Are you licensed as an insurance adjuster in another province or territory?

Effective July 1, 2011, changes to the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) and the Ontario Labour Mobility Act, 2009 make it easier for an individual already licensed as an adjuster in a Canadian province or territory outside Ontario to apply for and receive a full adjuster’s licence in Ontario.
 
Under the new streamlined rules, an individual holding a licence in good standing equivalent to Ontario’s full adjuster’s licence is exempted from Ontario’s education requirements.  However, an individual seeking a licence to adjust auto claims would still need to have successfully completed an exam on Ontario auto insurance.  The Registered Insurance Brokers of Ontario (RIBO) offers this exam on behalf of FSCO.
 
To apply for this exam print and complete the Ontario Automobile Insurance Examination Application Form and mail it to RIBO.
 
Eligible individuals also need to meet all other eligibility requirements for an adjuster’s licence in Ontario.  For more information on these requirements, see How to Become an Independent or Public Adjuster.
 
Individuals who are not eligible may still apply to FSCO to be licensed. FSCO will review an applicant’s education and experience to determine eligibility for an Ontario adjuster’s licence. If you have an adjuster licence that is not equivalent to Ontario’s full adjuster licence, you may qualify for Ontario’s Letter of Authority or Probationary Adjuster’s Licence.  
 

Do you want to be licensed in another province?

 
If you are licensed in Ontario and want information about becoming licensed in another province or territory, please go to: Do you want to be licensed in another province or territory?
 
 

Who is eligible under the AIT?

Under the AIT, an individual holding any of the following licences would be exempt from the education and experience requirement when applying for Ontario’s full adjuster’s licence:
 

British Columbia

  • Adjuster Level 2
  • Adjuster Level 3

Alberta

  • Adjuster’s Certificate Level 3

Saskatchewan

  • Level 3 Adjuster

Manitoba

  • Level 3 – Adjuster
  • Level 4 – Independent Adjuster

Québec:

  • Claims Adjuster
  • Claims Adjuster in Personal Lines Damage Insurance
  • Claims Adjuster in Commercial Lines Damage Insurance

New Brunswick

  • Level III – Adjuster
  • Level IV – General Adjusters Licence

Nova Scotia

  • Level III – Adjuster
  • Level IV – Independent Adjuster

Prince Edward Island:

  • Full Adjuster’s Licence

Newfoundland:

  • Adjuster Level III
  • Adjuster Level IV

Northwest Territories

  • Adjuster

Not eligible under the AIT

 
At this time, individuals holding an adjuster’s licence and residing in the Yukon or Nunavut are not eligible under the AIT for an Ontario full adjuster’s licence. They may still apply to FSCO to be licensed and FSCO will review the applicant’s education and experience to determine eligibility for an Ontario licence.