63101 Real estate agents and salespersons

What this occupation covers

Real estate agents and salespersons act as agents for the sale or purchase of houses, apartments, commercial buildings, land and other real estate. They are employed in the real estate industry.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 7 main duties for this code.

• Solicit property sales listings from prospective vendors
• Assist vendors in selling property by establishing asking price, advertising the property, listing the property with listing services and conducting open houses for prospective buyers
• Assist prospective buyers in selecting, visiting, inspecting and making offers of purchase on real estate properties
• Advise clients on market conditions, prices, mortgages, legal requirements and related matters
• Draw up sales agreements for approval of purchaser and seller
• May rent or lease properties on behalf of clients.
• Real estate agents and salespersons may specialize in residential, commercial, industrial/institutional or rural real estate sales.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 7 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 12203 Assessors, business valuators and appraisers
• 10020 Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers
• 11109 Other financial officers
• 13101 Property administrators
• 12102 Procurement and purchasing agents and officers

Excluded from this code

• Assessors, business valuators and appraisers (See 12203 Assessors, business valuators and appraisers)
• Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers (See 10020 Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers)
• Mortgage broker (See 11109 Other financial officers)
• Rentals agent (See 13101 Property administrators)
• Right-of-way agent (See 12102 Procurement and purchasing agents and officers)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

associate broker - real estate · commercial real estate agent · commercial real estate salesperson · new home salesperson · real estate agency representative · real estate agent · real estate agent supervisor · real estate sales consultant · real estate sales representative · real estate sales supervisor · real estate salesperson · realtor · residential real estate agent · residential real estate salesperson

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is required.
• Completion of a real estate training course is required.
• Provincial or territorial licensure in the province or territory of employment is required.