Terms and Conditions of Registration
13. (1) Every registration expires on the date shown on the certificate of registration unless an application for renewal of registration in a form provided by the Real Estate Council of Ontario, together with the appropriate fee prescribed in section 11, is filed with the Registrar prior to the date of expiry. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 986, s. 13 (1); O. Reg. 161/97, s. 10 (1). (2) A registered broker shall not carry on business in a name other than the name in which the broker is registered or at a place other than that authorized by the registration. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 986, s. 13 (2). (3) A registered broker or salesperson shall not trade in Ontario real estate from an office that is located outside of Ontario. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 986, s. 13 (3). (4) Every registered broker shall prominently display the wall certificate of registration at the office where the broker is employed. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 986, s. 13 (4). (5) Where the registration of a broker is revoked, suspended or cancelled, the broker shall immediately return, by registered mail, the broker’s certificate of registration and the certificates of registration of each of the broker’s salespersons to the Registrar. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 986, s. 13 (5). (6) Revoked: O. Reg. 323/00, s. 3. (7) Every registered broker shall be responsible for the safe-keeping, custody and control of the certificates of registration issued in respect of each of the broker’s salespersons. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 986, s. 13 (7). (8) Every salesperson’s certificate of registration shall be kept at the office where the salesperson is employed and shall be made available to any member of the public upon request. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 986, s. 13 (8). (9) Every registered broker and salesperson shall carry a copy of the certificate of registration in the form issued by the Registrar. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 986, s. 13 (9). (10) Where the registration of a salesperson is revoked, suspended or cancelled, or upon the termination of employment of a salesperson, for any reason, the salesperson shall immediately return his or her copy of the certificate of registration to the Registrar. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 986, s. 13 (10). (11) Upon the termination of the employment of a salesperson, for any reason, the broker employer shall immediately forward to the Registrar a written statement of the circumstances surrounding the termination. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 986, s. 13 (11). (12) A salesperson who requests a transfer shall forward his or her copy of the certificate of registration together with the request for transfer to the Registrar, or, if unable to forward the copy of the certificate of registration because of loss or otherwise, shall forward in writing to the Registrar the reasons that the copy cannot be forwarded. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 986, s. 13 (12). (13) A salesperson may only be registered where he or she is the salesperson of a registered broker. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 986, s. 13 (13). (14) Every applicant for registration shall state in the application an address for service in Ontario. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 986, s. 13 (14). (15) Where a broker has terminated an association with any other broker, or has ceased carrying on business for a period in excess of sixty days, or where a salesperson or a broker who is employed by another broker has not applied for a transfer of registration within sixty days of termination of employment the person shall, (a) where the person intends to carry on in association with another broker or as an officer, director or partner of another broker, apply for registration by filing an application in a form provided by the Real Estate Council of Ontario together with the appropriate fee prescribed in section 11; or (b) where the person intends to continue as a salesperson or a broker who is employed by another broker, apply for registration by filing an application in a form provided by the Real Estate Council of Ontario together with the appropriate fee prescribed in section 11. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 986, s. 13 (15); O. Reg. 161/97, s. 10 (2, 3). (16) Where a broker is a corporation, it shall, within five days after the event, notify the Registrar in a form provided by the Real Estate Council of Ontario where there is a change in a director of the corporation or where there is a change in its controlling interest. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 986, s. 13 (16); O. Reg. 161/97, s. 10 (4). (17) The Registrar may require further information or material to be submitted by any applicant or any registered person within a specified time limit and may require verification by affidavit or otherwise of any information or material then or previously submitted. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 986, s. 13 (17). (18) An applicant for first registration as a broker shall have been registered and actively employed as a registered salesperson for a period of two years during the immediately preceding three years or have related experience that, in the opinion of the Registrar, is equivalent thereto. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 986, s. 13 (18). (19) Every registered broker and registered salesperson shall be a resident of Canada. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 986, s. 13 (19).