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Table of contents
Mandate 1
RECO’s core commitments 1
Context for the Business Plan 2022 2
Objectives and activities 3
Resources and budgeting 7
Additional business planning elements 10
Governance 11
Mandate
The Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) is a not- • Establishing and administering insurance
for-profit corporation established in 1997, responsible requirements, with a focus on protection for
for administering the Real Estate and Business Brokers consumer deposits
Act, 2002 (REBBA) on behalf of the Government of • Promoting ongoing education for—and competent,
Ontario. Key to its mandate is protection of the public knowledgeable and professional service by—
interest through a fair, safe and informed marketplace. RECO staff
RECO protects the public interest through: RECO has an exclusive contract (the “Administrative
• Enforcing the standards required to obtain and Agreement”) with the Government of Ontario to
maintain registration as a brokerage, broker or administer and enforce REBBA. It must meet its
salesperson responsibilities in a manner consistent with the
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R EAL E STATE CO U N C I L O F O N TA R I O
A five-year strategic plan, titled Modern Regulation • Enhancing RECO’s initiatives to educate Ontario
for a Dynamic Marketplace, was established by consumers
RECO’s Board of Directors in October 2018, and • Reinforcing RECO’s role as regulator
guides RECO’s work from 2019 to 2023. Annual
business plans, including the current business plan
• Engaging registrants to promote consumer
protection
for 2022, will reflect the strategic plan and its goals
2 and objectives. • Designing a program of continual engagement with
stakeholders and consumers to build knowledge
Each year in its annual report, RECO highlights its and awareness
R EAL E STATE CO U N C I L O F O N TA R I O
3 Expand our strategic capacity to allow us to • Develop and implement revised inspection model that
monitor our operating environment to ensure includes different types of inspections and an approach to
efficacy of our regulatory practices and of scheduling that balances the need to inspect all brokerages
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our policies using current methodologies of regularly and provides additional focus on those brokerages
data analysis. demonstrating lower levels of compliance .
Advocate for reform of REBBA to create • Communicate and support registrant compliance around any
more modern and flexible legislation that legislative reforms, through communication with registrants,
allows us to successfully achieve our mission website updates, MCE courses and social media.
even as our environment changes.
Design and make available to registrants • Implement long-term solution for MCE, inclusive of a
enhanced information and guidance on program delivery platform and delivery methods.
professional standards, delivered in various • Assessment of existing training against revised competency
formats and media. profile.
• Develop base informational materials for both buyers and
sellers, to be later distributed through a variety of channels
including registrants.
Implement a new Registration Education • Develop strategy and begin implementation of future phases
Program as the first step towards an open of Reg Ed program (diploma, independent certification and
marketplace, greater choice in education and multiple vendors).
an independent certification exam.
Additional detail With respect to the strategic objective relating to the
new registration education program:
With respect to strategic objectives related to
increasing data access to be a more modern and • Assess and promote registrant practice-readiness
effective regulator: upon entry to the profession.
• Increase access to data of all types, including data • Develop structure to support an open market for
generated and collected by RECO directly and by direct entry programs for salesperson and broker
other organizations, including government. registration.
• Analyze the data and make data-driven decisions Measuring our success
to support its approach to being a modern
regulator. During 2022, RECO will continue to develop new
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Establish new ways of engaging with the • Communicate with local boards to address issues they
sector to build a shared accountability for and their members are facing.
consumer protection • Provide registrants with a consumer guide to share
with clients.
Additional detail • Consider launch of a RECO Instagram account and
the expansion of LinkedIn.
With respect to consumer awareness:
With respect to enhanced external RECO website:
• Strategic approach, goals, key performance
indicators and specific measures to be deployed • Hire a dedicated web content strategist to work
in 2022 as part of the marketing and with project manager and external website design
communications plan. agency to redevelop website.
• Establish targeted consumer campaigns related to • Drive traffic to the site and increase engagement
the “Registrants Leading the Way” consumer guide, with consumers and registrants through various
based on strategic approach. This guide has been multi-media tools.
underway for 2-3 years, during which time extensive •
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• Expand digital quiz beyond social media to search • Continue to provide educational presentations
and engagement opportunities to local boards
R EAL E STATE CO U N C I L O F O N TA R I O
Excess of revenues over expenses before investment income 3,495 2,161 3,355
Investment income 1,734 1,734 1,734
Excess of revenues over expenses before investment income (1,397) (120) 723
Investment income 349 349 349
Ministerial Director
Director, Education
Paul Lush
Manager, Education Programs
Gail McGuire
Manager, Registration Education Vision
Jim Makris
Manager, Investigations
Glen Thomas
Manager, Complaints, Compliance & Discipline
Angela Volpe
Manager, Registration
Lisa Wall
Manager, Education Operations
Real Estate Council of Ontario
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