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Lobbying by The Canadian Real Estate Association: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.

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The Canadian Real Estate Association

Meetings this Parliament
1
With MPs
1
Since Nov 2021
1
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Oct 27, 2025.

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Nov 12, 2025

Consultant Linnea Vandenberghe

Consultant lobbyists

  • Linnea Vandenberghe

Institutions they may lobby: Bank of Canada, Canada Infrastructure Bank, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC), Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Competition Bureau Canada (COBU), Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying (OCL), Office of the Federal Housing Advocate, Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada (OIC), Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), Office of the Procurement Ombudsman (OPO), Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI), Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

What they're lobbying on (32)
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan with regard to the Home Buyers' Plan.
  • Risk Based Approach guidance provided by the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Sector with respect to its impact on REALTORS(R).
  • The Canadian Aviation Regulations with respect to the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for use for real estate listings.
  • The mortgage insurance guarantee framework with respect to changes to mortgage financing rules for homebuyers
  • The Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing (PCMLTF) with respect to compliance regarding mere postings on Multiple Listing Service (R) Systems, and application to For Sale By Owner Companies and auctioneers.
  • The Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing (PCMLTFA) with respect to a threshold for and reduced compliance for small business.
  • Updating and developing Canada's Immigration policy to include a housing workforce immigration strategy to attract skilled trade workers from abroad, while streamlining the immigration process for qualified professionals willing to work in the construction industry to build more housing supply across the entire continuum.
  • Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act with respect to the implementation of the Regulations Amending the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Regulations and the guidance provided by FINTRAC as a result of those regulations and their impact on real estate agents and brokers.
  • Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act - regulations regarding reporting requirements.
  • National Housing Strategy programs and initiatives designed to support the creation of housing supply across the housing continuum.
  • National Do Not Call List - implementation. Working to ensure compliance with all regulations.
  • Mortgage financing rules under the jurisdiction of Finance Canada and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions.
  • Memorandum of Understanding between the Canadian Real Estate Association and PWGSC, re: the disposal of federal surplus property
  • Marihuana Grow Operations (MGO) and clandestine labs with respect to registries of former MGOs and clandestine labs and remediation standards.
  • Legislative and regulatory amendments to the Underused Housing Tax.
  • Increasing the capital gains inclusion rate
  • Income tax act with regard to the deferral of capital cost allowance recapture for real property investments.
  • Implementation of Code of Conduct for Federally Regulated Financial Institutions—Mortgage Prepayment Information with respect to enhancing borrower awareness
  • Implementation of Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation and accompanying regulations and interpretive guidance with respect to electronic messages sent by REALTORS(R)
  • First-Time Home Buyers' Tax Credit with respect to impact on first-time homebuyers.
  • Establishment of a permanent national housing roundtable to bring together all levels of government and housing stakeholders to help address the housing crisis through an inclusive, holistic approach emphasizing collaboration, innovation, and policy coordination.
  • Establish a cost-free, phased approach for EnerGuide labelling of homes, not at time of sale, to enable consumers to make informed decisions with a reliable, consistent standard, so that Canadian homeowners are not faced with further affordability and supply challenges.
  • Ensure federal infrastructure funding, including but not limited to bilateral agreements, have conditions encouraging the creation of new housing supply across the housing continuum, which is indexed to population growth.
  • Consumers and Real Estate Transactions
  • Comprehensive Financial Consumer Code with respect to mortgage policy
  • Cannabis Act (formerly known as Bill C-45) with respect to rules and regulations related to the cultivation of marijuana in a residence.
  • Canadian government's role with respect to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) as it impacts the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and regulations.
  • Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation with respect to the composition of its Board of Directors
  • Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation policy with respect to serving underserved markets with mortgage default insurance, mortgage default insurance deductibles and role as a public sector provider of mortgage default insurance.
  • Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Policy with respect to the National Risk Assessment with respect to its impact on REALTORS(R).
  • An Act respecting certain measures in response to COVID-19 and other COVID-19 related policy with respect to support for the self-employed, independent contractors, small businesses, those living on a commission-based income.
  • Amendments to the Prohibition on the Purchase of Property by Non-Canadians Act and Regulations.

Registration 961401-381785-2. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Linnea Vandenberghe · Consultant

    • Wayne Long · Member of Parliament , Saint John—Kennebecasis
    Ensure federal infrastructure funding, including but not limited to bilateral agreements, have conditions encouraging the creation of new housing supply across the housing continuum, which is indexed to population growth. Read more

    Official report

From the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying's open data, published November 5, 2026. Reports cover oral, arranged meetings with designated public office holders since November 22, 2021; lobbyists file them by the 15th of the following month. Names of MPs are matched to the current House of Commons, and bills are linked when the lobbyist's own description makes clear which bill it means. Contains information licensed under the Open Data Licence Agreement — Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. Licence. PolitiKit is independent and is not endorsed by the Commissioner of Lobbying.