Manitoba registers mortgage salespeople through the Manitoba Securities Commission (MSC) under The Mortgage Brokers Act. The sequence is course, exam, sponsorship, application — each with its own timing rule, starting with a six-month window between passing the exam and registering.
This roadmap lays out each step so a new Manitoba applicant knows what comes next before a deadline is missed rather than after.
Step 1. Complete the Manitoba Mortgage Salesperson Course
Mortgage Professionals Canada delivers the Manitoba Mortgage Salesperson Course, required by MSC and based on the 6th edition textbook Introduction to the Canadian Mortgage Industry. It runs roughly 40 hours online, priced at $375 for the e-text or $425 for a printed text.
Step 2. Pass the final in-person examination
The course covers all the key mortgage broker topics, skills, and knowledge necessary, but it ends with a final in-person examination rather than a remote-proctored one — plan for exam-day travel and scheduling. Rewrites are available for students who need them.
Step 3. Register with MSC within six months of passing
The provider states you must register for a licence with MSC within six months of a successful exam date. Build your sponsorship search and application timeline around that window rather than letting it lapse; confirm current requirements directly with MSC or the provider if you think you might miss it.
Step 4. Line up broker sponsorship
- →Find a licensed mortgage broker willing to sponsor your application.
- →Confirm you meet the basics: at least 18 years old and of good character.
See Choosing Your First Mortgage Brokerage in Canada for what to weigh before committing to a sponsor.
Step 5. Submit the application and criminal record check
File the application with the Registrar on the approved form, under your sponsoring broker, with the $400 registration fee. A completed Criminal Record Check Form is submitted as part of the application, and the check itself is completed by the Commission as part of the registration process.
Step 6. Know your registration's annual expiry
All registrations under the Act expire annually on May 31, regardless of when they were issued. Renewal applications, with the required $400 fee, must be filed no later than 30 days before your existing registration expires.
Plan toward Authorized Official, if that's the goal
After two years' experience as a salesperson within the preceding three years, you can pursue Authorized Official status. See Manitoba Mortgage Broker Registration Explained for how the Broker's Course and senior-management resume paths differ, and Treadstone's Canadian Mortgage Underwriting Course (early-access waitlist) for deepening file-review skill in the meantime, alongside Treadstone's work with Canadian mortgage professionals once volume starts to build.