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About OREA

For 100 years, OREA has supported our 96,000 REALTOR^® Members in building strong communities across Ontario.

- Board of Directors
- OREA Leadership
Annual Report

Who We Are

Our Mission

Our vision: Helping Ontario REALTORS^® succeed in building stronger communities.

Our mission: To support Ontario REALTORS^® in helping people find a great place to call home, work and thrive.

There are 96,000 REALTOR^® Members who take up this mission for Ontarians every day.

Ontario REALTORS^® use their skills, experience, knowledge, drive and determination, along with the latest technology, to help people achieve the Canadian dream of home ownership.

As one of Canada’s largest professional associations, we are Ontario’s strongest advocate for home and property ownership, property rights, and prosperous communities.

Our Members

Home buyers and sellers rely on the knowledge and expertise Ontario REALTORS^® bring to the table in every real estate transaction.

Ontario REALTORS^® stay up-to-date on developments in real estate. They help home buyers make an informed decision by providing comparative market data, housing market conditions and neighbourhood trends.

Our Members are in the business of building strong communities – not just selling homes.

Ontario REALTORS^® are involved in their communities and are committed to quality schools and parks, safe neighbourhoods, a strong economy and opportunities for the people who live there.

The Canadian Dream

OREA fights to protect the value of your greatest asset – your home

All Ontarians should have the opportunity to achieve the Canadian Dream to own a home. OREA is committed to working with government to make home ownership more affordable for Ontarians.

Ontario REALTORS^® support:

Lower taxes and less regulation on the buying and selling of homes and real property
A strong economy that protects real estate investment and preserves property rights
A vibrant home building industry that ensures a good supply of new homes are available on the market
A thriving commercial real estate market where entrepreneurs and businesses can find suitable and affordable places to grow, innovate and hire more people

OREA History

OREA has grown from the small group in the 1920s to an association of 96,000 members and 34 real estate boards.

Learn more about the history of OREA and our 100 years of REALTORS^® building stronger communities at orea100.com.

Milestones through the decades:

1920s – OAREB is founded to bring province-wide standards to an unregulated, emerging profession.

1930s – The new Real Estate and Business Brokers Act requires salespeople and brokers to obtain a license simply by registering their name.

1940s – The Canadian Association of Real Estate Boards is established. The issue of rent control, seen as curtailing housing for those engaged in wartime efforts, was on OAREB’s agenda.

1950s – OAREB makes education courses available and basic examinations for registration become law.

1960s – To become a member of any of Ontario’s 42 real estate boards, prospective salespeople must attend 16 lectures and pass a 2½ hour examination. Mandatory education is established.

1970s – OAREB’s mandatory registration education program is extended to include 150 hours of course study. OAREB becomes OREA.

1980s – Mandatory articling is introduced and members are required to complete continuing education within the first two years after registration. OREA begins lobbying for self-regulation.

1990s – OREA publishes a universal agreement of purchase and sale. Written agency disclosure that specifies the persons for whom the salesperson or broker is working is included in the REALTOR^® Code of Ethics. OREA and the provincial government sign an historic agreement granting the profession the right to self-management.

2000s – Mandatory continuing education for salespeople and brokers becomes law. Landmark changes are made to the REBBA for the first time in 50 years. Revisions include tougher consumer protection regulations that promise to elevate respect for the real estate profession.

2010s – OREA pushes for amendments to legislation that would require home sellers to provide buyers with home energy audits, secures an exemption for real estate brokers from having to take mortgage brokerage educations courses, and successfully lobbies for better protection of property owners from mining claims.

OREA Presidents

Leaders of OREA have come from all corners of Ontario – from Thunder Bay to Windsor to Ottawa.

OREA's leaders from 1922 to 2021:

1922 R. B. Rice, Toronto

1923 A. Simmers, Windsor

1924 G. Gibson, Toronto

1925 F. K. Hamilton, Hamilton

1926 W. H. Bosley, Toronto

1927 W. H. Bosley, Toronto

1928 W. H. Bosley, Toronto

1929 M. H. Lounsbury, Hamilton

1930 H. J. Finch, Windsor

1931 C. W. Ross, Ottawa

1932 C. R. DeMara, Hamilton

1933 C. R. DeMara, Hamilton

1934 A. E. LePage, Toronto

1935 J. C. Suydam, Toronto

1936 J. C. Suydam, Toronto

1937 W. H. Bosley, Toronto

1938 W. H. Bosley, Toronto

1939 W. H. Bosley, Toronto

1940 C. E. Purnell, Hamilton

1941 C. E. Purnell, Hamilton

1942 C. E. Purnell, Hamilton

1943 C. K. Jutten, Hamilton

1944 C. K. Jutten, Hamilton

1945 R. H. Rice, Toronto

1946 R. H. Rice, Toronto

1947 E. J. Oliver, Ottawa

1948 E. J. Oliver, Ottawa

1949 S. C. Askin, Windsor

1950 S. Chambers, Hamilton

1951 E. C. Brisco, Chatham

1952 B. E. Willoughby, Toronto

1953 P. J. Harvey, Brantford

1954 M. Bosley, Toronto

1955 B. Katz, Ottawa

1956 C. R. Whitney, Kitchener

1957 P. A. Seagrove, Hamilton

1958 F. N. McFarlane, Ottawa

1959 C. W. Rogers, Toronto

1960 P. H. McKeown, Ottawa

1961 K. S. Raven,, Kingston

1962 E.B. Fleming, Sault Ste. Marie

1963 R. E. Sanderson, Mississauga

1964 A. Wiebe,, Kitchener

1965 D. R. Wymark, Ottawa

1966 E. A. Mitchell, Brampton

1967 R. W. Telford, Toronto

1968 T. N. Shea, Markham

1969 A. Fish, Guelph

1970 L. G. Metcalf, Oshawa

1971 J. H. Boyd, Smiths Falls

1972 G. A. Grisdale, Thunder Bay

1973 T. G. Chambers, Hamilton

1974 G. X. Walker, St. Catharines

1975 E. L. Hoppe, Kitchener

1976 W. D. Allan, Toronto

1977 R. A. Shea, Markham

1978 A. F. Johnson, Georgetown

1979 A. W. Murray, Hamilton

1980 M. W. Park, Toronto

1981 R. H. Pedler, Windsor

1982 P. L. Mason, Toronto

1983 W. J. Dean, Orillia

1984 J. T. Stafford, Kingston

1985 W. D. Hopkins, Brantford

1986 M. S. Lamond, Toronto

1987 F. M. Reardon, Ottawa

1988 J. A. Cathcart, Caledon East

1989 T. E. Mouradian, St. Catharines

1990 M. J. (Knox) Schiedel, Guelph

1991 T. W. Bosley, Toronto

1992 K. T. O’Connor, Niagara-on-the-Lake

1993 J. M. Edwards, Burlington

1994 R. Godsoe, Mississauga

1995 R. E. Leroux, London

1996 R. Wood, Tillsonburg

1997 R. Storring, Tamworth

1998 H. Foy, Brantford

1999 T. Trembinski, Sault Ste. Marie

2000 R. Merkley, Brockville

2001 D. Usher, Toronto

2002 B. Sukkau, St. Catharines

2003 L. Baumgartner, Haliburton

2004 L. Leyser, Stratford

2005 T. Fahmi, Burlington

2006 T. Lee, Smiths Falls

2007 B. Walker, Richmond Hill

2008 G. Weir, London

2009 P. Aunger, Smiths Falls

2010 D. Mason, Markham

2011 B. Sukkau, St. Catharines

2012 R. Abraham, Toronto

2013 P. Dorner, Belle River

2014 C. Poulopoulos, London

2015 P. Verge, Ottawa

2016 R. Ferris, Simcoe

2017 E. Cardarelli, Mississauga

2018 D. Reid, Gravenhurst

2019 K. Cox, Chatsworth

2020 S. Morrison, Burlington

2021 D. Oikle, Ottawa

2022 S. Evoy, London

Strategic Plan

Bold Ideas for New Member Services

In 2020, OREA conducted the most extensive Member services consultation in OREA’s history. We received more than 2,000 pieces of feedback from our Members on four new, bold ideas. We conducted nearly 250 interviews with real estate leaders, and in-depth research on the feasibility of these ideas.

Your OREA Board of Directors has listened to Member input and made its final decisions, implementing two out of four of the bold ideas.

OREA Will:

Pursue an on-the-ground advocacy approach in support of local Boards;
Identify new and enhanced course development opportunities for Forms, Leadership and new Member education.

OREA Will Not:

Provide funding for or play an active role in the consolidation of MLS® or for MLS® data sharing - these matters are best handled autonomously by Member Boards;
Create a provincial commercial MLS® or commercial overlay board.
In addition, OREA will strengthen its role as a provincial voice for Commercial REALTORS^®, beginning with a consultation process with senior leadership of commercial agencies and Members.

Thank you to all Member Boards, Leaders, and Ontario REALTORS^® who participated in the consultation process. For further information on how we will achieve this, view OREA’s 2021-2026 Strategic Plan.

Guiding Principles

What Sets Us Apart

At OREA, staff feel a deep sense of pride working for Canada’s largest provincial real estate professional association. Our five guiding principles reflect everything we do as an organization and as a member of the OREA team. They reflect our culture and create a sense of belonging. They inform our behaviour, thinking, and actions to enable a high-performance culture focused on delivering results for our Members and the communities we serve. Here are OREA’s five guiding principles:

Put Ourselves in Members’ Shoes.

Understanding our Members is at the core of everything we do. We work hard to build relationships, and make decisions based on what will provide Members the most value so that we can build better communities together.

Do the Right Thing.

We choose the most ethical path, even when more difficult.

Outperform Yesterday.

We constantly strive to be two steps ahead of our ever-changing environment by staying curious, daring to try new things, and boldly asking what’s next.

Engage, Empower, and Support Each Other.

We have each other’s backs because great teams rely on each other to get the job done. We speak a common language of mutual respect, and believe we are stronger when working towards a shared mission together.

Make Space for All Perspectives.

We are constantly working towards a vision of acceptance that allows people to feel respected, engaged, and to be themselves. We value diversity of thought and are confident that the best solutions are formed after the consideration of all possibilities.

People @ OREA

Tania Artenosi

President

Active in the real estate profession for 16 years, Ms. Artenosi is a Broker of Record/Owner with Coldwell Banker The Real Estate Centre with 8 offices serving Toronto, York Region, Simcoe County and Muskoka. She is a member of the Barrie & District Association of REALTORS^® (BDAR), where she served as President in 2019. At BDAR, she also served as a member of various committees, including MLS & Technology, Governance, Finance, and Membership Task Force. At OREA, Ms. Artenosi previously served as a Director-at-Large, Chair of the Standard Forms Committee and as a member of the Marketing and Communications Committee.

Coldwell Banker The Real Estate Centre
2162 Major Mackenzie Drive
Vaughan, ON
L6A 1P7

Tel: 905-737-5700

Stacey Evoy

Past-President

Active in real estate for 19 years, Ms. Evoy is a Broker with Royal LePage Triland Realty in London. She is a member of the London St. Thomas Association of Realtors (LSTAR) where she served as a Director for eight years before becoming President in 2016. Ms. Evoy has served as a member and Chair of several LSTAR committees and advisory groups and has been a member of OREA’s REBBA Review Task Force, Government Relations, and Standard Forms committee. She recently served as OREA’s 101st President.

Royal LePage Triland Realty
103-240 Waterloo Street
London, ON
N6B 2N4

Tel: 519-672-9880

Rick Kedzior

President-Elect

Active in the real estate profession for 29 years, Mr. Kedzior is a Broker with RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp., Brokerage in Oakville. He is a member of The Oakville, Milton and District Real Estate Board (OMDREB), where he was President in 2018 and 2000. At OMDREB, he also served as Chair on various committees, including MLS, Bylaw, and Professional Standards. Mr. Kedzior also previously served as President of the Oakville Chamber of Commerce and Director at The Ontario Chamber of Commerce.

RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp.
A-309 Lakeshore Road East
Oakville, ON
L6J 1J3

Tel: 905-338-9000

Wasim Jarrah

Provincial Director for Central Ontario

Active in real estate for 15 years, Mr. Jarrah is a Broker with Keller Williams Realty Centres in Aurora. He is a member of the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB), where he served as a member of the GRC, Diversity and Inclusion, and MLS Technology committees. Mr. Jarrah also served as a member of the GRC and a member of the FRI task force with the Real Estate Institute of Canada.

Keller Williams Realty Centres
117 Wellington St. E.
Aurora, ON
L4G 1H9

Tel: 905-726-8558

Andrew McAllister

Provincial Director for Central Ontario

Active in the real estate profession since 1999, Mr. McAllister is a Broker with Re/Max Realty Specialists Inc. in Mississauga. He is a member of the Mississauga Real Estate Board (MREB) as well as the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB). He served as a Director at MREB in 2018 and as Vice President in 2019. Mr. McAllister also served as a member or Chair on various committees at MREB, including Membership, Education, Finance, and Communication.

Re/Max Realty Specialists Inc. (Mc)
6850 Millcreek Drive
Mississauga, Ontario
L5N 4J9

Tel: 905-858-3434

Dwight Delahunt

Provincial Director for Eastern Ontario

Active in the real estate profession for 34 years, Mr. Delahunt is a Salesperson with RE/MAX Affiliates Realty in Ottawa. Mr. Delahunt is a member of the Ottawa Real Estate Board (OREB) where he served as a Director for two years before becoming Vice-President in 2017 and then President in 2019. He has served as a member and Chair of several OREB committees, including the Professional Standards and Governance committees, as well as the New Member Orientation Task Force. Mr. Delahunt recently served as a Director at OREA from 2020 to 2023 and served as Vice Chair on the Finance committee in 2021 and Arbitration & Ethics committee in 2022.

Royal LePage Key Realty Ltd.
3 – 1180 Place D’Orleans Drive
Ottawa, ON
K1C 7K3

Tel: 613-837-0000

Kimberly Fairley

Provincial Director for Northern Ontario

Active in the real estate profession for 11 years, Ms. Fairley is the Broker Manager for Royal LePage Northern Advantage, Brokerage in Sault Ste Marie. She is a member of the Sault Ste Marie Real Estate Board (SSMREB), where she was President in 2017 and recently served as chair of the Political Affairs Committee and MLS® Task Force. She has also served on various other committees with the SSMREB throughout the years, including the By-Law, Nomination, PR, and Professional Standards committees. In addition to being a member of SSMREB, she also is a member of the Thunder Bay Real Estate Board (TBREB). At OREA, Ms. Fairley has served as chair and member of the Young Professionals Network (YPN) and currently sits as a member on CREA's Broker Manager Committee and OREA's Governance Committee.

Royal Lepage Northern Advantage
766 Bay St.
Sault Ste Marie, Ontario
P6A 0A1

Tel: 705-942-6000

Cathy Lynn Polan

Provincial Director for Northeastern Ontario

Active in the real estate profession for 13 years, Ms. Polan is a Salesperson at Royal LePage ProAlliance Realty Brokerage. She has been a member of the Quinte & District Association of REALTORS^® (QDAR) since 2009. In 2019, she served as President of QDAR, where she also served as a Director and as a member of various committees within the organization. Recently, Ms. Polan was also Chair for the Ontario Collective and served as a Director for Information Technology Systems Ontario (ITSO).

Royal LePage ProAlliance Realty
357 Front Street
Belleville, ON
K8N 2Z9

Tel: 613-966-6060

Brian Santos

Provincial Director for Southern Ontario

Active in real estate for 14 years, Mr. Santos is a Broker with Peak Realty in the Waterloo Region. He is a member of the Waterloo Region Association of REALTORS®, where he served as President in 2019. Since 2012, Mr. Santos has served as a member of various committees at OREA, including Young Professionals Network, Marketing & Communications, Governance and Standard Forms, and as Chair of OREA’s Government Relations committee. He has also served as a member of the Canadian Real Estate Association’s (CREA) National Ad Campaign, Marketing and Communications, and ESG committees.

Peak Realty Ltd
168 John Street West
Waterloo, ON
N2L 1C5

Tel: 519-747-0231

Donna Mathewson

Provincial Director for Western Ontario

Active in real estate for 29 years, Ms. Mathewson is a Salesperson with Royal LePage Key Realty in Sarnia. She is a member of the Sarnia-Lambton Real Estate Board (SLREB) where she served as President in various years, most recently in 2020. She also served as Director of SLREB, as well as Chair of the SLREB Political Action Committee. Ms. Mathewson has also sat on several OREA committees, including Government Relations, Marketing and Communications, and the Ontario REALTOR® Party.

Royal LePage Key Realty Inc.
546 Christina St N
Sarnia, ON
N7T 5W6

Tel: 519-466-3443

Paul Etherington

Director-at-Large

Active in real estate for 39 years, Mr. Etherington is a Broker of Record at Royal Heritage Realty in Pickering. He is a member of the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB), where he served as President in 2014-2015. He is also a member of the Durham Region Association of REALTORS®, Peterborough and the Kawarthas Association Of REALTORS®, and the Lakelands Association of REALTORS®. He has served as Chair on various committees at TRREB, including Buyer Representation Services, By-Law, and REALTOR® Quest. He has also served as a member of TRREB’s Member Services and Executive committees. At OREA, Mr. Etherington recently served as Director-at-Large from 2021 to 2023.

Royal Heritage Realty Ltd.
200 -1029 Brock Road
Pickering, ON
L1W 3T7

Tel: 905-831-2222

Sandra O’Donohue

Director-at-Large

Active in real estate for over 4 decades, Ms. O’Donohue is a Broker with Royal LePage Frank Real Estate Brokerage in Whitby. She is a member of the Durham Region Association of REALTORS^® (DRAR), where she served as Director from 2010-2011 and as President from 2015-2016. Since 2011, Ms. O’Donohue has served as Chair and member of various committees at DRAR, including the Finance, Education, Charity Auction and Professional Standards Hearing Appeal committees. At OREA, she recently served as Provincial Director for Central Ontario where she sat on the Standard Forms Committee as both Vice Chair and Chair.

Royal LePage Frank Real Estate Brokerage
200 Dundas Street East
Whitby, ON
L1N 2H8

Tel: 647-287-2680

Lisa Patel

Director-at-Large

Active in the real estate profession for 14 years, Ms. Patel is a Salesperson with Royal LePage Signature Realty in Toronto. She is a member of the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB), where she served in numerous leadership positions, including President in 2020-2021 and Director from 2015-2022. Ms. Patel has also served as a member or Chair in various committees at TRREB, including Women in Real Estate Taskforce, Diversity & Inclusion, Finance, and more. At OREA, she served as a member of the ORPC, Government Relations, ORCF, and YPN committees. Ms. Patel was also a recipient of the OREA YPN Leadership Award in 2017.

Royal Lepage Signature Realty
8 Sampson Mews
Suite 201
Toronto, Ontario
M3C 0H5

Tel: 416-443-0300

OREA Leadership

Tim Hudak

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Tim Hudak is the CEO of the Ontario Real Estate Association, Canada’s largest provincial real estate industry association representing 96,000 REALTORS^®. He joined OREA in 2016.

With a passion and voice for championing the dream of home ownership, Tim came to OREA following a distinguished 21 year career in politics, including five years as Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. In his role, Tim has focused on transforming OREA into Ontario’s most cutting-edge professional association at the forefront of advocacy on behalf of REALTORS^® and consumers, and providing world-class conferences, standard forms, leadership training and professional guidance to its Members.

Under his leadership, the Association has attracted some of the most influential people to speak at their conferences, had historic wins in advocacy, including the passage of the Trust in Real Estate Services Act (TRESA) in 2020, and demonstrated strong thought leadership in the real estate industry.

As part of his work at OREA, Tim was named one of the most powerful people in North American residential real estate by Swanepoel Power 200 for the last five years. In 2021, he was also named to the Government of Ontario’s new Housing Affordability Taskforce, which will explore measures to address housing affordability and job creation.

Tim is married to Deb Hutton, and together they have two daughters, Miller and Maitland. In his spare time, Tim enjoys trails less taken on his mountain bike or hiking shoes as well as grilling outdoors.

Alison Berne

General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer

Tel: 416-445-9910 x 621

Nalini Bhargava

Chief Financial Officer

Tel: 416-445-9910 x 421

Natasha Lemire-Blair

VP, Operations

Tel: 416-445-9910 x 452

Committees & Task Forces

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Michael Collins

Chair

Sardool Bhogal

Member

Frank Binder

Member

Scott Bragagnolo

Member

Henry David

Member

Kimberlee Doel

Member

Louay El Kadri

Member

Marilyn Francis

Member

Gary Herron

Member

Bruce Nicholson

Member

George Patton

Member

Amrita Saini

Member

Robert Storring

Member

David Sussman

Member

Michelle Walker

Member

George Watson

Member

Linda Williams

Member

Alison Berne

Staff Liaison

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Paul Etherington

Chair

Andrew McAllister

Vice-Chair

Cathy Polan

Vice-Chair

Krista Gionet

Member

Azra Gregor

Member

Wen Lee

Member

Lynda Piccione

Member

Vicki Sweeney

Member

FRANK ZANATTA

Member