Competition Bureau Says Quebec Real Estate Board Violated Abuse of Dominance Rules
The agreement will give Quebec brokers access to sale prices, listing history and property details, which the bureau says can support new client services.
- On Thursday, October 15, 2026, the Competition Bureau and the Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers announced a consent agreement to loosen data-sharing restrictions that violated the Competition Act.
- The bureau launched its investigation in 2023, alleging the association broke abuse of dominance rules by restricting data access meant to "impede innovation and limit competition in the real estate brokerage services market."
- Agencies will now gain automated access to real estate data feeds through Virtual Office Websites , secure platforms allowing brokers to share sale prices, listing history, and property characteristics with clients.
- Over the next year, QPAREB will implement these measures while ensuring compliance with Quebec's Real Estate Brokerage Act and provincial privacy laws to expand brokerage services.
- Pierre-Olivier Simard, president of the QPAREB board, stated the solution is "tailored to the Quebec reality," because provincial privacy laws are more restrictive than those in the rest of Canada.
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The QPAREB Reaches an Agreement with the Competition Bureau Regarding the Sharing of Real Estate Data
L’ÎLE-DES-SŒURS, Quebec, Oct. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers (QPAREB) announces that it has reached an agreement with the Competition Bureau regarding the sharing of real estate data. This will allow real estate brokers to eventually provide, as part of their residential brokerage services to individuals interested in […]
The Toronto Star
Competition Bureau says Quebec real estate board violated abuse of dominance rules
The Competition Bureau says it has reached a settlement with Quebec's real estate industry association to loosen data-sharing restrictions that violated the Competition Act.
Brokers will now have access to even more data on real estate transactions in Quebec, a major change announced on Thursday that will benefit their customers.
Access to more data will promote the development of new tools and services for consumers making a transaction in Quebec
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