces and territories
  • Direct transfer (1)
  • Not stated (1)
All answers as a table
Real estate appraiser: moving a licence between provinces and territories. Rows: licensed in; columns: moving to.
Licensed in / moving toQuebecNova Scotia
QuebecSame placeDirect transfer, Quebec to Nova Scotia
Nova ScotiaNot stated, Nova Scotia to QuebecSame place

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Demand and pay

Job Bank figures for NOC 12203, Assessors, business valuators and appraisers. Wages for 2023-2024 in Canadian dollars an hour; outlook for 2025-2027.

Median wage

Median hourly wage for real estate appraisers by province and territoryCanada: $35.00 (low $26.37, high $54.00). British Columbia: $36.00 (low $22.00, high $50.00). Alberta: $40.63 (low $30.77, high $56.00). Saskatchewan: $38.00 (low $25.39, high $47.33). Manitoba: $35.46 (low $23.08, high $41.21). Ontario: $33.65 (low $26.37, high $50.00). Quebec: $30.15 (low $26.00, high $50.77). New Brunswick: $34.53 (low $22.36, high $42.00). Nova Scotia: $33.65 (low $28.00, high $50.54). Prince Edward Island: $35.93 (low $25.61, high $46.28). Newfoundland and Labrador: $33.14 (low $25.58, high $49.60). Yukon: not stated. Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated.$0$20$40$60Canada: $35.00 (low $26.37, high $54.00)Canada$35.00British Columbia: $36.00 (low $22.00, high $50.00)British Columbia$36.00Alberta: $40.63 (low $30.77, high $56.00)Alberta$40.63Saskatchewan: $38.00 (low $25.39, high $47.33)Saskatchewan$38.00Manitoba: $35.46 (low $23.08, high $41.21)Manitoba$35.46Ontario: $33.65 (low $26.37, high $50.00)Ontario$33.65Quebec: $30.15 (low $26.00, high $50.77)Quebec$30.15New Brunswick: $34.53 (low $22.36, high $42.00)New Brunswick$34.53Nova Scotia: $33.65 (low $28.00, high $50.54)Nova Scotia$33.65Prince Edward Island: $35.93 (low $25.61, high $46.28)Prince Edward Island$35.93Newfoundland and Labrador: $33.14 (low $25.58, high $49.60)Newfoundland and Labrador$33.14Yukon: not statedYukonNot statedNorthwest Territories: not statedNorthwest TerritoriesNot statedNunavut: not statedNunavutNot stated
Bars show the median wage. Lines run from the low to the high wage, which are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles. Grey is all of Canada.
Median hourly wage for real estate appraisers by province and territory (table)
WhereLowMedianHigh
Canada$26.37$35.00$54.00
British Columbia$22.00$36.00$50.00
Alberta$30.77$40.63$56.00
Saskatchewan$25.39$38.00$47.33
Manitoba$23.08$35.46$41.21
Ontario$26.37$33.65$50.00
Quebec$26.00$30.15$50.77
New Brunswick$22.36$34.53$42.00
Nova Scotia$28.00$33.65$50.54
Prince Edward Island$25.61$35.93$46.28
Newfoundland and Labrador$25.58$33.14$49.60
YukonNot statedNot statedNot stated
Northwest TerritoriesNot statedNot statedNot stated
NunavutNot statedNot statedNot stated

Job outlook

Job outlook for real estate appraisers by province and territory, 1 to 5British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5). Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5). Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5). Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5). Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5). Quebec: Limited (2 of 5). New Brunswick: Good (4 of 5). Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: undetermined. Yukon: undetermined. Northwest Territories: undetermined. Nunavut: undetermined.12345British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5)British ColumbiaModerateAlberta: Moderate (3 of 5)AlbertaModerateSaskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5)SaskatchewanModerateManitoba: Moderate (3 of 5)ManitobaModerateOntario: Moderate (3 of 5)OntarioModerateQuebec: Limited (2 of 5)QuebecLimitedNew Brunswick: Good (4 of 5)New BrunswickGoodNova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5)Nova ScotiaModeratePrince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5)Prince Edward IslandModerateNewfoundland and Labrador: undeterminedNewfoundland and LabradorUndeterminedYukon: undeterminedYukonUndeterminedNorthwest Territories: undeterminedNorthwest TerritoriesUndeterminedNunavut: undeterminedNunavutUndetermined
1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Job outlook for real estate appraisers by province and territory, 1 to 5 (table)
WhereOutlook
British ColumbiaModerate (3 of 5)
AlbertaModerate (3 of 5)
SaskatchewanModerate (3 of 5)
ManitobaModerate (3 of 5)
OntarioModerate (3 of 5)
QuebecLimited (2 of 5)
New BrunswickGood (4 of 5)
Nova ScotiaModerate (3 of 5)
Prince Edward IslandModerate (3 of 5)
Newfoundland and LabradorOutlook not determined
YukonOutlook not determined
Northwest TerritoriesOutlook not determined
NunavutOutlook not determined

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