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Licensing: Insurance Companies, Brokers and Agents

Licensing – Insurance Companies

If you would like to check whether a particular insurance company is licensed in your province, the following provincial regulators offer web-based lists:

If you live in another province and would like to check up on an insurance company’s business status, please call the regulator directly.

Information about federally regulated home, car and business insurance companies is provided on the Office of Superintendent of Financial Institutions website in the List of insurance companies and fraternal benefit societies authorized to carry on business in Canada under the Insurance Companies Act . Changes like amalgamations, dissolutions, name changes and transfers to other jurisdictions, are updated in the Notes .


Licensing – Brokers and Agents

The organizations listed below are responsible for licensing brokers and agents. Contact these organizations to verify the licensing status of a broker or agent in your province. Some allow you to browse the lists on the Internet. Others you will have to contact by phone or in person.

Province

Regulators

Alberta

The Alberta Insurance Council

British Columbia

Insurance Council of British Columbia

Saskatchewan

Insurance Councils of Saskatchewan

Manitoba

Insurance Council of Manitoba

Ontario

FSCO Licensing Link: Agents Licensed in Ontario

Québec

Autorité des marchés financiers

New Brunswick

Justice and Consumer Affairs

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia Department of Finance

PEI

PEI Consumer, Corporate and Insurance Division

Newfoundland and Labrador

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Government Services

If you suspect that you’ve been the victim of an insurance fraud involving a phony agent, broker or insurance company, please report it.  Click here to find out how.

*Some of the practices listed may be legitimate in Quebec. Please contact IBC’s Insurance Information Centre (Quebec region) for further details: visit www.infoinsurance.ca or call 514-288-4321 or 1-877-288-4321.

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