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IREM
The Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) is a strong partner of REIC. It is through this partnership that the REIC offers IREM’s CERTIFIED PROPERTY MANAGER® (CPM), ACCREDITED RESIDENTIAL MANAGER® (ARM), and ACCREDITED COMMERCIAL MANAGER (ACM) designations to individuals in Canada.

For more than seven decades, IREM has been the source for education, resources, information and membership for real estate management professionals. An affiliate of the National Association of Realtors, IREM is the only professional real estate management association serving both the multi-family and commercial real estate sectors. With 80 U.S. chapters, eight international chapters and several other partnerships around the globe, IREM also serves as an advocate on issues affecting the real estate management industry.

Membership includes more than 18,000 individual members and 500 corporate members. IREM promotes ethical real estate management practices through its credentialed membership programs, including the Certified Property Manager (CPM) designation, the Accredited Residential Manager (ARM) certification, the Accredited Commercial Manager certification and the Accredited Management Organization (AMO) accreditation. These esteemed credentials certify competence and professionalism for those engaged in real estate management. In addition, IREM offers Associate, Student and Academic memberships.

Collectively, IREM CPM Members in the United States manage over $1.5 trillion in real estate assets, including 8.4 million residential units and 8.4 billion net square feet of commercial space. An additional 977,400 residential units are managed by IREM ARM Members. IREM Members are employed by some of the most prestigious real estate firms in the world and nearly 70 per cent hold upper-level management positions. Due to their professionalism and vast experience, property owners and investors worldwide continually seek out the management services of IREM Members.

IRES
Reserve fund planning services are in high demand not only in the booming condominium industry, but in all areas of property management and maintenance. REIC has partnered with The Institute of Real Estate Studies (IRES) to offer the Certified Reserve Planner (CRP) and Associate Reserve Planner (ARP) professional designations.

IRES was founded by the late Hans J. Moehring, FRI(E), CRP(E), who is widely recognized for pioneering rigorous qualification requirements, education programs and service standards in support of reserve fund planning excellence and professional designations. Now led by J. Scott Fischer, RPA, CRP, IRES has renewed its commitment to promote responsible and effective reserve fund planning by:

Delivering high quality, relevant and practical reserve fund planning education to professionals pursuing CRP and ARP designations across Canada
Promoting the benefits of the CRP and ARP designations to both clients and prospective candidates who have an interest in reserve fund planning
Supporting professionals who hold the CRP and ARP designations through continuing learning and networking opportunities.

IRES courses are sought by professionals looking to develop a business opportunity and those already in reserve fund planning. IRES course registrants typically include professional engineers, lawyers, accountants, architects, appraisers and property managers.

Anyone looking for more information should contact IRES at ires@bellnet.ca or contact the Education Department at REIC at education@reic.com.

BOMA Canada

The Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada (BOMA) is the voice of the Canadian commercial real estate industry with over 2,500 members in regional associations across Canada. On behalf of the building owners, managers, developers, facilities managers, asset managers, leasing agents, brokers, and the product and service providers to over 2.1 billion square feet of commercial real estate in Canada, BOMA Canada addresses issues of national concern, and promotes excellence in the industry through information, education advocacy and recognition.

Mount Royal University
Since the day it opened its doors to 154 students in 1911, Calgary’s Mount Royal University has provided innovative programs that create a world of possibilities for its students. Today, Mount Royal registers approximately 13,000 full and part-time credit students and another 38,000 continuing education students each year. Mount Royal offers 43 degree, applied degree, university transfer, diploma and certificate programs including 30 majors and specializations. Mount Royal’s wide range of disciplines includes arts, business, communication, community and health studies, music, theatre arts, and science and technology.

Whether students are pursuing a high-level career, further academic studies or professional or personal development, Mount Royal provides them with a learning-centered, outcome-oriented education that fosters individual growth and success. A recent survey conducted by the Mount Royal revealed that the overall satisfaction rate of students who have attended Mount Royal is 96.9 per cent, which shows that Mount Royal’s approach works.

Collège de l'immobilier du Québec
Founded in 1993 and formerly known as the Collège de la Chambre immobilière du Grand Montréal, the Collège de l'immobilier du Québec is the largest real estate college in Quebec. It is widely considered the leader in its field.

It provides quality training to future real estate agents and brokers and it offers continuing education activities tailored to the needs of the professionals.

Since courses from the "Agent" and "Broker" programs and many continuing education activities are offered in both official languages, the Collège can serve both French-speaking and English-speaking students.

The Collège courses are given on the main campus, on Nuns’ Island, as well as at Laval Campus (3224, avenue Jean-Béraud) and at Collège de Rosemont (Montreal).

Thanks to distance learning courses (which can be taken with books or online in French only), the Collège de l'immobilier offers its high quality education to students from every region in Quebec.
Also, continuing education courses intended for professionals are held in the different Quebec real estate boards, and some of them are offered through distance learning.

The Collège de l'immobilier du Québec is a non-funded private educational institution holder of a permit from the Ministère de l'Éducation du Québec.

Brawman International Group
Brawman International Group, established in Shanghai China in 1998, is an enterprise group consolidated of four core services, such as, real estate investment and development; whole process service (architecture design, marketing agency, advertising planning, etc); international designation education of real estate; culture media and conference & exhibition service. With a rapid development of several years, we have built up nearly one hundred real estate projects, whose total sales area amounted to 3.5 millions square meters and the annual average revenue is about RMB 2.5 billions. The group has already set branches in Nanjing, Xuzhou, Hongkong and America, and the business has been expanded from Shanghai, Nanjing, and Xuzhou to the cities and area within Yangtze Delta including Suzhou, Wuxi, Huaibei, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Lianyungang, as well as Shandong Province and Hainan Province. Besides residential property, the group’s business involves various other types of property including hotel, apartment, villa, office building, commercial building and industrial real estate.

While developing the business related to real estate, the group also invests in culture and education industry actively. With heritage of professional experience, we explore the market as a leader, fully exhibiting the features and brand of Brawman. Following the philosophy as “Intangible strength, eternal profession” and the objection as “Build up century brand of Brawman and become the world’s top enterprise”, we keep on exploring new fields of the business based on the principle of mutual success to realize long-term and everlasting development.

In the hot competition market in the field of real estate, Brawman International Group has presented the professional, standard and man-focused image as an international enterprise through its powerful strength, international operating philosophy and permanent brand reputation.

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FIABCI

FIABCI is the International Real Estate Federation. Founded in 1951, they annually award the Prix d'Excellence to a global real estate project deemed outstanding in design and construction. FIABCI is not only international but multi-disciplinary. Anyone involved in real estate can belong - from brokers, counselors, lawyers, appraisers, and financiers to architects, developers, contractors and investors. FIABCI has developed a reputation as an organization where residential and commercial realty professionals mingle at their conferences which are held around the world.

Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC)
The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) was established in December 2002 to promote and accelerate the design and construction of high performance buildings. The Council holds the license for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) in Canada. LEED is a tool to facilitate market transformation. The Council works closely with and supports leaders and decision makers in industry and government who influence how our cities are developed. The Council:

Promotes the design and construction of buildings that are environmentally responsible profitable and healthy places to live and work.
Develops and promotes industry standards, educational programs, and design practices related to environmentally responsible building.
Conducts research and delivers sector-specific education programs.

Members join CaGBC for professional development, LEED certification, and current information on better practices for high-performance building design, construction and operation. The benefits are valued as competitive advantages in the growing momentum towards more sustainable buildings.

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®)
Through its membership, the CaGBC identifies industry-based opportunities to affect market transformation by promoting better practices through professional training and awareness. The Council’s main activity is to facilitate the uptake of the LEED® rating system in the commercial, institutional and high-rise residential sector. This is achieved through the LEED certification of construction projects and the LEED accreditation of professionals. LEED certified buildings meet the highest environmental performance standards in Canada. The point-based system covers six areas: site development, water and energy efficiency, material selection, indoor air quality and innovation of design. There are now 44 LEED certified projects in Canada with more than 260 registered under the LEED system—and this number is growing rapidly.

LEED systems for application to commercial interiors, low-rise residential projects and sustainable communities are under development. The CaGBC is also working in collaboration with a number of local decision-makers to design tools for municipal policy-making and programs for green building implementation.