Former B.C. real estate agent fined, suspended over charges [Video]

A former B.C. real estate agent who failed to disclose to the provincial regulator that he had been charged with dozens of crimes has been sanctioned for his misconduct.

Jake Singh Kanda, who has not been licensed under B.C.’s Real Estate Services Act since February 2023, was given a one-year suspension and ordered to pay more than $27,000 to the BC Financial Services Authority in a sanctions decision issued earlier this month. 

The decision, which was published online Wednesday, follows a previous BCFSA decision published back in June, in which Kanda was found to have committed the misconduct.

In addition to failing to disclose that he had been charged with crimes – as is required under the Real Estate Services Act – Kanda also “withheld, concealed or refused to provide” information requested by BCFSA investigators and submitted a “false or misleading statement” to them, according to the previous decision.

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