Acronym Master List

AACI-Accredited Appraiser Canadian Institute
ACRE-Alliance for Canadian Real Estate Education
AMP-Administrative Monetary Penalty
ARELLO-Association of Real Estate License Law Officials
ASR- Association of Saskatchewan REALTORS®

BOMA-Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada

CA-Chartered Accountant
CAHPI-Canadian Association of Home and Property Inspectors
CAM-Common Area Maintenance
CDEI- Certified Distance Education Instruction
CEPA-Canadian Environmental Protection Act
CGA-Certified General Accountant
CIMBL-Canadian Institute of Mortgage Brokers & Lenders
CLP-Certificate of Lis Pendens
CMA- Competitive Market Analysis
CMA-Certified Management Accountant
CMHC- Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
CPA-Canadian Payments Association
CPD- Continuing Professional development
CPM- Certified Property Manager
CPU-Central Processing Unit
CR-Credits 
CRA-Canada Revenue Agency
CREA-Canadian Real Estate Association
CRG-Canadian Regulators Group
CSA-Canadian Standards Association
CSIS-Canadian Security Intelligence Service

DNCL-do not call list
DR-Debits

EE-Energy Efficiency
EFT-Electronic Funds Transfer
E&O-Errors and Omissions Liability Insurance

FINTRAC-Financial Transactions Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
FSBO- For Sale By Owner
FMV- Fair Market Value

GAAP-Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GDS-Gross Debt Service
GIM-Gross Income Multiplier
GPS-Global Positioning System

HACCP-Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
HVAC- Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning

IDECC-International Distance Education Certification Center
IREM-Institute of Real Estate Management
ISC-Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan
ISP-Internet Service Provider

 

LAND-Land Titles Automated Network Development Project
LCTR-Large Cash Transaction Report
LSD-Legal Sub Division 

MLS®- Multiple Listing Service
MLS.ca® - Multiple Listing Service Website
MRF-Monthly Rental Factor
MSDS-Material Safety Data Sheet
MOU-Memorandum of Understanding

MPLS-Multiprotocol Label Switching

NAR-National Association of REALTORS®
NHA-National Housing Act
NHWP-New Home Warranty Program
NLGA-National Lumber Grades Authority
NOI-Net Operating Income

*OREA-Ontario Real Estate Association
OSFI-office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions

P2P-Peer To Peer
PCDS- Property Condition Disclosure Statement
PCMLTF-Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act
PDD-Planned Development District
PDA-Personal Digital Assistant
PDF-Portable Document File
PIPEDA-Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
PIT-Principal and Interest Payments
PIT-Principal, Interest and Taxes
PPR-Personal Property Registry
PSC-Professional Standards Committee
PSF-Per Square Foot

RAM-Random Access Memory
RCN-Reproduction Cost New
REIC-Real Estate Institute of Canada
REIT-Real Estate Investment Trust
REIX-Real Estate Insurance Exchange
REL-Remaining Economic Life
RFP-Request for Proposals
RPA-Real Property Administrator

SAMA-Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency
SMB-Saskatchewan Municipal Board
SREC-Saskatchewan Real Estate Commission

TDS- Total Dissolved Solids
TDS-Total Debt Service
TIPP-Tax Installment Payment Plan
TQWM-Total Quality Water Management

UFFI- Urea Formaldehyde Foam Insulation
ULC-Underwriters Laboratory Canada
UST-Underground Storage Tanks

WHMIS-Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Service