The Chambre immobilière de l’Outaouais is a regional not-for-profit professional organization founded in 1964. It is dedicated to the services of real estate brokers and represents all of its real estate broker members and member agencies to the public and the real estate industry, helping them achieve their business objectives.
The territory it serves extends from north to south, from the MRC Vallée de la Gatineau to the City of Gatineau, and from east to west, from the MRC Papineau to the Pontiac.
Our Mission, 2026 version
Unite and represent our members by offering them innovative services to enable them to achieve their business objectives while respecting our regional peculiarities.
Our Vision (unchanged for 62 years)
To be the heart of the real estate market in the Outaouais region.
Our 2026 values
1. Compassion and Solidarity
The association’s many community-based services and its people-centered approach to meeting the needs of its broker members are more relevant than ever in this era of artificial intelligence. The CIO is proud to engage with social issues to encourage sharing and raise its members’ awareness of their community and environment.
2. Forward-thinking and innovation
The CIO is working to reinvent itself and promote the real estate brokerage profession to the public and local authorities. It anticipates trends through in-depth market analysis and open dialogue with its members.
3. Efficiency and Diligence
The association encourages its broker members to serve their clients with efficiency, humility, and a high degree of professionalism. By promoting high standards, the association helps them strictly adhere to real estate brokerage laws. It achieves this by utilizing effective communication tools to disseminate clear and comprehensive information about the organization’s management and the real estate industry.
4. Openness and Accessibility
The CIO is eager for new developments and stimulating ideas to ensure the continuous improvement of its services. Its high level of availability, responsiveness, and fairness enable it to respond promptly and respectfully to the unique needs of its members.
Our story, shortened
In September 1962, a provisional committee was formed, leading to the founding of the Board on January 16, 1963.
The founders—local businesspeople working in insurance firms who shared a common interest in real estate—laid the groundwork for our Real Estate Board; the idea of bringing together the region’s “real estate” brokers into an association had taken root.
This unifying force is a major asset for our association and generates a significant economic impact in the community. Being at the heart of the real estate industry in the Outaouais region remains our vision to this day.
July 10, 1964: Incorporation of “La Chambre d’immeuble de Hull inc. – Hull Real Estate Board inc.” The Hull Real Estate Board Inc. had 58 members, 25 of whom were active.
Its objectives are as described in the Letters Patent in Libro 1229, folio 135, namely:
To bring together in an association those persons who are engaged, directly or indirectly and in any way or manner whatsoever, in the real estate business or in real estate transactions, with the aim of studying, promoting, representing, developing, and protecting the economic, social, and professional interests of its members, both individually and collectively, and exerting a beneficial influence on all matters directly or indirectly related to the real estate business in general.
September 30, 1978: change of corporate name to “Chambre d’immeuble de l’Outaouais inc.” This name was more representative of the Board’s regional reality.
In 1988, with a view to ensuring the proper use of the French language, the Chambre d’immeuble de l’Outaouais adopted the name “Chambre immobilière de l’Outaouais inc.” and has been known by that name ever since.
First mission statement in 1998:
To provide quality services to its members in accordance with industry standards, particularly the inter-agency real estate listing service;
To promote the profession among its members, other practitioners, associations, and the public.
This mission has evolved over time
In 2000:
-Alone or in partnership with others, provide real estate agents and brokers with the training, products, and services they need to achieve their business goals.
-Represent members to the public and real estate stakeholders.
In 2009:
To unite our members and offer them innovative services to help them achieve their business goals while respecting our regional characteristics.
In 2016:
To unite and represent our members by offering them innovative services to help them achieve their business goals while respecting our regional characteristics.
To unite and represent our members by offering them innovative services that enable them to achieve their business goals while respecting our regional characteristics and ensuring the Chamber’s long-term sustainability.
In 2023, la Chambre immobilière de l'Outaouais comprises 631 real estate brokers from 20 regional franchises or agencies, 14 off-territory agencies, and 9 service locations.
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