Preferred Mortgage Professional of Canada

The PMPC Designation Program is designed to help enhance your industry knowledge and improve your technical and management skills to establish and maintain a high level of expertise in the mortgage profession. Building on the skills acquired in the Accredited Mortgage Professional of Canada Designation (AMPC), the PMPC Designation takes your experienced understanding of real estate transactions, as well as prime and non-prime lending, and dives deeper into specialized areas of the mortgage industry such as securitization, private investors and MIC structures. This comprehensive program will give you the edge to be more visible in the industry with the latest and greatest sales and marketing practices, and introduce leadership styles, theories, and methodologies.

The PMPC Designation takes approximately 40 hours to complete. You can purchase and complete the courses at your own pace, then challenge the exam when you’re ready.

The PMPC’s four online courses contain education materials related to business management, marketing and communication fundamentals, specialized mortgages, and leadership providing theoretical information, as well as practical training and development advice from tenured industry experts. The four mandatory courses are:

Upon successful completion of the four mandatory PMPC courses, a member will become eligible to register for the PMPC Designation Examination. The Examination is three hours in length and is comprised of multiple-choice questions. The pass mark is 75%.

Who would be a typical PMPC candidate?

Jordan is an AMPC and has been a mortgage broker for over five years. She has built a substantial client base throughout her time as a broker, and recently brought on a small team of three agents, with the idea of continued expansion over the next five years. Jordan understands that in order to run a successful brokerage, she must provide strong leadership to her team. As Jordan’s business grows, she wishes to move into the private lending and small commercial loans space to expand her client network. She knows that in order to create this expansion, she must have strong knowledge of those areas. Staying current on sales and marketing trends is something Jordan sees as a must in order to stay top of mind with her clients, expand her network, and be seen as an emerging leader in the industry. The PMPC Designation is the perfect thing to take Jordan’s mortgage career to new heights.

Eligibility Criteria

PMPC for Brokers

Qualification requirements for Brokers to become a Preferred Mortgage Professional of Canada
(Mortgage Originators including Associates, Agents, Salespersons and Submortgage Brokers)

Membership: be employed by a Mortgage Professionals Canada member company.
Licensing/Registration*: be licensed or registered as a mortgage broker, agent, submortgage broker, associate or salesperson in province(s) of operation AND carry Errors and Omissions (E&O) insurance coverage.
AMPC Program and Exam: successfully complete the AMPC program administered by the University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business, and pass the final exam; achieving a minimum grade of 75%.
PMPC Program and Exam: successfully complete the PMPC program administered by the University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business, and pass the final exam; achieving a minimum grade of 75%.

*If an education component is not a requirement for licensing/registration in a province, the AMPC applicant must show proof of completion of a proficiency course equivalent to entry-level licensing education in another province. The term ‘broker’ is used as a general term representing licensed originators in the brokerage channel; titles by province may vary.

For questions, please contact designation@mpc.ca.

PMPC for Non-Brokers

Qualification requirements for non-brokers to become a Preferred Mortgage Professional of Canada.

Membership: be employed by a Mortgage Professionals Canada member company.
Proficiency Education: must show proof of completion of a proficiency course equivalent to entry-level mortgage education.
AMPC Program and Exam: successfully complete the AMPC program administered by the University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business, and pass the final exam; achieving a minimum grade of 75%.
PMPC Program and Exam: successfully complete the PMPC program administered by the University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business, and pass the final exam; achieving a minimum grade of 75%.

For questions, please contact designation@mpc.ca.

Already completed your PMPC program and ready to apply for your designation? Click the link below to proceed with the online application form.

Online Application