Real Estate Associations

Canadian Real Estate Association
CREA is the national organization, consisting of over 100 Real Estate Boards. CREA is governed by Directors chosen from across Canada--Regional Directors and Directors-at-Large.
CREA owns the certification mark "REALTOR®", the REALTOR® logo and the MLS® Certification mark and logo. Information on the appropriate use of these symbols can be obtained by contacting the Durham Region Association of REALTORS®.

The major areas of
CREA's emphasis are in political action at the Federal level, legal issues effecting the industry and education for its Members.

The 10 Provincial Associations are represented federally by the Canadian Real Estate Association.
CREA has a full time lobbyist at Parliament and also maintains a Public Relations Department.

CREA's facilities are located at:

344 Slater Street Suite 1600

Ottawa, ON K1R 7Y3

Tel: 613.237.7111

Fax: 613.234.2567

toll free: 1.800.842.2732

More information on the services provided by CREA can be found on their web site at www.crea.ca.

Ontario Real Estate Association
Real Estate Boards in Ontario together form the Ontario Real Estate Association.
OREA has Director's-at-Large, as well as Area Directors. Its major areas of emphasis are in education, political action at the Provincial level and industry changes effecting MLS®.
Just as the Durham Region Association of REALTORS® represents its members primarily at the municipal level, the 48 Boards in Ontario are represented by the Ontario Real Estate Association at Queen's Park.

OREA's facilities are located at:
99 Duncan Mill Road
Don Mills, ON M3B 1Z2

More information on other services provided by OREA can be found on their web site located at www.orea.com.