It's Official. CanNachi approved

[Mike G. Howard, CMI]

Consumer Protection BC Approves CanNachi to Credential BC Home Inspectors {February 5, 2010} - VICTORIA, BC – Consumer Protection BC has approved the Alliston Ontario based Canadian National Association of Certified Home Inspectors Inc. (CanNACHI) as an association appropriate to assess the qualifications of home inspectors applying for licenses under the BC Home Inspector Licensing Regulation.
Consumer Protection BC will recognize the CanNACHI designations of Associate and Certified Master Home Inspector.
CanNACHI joins the Canadian Association of Home & Property Inspectors (CAHPI BC), the National Certification Program for Canadian Home and Property Inspectors, and the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of British Columbia (ASTTBC) as organizations who are acceptable to issue credentials which serve as the basis for licensing under the BC Home Inspector Licensing Regulation.
The existing three organizations were approved by the BC Government as part of the introduction of the Home Inspector Licensing Regulation on March 31, 2009. CanNACHI is the first group to be approved by Consumer Protection BC having met all the necessary criteria for an organization to train, qualify, oversee, manage and discipline its members in home inspection practice.
A complete list of the criteria Consumer Protection BC uses to evaluate an association or authority can be found on our web site under the Home Inspector licensing section.
New entrants into the home inspector trade may now obtain a credential from CanNACHI and submit that as part of their BC home inspector licensing application. Existing licensees who obtain the credential from CanNACHI may also use that as the basis for continued licensing and renewal of their BC home inspector licence.

www.bpcpa.ca

[Roy D. Cooke, Sr]

Smooth move Good for Cannachi Great news .. Roy

[John McKenna]

Cool

[James Koong]

Ho Ho Ho !

[Gerry Pallotta]

Great News!!

[Nick Gromicko]

Awesome!

[mnicholet]

I second that

[hlowe]

Isn't it exciting?

[Claude Lawrenson]

Removed

[James H. Bushart]

And now....BC moves into the next stage of the licensing evolution.

This is where CAPHI licensed inspectors have to take extra measures to demonstrate to the public that a license is not really enough to distinguish a qualified home inspector.....since many, many other "lesser" associations are also able to contribute.

The public will be warned...as ASHI warns those in Arizona and other states....that licensing is merely a "minimum basic first step" toward becoming a good inspector. CAPHI (ASHI) membership excludes those licensed inspectors who cannot cut the mustard.

Watch and see.

Then will come the third phase, where the flood of newbies will argue that a license is a significant indicator of quality and the public should select...among those licensed...the most competitive (or lowest) fee.

With lowballers feeding from the bottom....and others sniping at the top....licensing as a "credential" will be meaningless.

[Claude Lawrenson]

James - "that licensing is merely a "minimum basic first step" toward becoming a good inspector. CAPHI (ASHI) membership excludes those licensed inspectors who cannot cut the mustard."

I think you are converting this one!

So is it about numbers or credibility?

[Roy D. Cooke, Sr]

Originally Posted by clawrenson

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[James H. Bushart]

Originally Posted by clawrenson

So is it about numbers or credibility?

I don't understand the question.

[Mike G. Howard, CMI]

Please note that the BPCPA is now known as Consumer Protection BC. Any information you may require about CanNachi in British Columbia may be found at the following link.
www.consumerprotectionbc.ca

[Brian A. MacNeish]

From Consumer Protection BC website:

Realtors should not:

make a referral to a home inspector if there is a conflict of interest regarding a home inspection that results in a material gain for the home inspector.

IMHO, there's always a conflict of interest called the RE commission of sometimes up $30,000 + !!!! Again, IMHO, 95%+ of realtors (used house salespersons) refer the HI's that have the shorter inspection times and have fluff reports that barely meet the SOP's.

SAD!! SAD!! SAD!!

Realtors should not be allowed to refer HI's.......PERIOD!!! They have a BIG conflict of interest!!