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Vancouver, BC
One of Canada's most competitive real estate markets, and a deep pool of commission opportunity.
Licensing is provincial (the path is the same across BC), but where you plan to work shapes your timeline, your brokerage choice, and how you should prepare.
01
Check that you qualify. You must be 19 or older, allowed to work in Canada, and able to study in English.
02
Register for the Real Estate Trading Services Licensing Course (UBC Sauder Real Estate Division).
03
Complete the 20 course assignments (you have 1 year; focused students take 3-6 months).
04
Pass the licensing exam, 100 questions, 3 hours, 70% to pass.
05
Apply for your licence through BCFSA (includes a criminal record check).
06
Join a brokerage and complete onboarding.
07
Start your business: price homes, run open houses, and win your first listings.
The Vancouver angle
High price points mean high commissions, but also the country's most crowded agent field. New Vancouver agents win by out-preparing, not out-spending.
Every future Vancouver agent faces the same wall: a 26-chapter manual and a 100-question exam. Fail it, and you wait 90 days to rewrite. RealtyPrep turns the entire syllabus into interactive lessons, calculator training, and mock exams, with a pass-or-refund guarantee, so you pass the first time.
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