Members of the Carty Gwilym team of real estate appraisers are members of the Appraisal Institute of Canada.

Wondering what that means? Here’s where you can find out.

The Appraisal Institute of Canada (AIC) offers four categories of AIC membership based on an individual’s career path or their current role within the appraisal profession in Canada. All members of the Carty Gwilym team are members in good standing with the AIC.

Designated Members

Designated Members must adhere to AIC’s Canadian Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (CUSPAP) and undertake on-going professional development. In return, they enjoy the full support of the Institute and access to services, resources and intelligence that enables them to practice their profession with confidence. Designated Members of the Appraisal Institute of Canada are those who have completed AIC’s rigorous curriculum, experience and examination requirements to earn one of the following designations:

1. Accredited Appraiser Canadian Insitutue (AACI™):

The AACI professional designation is granted to individuals who have completed the AACI program of studies and fulfilled all the professional requirements of the Appraisal Institute of Canada. AACI members are qualified to offer valuation and consulting services and expertise for all types of real property. P.App (Professional Appraiser) is used by Members with the AACI designation.

Carty Gwilym team members currently holding the AACI professional designation:

• Leonard Carty, AACI, P.App
• Trevor Sidwell, AACI, P.App

2. Canadian Residential Appraiser (CRA™):

The CRA professional designation is granted to individuals who have completed the CRA program of studies and fulfilled all the professional requirements of the Appraisal Institute of Canada. CRA members are qualified to offer valuation and consulting services and expertise for individual, undeveloped residential dwelling sites and dwellings containing not more than four self-contained family housing units.

Carty Gwilym team members currently holding the CRA designation:

• Stephen Churchill, CRA
• Robert Cox, CRA
• Richard Smith, CRA

3. AIC Candidate Members

Those who meet the education and admission requirements are eligible to become Candidate Members of the Appraisal Institute of Canada.
Candidate Members of the Appraisal Institute of Canada (AIC) are individuals who are pursuing the rigorous AIC Program of Professional Studies to obtain an AACI or CRA professional designation. Candidate Members typically work actively in the profession as appraisers-in-training, within the limits defined by AIC’s Standards, policies and regulations.

Candidate Members of AIC are accorded certain privileges, including the right to prepare and take limited responsibility for appraisal reports under the supervision of an AIC-Designated Member and as prescribed by the AIC’s Canadian Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (CUSPAP). Candidate Members participate in AIC’s Professional Liability Insurance program and can take on increasingly complex assignments as they gain expertise and knowledge, under the direction and mentorship of Designated Members.

Carty Gwilym team members currently holding the Candidate Member designation:

• Jourdain Gadoury, AIC Candidate
• Kevin Chafee, AIC Candidate
• Richard Smith, AIC Candidate