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2026 Real Estate Brokerage Data Call
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Once a year, BC Financial Services Authority (“BCFSA”) conducts a real estate data call to collect data on residential real estate transactions and the use of the Home Buyer Rescission Period (“HBRP”) from all B.C. trading services brokerages.
Why we do the Data Call
Each year, we collect industry real estate data to support our effective and proactive oversight of the real estate services industry. By gathering information about real estate services and brokerage activities, we can better understand the real estate market, track trends, make evidence-based decisions, and monitor the impact of policy and economic changes on real estate services. The data helps BCFSA to develop educational courses, inform potential regulatory changes, ensure high standards by real estate professionals, and strengthen public trust.
Your next Data Call deadline
This annual Data Call is mandatory, and all brokerages licensed to provide trading services are required to submit a response, even if they don’t have any residential sales or rescissions to report.
For the 2026 cycle, submissions are due by April 17, 2026, and must be through the Integrated Regulatory Information System (IRIS) portal.
In February 2026, a service request will be issued to all brokerages via IRIS to start the process and share instructions for how to complete your submission.
Exemption for GVR members
Brokerages (and managing brokers) that are members of the Greater Vancouver Realtors (“GVR Board”) are exempt from providing residential real estate transaction data for transactions involving property located within the geographical area served by the GVR Board. BCFSA will obtain relevant transaction data directly from the GVR Board (see joint news release below for more information).
Note that brokerages that are members of the GVR Board that list and sell properties outside of the GVR Board area are still required to submit real estate transaction data for those transactions.
Reporting of NIL Transactions/Recissions
If a brokerage (other than members of the GVR Board) has no real estate transactions to report, the managing broker(s) must still complete a NIL submission in the IRIS portal, following the detailed instructions (coming soon).
All brokerages (regardless of being members of the GVR Board) and their managing brokers are still required to report data on the use of the HBRP for the 2025 calendar year. If the brokerage does not have any relevant information to provide, the brokerage/managing broker(s) must make a NIL submission reporting no rescissions in the IRIS portal per the detailed instructions to be available soon.
More key changes for 2026
In addition to the data fields collected in previous years, this year’s Data Call includes new fields relating to brokerage commission to establish a baseline understanding of commission structures in B.C. You’ll find additional information on these fields in the Advisory and the Definitions tab of the Real Estate Transaction Data Workbook (coming soon).
Join our webinar
To help with your Data Call submission, BCFSA is hosting a virtual information session that covers key aspects and essential information about the 2026 Data Call. This one-hour session on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, will include a step-by-step tutorial on how to report and submit the required data. We invite managing and associate brokers to join us, plus any staff who help with brokerage data collection and submissions.
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2026 Data Call Information Session
Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2026
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Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (PST)This information session will be recorded for people unable to attend.
Instructions
Detailed instructions for the 2026 data call will be available soon.
How to submit the workbooks
A step-by-step guide on how to make a 2026 Data Call submission and how to troubleshoot common errors will be available soon.
Mandatory compliance required
Response to the 2026 Data Call is mandatory for all trading services brokerages and their managing brokers. Section 93.1 of the Real Estate Services Rules (“Rules”) states that licensees must provide records and information pursuant to requests by the Superintendent and following requirements specified by the Superintendent.
Section 93.1 is a Category A designated contravention pursuant to section 26 of the Rules. If you don’t submit to the Data Call, there is an administrative penalty of $1,000 for a first contravention and $2,000 for any subsequent contravention under section 27 of the Rules.
Failure to respond to the 2026 Data Call may result in the issuance of an administrative penalty to the brokerage and its managing broker(s).