Canadian · Insurance Licensing
Insurance regulator by province.
In Canada insurance agents are licensed provincially. This directory names the licensing body in each province and links to its own public search; it checks nothing itself.
Short answer: find your province below and open its regulator’s search. The Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (CCIR) says Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut have no searchable licensing site.
Who licenses insurance in each province
Each entry names the licensing body and links to either our guide for that province or the regulator’s own page. The guides link on to the official search.
Province by province
British Columbia
Insurance Council of BC (agents, adjusters); BCFSA (mortgage brokers). Both publish a public directory.
Alberta
Alberta Insurance Council. Agent Lookup on its licensing site.
Saskatchewan
Insurance Councils of Saskatchewan. Licensee Search with advanced option.
Manitoba
Insurance Council of Manitoba. Licensee Search plus Agency and Sponsor Search; first 200 results shown.
Ontario
Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA). FSRA’s Licensing Link page; its Q&A includes “What can the general public do on Licensing Link?” and “How do I know if … a person is licensed?” FSRA’s pages blocked automated retrieval, so open it in a normal browser.
Quebec
Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF). Register of firms and individuals authorized to practice.
New Brunswick
Financial and Consumer Services Commission (FCNB). Five databases: insurers, agencies/MGAs, adjusting firms, agents/adjusters, restricted representatives.
Nova Scotia
Office of the Superintendent of Insurance. Agent/adjuster and agency searches.
Prince Edward Island
Superintendent of Insurance (Registry and Licensing Services). The province says agents are licensed through the Superintendent, a PEI licence is valid for two years, and if no listing appears there is no current valid licence in its system.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Consumer and Financial Services Division, Government Services. Online lookup of valid insurance licence holders: licensed individuals, brokers and agents, adjustment companies and insurance companies.
Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut
Territorial governments. CCIR notes no searchable licensing site is available and provides general information links only.
Why check before you buy or sign
Typical reasons: you were approached by someone selling coverage, you are hiring an adjuster for a claim, or a business says it is licensed. Use the search for the province where the person does business, then contact the regulator if anything is unclear.
Licence terms differ
Regulators describe licence status and terms in their own words. For example, the Insurance Council of BC lists Active, Inactive, Suspended and Cancelled statuses, and Prince Edward Island says its licences are valid for two years. See each province’s guide rather than assuming one province’s rule applies elsewhere.
Official sources used
- CCIR: Searchable Licensing Links (retrieved October 2026)
- Insurance Council of BC (retrieved October 2026)
- Alberta Insurance Council (retrieved October 2026)
- Insurance Councils of Saskatchewan (retrieved October 2026)
- Insurance Council of Manitoba (retrieved October 2026)
- FSRA Licensing Link (retrieved October 2026)
- AMF register (retrieved October 2026)
- FCNB (retrieved October 2026)
- Nova Scotia (retrieved October 2026)
- PEI (retrieved October 2026)
- Newfoundland and Labrador (retrieved October 2026)
Frequently asked questions
Is insurance licensing federal or provincial in Canada?
Agents are licensed provincially, which is why each province below has its own regulator and search. CCIR publishes a list of searchable licensing links for the provinces.
Which provinces have a council rather than a government office?
British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba each list an insurance council as the licensing body. Ontario (FSRA), Quebec (AMF) and New Brunswick (FCNB) use a financial regulator, and Nova Scotia uses a Superintendent of Insurance.
What about Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut?
CCIR says there is no searchable licensing site for them and gives general information links instead. Contact the territorial government to confirm a licence.
Does this page tell me whether my agent is licensed?
No. It links to each official search. Open the one for the province where the agent does business.
Why are mortgage brokers not in this table?
Mortgage brokers are licensed separately in several provinces. For British Columbia see the BCFSA page; for Quebec the AMF register covers mortgage brokerage as one of its sectors.
Guide only — not a verification tool
This page describes the official register and links to it. It does not check anyone’s licence status, does not copy or proxy the register, and nothing you might type here is transmitted anywhere. Registers change; use the official source linked above and contact the regulator to confirm anything that matters.