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List your appraisal practice
Most residential appraisal work in Canada arrives through lender panels and appraisal management companies, which set the fee and the turnaround. Private clients, sellers, executors, separating couples, accountants, lawyers and owners appealing an assessment, find their own appraiser, and they usually start with a search.
An appraiser directory listing puts your practice in front of those clients, on the city and specialty pages they are searching. You describe your designations, your specialties and your service area; the listing shows what you enter, and clients contact you directly.
How to get appraisal clients outside the AMC channel
Private work is found by specialty and by place. Someone searching for a date-of-death appraisal in Kelowna, or a divorce appraisal in Hamilton, is looking for exactly that, and the pages on this site are organised the same way: one page per city, and one per specialty within each city.
Choose the specialties you actually take on. A focused listing that says you do estate, retrospective and litigation work reads more credibly than one that ticks every box.
What goes on your listing
Your name and firm, the designations you hold, the body that awarded them, the cities and regions you cover, the kinds of assignments you accept, and how to reach you. You can add a short description of your practice and the property types you know best.
Everything on a listing is self-reported. The site does not check designations or membership; listings are presented as self-reported, and readers are told to confirm a designation with the Appraisal Institute of Canada, the OEAQ or the relevant body. Keep your listing accurate; a client who checks and finds a mismatch will not call.
Appraisal management companies and private work
A listing does not replace lender panel or appraisal management company work, and it is not meant to. Lenders order mortgage appraisals themselves, and most will not accept a report a borrower commissioned privately. The private clients who reach you here need reports for their own purposes: pricing a sale, settling an estate, dividing property, supporting a tax filing or an assessment appeal.
That work tends to be less time-pressured than lender work and priced by the assignment rather than by a panel schedule. It also calls for clear engagement terms: the client, the intended use, the effective date and whether testimony may be needed, agreed in writing before you start.
Common questions
Who can list on the directory?
Practising real estate appraisers in Canada, including Candidate members who work under a designated appraiser’s supervision. State your designation and the body that awarded it accurately; it is displayed as self-reported.
Does the site verify my designation?
No. Designations are shown as entered by the appraiser, labelled as self-reported, and readers are told to confirm them with the professional body. That is stated openly so that no client relies on the listing in place of that check.
How do I become an appraiser in Canada?
Through a professional body’s education and experience path. With the Appraisal Institute of Canada, that means completing the required courses, joining as a Candidate member, gaining supervised experience, and meeting the requirements for the CRA or AACI designation. In Quebec, the route is membership in the Ordre des évaluateurs agréés du Québec. Check the current requirements with the body directly.
Can I list more than one city or specialty?
Yes. List the cities you genuinely serve and the specialties you take on. Your listing appears on each matching city and specialty page.