In Alberta, any company or individual providing condominium management services for compensation must be licensed by the Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA) under the Real Estate Act, RSA 2000, c R-5. Mandatory licensing came into force on December 1, 2021. RECA ProCheck is the free public tool to confirm whether a company — and the individual manager assigned to your building — holds a valid licence.

Most boards check the brokerage and stop there. That misses half the picture. A licensed brokerage can still have individual managers on staff who aren't separately licensed, which is a violation boards won't catch without looking. Both checks are covered below.

Step 1: Go to RECA ProCheck

Go directly to procheck.reca.ca/find-professional/. ProCheck is public and requires no login. There is also a legacy search tool at reports.myreca.ca/publicsearch.aspx if the main portal is unavailable, though the main portal is the current tool.

Step 2: Select "Brokerage" and the correct industry

ProCheck lets you search by Person (an individual's name) or by Brokerage (a company name). To check the management company, select Brokerage.

Then set the industry filter to Condominium Management. RECA also regulates real estate brokerages and mortgage brokerages — the industry filter is what separates them. The exact label in the dropdown is "Condominium Management" (not "property management", not "condo management").

Step 3: Search the brokerage by name

Type the company name and run the search. ProCheck returns matching brokerages with their current status.

If the company doesn't appear under Condominium Management at all, they are not licensed to provide condo management services in Alberta — full stop.

Unlike Ontario and BC, RECA does not publish licence numbers on ProCheck. There is no number to verify against a business card or invoice. The brokerage name is the identifier.

Step 4: Confirm the status is "Licensed"

The ProCheck status label for a valid licence is Licensed. If a brokerage's status is Not Licensed, they cannot legally provide condo management services — any existing management agreement with them is in violation of the Real Estate Act.

The ProCheck result will also show the name of the brokerage's broker — the individual licensed by RECA to supervise the brokerage's operations and all staff. Alberta uses the term "broker" (not "managing broker" or "designated managing broker" — those are BC and Ontario terms). There is exactly one broker per brokerage, and that person is ultimately responsible for everything the brokerage does.

If the broker name shown on ProCheck doesn't match who your management company tells you is running things, ask for an explanation. If the brokerage's broker left and wasn't replaced, the brokerage licence can be suspended — and when that happens, the licences of every individual manager registered with that brokerage are automatically cancelled. You can ask your management company to notify you contractually if their broker changes.

Step 5: Check the individual manager separately

Go back to the search and switch the search type to Person. Search for the individual manager actually assigned to your building — the person who attends your board meetings and handles day-to-day operations.

Set the industry filter to Condominium Management again. Confirm their status is also Licensed.

Individual managers (called Condominium Manager Associates or Associate Brokers) must hold their own RECA licence and must be registered with a licensed brokerage. A licensed brokerage and a licensed individual are two separate requirements — both must be met.

Since October 1, 2023, individual manager licences come in two levels under RECA's Graduated Licensing Program:

Level 1 — the manager has not yet completed the Fundamentals of Condominium Management course. They have one year from licence issuance to upgrade to Level 2.
Level 2 — granted after completing the Fundamentals course. The manager then has one year to complete the Practice of Condominium Management course.

A Level 1 licence is a valid licence — it shows as "Licensed" on ProCheck. But if you're hiring a sole manager for a complex building, it's reasonable to ask whether your manager is Level 1 or Level 2 and where they are in their coursework.

Managers licensed before October 1, 2023 may carry a legacy "Condominium Manager Associate" or "Condominium Manager Associate Broker" title without a Level designation. Those also show as "Licensed" on ProCheck when valid.

Checking discipline history

ProCheck shows disciplinary decisions issued in the last five years. RECA also publishes discipline decisions separately at reca.ca/complaints-discipline/decisions-appeals/ — decisions remain posted for five years from the date issued. For older decisions, search CanLII (the free Canadian legal database) by brokerage or individual name.

Licence suspension and cancellation enforcement actions are announced separately as news releases on recaprotects.ca/enforcement-actions/. These can appear before a formal hearing decision is published, so it's worth checking both places.

Exemptions — who doesn't need a RECA licence

A few situations are exempt from licensing under the Real Estate Exemption Regulation (AR 111/96):

A condominium corporation that self-manages its own affairs, and its bona fide employees acting within that role. The exemption applies only to true employees of the corporation itself.
Court-appointed administrators under section 58 of the Condominium Property Act.
Single-owner condominiums where all units are owned by the same person or entity.
Entities whose only involvement is collecting contributions or rent on behalf of a corporation.

If your building is self-managed and you bring in any external third-party help — even part-time — that outside person must be RECA-licensed. The employee exemption does not extend to contractors or consultants.

A note on CCI North and South Alberta

CCI North Alberta (Edmonton area) and CCI South Alberta (Calgary area) are industry education and advocacy organizations. Their LCCI designation (Leader of the Canadian Condominium Institute) is a voluntary industry credential for long-serving members — it is not a regulatory licence and is not recognized by RECA as any kind of licensing substitute. RECA licensing and CCI credentials are entirely separate.

If you want to switch management companies

Under the Condominium Property Act, RSA 2000, c C-22, a condo corporation can terminate a management agreement entered into by the developer, provided at least one year has passed since the agreement was signed and you give a minimum of 60 days written notice. Upon termination, the manager must return all corporation property within 30 days at no charge.

Management agreements entered into by the elected board (rather than the developer) may have different notice provisions — check your specific contract.

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