News Bulletin - May 29, 2026
Reminder Regarding 2025-2026 CPE Requirements and Exemptions
Important Dates Reminder (Committees, CPE & Licence Renewals)
Reminder Regarding 2025-2026 CPE Requirements and Exemptions
The following is provided to clarify CPE requirements and exemptions for the 2025-2026 CPE cycle, ending on June 15, 2026. All licensees must complete their respective CPE course requirements by June 15, 2026. CPE courses will be unavailable from June 16 - July 14, 2026.
Applicants who become licensed as a salesperson after January 1, 2026 — including those who completed the NSAR Salesperson Licensing Course and passed the NSREC exam, as well as applicants transferring an existing salesperson licence from another Canadian jurisdiction — are exempt from the current mandatory CPE course, Professionalism Sells.
However, this exemption does not apply to broker-level licensees. All associate brokers, managing associate brokers, and brokers are required to complete both mandatory CPE courses, Professionalism Sells and Keeping It on the Rails. This is a requirement regardless of whether they became originally licensed in a broker-level class in Nova Scotia or if they transferred their broker level licence to Nova Scotia from another Canadian jurisdiction.
Although exempt salespeople as indicated above are not required to complete the 2025-2026 CPE course Professionalism Sells, they are still welcome to complete the course voluntarily.
Important Dates Reminder
Deadline to Submit Your Name to Serve on a Committee is June 5
Licensees and members of the public are invited to submit their name to serve on Commission committees for a one year term (2026-2027) before 4:30pm on Friday, June 5. Click HERE for more info. Click HERE to submit your name.
If you have completed your CPE course(s) and renewed your licence(s) for 2026, you can disregard the rest of this message.
Licensees can verify if they completed their CPE and/or renewed their licence at any time through the Commission’s Licensee Portal.
Deadline for CPE Course(s) is June 15 - Over 1,100 Licensees Still Need to Complete
All licensees must complete the Professionalism Sells CPE course. Broker-level licensees (associate brokers, managing associate brokers, and brokers) must also complete a second CPE course, Keeping It on the Rails. All required CPE course(s) must be completed by 11:59pm on June 15, 2026. Failure to do so will make you ineligible to renew your licence until all required courses have been completed. For more information about CPE, click HERE.
Deadline for Licence Renewals is June 30 - Over 1,400 Licensees Still Need to Complete
All licensees must renew their licence(s) by 11:59pm on June 30. Renewals are online via the Commission’s Licensee Portal. If you have questions or issues regarding Licensing renewals, please view the Commission’s website page Everything You Need to Know About Licensing Renewals, as the answer is likely answered here. If you still need help, contact your broker for assistance before contacting the Commission.
If You Fail To Complete Your CPE Course(s) and/or Renew Your Licence Before the Deadlines
- Your licence will be immediately suspended at 12am on July 1.
- You must immediately stop trading and remove all advertising.
- Your name will be distributed in the Commission news bulletin and published on the Commission’s website, identifying that your licence has been terminated for failure to complete your CPE course and/or renew your licence.
CPE courses will be unavailable from June 16 to July 14, 2026. If you do not complete your required course(s) before the deadline, you will be unable to reinstate your licence until at least July 14, as the required course(s) will not be available during that period, unless you pay for and obtain a licence extension.
