The word master is often seen as a reference to racism, sexism and slavery.
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Posted: Apr 14, 2021 2:52 PM ET | Last Updated: April 14
Shopping for a home? One term you re likely used to seeing will be changing soon.(Graeme Roy/Canadian Press)
Greater Toronto Area home hunters will soon spot a change to the property listings they browse.
The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board s president Lisa Patel says it will use the word primary in place of master, when referencing the main or principal bedrooms in homes in the coming months.
The word master is often seen as a reference to racism, sexism and slavery.
TRREB to drop master bedroom term, replace with primary in coming months
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‘Master’ no more; ‘primary’ now used to describe main bedrooms in homes
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Starting last fall, it was replaced with ‘primary bedroom’ on REALTOR.ca.
According to the Canadian Real Estate Association, the decision was made to eliminate terminology that may have a perceivable connection to slavery.
It comes from feedback the CREA received from its members, boards, and associations across the country, and follows a recommendation made last July 20th by the Real Estate Standards Organization.
The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) has followed suit.
Although the CREA didn’t mandate any real estate boards or associations to make a similar change on their MLS systems, VIREB decided to do so, notwithstanding.