Stakeholders

i.e. REIX, RECA, Lawyers, Board practice staff

(FPC Non-voting Members)

AREA Board of Directors

AREA Staff

Forms and Practice Committee (FPC)

FPC members are:

REALTORS® (voting member)

Stakeholders (nonvoting members)

AREA Forms and Practice Committee (FPC) – Change Process Map The Forms and Practice Committee is an operational Committee engaged by AREA staff to guide and provide input/feedback on practice issues and themes in relation to the management of AREA Form content. They do so by:

Engaging in practice discussions and how practice issues and themes impact AREA Forms

Discussing relevant legislative shifts, changes from the regulator and organized real estate, case law outcomes and legal community opinions

Discussing province-wide standards of practice for the conduct of the business of real estate

AREA Forms: The Forms & Practice Committee (FPC) Change Process Map

AREA staff conducts research

and prepares briefing documents

to FPC

Topics are brought forward to the FPC via

AREA staff (Topics require 3 R’s:

rationale, research, and a recommendation)

Motion and Agreement by the Committee to take

a specific action. (form change, new

form, education etc)

When Topics/Changes do NOT proceed the FPC

provides direction, i.e.member education,

additional research or to remove the topic from

discussion.

Topics with research and

recommendations are raised at the

FPC for discussion

Start

Topics/Changes Do Not Proceed

Action Executed

The FPC motions are brought before the

AREA Board of Directors for approval. FPC meeting minutes are posted on AREA’s website for members.

AREA executes accordingly

(forms sent to 3rd

party forms providers

changes communicated to

membership) )stakeholder groups.