On October 15, 2026, the Competition Bureau announced an agreement with the Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers (APCIQ). Within a year, the APCIQ will be required to provide its members with a structured real estate data feed, including sale prices and listing history.

For brokers and agencies, this is a fundamental shift. Your website could evolve from a listing showcase into a true platform of tools for your clients. Here is what changes, and how we are approaching it at Centiva.

"We've been building our platforms around real estate data for years. Once the feed is available, every site we operate will be able to benefit from it. A broker shouldn't have to figure out how to connect data: it should just work."
Marc-Antoine Parent, Head of Technology at Centiva

What Changes in Practice

This is not a new law. It is an agreement between the Competition Bureau and the APCIQ, registered with the Competition Tribunal for ten years. It brings Quebec into line with several other Canadian markets, where brokers already have access to data feeds to build their own tools.

Centris remains at the heart of Quebec’s real estate market, and this development builds on what it has established. The APCIQ describes the agreement as the result of years of work to find a solution suited to Quebec’s reality. At Centiva, our websites have relied on Centris listings for years; we see this step as a natural continuation of that shared work, for the benefit of consumers.

• Before: you could display your listings on your website, but without automated access to the data needed to build your own tools.

• After: a structured feed that includes sales prices, listing history, property characteristics and photos, among other information.

• For agencies: the APCIQ states that agencies will be able to obtain automated access to the data to develop tools.

• For your clients: access to the data will take place within their relationship with their broker.

• Timeline: the APCIQ plans to implement all measures over the next year.

Before, During and After the Transaction

Until now, the online relationship between a broker and a client has mainly revolved around searching for a property. With richer data, it can span the entire journey.

“Opening access is an opportunity to strengthen the relationship between brokers and their clients at every stage. Before the transaction, your client compares actual neighbourhood sales on your website. During the process, they track market trends so they can make an offer with confidence. Afterwards, our ambition is for them to be able to keep an eye on their property’s value, with your name still in front of them. You no longer disappear from their life the day they sign at the notary’s office.”

Julien Fiset, Head of Strategy at Centiva

This is also good news for consumers. A buying or selling decision based on actual sales is a better-informed decision, and the broker remains the person who helps make sense of those numbers.

From a Showcase to a Platform of Tools

The Competition Bureau itself gives examples of what a data feed makes possible: property comparison tools, automated alerts, valuation or market visualization services, and platforms that provide consumers with more detailed information.

“Displaying listings means being there when a client is shopping for a property. Offering tools means supporting them throughout their life as a homeowner. At Centiva, we have no shortage of ideas: many of these tools have been in the works for a long time, just waiting for this news to become a reality.”

Julien Fiset, Head of Strategy at Centiva

Since automated access will go through agencies, the most useful tools will serve agencies and their brokers together: a single platform, consistent data, and an experience that reflects each broker’s brand. This is the approach we already apply across more than 2,000 broker websites delivered in Quebec.

What We Know, and What We Do Not Know Yet

The principle is clear, but the feed’s technical specifications have not yet been published. We do not yet know exactly which terms of use will apply, how many years of sales history will be available, or how technology providers will be able to connect to it.

One thing is certain: the APCIQ has stated that it will pay particular attention to the Real Estate Brokerage Act and Quebec’s Personal Information Protection Act. Tomorrow’s tools will need to be designed for Quebec’s regulatory framework from the outset.

We will follow every stage of implementation and share details with you as they are confirmed.

A Market Evolution That Serves Consumers

Opening access does not replace brokers or Centris: it extends what they already offer, with better tools to support clients for longer. Brokers and agencies that start preparing now will have a head start when the feed is available.

"An AI tool is only as good as the data behind it. Until now, an assistant could only talk about the market in general terms. With real, structured sales data, it will be able to help a broker prepare a comparative market analysis or answer a client with verifiable facts, not approximations. That's where the opening of the data becomes truly exciting for us."
Marc-Antoine Parent, Head of Technology at Centiva

Wondering how your website and tools could evolve? Talk to your Centiva strategist.

Sources

• Competition Bureau, news release dated October 15, 2026

• Competition Bureau, backgrounder

• APCIQ, news release dated October 15, 2026