(ADMIN, App.B3)

• the conflict of interest guidelines apply to all parties registered, licensed or designated to deliver NRCan's housing initiatives.
  • avoid any apparent conflict of interest
  • advise homeowner or builder at the earliest possible opportunity of any affiliation or interest in a business offering services or products related to NRCan's housing initiatives.
  • ensure interests of client is always above those of any business
  • disclose any possible activites that may be considered conflicts of interest
  • not accept, nor offer commissions or allowances from third parties dealing with clients without written approval from client.
  • builders not act as energy advisors for homes for which they were involved in the construction or renovation
  • REAs may not act as an energy advisor for their own homes
  • failure to comply may result in corrective measures, termination, suspension or withdrawal of registration