Licensing for BC Home Inspectors 
On January 30^th, 2009, the British Columbia government announced that it would be the first province in Canada to license home inspectors.  As of March 31^st, 2009 anyone wishing to practice as a home inspector in British Columbia will require a license.  To operate as a home inspector and be licensed in BC, home inspectors will need to meet the qualifications of one of the following associations or authorities:

The National Certification Program was established to allow home and property inspectors to be certified as competent and qualified professionals. The National Certification Program is managed and administered  by the National Certification Authority.

To become a national certificate holder, an inspector must meet rigorous professional and educational requirements.

As a professional in the business of real estate, be it a real estate agent or broker, real estate attorney, mortgage lender, insurance provider, appraiser or whomever, you understand that building harmonious business relationships with clients involves in part giving solid, reliable advice.

Inspectors are recommended to enrol in home inspection courses provided by accredited training providers. Please select a training provider from this list.

TIPR is the acronym for Test Inspection with Peer Review. The main purpose of the TIPR web pages is to help in the overall communication strategy related to examiners, participants and others interested in understanding the voluntary plan to certify home inspectors in Canada.