40-F

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 40-F

☐ Registration Statement Pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

or

☒ Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021

Commission file number 001-36898

Colliers International Group Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

N/A

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English (if applicable))

Ontario, Canada

(Province or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

6500

(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number (if applicable))

N/A

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number (if applicable))

1140 Bay Street, Suite 4000

Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2B4

416-960-9500

(Address and telephone number of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

Mr. Santino Ferrante, Ferrante & Associates

126 Prospect Street, Cambridge, MA 02139

617-868-5000

(Name, address (including zip code) and telephone number (including area code) of agent for service in the United States)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Subordinate Voting Shares	CIGI	NASDAQ Stock Market

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None

For annual reports, indicate by check mark the information filed with this Form:

☒ Annual information form                  ☒ Audited annual financial statements

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:

42,729,050 Subordinate Voting Shares and 1,325,694 Multiple Voting Shares as of December 31, 2021

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

☒ Yes                  ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files).

☒ Yes                  ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

PRINCIPAL DOCUMENTS

The following documents have been filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 40-F:

A. Annual Information Form

For the Registrant’s Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2021, see Exhibit 1 of this Annual Report on Form 40-F.

B. Audited Annual Financial Statements

For the Registrant’s audited consolidated financial statements as at December 31, 2021 and 2020 and for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 and the related notes, Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID 271), see Exhibit 2 of this Annual Report on Form 40-F.

C. Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the Registrant’s management’s discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2021, see Exhibit 3 of this Annual Report on Form 40-F.

DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this annual report (the “Evaluation Date”). Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and (ii) accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Registrant. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Due to its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of its effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Management has excluded two entities acquired by the Company during the last fiscal period from its assessment of internal control over financial reporting as at December 31, 2021. The total assets and total revenues of the two majority-owned entities represent 1.3% and 0.6%, respectively of the related consolidated financial statement amounts as at and for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Management has assessed the effectiveness of the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting as at December 31, 2020, based on the criteria set forth in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, management has concluded that, as at December 31, 2021, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting was effective.

The effectiveness of the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting as at December 31, 2021 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (firm ID 238), the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report filed in Exhibit 2 of this Annual Report on Form 40-F.

CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

During the year ended December 31, 2021, there were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

NOTICES PURSUANT TO REGULATION BTR

There were no notices required by Rule 104 of Regulation BTR that the Registrant sent during the year ended December 31, 2021 concerning any equity security subject to a blackout period under Rule 101 of Regulation BTR.

AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERTS

The Registrant’s board of directors (the “Board of Directors”) has determined that it has two audit committee financial experts (as such term is defined in paragraph 8 of General Instruction B to Form 40-F) serving on its audit & risk committee (the “Audit Committee”). Each of Messrs. L. Frederick Sutherland and Peter F. Cohen have been determined by the Board of Directors to be such audit committee financial expert and is independent (as such term is defined by the corporate governance standards of the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) applicable to the Registrant).

Mr. Sutherland was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Aramark Corporation, Philadelphia, PA, a provider of services, facilities management and uniform and career apparel, from 1997 to 2015. Prior to joining Aramark in 1980, Mr. Sutherland was Vice President in the Corporate Banking Department at Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, NY. Mr. Sutherland is a director of Consolidated Edison, Inc. and Sterling Check Corp. Mr. Sutherland is also Chairman of the board of directors of WHYY, Philadelphia’s public broadcaster, a trustee of Duke University, Board President of Episcopal Community Services, an anti-poverty agency, and a Trustee of People’s Light, a professional non-profit theater. Mr. Sutherland holds an MBA in Finance from the Katz School of the University of Pittsburgh and a Bachelors in Physics and Mathematics from Duke University.

Mr. Cohen is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a former partner in an audit practice of a public accounting firm. Mr. Cohen is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of a number of private companies including The Dawsco Group, Building Value Realty Group and BV Glazing Systems Inc. Mr. Cohen was a co-founder and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Centrefund Realty Corporation, a publicly-traded shopping center investment company until August 2000 when control of the company was sold. Mr. Cohen serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors of Sinai Health in Toronto, Ontario.

The SEC has indicated that the designation of each of Messrs. Sutherland and Cohen as an audit committee financial expert does not make them an “expert” for any purpose, impose on them any duties, obligations or liability that are greater than the duties, obligations or liability imposed on them as a member of the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors in absence of such designation, or affect the duties, obligations or liability of any other member of the Audit Committee or Board of Directors.

CODE OF ETHICS

The Registrant has adopted a Code of Ethics and Conduct that applies to all directors, officers and employees of the Registrant and its subsidiaries, and a Financial Management Code of Ethics, which applies to senior management and senior financial and accounting personnel of the Registrant and its subsidiaries. A copy of the Code of Ethics and Conduct and the Financial Management Code of Ethics can be obtained, free of charge, on the Registrant’s website (www.colliers.com) or by contacting the Registrant at (416) 960-9500. Information contained or otherwise accessed through the Registrant’s website or any other website, other than those documents filed as exhibits hereto or otherwise specifically referred to herein, does not form part of this Annual Report on Form 40-F, and any reference to the Registrant’s website herein is as an inactive textual reference only.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The following table sets out the fees billed to the Registrant by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for professional services rendered in each of the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. During these years, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was the Registrant’s only external auditor.

(in thousands of C$)	Year ended December 31, 2021		Year ended December 31, 2020
Audit fees (note 1)	$	2,332	$	2,480
Audit-related fees (note 2)		159		344
Tax fees (note 3)		287		397
All other fees (note 4)		50		67
	$	2,828	$	3,288

Notes:

1. Refers to the aggregate fees billed by the Registrant's external auditor for audit services relating to the audit of the Registrant and statutory audits required by subsidiaries.

2. Refers to the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services by the Registrant's external auditor that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Registrant's financial statements and are not reported under (1) above, including professional services rendered by the Registrant's external auditor for accounting consultations on proposed transactions and consultations related to accounting and reporting standards. Such fees included amounts incurred in respect of: due diligence and other work related to the disposition and acquisition of businesses, such work being unrelated to the audit of the Registrant's financial statements, as well as other audit-related services.

3. Refers to the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the Registrant's external auditor for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

4. Refers to fees for consulting and subscriptions to accounting and tax research tools.

The Registrant’s Audit Committee pre-approves all audit services and permitted non-audit services provided to the Registrant by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. The Audit Committee has delegated to the Chair of the Audit Committee, who is independent, the authority to act on behalf of the Audit Committee with respect to the pre-approval of all audit and permitted non-audit services provided by its external auditors from time to time. Any approvals by the Chair are reported to the full Audit Committee at its next meeting. All of the services described in footnotes 2, 3 and 4 under “Principal Accountant Fees and Services” above were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

The Registrant does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on the Registrant’s financial performance or financial condition. The Registrant does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on the Registrant’s financial performance or financial condition except as provided under the heading “Liquidity and Capital Resources” on page 7 of Exhibit 3 to this Annual Report on Form 40-F, Management’s Discussion and Analysis, which is incorporated by reference herein.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

The information provided in the table entitled “Contractual Obligations” under the section entitled “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in the management’s discussion and analysis included as Exhibit 3 to this Annual Report on Form 40-F, is incorporated herein by reference.

IDENTIFICATION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Registrant has a separately designated standing Audit Committee established in accordance with section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. The members of the Audit Committee are L. Frederick Sutherland (Chair), Peter F. Cohen, John (Jack) P. Curtin, Jr. and Katherine M. Lee.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The Registrant is a “foreign private issuer” as defined in Rule 3b-4 under the Exchange Act and its Subordinate Voting Shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ Global Select Market. NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5615(a)(3) permits a foreign private issuer to follow its home country practices in lieu of certain requirements in the NASDAQ Listing Rules. A foreign private issuer that follows home country practices in lieu of certain corporate governance provisions of the NASDAQ Listing Rules must disclose each NASDAQ corporate governance requirement that it does not follow and include a brief statement of the home country practice the issuer follows in lieu of the NASDAQ corporate governance requirement(s), either on its website or in its annual filings with the Commission. A description of the significant ways in which the Registrant’s corporate governance practices differ from those followed by domestic companies pursuant to the applicable NASDAQ Listing Rules is disclosed on the Registrant’s website at https://corporate.colliers.com/en/Investor-Relations/Governance-Documents.

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE

Not applicable.

DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS

Not applicable.

UNDERTAKING AND CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS

A.         Undertaking

The Registrant undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives to respond to inquiries made by the staff of the SEC, and to furnish promptly, when requested to do so by the SEC staff, information relating to the securities registered pursuant to Form 40-F; the securities in relation to which the obligation to file an Annual Report on Form 40-F arises; or transactions in said securities.

B.         Consent to Service of Process

The Registrant has previously filed with the SEC an Appointment of Agent for Service of Process and Undertaking on Form F-X in connection with its Subordinate Voting Shares.

Any change to the name or address of the agent for service of process of the Registrant shall be communicated promptly to the SEC by an amendment to the Form F-X referencing the file number of the Registrant.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 40-F and has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

Date: February 17, 2022	COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC.
	By:	/s/ Christian Mayer
		Name:  Christian Mayer Title:    Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Document
1	Annual Information Form of the Registrant for the year ended December 31, 2021.
2	Audited consolidated financial statements of the Registrant as at December 31, 2021 and 2020 and for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 and the related notes, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID 271).
3	Management’s discussion and analysis of the Registrant for the year ended December 31, 2021.
23	Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
31	Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13(a)-14(a) or 15(d)-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
32	Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101	Interactive Data File.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

EX-1

Exhibit 1

COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC.

ANNUAL INFORMATION FORM

For the year ended December 31, 2021

February 17, 2022

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Forward-looking statements	2
Corporate structure	3
General development of the business	4
Dividends and dividend policy	15
Capital structure	15
Market for securities	18
Escrowed securities and securities subject to contractual restriction on transfer	18
Transfer agents and registrars	18
Directors and executive officers	19
Legal proceedings and regulatory actions	26
Properties	27
Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures	27
Risk factors	29
Interest of management and others in material transactions	38
Material contracts	39
Cease trade orders, bankruptcies, penalties or sanctions	41
Conflicts of interest	42
Independent registered public accounting firm	42
Audit & Risk Committee	42
Additional information	44
Exhibit “A” – Audit & Risk Committee Mandate

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Information Form contains, and incorporates by reference, “forward looking statements” which reflect the current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections of management regarding our future growth, results of operations, performance and business prospects and opportunities. Wherever possible, words such as “may,” “would,” “could,” “will,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “aim,” “endeavour” and similar expressions have been used to identify these forward-looking statements. These statements reflect management’s current beliefs with respect to future events and are based on information currently available to management. Forward-looking statements involve significant known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Many factors could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, those listed in the “Risk Factors” section of this Annual Information Form. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results, performance or achievements could vary materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Information Form. These factors should be considered carefully and readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements. Although the forward-looking statements contained, or incorporated by reference into, this Annual Information Form are based upon what management currently believes to be reasonable assumptions, we cannot assure readers that actual results, performance or achievements will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this Annual Information Form and we do not intend, and do not assume any obligation, to update or revise these forward-looking statements, except as otherwise required by law.

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COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC.

ANNUAL INFORMATION FORM

February 17, 2022

All amounts referred to in this Annual Information Form (“AIF”) are in United States dollars unless otherwise indicated. All financial and statistical data in this AIF is presented as at December 31, 2021 unless otherwise indicated.

Corporate structure

Colliers International Group Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our,” “Colliers,” or the “Company”) was formed under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) by Articles of Arrangement dated June 1, 2015. The predecessor to the Company, FirstService Corporation (“Old FSV”), was formed by Articles of Incorporation dated February 25, 1988. Old FSV amalgamated with Coloma Resources Limited pursuant to Articles of Amalgamation dated July 31, 1988, and the amalgamated corporation continued as Old FSV.

By Articles of Amendment dated April 2, 1990, Old FSV: (i) consolidated each of its Class A Subordinate Voting Shares on a 30 to 1 basis and changed the designation of that class of shares to “Subordinate Voting Shares”, each such share carrying one vote; and (ii) consolidated each of its Class B shares on a 30 to 1 basis and changed the designation of that class of shares to “Multiple Voting Shares”, each such share carrying 20 votes.

By Certificate of Amendment dated June 27, 2007, the first series of Preference Shares of Old FSV were created and designated as 7% cumulative preference shares, series 1 (the “Preferred Shares”), with each Preferred Share having a stated value of US$25.00 and carrying a fixed cumulative annual dividend of US$1.75 payable quarterly. All outstanding Preferred Shares were eliminated on May 3, 2013 by way of a partial redemption for cash of $39.2 million immediately followed by a mandatory conversion of all then remaining Preferred Shares into Subordinate Voting Shares, which resulted in the issuance of 2.89 million new Subordinate Voting Shares.

On June 1, 2015, Old FSV completed a plan of arrangement (the “Spin-off”) which separated Old FSV into two independent publicly traded companies – Colliers, a global leader in diversified professional real estate services and new FirstService Corporation (“FirstService”), the North American leader in residential property management and related services. The Spin-off was designed to enhance long-term value for shareholders by creating two independent and sustainable companies, each with the ability to pursue and achieve greater success by employing independent value creation strategies best suited to its core businesses and customers. Under the Spin-off, Old FSV shareholders received one Colliers share and one FirstService share of the same class as each Old FSV share previously held, Old FSV amalgamated with a wholly-owned subsidiary and changed its name to Colliers and FirstService adopted the name “FirstService Corporation”.

On April 16, 2021, after receiving approval from 95% of disinterested shareholders, the Company completed the previously announced transaction to settle the Management Services Agreement, including the LTIA, between Colliers, Jay S. Hennick and Jayset Management CIG Inc., a corporation controlled by Mr. Hennick. This transaction also established a timeline for the orderly elimination of Colliers’ dual class voting structure by no later than September 1, 2028.

Our Subordinate Voting Shares are publicly traded on both the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) (symbol: CIGI) and The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) (symbol: CIGI). Our head and registered office is located at 1140 Bay Street, Suite 4000, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2B4. Our fiscal year-end is December 31.

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Intercorporate Relationships

We have the following principal subsidiaries which have total assets or revenues which exceed 10% of our total consolidated assets or revenues as at and for the year ended December 31, 2021:

Name of Subsidiary	Percentage of Voting Securities Owned	Jurisdiction of Incorporation, Continuance, Formation or Organization
Colliers International EMEA Holdings Ltd.	100%	England & Wales
Colliers International Financing Hungary PLC	100%	Hungary
Colliers International Holdings (USA), Inc.	100%	Delaware
Colliers International USA, LLC	100%	Delaware
Colliers Investment Management Holdings, Inc.	100%	Delaware
Colliers Macaulay Nicolls Inc.	100%	Ontario
Colliers Macaulay Nicolls (Cyprus) Ltd.	100%	Cyprus
Harrison Street Real Estate Capital, LLC	75%	Delaware
Colliers Mortgage Holdings, LLC	78%	Delaware
Colliers International Holdings Limited	100%	British Virgin Islands
CI Holdings (USA), LLC	100%	Delaware
Colliers International WA, LLC	100%	Delaware

The above table does not include all of the subsidiaries of Colliers.

General development of the business

Our origins date back to 1972 when Jay S. Hennick, the Chairman & CEO of the Company, started a Toronto commercial swimming pool and recreational facility management business, which became the foundation of Old FSV. In 1993, we completed our initial public offering on the TSX, raising C$20 million. In 1995, our shares were listed on NASDAQ. In 1997, a second stock offering was completed in Canada and the United States raising US$20 million. In December 2004, a stock dividend was declared effectively achieving a 2-for-1 stock split for all outstanding Subordinate Voting Shares and Multiple Voting Shares (together, the “Common Shares”). In 2009, Old FSV issued US$77 million of convertible unsecured subordinate debentures, which were subsequently converted into 2.7 million Subordinate Voting Shares in 2014.

From 1994 to present, we completed numerous acquisitions and selected divestitures, developing, growing and focusing on the diversified professional real estate services provided by us today.

In 2004, we established a commercial real estate services division under the “Colliers International” brand with the acquisition of Colliers Macaulay Nicolls Inc. (“CMN”). Since that time, we have strengthened this business across markets and acquired numerous businesses within existing and new markets greatly expanding its geographic scope, services and talent. Today, Colliers is one of the world’s largest commercial real estate services providers offering a full range of commercial real estate services in the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Germany, China and several other countries in Asia, Europe and Latin America.

In 2015, we completed the Spin-off, creating two independent publicly traded companies: Colliers in commercial real estate services and FirstService in residential property management and related services. In connection with the Spin-off, Colliers entered into an Arrangement Agreement with, among others, FirstService dated March 11, 2015 (the “Arrangement Agreement”) and a Transitional Services and Separation Agreement with, among others, FirstService dated June 1, 2015 (the “Transitional Services and Separation Agreement”). The Arrangement Agreement set out the terms and conditions to the arrangement, including the plan of arrangement, which effected the Spin-off. The Transitional Services and Separation Agreement set out the mechanics for the separation of the businesses, including the division of assets and the assumption of liabilities and matters governing certain ongoing relationships between Colliers and FirstService, including reciprocal indemnities with respect to the assets and liabilities kept by Colliers or transferred to FirstService.

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In September 2016, the Company acquired ICADE Asset Management and ICADE Conseil (“ICADE”), an asset management and investor advisory services platform in France. The acquisition established the Company’s Investment Management service line, with more than €2 billion of assets under management (“AUM") in Europe.

In July 2018, we acquired 75% of the ownership interests in Harrison Street Real Estate Capital, LLC (“Harrison Street”), a real estate investment firm dedicated to demographic-based investing with approximately $15.6 billion in AUM as of June 30, 2018. At closing, we paid $452 million, and up to an additional $100 million is expected to be paid in the first quarter of 2022 based on Harrison Street having achieved certain accelerated performance targets. The senior management team of Harrison Street holds the balance of the equity. Headquartered in Chicago, with an office in London, England, Harrison Street is a pioneer in demographic-based real estate investing.

In May 2020, we acquired a controlling interest in four subsidiaries of Dougherty Financial Group LLC – Dougherty Mortgage LLC, Dougherty & Company LLC, Dougherty Funding LLC and Dougherty Insurance Agency LLC (together “Dougherty”). Dougherty’s mortgage banking operations were rebranded as “Colliers Mortgage” which provides specialty debt financing through its relationships with US government agencies while all brokerage, investment banking, capital markets and public finance services are carried on through “Colliers Securities” which is licensed under the Securities and Exchange Commission and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”).

In July 2020, we acquired a controlling interest in Maser Consulting P.A. (“Maser”), a leading multi-disciplinary engineering design and consulting firm in the U.S. The operation was rebranded as “Colliers Engineering & Design” in the first half of 2021.

In January 2022, the Company announced its agreement to invest in Basalt Infrastructure, LLP (“Basalt”) a transatlantic infrastructure investment management firm with $8.5 billion in AUM. The expected acquisition adds highly differentiated investment products in the utility, transportation, energy/renewables and communications sectors. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and approvals and is expected to close in the second half of 2022.

Narrative description of Colliers

History

CMN traces its roots back to 1898 when Macaulay Nicolls was founded in Vancouver, Canada as a property management and insurance agency. Colliers originated in 1976 in Australia through the merger of three commercial property services firms. In 1984, Colliers joined forces with Macaulay Nicolls to form CMN. Over the years, Colliers continued to grow globally as other market leading commercial real estate service providers joined the group. In 2004, Old FSV acquired a controlling interest in CMN. At the time of the acquisition by Old FSV, CMN was generating approximately $250 million in annual revenue.

With the financial and strategic support of Old FSV and a deep and experienced senior management team, CMN accelerated its growth by adding company-owned operations, expanding into complementary service areas and growing into other geographic regions. By 2010, Old FSV had unified all operations globally under the “Colliers International” brand name with one mission and standardized business practices delivered consistently throughout all operations. Over the past 15 years, Colliers has been one of the fastest growing major, global diversified professional real estate services and investment management companies based on revenue growth. A summary of Colliers’ history and growth initiatives to date is as follows:

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Year	Event
1898	Macaulay Nicolls founded in Vancouver, Canada
1976	Colliers International Property Consultants incorporated in Australia
1984	Colliers International launches global expansion into Canada and the US as CMN
1986	Colliers International merges operations in Australia and Asia establishing operations in 20 markets in Asia Pacific
1990	Colliers International expands into emerging markets including Central Europe and Latin America
2004	Old FSV acquires a controlling interest in CMN with a long-term strategy to consolidate operations and create one global organization, under one brand with consistent business practices applied globally
2006	Between 2006 and 2010, CMN begins to strengthen and grow its global platform by acquiring additional Colliers International branded operations. In total, 29 acquisitions are completed in 15 countries around the world
2010	The US operations of Colliers combine with CMN and re-brand under as “Colliers International” in all markets Original network structure is disbanded and newly re-branded Colliers International, controlled by Old FSV, becomes one of the largest and most recognized brands in commercial real estate globally
2012	Colliers acquires the Colliers International operations in the United Kingdom and Ireland and integrates them into its global platform
2013	Colliers acquires the German Colliers International operations and integrates them into its global platform
2014	Colliers International voted to the top five in Global Outsourcing 100 for the first time in its history Colliers expands to France and Belgium
2015	Colliers International Group Inc. begins trading on the NASDAQ and TSX on June 2, 2015
2016	Colliers establishes its Investment Management service line with the acquisition of ICADE
2017	Colliers acquires two of largest remaining non-owned Colliers International branded operations in the United States. Colliers acquires the Colliers International operations in Denmark and integrates them into its global platform
2018	Colliers acquires a controlling interest in Harrison Street, a real estate investment management firm dedicated to demographic-based investing
2019	Colliers acquires a controlling interest in Synergy Property Development Services, a leading project management services firm in India
2020	Colliers acquires a controlling interest in Dougherty and establishes a U.S. debt finance and loan servicing platform Colliers acquires a controlling interest in Maser, a multi-discipline engineering design service firm in the U.S.

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2021

Colliers unveils new visual identity, including the removal of the word “International” to give more prominence to the “Colliers” wordmark Settlement of Long-Term Incentive Arrangement with the Company’s Chairman and CEO as approved by 95% of the Company’s disinterested shareholders. As part of the settlement, the Company established a timeline for the orderly elimination of Colliers’ dual class voting structure by no later than September 1, 2028 Colliers acquires Bergmann (“Bergmann”), a leading engineering, architecture and design services firm located in the US Northeast, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions Colliers enters into agreements to acquire controlling interests in Antirion, a real estate investment management firm in Italy, and our Colliers Italy affiliate. The transactions are expected to close by the end of first quarter of 2022

2022

Colliers enters into agreement to acquire controlling interest in Basalt, a transatlantic infrastructure investment management firm with a focus on utility, transportation, energy/renewables, and communication sectors in Europe and North America

Service offerings

Recurring Services (45% of revenues)

Recurring services are comprised of our Outsourcing & Advisory and Investment Management segments. These services are typically higher-value-add professional real estate services with substantially all of the revenues contractual and recurring or repeat in nature.

Outsourcing & Advisory Services

Our Outsourcing & Advisory Services operations provide corporate and workplace solutions, property and facility management services, project management services, engineering and design services, appraisal and valuation services, loan servicing and research for commercial real estate clients. We partner with large corporations in managing their overall real estate portfolios and transactions to reduce costs, improve execution across multiple markets and increase operational efficiency. Professional staff combines proprietary technology with high level strategic planning, portfolio management, lease administration and facilities and project management. Outsourcing & Advisory Services has more than 6,900 professional staff globally.

Our Outsourcing & Advisory Services include:

• Corporate Solutions: We work as an extension of a client’s team to provide deep expertise and a comprehensive set of portfolio management, transaction management, project management, workplace solutions, strategic consulting, property and asset management as well as other corporate real estate services. Our Corporate Solutions clients are typically companies or public sector institutions with large, highly distributed, and diverse real estate portfolios. We typically enter into long-term, contractual relationships with these clients to ensure that real estate strategies are developed to support their overall business needs. This service line offers clients a fully integrated suite of services under the leadership and accountability of an account leader or team who are responsible for overall performance around the world. Many of our contracts contain fees that are tied to performance against client objectives (such as cost and footprint reduction, cycle-time improvement, and customer satisfaction) instead of fees based solely on transaction commissions. Our corporate solutions teams have a unified value proposition which is to deliver customized, accountable, and innovative real estate solutions that result in the best service experience and alignment with our client’s core business strategy. We have developed industry-leading technology through Colliers360 (which provides clients with user-friendly, fast and flexible dashboard and analytics technologies via a secure webpage) which allows us to measure performance and help our clients make efficient, well-informed decisions regarding their real estate portfolio. Colliers360 also includes leading edge business intelligence that populates data from various independent and client related sources. In 2020, we added the Workplace Expert tool to Colliers360 suite of technology apps that recommends clients different office environments and potential configurations tailored specific to their business needs. We also provide lease administration, transaction, project management and facilities management systems.

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• Property Management Services: Property Management provides oversight and management of the daily operations of a single property or portfolio of properties and provides on-going strategic advice on ways in which clients can maximize the value of their properties. Services include building operations and maintenance, facilities management, lease administration, property accounting and financial reporting, contract management and construction management. We ensure that we implement the owner’s specific property value enhancement objectives through maximization of opportunities to help clients ensure excellent tenant relations while maximizing property level cash flows.

• Project Management Services: We provide project management services for a wide range of projects regardless of size. These services include bid document review, construction monitoring and delivery management, contract administration and integrated cost control, development management, facility and engineering functionality, milestone and performance monitoring, quality assurance, risk management and strategic project consulting.

• Engineering and Design Services: We established our engineering and design service line with the acquisition of Maser in July 2020 and further enhanced this service offering with the acquisition of Bergmann in 2021. We offer private and public sector clients in the U.S. a full range of consulting and engineering design services for property & building, infrastructure, transportation, environmental and telecommunications end-markets through a dedicated team of more than 1,000 employees. Our professionals include licensed engineers, planners, surveyors, landscape architects and environmental scientists.

• Valuation & Advisory Services: We provide clients with an opinion of a property’s value that complies with a client’s requirements and applicable professional standards and regulations to offer a nuanced understanding of the property and broader market trends. Our advisors leverage best-in-class technology to offer clients both speed and accuracy while maintaining a dedicated project leader and senior management oversight to ensure quality and accountability. Services include valuation and appraisal review and management, portfolio or single asset valuation, arbitration and consulting, highest and best use studies, tax appeals and litigation support.

• Workplace Strategy: We provide a full suite of visioning, change management and strategic consulting services to occupiers to maximize the effectiveness of their workplace. These consulting services are designed to help clients turn their real estate into a competitive advantage to recruit and retain talent through the analysis and design of an optimal work environment. Over the course of 2020 and 2021, these services included advice on workplace optimization and strategy to address changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Loan Servicing: We service loans originated under contractual arrangements associated with our debt finance operations. Our services include managing the administrative aspects of the loan, including collection of monthly payments, maintenance of records and management of escrow funds among others. Our loan servicing portfolio was approximately $11 billion as at December 31, 2021.

• Property Marketing: We provide turnkey property marketing solutions for both commercial and high-end residential projects to generate demand and attract credit-worthy tenants and investors. We have made a significant investment in our property marketing strategies, increasing volumes of leads and reducing time-on-market. The majority of the leads we generate for our clients now come from online sources. By transforming the typical industry marketing mix, we can both reduce costs and decrease lease-up time. Our property marketing platform is impactful with both domestic and sophisticated international buyers.

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• Research Services: Our Research Services provide data-driven insights for owners and landlords into emerging trends and market activity, projections for lease rates, valuation estimations based on comparable transactions and mapping services. Research Services provide insights for occupiers and tenants into future lease rates, expansion potential, potential to sublease and mapping services.

Our Outsourcing & Advisory Services revenues are derived from fees which are typically contractual, both fixed and performance based, and contract terms are often multi-year providing recurring or repeat revenues.

Investment Management

Our investment management operations were established in 2016 with the acquisition of ICADE, an asset management and investor advisory services platform in France, which was subsequently combined with existing asset advisory operations in the United Kingdom and Belgium and now operates as Colliers Global Investors. In 2018, the Company acquired a controlling interest in Harrison Street. In 2022, the Company expects to complete the acquisitions of Antirion and Basalt, described below. The Company’s strategy is to build, through acquisitions and internal growth, a full-service real estate and real asset investment management and asset advisory business that operates globally and is capable of serving the needs of clients, including institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, public & corporate pension funds, endowments, insurance companies, foundations and family offices.

• Harrison Street: Harrison Street is a real estate investment management firm with a differentiated investment strategy focused on demographic-based investing with approximately $45.5 billion in AUM as of December 31, 2021. Specifically, these sectors include education, healthcare and storage as well as social and utility infrastructure in the United States, Europe and Canada. Harrison Street is a pioneer in demographic-based real estate investing, which we believe is a defensive strategy given consistent demand for underlying real estate and lower volatility in the value of real estate in these sectors.

The education, healthcare and storage sectors represent an estimated investable universe of over $1.4 trillion, representing a significant opportunity for continuing institutional investment. These sectors benefit from strong demographic trends, attractive risk-adjusted returns relative to real estate in other classes, liquidity (measured in terms of resale volume), inflation protection (due to shorter term leases), limited supply and market fragmentation (resulting in pricing inefficiencies).

Since its inception in 2005, Harrison Street has established a series of disciplined and highly differentiated investment products across multiple risk/return strategies, originating and managing a series of open and closed-end real estate investment funds. Approximately 45% of Harrison Street’s AUM is held in closed end funds, 52% in open end funds and 3% in separate accounts.

Harrison Street generates contractual management fee revenue from each fund. This fee revenue is expected to be stable and recurring due to: (i) consistent fund financial performance at or exceeding industry benchmarks; (ii) the defensive nature of the real estate sectors being invested in by the funds; and (iii) management fees for closed-end funds based on committed or invested capital rather than marked-to-market asset value, providing for revenue stability throughout the life of the funds. Management contracts generally have a term for the life of each fund but are cancellable with notice by a vote by all or a super-majority of non-affiliated investors.

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Harrison Street is headquartered in Chicago, with an office in London, UK, and has more than 200 employees. In 2021, Harrison Street was ranked 29^th in the PERE Top 100 Private Real Estate Managers. Harrison Street also received four coveted PERE Awards, including ‘Alternatives Investor of the Year’ globally and in North America and was named as the “Best Place to Work in Money Management” by Pension & Investments for seven consecutive years from 2014-2020. Members of the senior management team hold a 25% redeemable non-controlling equity interest in Harrison Street, which is subject to an operating agreement.

• Colliers Global Investors (“CGI”): CGI, our investment management operation in Europe has AUM of approximately $5.5 billion as of December 31, 2021. CGI has operations in France, the United Kingdom and Belgium, and invests in core and core-plus real estate assets located throughout Europe. Asset classes include office, industrial, retail and hospitality. CGI’s AUM is held in separate accounts and closed end funds on behalf of its more than 100 clients.

In October 2021, the Company announced the acquisition of a controlling interest in Milan-based Antirion, an Italian investment management firm. The Antirion acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and approvals and is expected to be completed in the first half of 2022. Antirion has approximately $4 billion of AUM, held in closed and open-ended funds, with asset classes that are similar to CGI. Antirion will be rebranded and integrated with the CGI operations.

• Basalt: In January 2022, the Company announced the acquisition of a 75% equity interest in London and New York based Basalt. Basalt is a transatlantic infrastructure investment management firm with approximately $8.5 billion in AUM and is expected to generate approximately $65-75 million in annual management fee revenues once the acquisition is completed. The acquisition adds highly differentiated investment products in the utility, transportation, energy/renewables and communications sectors. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and approvals and is expected to be completed in the second half of 2022.

Harrison Street, together with Colliers Global Investors, had AUM of approximately $51 billion as of December 31, 2021. Including Antirion and Basalt, AUM is expected to be approximately $63 billion.

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Capital Markets and Leasing (55% of revenues)

We provide transaction brokerage services in sales and leasing for commercial clients as well as debt finance services related to the origination and sale of multifamily and commercial mortgage loans. Our commercial real estate advisors assist buyers and sellers in connection with the acquisition or disposition of real estate; assist landlords and tenants with lease opportunities; and assist borrowers and lenders with the placement of debt capital on commercial real estate assets. Our advisors typically perform their services for compensation based on commissions calculated on the value of a transaction. We have approximately 4,300 professional advisors globally. We execute transactions across a diverse client base, including corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals.

We provide services for sales, leases, and mortgages in the following areas:

• Landlord Representation: Agency advisors work on behalf of property owners to search for and obtain tenants and other occupiers by strategically positioning and promoting the property through various campaigns and marketing channels. Our advisors look to secure the right tenants for clients’ properties, help owners avoid common pitfalls of the leasing process and otherwise support landlord ownership goals for their real estate assets.

• Tenant Representation: Our brokerage advisors work on behalf of tenants to lease the right space in the right location and secure the most favorable terms. Our advisors help to turn a lease, often the second-greatest expenditure for a business after payroll, from a cost center into a competitive advantage that can elevate their brand, streamline their operations, attract leading talent and make a meaningful impact to their bottom line.

• Capital Markets & Investment Services: Colliers’ Capital Markets & Investment Services advisors are professionals that work collaboratively to provide real estate expertise to our clients, acting in a consultancy capacity to help each client maximize investment returns, whether as a buyer, seller or borrower. Capital Markets & Investment Services advisors are organized into office, industrial, retail, multifamily, hospitality, healthcare and special purpose teams in order to drive thought leadership for each major asset class. Many team members also represent subspecialties in areas such as Affordable Housing, Data Centers, Student Housing, Seniors Housing, Land, Self-Storage and Transit Oriented Development. These investment teams are further organized in subsets to meet the needs of both our institutional and private capital clients, recognizing that these client groupings have different needs. These investment teams understand the intricacies of single asset and portfolio executions and, with the assistance of our advisors, are globally connected with active market participants. Integrally supporting these investment teams are national and/or regional groups of debt & equity financing advisors that help both our institutional and private capital clients with senior and subordinated debt strategies and placements with a global network of capital providers. Many of our financing advisors have experience helping our clients with preferred and common equity strategies and placements, including partnership capitalizations and recapitalizations. Our financing professionals are in the market continuously with these capital sources, providing our clients with significant market intelligence and leverage when evaluating their financing needs. Our Capital Markets & Investment Services teams work closely with each service line, including property management, project management, leasing, and valuations in order to serve the broader business needs of each client.

• Debt Finance Services: With the acquisition of Colliers Mortgage in May 2020, we significantly strengthened our debt finance capabilities. We provide specialty debt financing for multifamily housing, healthcare and senior housing real estate through US Government Sponsored Agencies. This includes origination, underwriting, asset management and loan servicing for Fannie Mae, the Federal Housing Administration / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (FHA/HUD) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Colliers Mortgage also provides commercial property lending to institutional investors as well as loan syndication. In 2021, the Company originated a total volume of $3.7 billion.

• Mortgage Investment Banking: Colliers Securities provides brokerage, investment banking, capital markets services, public finance services and other real estate related activities.

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Our professional advisors work with all asset classes, including office, industrial, retail, multi-family, hospitality, health care and mixed-use properties. In 2021, we completed 54,000 sale and lease transactions for a total transaction value of $131 billion.

Focus on Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”)

In October 2021, the Company announced its ‘Elevate the Built Environment’ strategic framework designed to embed environment, social and governance (“ESG”) best practices across the organization. In addition, Colliers committed to setting a science-based target through the Science-Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) Business Ambition for 1.5°C program as well as achieving Net Zero for the Company’s own operations by 2030. The company continues to develop remaining tactical plans and targets, which it expects to release over the course of the next two years.

Below is the Company’s framework to address material topics across three core areas identified through strong stakeholder engagement.

Geographic locations

We deliver services from 372 offices in 37 countries companywide (not including our affiliates). Operationally, we have organized our business and report our results through four segments. For the year ended December 31, 2021:

1.         Americas represented 61% of our global revenues (48% generated in the United States, 11% in Canada and 1% in Latin America);

2.         EMEA represented 16% of our global revenues, comprising operations in 19 countries;

3.         Asia Pacific represented 17% of our revenues, comprising operations in 10 countries; and

4.         Investment Management represented 6% of our revenues, comprising operations in 4 countries.

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Below is a map reflecting the geographic location of our company-owned and affiliate offices:

Operating segments

Revenues
by operating segment	Year ended December 31
(in thousands of US$)	2021		2020		2019
Americas	$	2,489,217	$	1,626,372	$	1,690,507
EMEA		672,737		516,507		636,466
Asia Pacific		673,661		470,632		542,609
Investment Management		252,890		172,594		174,588
Corporate		624		752		1,641
Total	$	4,089,129	$	2,786,857	$	3,045,811

Operating earnings
by operating segment	Year ended December 31
(in thousands of US$ and as a % of revenues)	2021					2020					2019
Americas	$	233,788		9.4	%	$	121,371		7.5	%	$	103,731		6.1	%
EMEA		59,606		8.9	%		8,336		1.6	%		48,510		7.6	%
Asia Pacific		82,023		12.2	%		45,221		9.6	%		67,062		12.4	%
Investment Management		63,659		25.2	%		40,738		23.6	%		35,048		20.1	%
Corporate		(570,577	)	N/A			(51,088	)	N/A			(36,154	)	N/A
Total	$	(131,501	)	(3.2	)%	$	164,578		5.9	%	$	218,197		7.2	%

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Adjusted EBITDA1
by operating segment	Year ended December 31
(in thousands of US$ and as a % of revenues)	2021					2020					2019
Americas	$	296,133		11.9	%	$	180,427		11.1	%	$	151,347		9.0	%
EMEA		82,505		12.3	%		45,934		8.9	%		80,342		12.6	%
Asia Pacific		95,238		14.1	%		66,292		14.1	%		76,209		14.0	%
Investment Management		95,122		37.6	%		69,488		40.3	%		61,907		35.5	%
Corporate		(24,660	)	N/A			(699	)	N/A			(10,329	)	N/A
Total	$	544,338		13.3	%	$	361,442		13.0	%	$	359,476		11.8	%

Seasonality

The Company generates peak revenues and earnings in the month of December followed by a low in January and February as a result of the timing of closings on commercial real estate sales brokerage transactions. Revenues and earnings during the balance of the year are relatively even. These Capital Markets operations comprised 30% of our 2021 annual consolidated revenues. Variations can also be caused by business acquisitions or dispositions which alter the consolidated service mix.

Trademarks

Our trademarks are important for the advertising and brand awareness of our businesses. We take precautions to defend the value of our trademarks by maintaining legal registrations and by litigating against alleged infringements, if necessary.

In markets where Colliers does not operate company-owned operations, we operate through affiliates operating under the “Colliers International” and “Colliers” brands and trademarks. To ensure brand unity and service quality, all affiliates are subject to brand and performance guidelines that are monitored and enforced by Colliers. We currently have affiliates in 27 countries around the world who together generated approximately $585 million in revenue in 2021, which are excluded from the Company’s consolidated results. In 2021, our affiliates completed 15,000 sale and lease transactions for a total transaction value of $28 billion.

Employees

We currently have approximately 16,780 employees worldwide as follows:

Segment	Professional staff		Support & administrative staff		Total employees
Americas		5,450		3,460		8,910
EMEA		2,410		1,000		3,410
Asia Pacific		3,330		910		4,240
Investment Management		150		70		220
Total operations		11,340		5,440		16,780

Non-controlling interests

We own a majority interest in substantially all of our operations, while in many cases operating management of each subsidiary owns the remaining shares. This structure was designed to maintain control at Colliers while providing significant risks and rewards of equity ownership to management at the operating businesses. In almost all cases, we have the right to “call” management’s shares, usually payable at our option with any combination of Subordinate Voting Shares or cash. We may also be obligated to acquire certain of these non-controlling interests in the event of death, disability or cessation of employment or if the shares are “put” by the holder, subject to annual limitations on these puts imposed by the relevant shareholder agreements. These arrangements provide significant flexibility to us in connection with management succession planning and shareholder liquidity matters.

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¹  Adjusted EBITDA is a financial measure that is not calculated in accordance with GAAP. For a reconciliation of this and other non-GAAP financial measures, see “Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures” in this AIF.

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Our growth strategy

We maintain a leadership position in the industry by offering a full complement of services to our wide range of customers on a global basis. Our key point of differentiation is the level of expertise and collaboration our professionals demonstrate, leading to higher levels of service for our clients. We have an established track record of expanding our business internally and through acquisitions. Our unique enterprising culture and global scale positions us well to further strengthen our market share in our core markets, expand into complementary services and increase our geographic footprint while continuing to pursue strategic acquisitions. We are focused on continuing to grow and add higher value-add and higher margin services. In 2021, the Company announced its new five-year Enterprise ’25 growth strategy, setting ambitious growth targets to 2025. Under the new plan, Colliers will strive to double our profitability and generate more than 65% of our Adjusted EBITDA from recurring revenue sources.

Dividends and dividend policy

Dividend policy

Following the completion of the Spin-off, our Board of Directors approved a revised dividend policy for the Company, which was a dividend of $0.08 per Common Share (being the Subordinate Voting Shares and Multiple Voting Shares) per annum, payable semi-annually. On May 31, 2016, the Board of Directors increased the semi-annual dividend from $0.04 to $0.05 per Common Share ($0.10 per annum). On December 7, 2021, the Board of Directors further increased the semi-annual dividend from $0.05 to $0.15 per Common Share ($0.30 per annum). These dividends are paid in cash after the end of the second and fourth quarters. All dividend payments are subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors. For the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and any similar provincial legislation, all dividends on the Common Shares will be eligible dividends unless indicated otherwise.

The terms of the Common Share dividend policy remain, among other things, at the discretion of our Board of Directors. Future dividends on the Common Shares, if any, will depend on the results of Colliers’ operations, cash requirements, financial condition, contractual restrictions, business opportunities, provisions of applicable law and other relevant factors. Under the terms of the Company’s debt agreements, the Company is not permitted to pay dividends, whether in cash or in specie, in the circumstances of an event of default thereunder occurring and continuing or an event of default occurring as a consequence thereof. See “Material contracts” below.

Dividend history

The aggregate cash dividends declared per Common Share in respect of the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were $0.20, $0.10 and $0.10, respectively.

Capital structure

Share capital

The authorized capital of the Company consists of an unlimited number of preference shares (the “Preference Shares”), issuable in series, an unlimited number of Subordinate Voting Shares and an unlimited number of Multiple Voting Shares. As of February 17, 2022, there were 42,932,300 Subordinate Voting Shares and 1,325,694 Multiple Voting Shares issued and outstanding.

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Common Shares

The Common Shares rank junior to the Preference Shares or series thereof ranking in priority with respect to the payment of dividends, return of capital and distribution of assets in the event of liquidation, dissolution or any distribution of the assets of Colliers for the purpose of winding-up its affairs. The holders of outstanding Common Shares are entitled to receive dividends and other distributions on a share-for-share basis (or, in the discretion of the directors, in a greater amount per Subordinate Voting Share than per Multiple Voting Share) out of the assets legally available therefor at such times and in such amounts as our Board of Directors may determine, but without preference or distinction between the Multiple Voting Shares and the Subordinate Voting Shares. The Subordinate Voting Shares carry one vote per share and the Multiple Voting Shares carry 20 votes per share. The holders of Subordinate Voting Shares and the holders of Multiple Voting Shares are entitled to receive notice of any meeting of shareholders and to attend and vote thereat as a single class on all matters to be voted on by the shareholders, except at meetings where the holders of shares of one class or of a particular series of shares are entitled to vote separately.

The rights, privileges, conditions and restrictions attaching to the Subordinate Voting Shares and the Multiple Voting Shares may be respectively modified if the amendment is authorized by at least two-thirds of the votes cast at a meeting of the holders of Subordinate Voting Shares and the holders of Multiple Voting Shares duly held for that purpose. However, if the holders of Subordinate Voting Shares, as a class, or the holders of Multiple Voting Shares, as a class, are to be affected in a manner different from the other classes of shares, such amendment must, in addition, be authorized by at least two-thirds of the votes cast at a meeting of the holders of the class of shares which is affected differently.

Each outstanding Multiple Voting Share is convertible at any time, at the option of the holder, into one Subordinate Voting Share. The Subordinate Voting Shares are not convertible into any other class of shares. No subdivision, consolidation, reclassification or other change of the Multiple Voting Shares or the Subordinate Voting Shares may be made without, concurrently, having the Multiple Voting Shares or Subordinate Voting Shares, as the case may be, subdivided, consolidated, reclassified or other change made under the same conditions. The Common Shares are not redeemable nor retractable but are able to be purchased for cancelation by Colliers in the open market, by private contract or otherwise. Upon the liquidation, dissolution or any distribution of the assets of Colliers for the purpose of winding-up its affairs, the holders of Common Shares are entitled to participate equally, on a share-for-share basis, in the remaining property and assets of Colliers available for distribution to such holders.

In accordance with the terms and conditions of a trust agreement entered into by Jay Hennick and Henset Capital Inc. (the “Multiple Voting Shareholder”) on April 16, 2021 (the “New Trust Agreement”) (see “Material Contracts” below), the Multiple Voting Shares will convert into Subordinate Voting Shares on a one-for-one basis and for no additional consideration or premium upon the earliest to occur of: (a) the date that the sum of the number of Multiple Voting Shares and Subordinate Voting Shares held by Mr. Hennick and the Multiple Voting Shareholder, together with their associates and affiliates, is less than 4,000,000 (subject to adjustment and including ownership of securities convertible into Subordinate Voting Shares); (b) 24 months after the termination of the New MSA (as defined below) as a result of Mr. Hennick’s death, disability, voluntary resignation or the occurrence of certain other specific events set out in the New MSA; and (c) September 1, 2028. Additionally, the New Trust Agreement provides that Mr. Hennick and the Multiple Voting Shareholder will not sell any Multiple Voting Shares at a price greater than the market price of the Subordinate Voting Shares on the date of the agreement to sell such shares unless through the facilities of the NASDAQ or TSX, pursuant to a take-over bid, or similar transaction, where there is a concurrent offer made to, or acquisition from, the holders of all of the Subordinate Voting Shares on terms that are at least as favorable to the holders of Subordinate Voting Shares as those made to the Multiple Voting Shareholders, pursuant to an issuer bid or pursuant to the granting of a permitted security interest.

Preference Shares

The Preference Shares are issuable, from time to time, in one or more series, as determined by our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors will determine, before the issue of any series of Preference Shares, the designation, preferences, rights, restrictions, conditions, limitations, priorities as to payment of dividends and/or distribution on liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, or prohibitions attaching to such series. The Preference Shares, if issued, will rank prior to the Common Shares with respect to the payment of dividends and in the distribution of assets in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of Colliers or any other distribution of assets of Colliers among its shareholders for the purpose of winding-up its affairs, and may also be given such other preferences over the Common Shares as may be determined with respect to the respective series authorized and issued. Except as required by law, the Preference Shares will not carry voting rights.

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Certain rights of holders of Subordinate Voting Shares

A summary of the rights attaching to the Subordinate Voting Shares in the event that a take-over bid is made for Multiple Voting Shares is set out in the section entitled “Certain Rights of Holders of Subordinate Voting Shares” contained in our Management Information Circular to be filed in connection with our upcoming meeting of shareholders (the “2022 Circular”), which shall be incorporated by reference herein and will be available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Reference should be made to our articles for the full text of these provisions.

Option Plan

Colliers has a stock option plan (the “Option Plan”) pursuant to which options to acquire Subordinate Voting Shares may be granted to directors, officers and full-time employees of Colliers or its subsidiaries (other than Jay S. Hennick). A summary of the terms of the Option Plan is set out in the section entitled “Executive Compensation – Incentive Award Plans of Colliers – Colliers Stock Option Plan” contained in the 2022 Circular, which is incorporated by reference herein and will be available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The maximum number of Subordinate Voting Shares subject to grants of options under the Option Plan is limited to 8,100,000, of which: (i) options exercisable for 2,357,375 Subordinate Voting Shares have been granted and are outstanding as at the date hereof; and (ii) options which were exercisable for 5,053,075 Subordinate Voting Shares have been exercised or expired as at the date hereof, leaving options yet to be granted which would be exercisable for 699,300 Subordinate Voting Shares.

Convertible Notes

On May 19, 2020, the Company issued $230 million aggregate principal of Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes (the “Convertible Notes”) at par value. The Convertible Notes will mature on June 1, 2025 and bear interest of 4.0% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning on December 1, 2020. The Convertible Notes are unsecured and subordinated to all of the Company’s existing and future secured indebtedness, and are treated as equity for financial leverage calculations under the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility (“Revolving Credit Facility”) and Senior Notes due 2028 and Senior Notes due 2031.

The Convertible Notes were issued pursuant to, and are governed by, the trust indenture (“Trust Indenture”) between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as trustee (the “Trustee”). A copy of the Trust Indenture is available for review under Colliers’ SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.

At the holder’s option, the Convertible Notes may be converted at any time prior to maturity into Subordinate Voting Shares based on an initial conversion rate of approximately 17.2507 Subordinate Voting Shares per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes, which represents an initial conversion price of $57.97 per Subordinate Voting Share. Subsequent to the increase in Colliers’ semi-annual dividend announced on December 7, 2021, the conversion rate was adjusted to 17.2624 effective December 31, 2021.

The Company, at its option, may also redeem the Convertible Notes, in whole or in part, on or after June 1, 2023 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, provided that the last reported trading price of the Subordinate Voting Shares for any 20 trading days in a consecutive 30 trading day period preceding the date of the notice of redemption is not less than 130% of the conversion price.

Subject to specified conditions, the Company may elect to repay some or all of the outstanding principal amount of the Convertible Notes, on maturity or redemption, through the issuance of Subordinate Voting Shares.

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Market for securities

The outstanding Subordinate Voting Shares are listed for trading on the TSX and NASDAQ under the symbol “CIGI”. The Multiple Voting Shares are not listed and do not trade on any public market or quotation system.

The following table sets forth the reported high and low trading prices and the aggregate volume of trading of the Subordinate Voting Shares on NASDAQ (in United States dollars) and on the TSX (in Canadian dollars) for each month in 2021.

	NASDAQ						TSX
Month	High Price (US$)		Low Price (US$)		Volume Traded		High Price (C$)		Low Price (C$)		Volume Traded
January 2021		94.74		84.02		917,408		120.72		106.70		1,077,901
February 2021		111.71		87.14		1,830,358		142.47		111.40		1,150,475
March 2021		109.97		98.23		1,767,215		138.71		123.48		1,151,179
April 2021		111.35		98.30		1,668,926		136.89		124.00		658,106
May 2021		120.30		104.98		1,627,624		148.63		126.83		1,659,272
June 2021		119.32		110.24		1,092,374		149.99		132.52		1,003,353
July 2021		132.15		107.62		1,129,179		164.29		134.74		728,522
August 2021		142.04		120.39		1,240,918		179.96		156.54		1,006,160
September 2021		143.38		123.83		1,984,305		179.88		158.75		1,612,103
October 2021		149.36		125.85		1,276,944		184.39		159.30		976,111
November 2021		150.64		134.22		1,225,614		186.76		172.00		1,058,351
December 2021		149.31		134.37		1,102,808		190.63		172.55		928,287

Escrowed securities and securities subject to contractual restriction on transfer

To the knowledge of Colliers, as of the date hereof, no securities of any class of securities of Colliers are held in escrow or subject to contractual restrictions on transfer or are anticipated to be held in escrow or subject to contractual restrictions on transfer.

Transfer agents and registrars

The transfer agent and registrar for the Subordinate Voting Shares is TSX Trust Company, 100 Adelaide Street West, Suite 301, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 4H1. The transfer agent and registrar for the Multiple Voting Shares is the Company at 1140 Bay Street, Suite 4000, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2B4.

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Directors and executive officers

Directors

Our Board of Directors is currently comprised of ten members. The following information is provided with respect to the directors of the Company as at February 17, 2022:

Name and municipality of residence	Age	Present position and tenure	Principal occupation during last five years
Jay S. Hennick Ontario, Canada	65	Chief Executive Officer & Director since May 30, 19884; Chairman since June 2015.	Mr. Hennick is the Chairman and CEO of Colliers. Mr. Hennick is the founder and was the former CEO of FirstService Corporation from 1988 to 2015. In June 2015, Mr. Hennick became the Founder and Chairman of FirstService. In 1998, Mr. Hennick was awarded Canada's Entrepreneur of the Year, in 2001 he was named Canada's CEO of the Year by Canadian Business Magazine and in 2011, received an honorary Doctorate of Laws from York University and from the University of Ottawa in 2014. In 2018, Mr. Hennick was appointed a member of the Order of Canada and is also the 2019 International Horatio Alger Award recipient. Mr. Hennick served as past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Sinai Health System and Mount Sinai Hospital, in Toronto. Mr. Hennick together with his wife Barbara established the Hennick Family Foundation to support important causes in healthcare, education and the arts including: the naming of Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, the largest complex care and rehabilitation hospital in Canada; the naming of the Entry Arch at the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Israel; The Hennick Family Wellness Gallery at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto; The Hennick Centre for Business and Law, a joint program of the Osgoode Hall Law School and the Schulich School of Business at York University and The Jay Hennick JD-MBA Program at the University of Ottawa. Mr. Hennick holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from York University in Toronto and a Doctorate of Laws from the University of Ottawa.
Peter F. Cohen1 Ontario, Canada	69	Vice Chair of the board, Director since March 30, 19904; Chairman of the Old FSV board from May 2005 to May 2015	Mr. Cohen is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a former partner in an audit practice of a public accounting firm. Mr. Cohen is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of a number of private companies including The Dawsco Group, Building Value Realty Group and BV Glazing Systems Inc. Mr. Cohen was a co-founder and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Centrefund Realty Corporation, a publicly-traded shopping center investment company until August 2000 when control of the company was sold. Mr. Cohen serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors of Sinai Health in Toronto, Ontario.

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Name and municipality of residence Age Present position and tenure Principal occupation during last five years

John (Jack) P. Curtin, Jr.^1,2 Ontario, Canada 71 Director since February 10, 2015⁴ Mr. Curtin is an Advisory Director in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. in Toronto and New York. From July 2010 to December 2014, Mr. Curtin served as Chairman and Chief Executive of Goldman Sachs Canada Inc. From 2003 to July 2010, Mr. Curtin was Chairman of Goldman Sachs Canada Inc. From 1999 to 2003, Mr. Curtin was an Advisory Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. in New York. From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Curtin was Chief Executive of Goldman Sachs Canada Inc. in Toronto. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Curtin was co-head of Global Money Markets and Chairman of Goldman Sachs Money Markets LP. Mr. Curtin moved to Money Markets in 1987 after serving as head of Fixed Income Syndicate/New Issues. Mr. Curtin joined the firm in 1976 in the Corporate Finance Department and was named partner in 1988 and managing director in 1996. Mr. Curtin is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Art Gallery of Ontario Foundation. He previously served as a Director of the Canada/United States Fulbright Foundation. Mr. Curtin is a former governor of the Toronto Stock Exchange, a former director of Brookfield Asset Management, Cadillac Fairview Corporation, Maxxcom Corporation and the Investment Dealers Association of Canada. Mr. Curtin served as a trustee of Lakefield College School as well as Royal St. George’s College. Mr. Curtin received an MBA from Harvard in 1976 and his BA from Williams College in 1972.

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Name and municipality of residence Age Present position and tenure Principal occupation during last five years

Christopher Galvin3 Illinois, USA	71	Director since September 23, 2018	Christopher Galvin is the Co‐Founder of Harrison Street Real Estate Capital LLC. Additional roles include serving as either Chairman or Board Member of UniqueSoft LLC, VelociData, evolve24, Three Ocean Partners and MCR‐Aerodyne Inc. Mr. Galvin’s current outside activities include: Trustee and member of the Executive Committee of Northwestern University’s Board of Trustees; Executive Committee and member of Dean’s Advisory Board of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern; American Enterprise Institute Board; Legion D’Honneur; Advisory Board of Tsinghua University School of Management and Economics (Beijing); the American Society of Corporate Executives; the Board of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs; Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy of the US Department of State (ACIEP). Previously, Mr. Galvin has served in the following capacities: Chairman and CEO of Motorola Inc.; Chairman of NAVTEQ Inc.; Chairman of Cleversafe Inc.; Chairman of the U.S.‐China Business Council; member of the Bechtel Corporation’s Board of Counselors; member of Business Council (U.S.); director of the Rand Corporation; member of the U.S. Department of Defense Manufacturing Board; member of the U.S. Department of Defense Science Board; advisor to the City of Tianjin, China; advisor to the CEO of Hong Kong; Chair of the Rhodes Scholars selection committee for Illinois‐Michigan.
P. Jane Gavan3 Ontario, Canada	62	Director since April 8, 2020	Ms. P. Jane Gavan is the President, Asset Management of Dream Unlimited Corporation and has more than 30 years of experience in the real estate industry, having held increasingly senior positions since joining Dream. Ms. Gavan served as Chief Executive Officer of Dream Global Real Estate Investment Trust, a TSX listed real estate investment income trust (REIT) from its 2011 IPO until its sale to Blackstone in December 2019. Prior to joining Dream, Ms. Gavan served as legal counsel for numerous companies including those in the real estate industry. She began her career in private law practice with Blake, Cassels & Graydon, LLP, specializing in real estate and corporate finance. Ms. Gavan earned an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from Carleton University and a Bachelor of Law degree from York University’s Osgoode Hall. Ms. Gavan has served on the board of directors of the Women’s College Hospital Foundation and is on the Patron’s Council for Community Living Toronto.

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Name and municipality of residence Age Present position and tenure Principal occupation during last five years

Stephen J. Harper3 Alberta, Canada	62	Director since September 15, 2016	Mr. Harper was elected the twenty-second Prime Minister of Canada in 2006 and served in such role until 2015, making him the longest serving Conservative Prime Minster since Sir John A. MacDonald, Canada’s first Prime Minister. Mr. Harper is Chairman of Harper & Associates Consulting, which is affiliated with Dentons, a leading global law firm, and acts as a strategic consultant to clients around the world, providing advice on matters relating to market access, the management of global geopolitical and economic risk and the maximization of value in global markets. Mr. Harper also serves as the Chair of the International Democrat Union and international Friends of Israel Initiative. Mr. Harper has received a bachelor and master’s degree in economics from the University of Calgary, was awarded an honorary doctorate of philosophy from Tel Aviv University in 2014 and received an honorary degree from the Jerusalem College of Technology. In recognition of his government service, Mr. Harper has been awarded the Ukrainian Order of Liberty, the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service, the B’nai B’rith International Presidential Gold Medallion for Humanitarianism and was named as the World Statesman of the Year in 2012 by the Appeal of Conscience Foundation.
Katherine M. Lee1,2 Ontario, Canada	58	Director since June 17, 2015	Ms. Lee is a seasoned executive in financial services and served as President & CEO of GE Capital Canada, a leading global provider of financial and fleet management solutions to mid-market companies operating in a broad range of economic sectors. Prior to this role, Ms. Lee served as CEO of GE Capital Real Estate in Canada from 2002 to 2010 building it to a full debt and equity operating company. Ms. Lee joined GE in 1994 where she held a number of positions including Director, Mergers & Acquisitions for GE Capital’s Pension Fund Advisory Services based in San Francisco, and Managing Director of GE Capital Real Estate Korea based in Seoul and Tokyo. Ms. Lee earned a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto. She is a Chartered Professional Accountant and Chartered Accountant. She is active in the community championing Women’s networks and Asian-Pacific Forums.

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Name and municipality of residence Age Present position and tenure Principal occupation during last five years

Poonam Puri3 Ontario, Canada	49	Director since February 9, 2022	Ms. Puri is a tenured Professor of Law at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, Ontario, and a corporate lawyer and Affiliated Scholar at Davies, Ward, Phillips & Vineberg, LLP, a leading Canadian law firm. Ms. Puri holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Toronto, a Master of Laws from Harvard University and has earned the Institute of Corporate Directors, Institute-Certified Director Designation (ICD.D). Ms. Puri has extensive experience as an expert in governance and as a director of organizations in the engineering, transportation, infrastructure and healthcare sectors, including as a past director of Arizona Mining, Cole Engineering and the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, and she previously served as the commission and director of the Ontario Securities Commission. Ms. Puri presently serves on the board of directors or trustees of the Canada Infrastructure Bank, Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust, Augusta Gold and Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. Ms. Puri has been recognized as one of the top 25 most influential lawyers in Canada by Canadian Lawyer Magazine in 2017 and 2015 and is a former recipient of Canada’s Top 40 under 40 award and Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award. In 2021, Ms. Puri was awarded the Royal Society of Canada’s Yvan Allaire Medal for exemplary contributions to the governance of public and private institutions in Canada, in addition to the Law Society Medal and the David Walter Mundell Medal.
Benjamin F. Stein2 New York, USA	36	Director since September 14, 2017	Mr. Stein is a co-founder of The Spruce House Partnership, a New York-based investment partnership. Spruce House was founded in 2005 and has investments in public companies globally and seeks to invest alongside management teams that are focused on growing the value of their companies over the long term. Mr. Stein received his Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania in 2008. Mr. Stein also serves on the board of The Africa Center, a New York-based institution focused on African business, culture and policy.

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Name and municipality of residence Age Present position and tenure Principal occupation during last five years

L. Frederick Sutherland¹ Pennsylvania, USA 69 Director since June 1, 2015 Mr. Sutherland was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Aramark Corporation, Philadelphia, PA, a provider of services, facilities management and uniform and career apparel, from 1997 to 2015. Prior to joining Aramark in 1980, Mr. Sutherland was Vice President, Corporate Banking, at Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, NY. Mr. Sutherland is a director of Consolidated Edison, Inc. and Sterling Check Corp. Mr. Sutherland is also a director and former Chair of the Board of WHYY, Philadelphia’s public broadcast affiliate, a trustee of Duke University, Board President of Episcopal Community Services, an anti-poverty agency, a Trustee of People’s Light, a professional non-profit theater, and a trustee of the National Constitution Center. Mr. Sutherland holds an MBA Degree in Finance from the Katz School of the University of Pittsburgh and a Bachelors in Physics and Mathematics from Duke University.

Notes:

1. Member of Audit & Risk Committee

2. Member of Executive Compensation Committee

3. Member of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

4. Member of the Old FSV board prior to the Spin-off; post Spin-off continued as a Colliers director

Each director remains in office until the following annual shareholders’ meeting of the Company or until the election or appointment of their successor, unless they resign, their office becomes vacant or they become disqualified to act as a director. All directors stand for election or re-election annually.

Further background information regarding the directors of the Company will be set out in the 2022 Circular, the relevant sections of which are incorporated by reference herein and which will be available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

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Executive officers

The following information is provided with respect to the executive officers of the Company as at February 17, 2022:

Name and municipality of residence	Age	Present position and tenure	Principal occupation during last five years
Jay S. Hennick  Ontario, Canada	65	Chairman since June 1, 2015 and Chief Executive Officer since 19881	See description above under “Directors”.
Christian Mayer Ontario, Canada	49	Chief Financial Officer since 2020 1	Mr. Mayer served as Senior Vice President Finance & Treasurer of Colliers from 2015 to January 2020. Prior to the Spin-off, Mr. Mayer served as Vice President, Finance for Old FSV. Mr. Mayer joined Old FSV in 1999. Mr. Mayer is a Chartered Professional Accountant and began his career with the accounting firms Grant Thornton and PwC, both in Toronto.
Elias Mulamoottil Ontario, Canada	52	Co-Chief Investment Officer since 20211	Prior to the Spin-off, Mr. Mulamoottil served as Senior Vice President Strategy & Corporate Development for Old FSV since March 2011. Mr. Mulamoottil joined Old FSV in June 2007 as Vice President Strategy & Corporate Development. Prior to joining Old FSV, Mr. Mulamoottil was a partner at a Toronto based financial advisory and asset management firm, where he was responsible for the sourcing and executing of merger, acquisition, divestiture and financing transactions. Previously, Mr. Mulamoottil worked with one of Europe’s leading private equity firms, Terra Firma Capital Partners, in London, England executing and managing private equity investments. Mr. Mulamoottil is a Chartered Professional Accountant and began his career at the accounting firm Deloitte. Prior to being appointed as Co-Chief Investment Officer, Mr. Mulamoottil served as the Head, Strategic Investments of the Company.
Zachary Michaud Ontario, Canada	39	Co-Chief Investment Officer since 2021	Mr. Michaud joined Colliers in 2015. Prior to joining Colliers, Mr. Michaud was a senior investment professional at one of Canada’s leading private equity firms specializing in credit investing, distressed debt, operational turnarounds and activist investing. Previously, Mr. Michaud was an investment banker in Los Angeles and worked on the trading floor at two large bank owned investment dealers. Prior to being appointed as Co-Chief Investment Officer, Mr. Michaud served as the Vice President, Strategic Investments of the Company.

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Name and municipality of residence Age Present position and tenure Principal occupation during last five years

Rebecca Finley Ontario, Canada	46	Chief Brand and People Officer, since 2020	Ms. Finley is the Chief Brand & People Officer. In this role, Ms. Finley has responsibility for leading and providing global oversight for the Colliers marketing, brand, communication, and people strategies. She joined Colliers in 2018 as Senior Vice President, Brand & People. Ms. Finley has extensive leadership experience in branding, culture and business operations. Prior to Colliers, Ms. Finley served as Business Lead and Head of Technology, Telecommunications & Media at Facebook, led the Office of the CEO at Maple Leaf Foods, was a Management Consultant with the Boston Consulting Group, and worked as an Investment Banker with TD Securities.  Ms. Finley holds an ICD.D from the Institute of Corporate Directors, an MBA from the Rotman School of Management and a Bachelor of Mathematics and Education from Queen’s University.
Robert D. Hemming British Columbia, Canada	54	Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer since 2008	Prior to the Spin-off, Mr. Hemming served as Chief Financial Officer-Global for Colliers where he was responsible for Collier’s financial accounting, reporting, analysis and compliance functions. Prior to joining Colliers in August 2006, Mr. Hemming was the Corporate Controller–Western Canada for Bell Canada. Mr. Hemming is a Chartered Professional Accountant, Certified General Accountant and outside of real estate, has spent his career working in the mining, forestry and telecom industries.
Matthew Hawkins Ontario, Canada	39	Vice President, Legal Counsel and Corporate Secretary since 2016	Mr. Hawkins joined Colliers in 2016. Prior to joining, Mr. Hawkins previously worked as the Vice President of Legal Affairs at a TSX-listed pharmaceuticals company, and previously worked in the corporate and securities group of a leading Canadian law firm.

Note:

1. Prior to the Spin-off, an officer of Old FSV.

Ownership

As of February 17, 2022, the directors and executive officers of the Company, as a group, owned, or controlled or directed, directly or indirectly, 5,217,413 Subordinate Voting Shares and 1,325,694 Multiple Voting Shares, which represent 12.2% of the total Subordinate Voting Shares and 100.0% of the total Multiple Voting Shares, in each case, outstanding on such date. The directors and executive officers, as a group, controlled 45.7% of the total voting rights as of such date when all Multiple Voting Shares and Subordinate Voting Shares are considered. Mr. Hennick controls all of the Multiple Voting Shares.

Legal proceedings and regulatory actions

There are no legal proceedings to which Colliers is a party to, or in respect of which, any of the property of Colliers is the subject of, which is or was material to Colliers during 2021, and Colliers is not aware of any such legal proceedings that are contemplated. In the normal course of operations, Colliers is subject to routine immaterial claims and litigation incidental to its business. Litigation currently pending or threatened against Colliers includes disputes with former employees and commercial liability claims related to services provided by Colliers. Colliers believes resolution of such proceedings, combined with amounts set aside, will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or the results of operations.

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During 2021, there have not been any penalties or sanctions imposed against Colliers by a court relating to provincial and territorial securities legislation or by a securities regulatory authority, nor have there been any other penalties or sanctions imposed by a court or regulatory body against Colliers, and Colliers has not entered into any settlement agreements before a court relating to provincial and territorial securities legislation or with a securities regulatory authority.

Properties

The following chart provides a summary of the properties occupied by the Company and its subsidiaries as at December 31, 2021:

(square feet)	Leased		Owned		Total
Americas		1,915,000		-		1,915,000
EMEA		442,000		-		442,000
Asia Pacific		466,000		-		466,000
Investment Management		70,000		-		70,000
Corporate		-		20,000		20,000
Total operations		2,893,000		20,000		2,913,000

Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures

In this AIF, we make reference to “adjusted EBITDA” and “adjusted EPS,” which are financial measures that are not calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net earnings, adjusted to exclude: (i) income tax; (ii) other expense (income); (iii) interest expense; (iv) the settlement of the previously outstanding long-term incentive arrangement (“LTIA”) with Mr. Hennick and his related entities; (v) depreciation and amortization, including amortization of mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”); (vi) gains attributable to MSRs; (vii) acquisition-related items (including contingent acquisition consideration fair value adjustments, contingent acquisition consideration-related compensation expense and transaction costs); (viii) restructuring costs and (viii) stock-based compensation expense. We use adjusted EBITDA to evaluate our own operating performance and our ability to service debt, and it is an integral part of our planning and reporting systems. Additionally, we use this measure in conjunction with discounted cash flow models to determine the Company’s overall enterprise valuation and to evaluate acquisition targets. We present adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure because we believe such measure is useful to investors as a reasonable indicator of operating performance because of the low capital intensity of the Company’s service operations. We believe this measure is a financial metric used by many investors to compare companies, especially in the services industry. This measure is not a recognized measure of financial performance under GAAP in the United States and should not be considered as a substitute for operating earnings, net earnings or cash flow from operating activities, as determined in accordance with GAAP. Our method of calculating adjusted EBITDA may differ from other issuers and accordingly, this measure may not be comparable to measures used by other issuers. A reconciliation of net earnings to adjusted EBITDA appears below.

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	Year ended
(in thousands of US$)	December 31
	2021			2020
Net earnings	$	(237,557	)	$	94,489
Income tax		85,510			42,046
Other income, including equity earnings from non-consolidated investments		(11,273	)		(2,906	)
Interest expense, net		31,819			30,949
Operating earnings		(131,501	)		164,578
Settlement of LTIA		471,928			-
Depreciation and amortization		145,094			125,906
Gains attributable to MSRs		(29,214	)		(17,065	)
Equity earnings from non-consolidated investments		6,190			2,919
Acquisition-related items		61,008			45,848
Restructuring costs		6,484			29,628
Stock-based compensation expense		14,349			9,628
Adjusted EBITDA	$	544,338		$	361,442

Adjusted EPS is defined as diluted net earnings per share as calculated under the If-Converted method, adjusted for the effect, after income tax, of: (i) the non-controlling interest redemption increment; (ii) the settlement of the LTIA; (iii) amortization expense related to intangible assets recognized in connection with acquisitions and MSRs; (iv) gains attributable to MSRs; (v) acquisition-related items; (vi) restructuring costs and (vii) stock-based compensation expense. We believe this measure is useful to investors because it provides a supplemental way to understand the underlying operating performance of the Company and enhances the comparability of operating results from period to period. Adjusted EPS is not a recognized measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as a substitute for diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP. Our method of calculating this non-GAAP measure may differ from other issuers and, accordingly, this measure may not be comparable to measures used by other issuers. A reconciliation of net earnings to adjusted net earnings and of diluted net earnings per share to adjusted EPS appears below.

Adjusted EPS is calculated using the “if-converted” method of calculating earnings per share in relation to the Convertible Notes, which were issued on May 19, 2020. As such, the interest (net of tax) on the Convertible Notes is added to the numerator and the additional shares issuable on conversion of the Convertible Notes are added to the denominator of the earnings per share calculation to determine if an assumed conversion is more dilutive than no assumption of conversion. The “if-converted” method is used if the impact of the assumed conversion is dilutive. The “if-converted” method is dilutive for the adjusted EPS calculation for all periods presented.

	Year ended
(in US$)	December 31
	2021			2020
Diluted net earnings per common share	$	(8.21	)	$	1.15
Interest on Convertible Notes, net of tax		0.14			0.10
Non-controlling interest redemption increment		2.09			0.37
Settlement of LTIA		9.92			-
Amortization of intangible assets, net of tax		1.25			1.23
Gains attributable to MSRs net of tax		(0.34	)		(0.22	)
Acquisition-related items		0.93			0.82
Restructuring costs, net of tax		0.10			0.51
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax		0.30			0.22
Adjusted EPS	$	6.18		$	4.18

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We believe that the presentation of adjusted EBITDA and adjusted earnings per share, which are non-GAAP financial measures, provides important supplemental information to management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. We use these non-GAAP financial measures when evaluating operating performance because we believe that the inclusion or exclusion of the items described above, for which the amounts are non-cash or non-recurring in nature, provides a supplemental measure of our operating results that facilitates comparability of our operating performance from period to period, against our business model objectives, and against other companies in our industry. We have chosen to provide this information to investors so they can analyze our operating results in the same way that management does and use this information in their assessment of our core business and the valuation of the Company. Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted earnings per share are not calculated in accordance with GAAP, and should be considered supplemental to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the costs or benefits associated with the operations of our business as determined in accordance with GAAP. As a result, investors should not consider these measures in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP.

We use the term assets under management (“AUM”) as a measure of the scale of our Investment Management operations. AUM is defined as the gross market value of operating assets and the projected gross cost of development assets of the funds, partnerships and accounts to which we provide management and advisory services, including capital that such funds, partnerships and accounts have the right to call from investors pursuant to capital commitments. Our definition of AUM may differ from those used by other issuers and as such may not be directly comparable to similar measures used by other issuers.

Risk factors

Readers should carefully consider the following risks, as well as the other information contained in this AIF and our management’s discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2021. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business could be materially harmed. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties, including those of which we are currently unaware or we currently deem immaterial, may also adversely affect our business.

Risks relating to our business

Adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

We are closely monitoring the continuing impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on all aspects of our business, including how it will impact our clients, employees, and services.

Operating during the global pandemic exposes the Company to multiple risks which, individually or in the aggregate, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, including following:

● a reduction in certain commercial real estate transactions and decreases in expenditure at our clients and therefore a reduction in the demand for the services the Company provides;

● a decrease in property values and increase in vacancy rates, which could negatively impact Leasing and Capital Markets commissions;

● rising inflation, particularly its impact on compensation costs, hiring and retention of talent;

● reduced liquidity and rising interest rates in debt capital markets may hinder the Company’s ability, or the ability of our clients, to access capital or financing at favorable terms; and

● the occurrence of asset impairment losses.

Further, many of the risks discussed in the below are, and could be, exacerbated by the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Given the dynamic nature of these events, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the period of time that the COVID-19 pandemic and related market conditions will persist, the full extent of the impact they will have on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows or the pace or extent of any subsequent recovery. Even after the pandemic and related containment measures subside, we may continue to experience adverse impacts to our business, financial condition and results of operations, the extent of which may be material.

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Economic conditions, especially as they relate to credit conditions and business spending

During periods of economic slowdown or contraction, fiscal or political uncertainty, market volatility, disruption to global capital or credit markets our operations may be negatively affected. Credit conditions affect commercial real estate transactions, which reduces the demand for our services. Business spending directly impacts our Outsourcing & Advisory operations businesses because as businesses spend less on services, our revenues decline. These factors may also lead to payment delays or defaults from customers, which negatively impacts our operating revenues, profitability and cash flow.

Commercial real estate property values, vacancy rates and general conditions of financial liquidity for real estate transactions

Property values have a direct impact on the commissions earned on sales transactions. Vacancy rates affect market lease rates and the duration of lease commitments, which are the basis of leasing commissions earned. Both property values and vacancy rates can influence the number of sales and leasing transactions that occur.

Economic deterioration impacting our ability to recover goodwill and other intangible assets

Expectations of future earnings drive the recoverability of goodwill and other intangible assets, which are tested, at least, on an annual basis. A future deterioration of operating performance may necessitate non-cash impairment charges.

As a result of the changes in the current economic environment related to the COVID-19 pandemic, management has performed asset impairment testing across our reporting units. Management has concluded that no impairment loss is required to be recognized as of December 31, 2021. The testing considered a range of scenarios, but is subject to significant estimation uncertainty given the factors noted above. If there are future adverse developments, impairment losses may be required to be recognized.

Rising inflation could materially impact our profitability

In our Outsourcing & Advisory and Investment Management operations, we provide contractual services to clients, typically for multi-year durations. The contracts include price escalation for inflation. However, should inflation rise more than anticipated, it could severely impact our ability to recover certain cost from our clients. Moreover, compensation represents our largest expense. Rising wage costs could impact not only our profitability but also our ability to recruit and retain talent.

A decline in our ability to generate cash from our businesses to fund future acquisitions and meet our debt obligations

We rely on our businesses to generate the necessary cash to service our financial obligations. As at December 31, 2021, we have $531.1 million of debt outstanding ($134.4 million net of cash) that will be required to be refinanced or repaid over the next nine years. To date, we have met all of our debt obligations. However, a decline in business performance may impact our ability to service our outstanding debt.

The effects of changes in foreign exchange rates in relation to the US dollar on our Euro, Canadian dollar, Australian dollar and UK pound sterling denominated revenues and expenses

We generate approximately 45% of our revenues outside the United States. Consequently, our consolidated results are impacted by fluctuations in the relative strength of the US dollar against foreign currencies, including the Euro, Canadian dollar, Australian dollar and UK pound sterling.

Political events, including elections, referenda and government positions on international trade, among other things, may impact foreign exchange rates in relation to the US dollar. In addition, we expect to acquire additional international operations in the future. As a consequence, foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations may be material in the future.

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Competition in the markets served by the Company

We operate in highly competitive markets. Changes in the source and intensity of competition in the markets served by us impact the demand for our services and may result in additional pricing pressures. The relatively low capital cost of entry to certain of our businesses has led to strong competitive markets, including regional and local owner-operated companies. Regional and local competitors operating in a limited geographic area may have lower labour, benefits and overhead costs. The principal methods of competition in our businesses include name recognition, quality and speed of service, pricing, customer satisfaction and reputation. No assurance can be given that we will be able to compete successfully against current or future competitors and that the competitive pressures that we face will not result in reduced market share or negatively impact our financial performance.

A decline in performance in our Investment Management operations

The revenue, net earnings and cash flow generated by our investment management services business can fluctuate, primarily due to the fact that management fees can vary as a result of market movements from one period to another. In the event that any of the investment programs that our investment management services business manages were to perform poorly, our revenue, net earnings and cash flow could decline because the value of the assets we manage would decrease, which would result in a reduction in management fees and incentive compensation we earn. Investors and potential investors in our programs continually assess our performance, and our ability to raise capital for existing and future programs and maintaining our current fee structure will depend on our continued satisfactory performance.

A decline in our ability to attract, recruit and retain talent

Our ability to attract and recruit talent is an important determinant of revenue growth. While the Company makes significant efforts in attracting, recruiting and mobilizing talent, it is possible that we are unable to hire sufficiently skilled investment professional, engineers, property managers, and real estate sales/leasing advisors, which can impact our ability to sustain or increase our internal revenue growth.

Labour shortages or increases in wage and benefit costs

As a services company, our primary asset is the human capital that comprises our workforce to generate revenues. A shortage, or increase in wage and benefit costs, of this human capital could reduce our revenues and profitability.

Reliance on subcontractors

For certain of our services, we rely on external subcontractors for timely delivery and execution. Failure to manage subcontractor performance may result in higher costs and potential loss of clients.

The effects of changes in interest rates on our cost of borrowing

As at December 31, 2021, substantially all of our indebtedness was at fixed interest rates. However, the Company relies on its Revolving Credit Facility, which is at variable interest rates, to fund its operations, acquisitions and other general proceeds. As a result, changes in base rates such as LIBOR affect our interest expense as these base rates fluctuate.

A decline in our performance impacting our continued compliance with the financial covenants under our debt agreements, or our ability to negotiate a waiver of certain covenants with our lenders

A decline in our earnings performance may cause us not to be non-compliant with certain financial covenants, leading to a potential default on our debt obligations.

Unexpected increases in operating costs, such as insurance, workers’ compensation, and health care

As a services company, the costs of providing services to our customers can fluctuate. Certain operating costs, such as insurance, workers’ compensation and health care are based on market rates which we cannot control and, absent an offsetting price increase in our services, have a direct impact on our operating margins.

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Changes in the frequency or severity of insurance incidents relative to our historical experience

Adverse changes in claims experience could increase our insurance costs and/or increase the risk of being unable to renew insurance coverage at our operations. In each of our operating segments, we effectively self-insure certain risks, with a layer of third-party insurance for catastrophic claims. An increase in the frequency or severity of claims in these areas could materially affect our financial position and results of operations. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain insurance coverage on favourable economic terms in the future.

A decline in the availability of suitable acquisition targets

Although the diversified professional services market remains highly fragmented, ongoing consolidation activity may limit our ability to find suitable acquisition targets. It is possible that irrational buyer behavior in the market could drive valuations higher than before, which can significantly impact our ability to close transactions on mutually favorable terms.

A decline in our ability to successfully integrate acquired operations

Failure to successfully integrate acquisitions into our existing operations can be disruptive to our business and have a material adverse impact on our operating results. Challenges in integrating operations and information technology systems acquired from other companies may also limit our ability to achieve anticipated synergies. We may experience difficulties in the assimilation of different cultures and practices, integration of systems, including accounting systems, as well as in maintaining controls, including internal control over financial reporting required by applicable securities laws and related procedures and policies. It is possible that the integration process could result in a loss of key management personnel and clients, which can severely impact profitability. In addition, we may also expose ourselves to unforeseen liabilities which may have not been identified during the due diligence process.

Changes in laws, regulations and government policies at the federal, state/provincial or local level that may adversely impact our businesses

As a multinational company, changes in laws and regulation at the different jurisdictional levels can have a direct effect on our operations. It is difficult to predict the future impact of a change in legislative and regulatory requirements affecting our businesses. The laws and regulations applicable to our businesses will likely change in the future and affect our operations and financial performance. In addition, if we were to fail to comply with any applicable law or regulation, we could be subject to substantial fines or damages, be involved in litigation, suffer losses to our reputation and suffer the loss of licenses or penalties that may affect how our business is operated, which, in turn, would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Risks arising from any regulatory review and litigation

The commencement of any formal regulatory reviews or investigations could result in the diversion of significant management attention and resources and, if securities or other regulators determine that a violation of securities or other laws may have occurred, or has occurred, the Company or its officers and directors may receive notices regarding potential enforcement action or prosecution and could be subject to civil or criminal penalties or other remedies. For example, the Company or its officers could be required to pay substantial damages, fines or other penalties, the regulators could seek an injunction against the Company or seek to ban an officer or director of the Company from acting as such, any of which actions would have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Risks associated with intellectual property and other proprietary rights that are material to our business

Our ability to compete effectively depends in part on our rights to service marks, trademarks, trade names and other intellectual property rights we own or license (including “Colliers”). We have not sought to register every one of our marks in every country in which they are used. Furthermore, because of the differences in foreign trademark, patent and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws, we may not receive the same protection in other countries as we would in Canada or the United States. If we are unable to protect our proprietary information and brand names, we could suffer a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Litigation may be necessary to enforce our intellectual property rights and protect our proprietary information, or to defend against claims by third parties that our products or services infringe their intellectual property rights. Any litigation or claims brought by or against us could result in substantial costs and diversion of our resources. A successful claim of trademark, patent or other intellectual property infringement against us, or any other successful challenge to the use of our intellectual property, could subject us to damages or prevent us from providing certain services under our recognized brand names, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

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Reputational risk

The Company operates in multiple global jurisdictions and is subject to various local laws and regulations. We train employees to comply with anti-bribery and workplace violence and harassment laws along with clear company-wide guidelines, internal controls and policies in place to prohibit any non-compliant behaviours. However, despite our best efforts, it is possible that violations may occur, either through our own employees or through our external partners/subcontractors, which may expose the Company to potential litigation and lawsuits and significantly harm our reputation. Reputational losses may also arise from any negative publicity, failure to meet client expectations and negative market perception.

Disruptions or security failures in our information technology systems

Our information technology systems facilitate our ability to monitor, operate and control our operations. While we have disaster recovery plans in place, any disruption in these plans or the failure of our information technology systems to operate as expected could, depending on the magnitude of the problem, adversely affect our operating results by limiting, among other things, our capacity to monitor, operate and control our operations effectively. In addition, because our systems contain information about individuals and businesses, our failure to maintain the security of the data we hold, whether the result of our own error or the malfeasance or errors of others, could harm our reputation or give rise to legal liabilities relating to violations of privacy laws or otherwise, which may lead to lower revenues, increased costs and other material adverse effects on our results of operations.

Cybersecurity risks

Cybersecurity incidents, in the form of malware, computer viruses, cyber threats, malfeasance and other types of data breaches, continue to rise. With our employees relying heavily on our information systems, some managed by third parties, we make significant efforts to maintain the security of our information systems as well as to monitor for cybersecurity threats. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to prevent all cybersecurity incidents, which could have a material adverse impact on our operations. This could be in the form of lost revenues, unauthorized access to client and employee data, damage to our reputation, significant corrective costs and as well as material legal liabilities.

Exposure to global tax laws

Given our global footprint, we are subject to income tax laws in various jurisdictions. While we continuously manage and provision for income tax, any changes in effective tax rates within local jurisdictions can have a material impact on our net earnings.

Political conditions or events, including escalation of hostilities, outbreak of war, elections, referenda, changes to international trade and immigration policies, terrorism, disruption of supply chains (particularly energy) and the impact thereof on our business

Political events, uncertainties and situations can have an effect on our Company because of our global operations. Events could occur that may hamper our ability to manage operations, extract cash and implement Colliers’ policies in certain regions, particularly in developing countries that have had a recent history of political and economic instability.

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Risks relating to our shares

Volatility of market price of the Subordinate Voting Shares

The market price of the Subordinate Voting Shares may be volatile and subject to wide fluctuations in response to numerous factors, many of which are beyond our control, including the following:

• actual or anticipated fluctuations in our annual or quarterly results of operations;

• changes in estimates of future results of operations by us or by securities research analysts;

• changes in the economic performance or market valuations of other companies that investors deem comparable to us;

• the addition or departure of our executive officers or other key personnel;

• litigation or regulatory action against us;

• issuances or expected issuances of additional Subordinate Voting Shares or other forms of our securities;

• changes in applicable laws and regulations, including tax laws, or changes in the manner in which those laws are applied;

• significant acquisitions or business combinations, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments by or involving us or our competitors; and

• news reports relating to the conditions in the economy in general and/or trends, concerns or competitive developments, regulatory changes and other related issues in our industry.

The volatility may affect the ability of holders of Subordinate Voting Shares to sell the Subordinate Voting Shares at an advantageous price.

Financial markets have, at times, experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that have particularly affected the market prices of securities of companies and that have, in many cases, been unrelated to the operating performance, underlying asset values or prospects of such companies. Accordingly, the market price of the Subordinate Voting Shares may decline even if our operating results, underlying asset values or prospects have not changed. Additionally, these factors, as well as other related factors, may cause decreases in asset values that are deemed to be other than temporary, which may result in impairment losses. As well, certain institutional investors may base their investment decisions on consideration of our environmental, governance and social practices and performance against such institutions’ respective investment guidelines and criteria, and failure to meet such criteria may result in a limited or no investment in the Subordinate Voting Shares by those institutions, which could adversely affect the trading price of the Subordinate Voting Shares. There can be no assurance that fluctuations in price and volume will not occur. If such increased levels of volatility and market turmoil occur, our operations could be adversely impacted and the trading price of the Subordinate Voting Shares may be adversely affected.

The impact of our dual class share structure

As agreed in the New Trust Agreement, the Multiple Voting Shares shall convert on a one-for-one basis into Subordinate Voting Shares upon the occurrence of certain specified events and in any event by not later than September 1, 2028.  However, the Multiple Voting Shares shall remain issued and outstanding until any such conversion event.  Our Multiple Voting Shares have twenty votes per share and our Subordinate Voting Shares have one vote per share. As at February 17, 2022, the shareholder who holds all of the Multiple Voting Shares, Henset Capital Inc. (a corporation controlled by Jay S. Hennick, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer), holds approximately 44.8% of the voting power of all of our issued and outstanding Common Shares and therefore has significant influence over our management and affairs and over all matters requiring shareholder approval, including the election of directors and significant corporate transactions. As a result, the holder of Multiple Voting Shares has the ability to influence many matters affecting us and actions may be taken that the holders of the Subordinate Voting Shares may not view as beneficial. The market price of the Subordinate Voting Shares could be adversely affected due to the significant influence and voting power of the holder of Multiple Voting Shares. Additionally, the significant voting interest of the holder of Multiple Voting Shares may discourage transactions involving a change of control, including transactions in which an investor, as a holder of the Subordinate Voting Shares, might otherwise receive a premium for the Subordinate Voting Shares over the then-current market price, or discourage competing proposals if a going private transaction is proposed by the holder of Multiple Voting Shares.

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A decline in our performance impacting our ability to pay dividends on our shares

Although we intend to make cash dividends to shareholders in accordance with our existing dividend policy, these dividends are not assured. Future dividends on the Common Shares will depend on our results of operations, financial condition, capital requirements, general business conditions and other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant. Additionally, under the Company’s debt agreements, the Company is not permitted to pay dividends, whether in cash or in specie, in the circumstances of an event of default thereunder occurring and continuing or an event of default occurring as a consequence thereof. The market value of the Common Shares may deteriorate if we are unable to pay dividends pursuant to our existing dividend policy in the future.

Potential future dilution to the holders of the Subordinate Voting Shares

We are authorized to issue an unlimited number of Subordinate Voting Shares for consideration and terms and conditions as established by our board of directors, in many cases, without any requirement for explicit shareholder approval, and shareholders have no pre-emptive rights in connection with such further issuances. We may issue additional Subordinate Voting Shares in share offerings (including through the sale of securities convertible into or exchangeable for Subordinate Voting Shares) and pursuant to the exercise of options under our Option Plan. We cannot predict the size of future issuances of Subordinate Voting Shares or the effect that future issuances and sales of Subordinate Voting Shares will have on the market price of the Subordinate Voting Shares. Issuances of a substantial number of additional Subordinate Voting Shares, or the perception that such issuances could occur, may adversely affect prevailing market prices for the Subordinate Voting Shares. With any additional issuance of Subordinate Voting Shares, holders of Subordinate Voting Shares will suffer dilution and we may experience dilution in our earnings per share.

The existence of our right to issue blank cheque preference shares

The Company has the right to issue so-called “blank cheque” preference shares which may affect the voting and liquidation rights of holders of Common Shares. The Company’s Board of Directors is authorized, without any further shareholder approval, to issue one or more additional series of preference shares in an unlimited number and to set the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attached thereto.

Risks related to our qualification as a foreign private issuer

We are a “foreign private issuer”, as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and are permitted, under a multijurisdictional disclosure system adopted by the United States and Canada, to prepare our disclosure documents filed under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“U.S. Exchange Act”), in accordance with Canadian disclosure requirements. Under the U.S. Exchange Act, we are subject to reporting obligations that, in certain respects, are less detailed and less frequent than those of U.S. domestic reporting companies. As a result, we do not file the same reports that a U.S. domestic issuer would file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), although we are required to file or furnish to the SEC the continuous disclosure documents that we are required to file in Canada under Canadian securities laws. In addition, our officers, directors, and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and short swing profit liability provisions of Section 16 of the U.S. Exchange Act. Therefore, our shareholders may not know on a timely basis when our officers, directors and principal shareholders purchase or sell shares, as the reporting deadlines under the corresponding Canadian insider reporting requirements are generally longer.

As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules and regulations under the U.S. Exchange Act related to the furnishing and content of proxy statements. We are also exempt from Regulation FD, which prohibits issuers from making selective disclosures of material non-public information. While we will comply with the corresponding requirements relating to proxy statements and disclosure of material non-public information under Canadian securities laws, these requirements differ from those under the U.S. Exchange Act and Regulation FD, and shareholders should not expect to receive the same information at the same time as such information is provided by U.S. domestic companies.

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In addition, as a foreign private issuer, we have the option to follow certain Canadian corporate governance practices, except to the extent that such laws would be contrary to U.S. securities laws, and provided that we disclose the requirements we are not following and describe the Canadian practices we follow instead. We currently rely on this exemption with respect to requirements regarding the quorum for any meeting of our shareholders, the requirement to obtain shareholder approval prior to an issuance of securities in certain circumstances and certain responsibilities of the Executive Compensation Committee of our board of directors. We may in the future elect to follow home country practices in Canada with regard to other matters. As a result, our shareholders may not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of U.S. domestic companies that are subject to all corporate governance requirements.

Risks relating to Convertible Notes

The Convertible Notes are subordinated to all of our existing senior debt and any of our future senior debt and structurally subordinated to all liabilities of our subsidiaries, including trade payables

The Convertible Notes are unsecured and subordinated to all of our existing and future senior debt, including borrowings under our revolving credit facility and our Senior Notes due 2028 and Senior Notes due 2031. This means that we cannot make any payments on the Convertible Notes if: (i) we have defaulted on the payment of any of our senior debt and the default is continuing; (ii) the maturity of any senior debt has been accelerated as a result of a default; or (iii) our bankruptcy, liquidation, reorganization, winding up or similar proceeding has occurred, and our senior indebtedness has not been repaid in full.

The Convertible Notes are subordinated to all liabilities and preferred shares of our subsidiaries. In the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation, reorganization, dissolution or winding up of a subsidiary, creditors and preferred shareholders of such subsidiaries will be paid from the assets of such subsidiary prior to holders of the Convertible Notes.

In the event of our bankruptcy, liquidation, reorganization, winding up or other similar proceeding, we may not have sufficient assets to repay the amounts due on or to access the debt capital markets to refinance any Convertible Notes then outstanding.

Furthermore, the Convertible Notes are not protected by any financial or operating covenants or restrictions on the payments of dividends, the incurrence of indebtedness or the issuance or repurchase of securities by us or any of our subsidiaries.

As of December 31, 2021, our total consolidated indebtedness was approximately $531.1 million, of which (i) approximately $529.1 million was senior indebtedness, to which the Convertible Notes would have been subordinated; and (ii) our subsidiaries would have had approximately $2.0 million of total indebtedness to which the Convertible Notes would have been structurally subordinated.

Risks related to debt servicing

Our ability to make scheduled payments of interest and principal on our indebtedness depends on our future performance, which is subject to economic, financial, competitive and other factors beyond our control. Our business may not generate cash flow from operations to sufficiently service our debt. If we are unable to generate such cash flows, we may be required to raise additional capital through the sale of assets, restructuring of debt and/or equity issuances on terms that may be onerous or highly dilutive.

Risks related to repurchase

We are required to offer to repurchase all of the outstanding Notes upon the occurrence of a fundamental change at a fundamental change repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. However, we may not have enough available cash or be able to obtain financing at the time we are required to make repurchases of the Convertible Notes surrendered therefor. In addition, our ability to repurchase the Notes may be limited by law, by regulatory authority or by our existing debt or other agreements governing our indebtedness. Our failure to offer to repurchase the Convertible Notes at a time when it is required by the indenture governing the Convertible Notes or to pay the fundamental change repurchase price when due as required by the indenture governing the Convertible Notes would constitute a default under such indenture. A default under the indenture governing the Notes or the fundamental change itself could also lead to a default under agreements governing our existing and future indebtedness. If the repayment of the related indebtedness were to be accelerated after any applicable notice or grace periods, we may not have sufficient funds to repay the indebtedness and repurchase the Notes.

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Furthermore, while we are required to repurchase all of the outstanding Convertible Notes upon the occurrence of a fundamental change, it excludes transactions such as leveraged recapitalizations, refinancings, restructurings or acquisitions initiated by us or certain permitted holders.

Risks related to redemption

We may, at our option, elect to satisfy our obligation to pay, in whole or in part, the principal amount of the Convertible Notes on the condition that the last reported trading price of the Subordinate Voting Shares for any 20 trading days in a consecutive 30 trading day period preceding the date of the notice of redemption is not less than 130% of the conversion price. As our share price may fluctuate due to external factors outside of the Company’s control, our ability to exercise our redemption rights on the Convertible Notes may be impacted.

Furthermore, we are not permitted to repay the principal of the Convertible Notes in cash at maturity should our net debt to consolidated EBITDA ratio exceed 2.5 and, in such case, we would be required to elect to satisfy our obligation by delivering Subordinate Voting Shares.

Risks related to conversion

The holders of the Convertible Notes may not be adequately compensated upon conversion under certain conditions:

● If a make-whole fundamental change occurs prior to the maturity date of the Convertible Notes or upon our issuance of a notice of redemption, under certain circumstances, we will increase the conversion rate by a number of additional Subordinate Voting Shares for Notes converted in connection with such make-whole fundamental change, or the related redemption period. The increase in the conversion rate will be determined based on the date on which the specified corporate transaction becomes effective or the redemption notice date, as applicable, and the price paid (or deemed to be paid) per Subordinate Voting Share in such transaction or on such redemption notice date, The increase in the conversion rate for the Convertible Notes converted in connection with a make-whole fundamental change or during a redemption period may not adequately compensate the holders for any lost value of their Convertible Notes. In addition, if the price of our Subordinate Voting Shares in the transaction or on the related redemption notice date, as applicable, is greater than US$225.00 per share or less than US$43.75 per share (in each case, subject to adjustment), no additional shares will be added to the conversion rate. Moreover, in no event will the conversion rate per US$1,000 principal amount of Notes as a result of this adjustment exceed 22.8571 Subordinate Voting Shares.

● We are not required to increase the conversion rate for conversions in connection with a “termination of trading” or, unless we so elect, offer to repurchase the Notes upon a termination of trading. Any payment of additional interest may not adequately compensate holders for the impact of a termination of trading. The conversion rate of the Notes may not be adjusted for all dilutive events such as a third-party tender or exchange offer or an issuance of our Subordinate Voting Shares for cash or the termination of trading of our Subordinate Voting Shares, that may adversely affect the trading price of the Notes or our Subordinate Voting Shares.

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Risks relating to ESG

Risks related to global climate change

As global climate change policy continues to evolve and attract considerable public, scientific and regulatory attention, it could have both tangible and intangible impact on our operations, employees and clients. Moreover, we may be subject to litigation on certain properties, projects or assets that we manage that have a direct impact on the environment from governments, shareholders and environmental activists. A loss of management fee revenues as well as any litigation could materially impact our profitability, reputation as well as financial condition.

Changes in client preferences and requirements for low-carbon and climate-resilient properties

As climate policy continues to evolve and demand for low-carbon and climate-resilient properties increases, it may impact the Company’s operations with respect to deal sourcing as well as product availability. Should the company be unable to meet client needs, it may also lead to deterioration of relationship with the client and a loss of revenue.

Reputational risk should our efforts to mitigate climate change not keep pace with peers and societal expectations

The Company is making dedicated efforts towards reducing its carbon footprint, promoting societal initiatives and implementing strong governance policies. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to achieve all of its targets. In the unlikely event of the Company failing to meet its target or falling short of societal expectations, there could be a material adverse impact on our operations. This could be in the form of lost revenues, damage to our reputation, decreased attractiveness to investors, as well as significant operating costs.

Risks related to measurement and compliance

The Company needs to invest in various technologies in order to accurately manage and comply with the environmental regulatory policies of the local and global jurisdictions. In addition, in certain cases, the Company may purchase carbon offsets or could be exposed to carbon tax on its owned operations. Compliance costs, in some regions, could also force the Company to discontinue managing certain properties or exit the business altogether. This could lead to a significant deterioration of the Company’s profitability.

Interest of management and others in material transactions

Except as described below or elsewhere in this AIF, no director of Colliers, executive officer of Colliers, or person or company that beneficially owns, or controls or directs more than 10% of any class or series of voting securities of Colliers, or any associate or affiliate of any of the foregoing persons, has or has had any material interest in any transaction within the last three years, or during the current year, that has materially affected or is reasonably expected to materially affect Colliers or any of its subsidiaries.

Under the Spin-off, Old FSV was separated into two independent publicly traded companies – Colliers and FirstService. Pursuant to the Spin-off, Old FSV shareholders received one Colliers share and one FirstService share of the same class as each Old FSV share previously held. As a result, Jay S. Hennick received, directly or indirectly, 2,273,526 Subordinate Voting Shares and 1,325,694 Multiple Voting Shares. As at the date hereof, Mr. Hennick holds, 4,605,369 Subordinate Voting Shares and 1,325,694 Multiple Voting Shares representing 10.7% of the total outstanding number of Subordinate Voting Shares and 100.0% of the total outstanding number of Multiple Voting Shares 13.4% of total outstanding number of Common Shares; 44.8% of total votes of all Common Shares). Furthermore, as part of the Spin-off, each of the Transitional Services and Separation Agreement, the Standstill Agreement and the Colliers MSA (as such terms are defined in Old FSV’s Management Information Circular dated March 16, 2015 (the “Spin-off Circular”)) were entered into with, among others, Jay S. Hennick and/or entities controlled by Mr. Hennick. Further details of such agreements are described in (and incorporated by reference from) the Spin-off Circular. Additional information concerning the Spin-off is set out in the Spin-off Circular, which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

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On April 16, 2021, the Company completed a transaction with Mr. Hennick and certain related entities pursuant to which: (a) the LTIA that had been previously granted to Mr. Hennick was terminated, for effective consideration of $96.2 million and the issuance of 3,572,858 Subordinate Voting Shares (such consideration having been determined with reference to the formula set out in the previously issued LTIA); (b) Mr. Hennick and certain related entities entered into the New MSA with respect to the provision of Mr. Hennick’s services as Chief Executive Officer and/or Executive Chairman of the Company, as his option; and (c) the New Trust Agreement was entered into, resulting in a clear timeline for the orderly elimination of the Subordinate Voting Shares and the Company’s dual class share structure, without payment of any premium.  Full details regarding this transaction are set out in the Management Information Circular of the Company dated March 9, 2021, which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Material contracts

The only contracts that can reasonably be regarded as material to us, other than contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, are as follows:

(a)	Arrangement Agreement: The Arrangement Agreement provided for the implementation of the Spin-off pursuant to Section 182 of the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) and, among other things, certain representations, warranties and covenants of the parties and certain indemnities among Colliers and FirstService. Further details of the Arrangement Agreement are described in (and incorporated by reference from) the Spin-off Circular under the heading “The Arrangement – Arrangement Agreement”. The Arrangement Agreement is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
(b)	Transitional Services and Separation Agreement: In connection with the Spin-off, we entered into the Transitional Services and Separation Agreement to, among other things, complete the transfer of the FirstService Residential and FirstService Brands businesses to FirstService. The Transitional Services and Separation Agreement also sets forth the agreement of the parties with respect to certain transitional arrangements governing the relationship between Colliers and FirstService, the responsibility and liability for outstanding legal actions, responsibility for taxes, access to books and records, confidentiality, insurance and dispute resolution. Under the terms of the Transitional Services and Separation Agreement, we have generally agreed to indemnify FirstService and its subsidiaries from and against any liabilities associated with, among other things, the FirstService Residential and FirstService Brands businesses and assets, whether relating to the period, or arising, prior to or after the Spin-off. The Transitional Services and Separation Agreement contains a reciprocal indemnity under which FirstService generally agrees to indemnify us and our subsidiaries from and against any liabilities relating to, among other things, the businesses and assets retained by Colliers. FirstService and Colliers will indemnify each other with respect to non-performance of our respective obligations under the Transitional Services and Separation Agreement. Further details of the Transitional Services and Separation Agreement are described in (and incorporated by reference from) the Spin-off Circular under the heading “The Arrangement – Transitional Services and Separation Agreement”. The Transitional Services and Separation Agreement is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
(c)	Revolving Credit Facility: On April 4, 2019, we amended our existing credit agreement with a syndicate of lenders to provide for the Revolving Credit Facility which has a financing capacity of $1 billion, for a new five-year term ending April 30, 2024 (the term of our prior credit facility ended April 18, 2023). The Revolving Credit Facility bears interest at 1.25% to 3.00% over floating reference rates, depending on certain leverage ratios, and requires that we pay a commitment fee of 0.25% to 0.60% of the unused portion of the Revolving Credit Facility, depending on certain leverage ratios. At any time during its term, we have the right to increase the Revolving Credit Facility by up to $250 million, on the same terms and conditions. Since 2020, certain amendments to the Revolving Credit Facility have been entered to allow for greater operational flexibility. The credit agreement relating to the Revolving Credit Facility (together with all applicable amendments) is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

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(d)	Senior Notes due 2028: We issued €210 million of senior unsecured notes (the “Senior Notes due 2028”) pursuant to a note purchase agreement dated May 17, 2018 (the “2028 Note Agreement”), with a ten-year term ending May 30, 2028 and a fixed interest rate of 2.23%, which Senior Notes were placed privately and rank equally with the Revolving Credit Facility in terms of seniority. The proceeds of this issuance were drawn on May 30, 2018, and we used the net proceeds to reduce outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility and for general corporate purposes. We may prepay the Senior Notes due 2028 at any time in an amount not less than 5% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes then outstanding, subject to payment of an applicable make-whole amount and other amounts. The financial covenants contained in the 2028 Note Agreement require that we maintain a net debt to consolidated EBITDA ratio of not more than 3.5, an interest coverage ratio of greater than 2.0 and to ensure that our priority debt does not at any time exceed 7.5% of our consolidated total assets. To date, we have complied with the foregoing covenants. All outstanding amounts under the Senior Notes must be repaid by the earlier of May 30, 2028 and the occurrence of an event of default under the Note Agreement. We are prohibited under the Note Agreement from undertaking certain acquisitions and dispositions, and incurring certain indebtedness and encumbrances, without prior approval of the holders of the Senior Notes. Since entering into the 2028 Note Agreement, certain amendments and/or waivers have been entered into in order to address points similar to those addressed by way of amendments to the Revolving Credit Facility as noted above. The Note Agreement is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
(e)	Senior Notes due 2031: On July 28, 2021 the Company entered into a note purchase agreement to issue US dollar and Euro fixed rate senior unsecured notes (the “Senior Notes due 2031”), consisting of US$150 million of 3.02% Notes due 2031 and €125 million of 1.52% Notes due 2031. The Senior Notes due 2031 were placed privately and rank equally with the Revolving Credit Facility and Senior Notes due 2028. The proceeds of the Senior Notes due 2031 were drawn on October 7, 2021. The Company used the proceeds for general corporate purposes and to repay all outstanding borrowings under its Revolving Credit Facility. We may prepay the Senior Notes at any time in an amount not less than 5% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes then outstanding, subject to payment of an applicable make-whole amount and other amounts. The financial covenants contained require that we maintain a net debt to consolidated EBITDA ratio of not more than 3.5, an interest coverage ratio of greater than 2.0 and to ensure that our priority debt does not at any time exceed 7.5% of our consolidated total assets.
(f)	AR Facility: On April 12, 2019, the Company established a structured accounts receivable facility (the “AR Facility”) with committed availability of $125 million and an initial term of 364 days, unless extended or an earlier termination event occurs. The AR Facility has committed availability of $125 million with a current maturity date of April 25, 2022 which we expect to extend for an additional one-year term. Under the AR Facility, certain of the Company's subsidiaries continuously sell trade accounts receivable and contract assets (the “Receivables”) to wholly owned special purpose entities at fair market value. The special purpose entities then sell 100% of the Receivables to a third-party financial institution. Although the special purpose entities are wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company, they are separate legal entities with their own separate creditors who will be entitled, upon their liquidation, to be satisfied out of their assets prior to any assets or value in such special purpose entities becoming available to their equity holders and their assets are not available to pay other creditors of the Company.  The agreements relating to the AR Facility are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
(g)	Convertible Notes: On May 19, 2020, we completed our Convertible Notes offering for gross proceeds of US$230 million (including $30 million pursuant to the exercise of the initial purchasers’ over-allotment option). The proceeds of the issuance were used to repay a portion of the indebtedness under the revolving credit facility. The Convertible Notes are unsecured and mature on June 1, 2025. The Convertible Notes bear cash interest semiannually at a rate of 4.00% per annum. The initial conversion rate for the Convertible Notes is 17.2507 Subordinate Voting Shares per US$1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes, equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately US$57.97 per Subordinate Voting Share. The initial conversion rate represents a premium of approximately 32.5% relative to the closing sale price of the Subordinate Voting Shares on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on May 14, 2020 and is subject to adjustment in certain events. As a result of the increase to Colliers’ semi-annual dividend amount announced in December 2020, the conversion rate has been adjusted to 17.2624, equivalent to an adjusted conversion price of approximately US$57.93 per Subordinate Voting Share. The Convertible Notes are redeemable by Colliers at its option in certain circumstances after June 1, 2023 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued interest. Holders have the right to require Colliers to repurchase their Convertible Notes upon the occurrence of certain events at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Subject to specified conditions, Colliers has the right to repay the outstanding principal amount of the Notes, on maturity or redemption, through the issuance of its Subordinate Voting Shares. The trust indenture relating to the Convertible Notes is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

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(h)

Warehouse receivables: The Company originates held for sale mortgage loans with commitments to sell to third party investors. These loans are referred to as warehouse receivables and are funded directly to borrowers by the warehouse credit facilities. The facilities are generally repaid within 45 days when the loans are transferred while the Company retains the servicing rights. The Company elects the fair value option for warehouse receivables.

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Agreements Relating to Settlement of Long Term Incentive Arrangement with CEO: On April 16, 2021, after receiving approval from 95% of disinterested shareholders, the Company completed the previously announced transaction (the “Transaction”) to settle previously issued LTIA granted to an entity related to Mr. Hennick. The Transaction also established a timeline for the orderly elimination of Colliers’ dual class voting structure by no later than September 1, 2028. As described under “Interest of management and others in material transactions” above, the transaction resulted in the payment of $96.2 million to certain entities related to Mr. Hennick, along with the issuance of 3,572,858 Subordinate Voting Shares.  Additionally, the Company entered into a new management services agreement (the “New MSA”) with Mr. Hennick and an entity related thereto with respect to the continued provision of Mr. Hennick’s services as Chief Executive Officer and/or Executive Chairman of the Company, at his option. The particulars of the New MSA are set out in the section entitled “Executive Compensation – Management Contract” contained in the 2022 Circular, which section is incorporated herein by reference.   The definitive documentation relating to this transaction, including a new trust agreement relating to the Multiple Voting Shares, registration rights agreement and transaction agreement are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Cease trade orders, bankruptcies, penalties or sanctions

To the best of the knowledge of the Company:

(1)         none of the directors or executive officers of the Company is, as at the date of this AIF, or was within 10 years before the date of this AIF, a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer of any company (including the Company) that: (i) was subject to a cease trade or similar order or an order that denied the relevant company access to any exemption under securities legislation, in each case, that was in effect for a period of more than 30 consecutive days (collectively, an “Order”) that was issued while the director or executive officer was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer; or (ii) was subject to an Order that was issued after the director or executive officer ceased to be a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer and which resulted from an event that occurred while that person was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer;

(2)          none of the directors or executive officers of the Company, or a shareholder holding a sufficient number of securities of the Company to affect materially the control the Company: (a) is, as at the date of this AIF, or has been, within 10 years before the date of this AIF, a director or executive officer of any company (including the Company) that, while that person was acting in that capacity, or within a year of that person ceasing to act in that capacity, became bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or was subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold its assets; or (b) has, within the 10 years before the date of this AIF, become bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, or become subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors, or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold the assets of the director, executive officer or shareholder.

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Conflicts of interest

Certain directors and officers of the Company are engaged in and will continue to engage in activities outside the Company, and as a result, certain directors and officers of the Company may become subject to conflicts of interest. The Business Corporations Act (Ontario) provides that in the event that a director or officer has an interest in a contract or proposed contract or agreement, the director or officer shall disclose his or her interest in such contract or agreement and, in the case of directors, shall refrain from voting on any matter in respect of such contract or agreement unless otherwise provided under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario). To the extent that conflicts of interest arise, such conflicts will be resolved in accordance with the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (Ontario).

As at the date hereof, the Company is not aware of any existing or potential material conflicts of interest between the Company and a director or officer of the Company.

Independent registered public accounting firm

The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm is PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, who has issued a report dated February 17, 2022 on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 and for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2021 and on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as at December 31, 2021. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has advised that they are independent with respect to the Company within the meaning of the Rules of Professional Conduct of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario and the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”). PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is registered with the PCAOB.

Audit & Risk Committee

The Audit & Risk Committee (the “ARC”) is comprised of four members who are each “independent” and “financially literate” as required by Multilateral Instrument 52-110 Audit Committees (the “Audit Committee Rule”). The ARC has the resources and the authority to discharge its responsibilities, including the authority to engage, at the expense of Colliers, outside consultants, independent legal counsel and other advisors as it determines necessary to carry out its duties, without seeking approval our Board of Directors or management. The ARC also has the authority to conduct any investigation necessary and appropriate to fulfilling its responsibilities and has direct access and authority to communicate directly with the external auditors, legal counsel and officers and employees of Colliers. The ARC meets six times annually, or more frequently as circumstances dictate.

The ARC reviews the annual and interim financial statements intended for circulation among shareholders and reports upon these to the Board prior to their approval by our Board of Directors. The ARC is also responsible for reviewing the integrity of Colliers’ financial reporting process, both internal and external, and any major issues as to the adequacy of the internal controls and any special audit procedures adopted in light of any material control deficiencies. The ARC communicates directly with Colliers’ external auditors in order to discuss audit and related matters whenever appropriate. In addition, our Board of Directors may refer to the ARC such matters and questions relating to the financial position and operations of Colliers and its subsidiaries. All reports made to Colliers’ ethics hotline are reviewed by the Chair of the ARC and then by the entire ARC at its next meeting. Our Board of Directors has adopted an ARC mandate, a copy of which is annexed as Exhibit “A” to this AIF.

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The education and related experience of each of the members of the ARC that is relevant to the performance by such members of their responsibilities on such committee is described below.

L. Frederick Sutherland (Chair) – Mr. Sutherland was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Aramark Corporation, Philadelphia, PA, a provider of services, facilities management and uniform and career apparel, from 1997 to 2015. Prior to joining Aramark in 1980, Mr. Sutherland was Vice President in the Corporate Banking Department at Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, NY. Mr. Sutherland is a director of Consolidated Edison, Inc. and Sterling Check Corp. Mr. Sutherland is also Chairman of the board of directors of WHYY, Philadelphia’s public broadcaster, a trustee of Duke University, Board President of Episcopal Community Services, an anti-poverty agency, and a Trustee of People’s Light, a professional non-profit theater. Mr. Sutherland holds an MBA in Finance from the Katz School of the University of Pittsburgh and a Bachelors in Physics and Mathematics from Duke University.

Peter F. Cohen – Mr. Cohen is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a former partner in an audit practice of a public accounting firm. Mr. Cohen is currently the Vice Chairman and Lead Director of Colliers and the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of a number of private companies including The Dawsco Group, Building Value Realty Group and BV Glazing Systems Inc. Mr. Cohen was a co-founder and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Centrefund Realty Corporation, a publicly traded shopping center investment company until August 2000 when control of the company was sold. Mr. Cohen serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of Sinai Health in Toronto, Ontario.

John (Jack) P. Curtin, Jr. – Mr. Curtin is an Advisory Director in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. in Toronto and New York. From July 2010 to December 2014, Mr. Curtin served as Chairman and Chief Executive of Goldman Sachs Canada Inc. From 2003 to July 2010, Mr. Curtin was Chairman of Goldman Sachs Canada Inc. From 1999 to 2003, Mr. Curtin was an Advisory Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. in New York. From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Curtin was Chief Executive of Goldman Sachs Canada Inc. in Toronto. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Curtin was co-head of Global Money Markets and Chairman of Goldman Sachs Money Markets LP. Mr. Curtin moved to Money Markets in 1987 after serving as head of Fixed Income Syndicate/New Issues. Mr. Curtin joined the firm in 1976 in the Corporate Finance Department and was named partner in 1988 and managing director in 1996. Mr. Curtin is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Art Gallery of Ontario Foundation. He previously served as a Director of the Canada/United States Fulbright Foundation. Mr. Curtin is a former governor of the Toronto Stock Exchange, a former director of Brascan Corporation, Brookfield Asset Management, Cadillac Fairview Corporation, Maxxcom Corporation and the Investment Dealers Association of Canada. Mr. Curtin served as a trustee of Lakefield College School as well as Royal St. George's College. Mr. Curtin received an MBA from Harvard in 1976 and his BA from Williams College in 1972.

Katherine M. Lee – Ms. Lee is a seasoned executive in financial services and served as President & CEO of GE Capital Canada, a leading global provider of financial and fleet management solutions to mid-market companies operating in a broad range of economic sectors. Prior to this role, Ms. Lee served as CEO of GE Capital Real Estate in Canada from 2002 to 2010 building it to a full debt and equity operating company. Ms. Lee joined GE in 1994 where she held a number of positions including Director, Mergers & Acquisitions for GE Capital's Pension Fund Advisory Services based in San Francisco and Managing Director of GE Capital Real Estate Korea based in Seoul and Tokyo. Ms. Lee earned a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto. She is a Chartered Professional Accountant and Chartered Accountant. She is active in the community championing Women's networks and Asian-Pacific Forums.

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The Audit Committee Rule requires the Company to disclose whether its ARC has adopted specific policies and procedures for the engagement of non-audit services and to prepare a summary of these policies and procedures. The mandate of the ARC provides that it is such committee’s responsibility to: (a) approve the appointment and, when circumstances warrant, discharge of the external auditor and monitor its qualifications, performance and independence; (b) approve and oversee the disclosure of all audit services provided by the external auditor to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, determining which non-audit services the external auditor are prohibited from providing and, exceptionally, pre-approve and oversee the disclosure of permitted non-audit services to be performed by the external auditor, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations; and (c) approve the basis and amount of the external auditor’s fees and other significant compensation. The ARC has adopted a pre-approval policy pursuant to which the Company may not engage the Company’s external auditor to carry out certain non-audit services that are deemed inconsistent with the independence of auditors under U.S. and Canadian applicable laws. The ARC must pre-approve all audit services as well as permitted non-audit services. The ARC has delegated to the Chair of the Audit Committee, who is independent, the authority to act on behalf of the ARC with respect to the pre-approval of all audit and permitted non-audit services provided by its external auditors from time to time. Any approvals by the Chair are reported to the full ARC at its next meeting.

In addition to performing the integrated audit of the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements and effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP provided other services to the Company and they billed the Company the following fees for each of the Company’s two most recently completed years:

(in thousands of C$)	Year ended December 31, 2021		Year ended December 31, 2020
Audit fees (note 1)	$	2,332	$	2,501
Audit-related fees (note 2)		159		344
Tax fees (note 3)		287		397
All other fees (note 4)		50		46
	$	2,828	$	3,288

Notes:

1.	Refers to the aggregate fees billed by the Company’s external auditor for audit services relating to the audit of the Company and statutory audits required by subsidiaries.
2.	Refers to the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services by the Company’s external auditor that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company’s financial statements and are not reported under (1) above, including professional services rendered by the Company’s external auditor for accounting consultations on proposed transactions and consultations related to accounting and reporting standards. Such fees included amounts incurred in respect of: due diligence and other work related to the disposition and acquisition of businesses, such work being unrelated to the audit of the Company’s financial statements, as well as other audit-related services.
3.	Refers to the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the Company’s external auditor for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
4.	Refers to fees for consulting and subscriptions to accounting and tax research tools.

Additional information

Additional information, including the directors’ and officers’ remuneration and indebtedness, principal holders of the Company’s securities and options to purchase securities, where applicable, is contained in the 2022 Circular.

Copies of publicly filed documents of the Company, including those incorporated herein by reference, can be found on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and also on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. Additional financial information is provided in the Company’s consolidated financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2021.

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EXHIBIT “A”

AUDIT & RISK COMMITTEE MANDATE

Purpose

The Audit & Risk Committee (the "Committee") is appointed by and shall assist the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Colliers International Group Inc. (the "Company") in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities in the following principal areas: (i) accounting policies and practices, (ii) the financial reporting process, (iii) financial statements provided by the Company to the public, (iv) risk identification, management and processes, including systems of internal accounting and financial controls, internal systems reviews and remediation and information technology and cyber-security risks and controls, (v) reviewing the Company's insurance policies and consideration of the extent of any uninsured exposure and the adequacy of coverage, (vi) appointing, overseeing and evaluating the work and independence of the external auditors and overseeing and evaluating the work of the Company's internal audit personnel, (vii) compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements (including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), (viii) review of contractual arrangements involving related parties, conflicts of interest or material risks (other than employment related contracts), and (ix) overseeing and evaluating compliance with the Company's Code of Ethics and Conduct, Financial Management Code of Ethics and Conduct, Ethics Hotline Policy and other Company policies involving ethics and/or conflicts of interest. In addition to the responsibilities specifically enumerated in this Mandate, the Board may refer to the Committee such matters and questions relating to the financial position and operations of the Company and its subsidiaries as the Board may from time to time see fit.

Membership

The Committee shall consist of at least three directors appointed annually by the Board and shall be selected based upon the following, in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations:

Independence. Each member shall be independent in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements, including, without limitation, the independence requirements set forth in Rule 10A-3(b)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”) (subject to the exemptions provided in Rule 10A-3(c) under the Act) and National Instrument 52-110 – Audit Committees of the Canadian Securities Administrators, and shall have no direct or indirect material relationship with the Company which could, in the view of the Board, reasonably interfere with the exercise of a member's independent judgment.

Financially Literate. Each member shall be financially literate or must become financially literate within a reasonable period of time after his or her appointment to the Committee. For these purposes, an individual is financially literate if he or she has the ability to read and understand a set of financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of the issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the Company's financial statements.

Commitment. In addition to being a member of the Committee, if a member is also on the audit committee or board of directors of other public companies or organizations, the Board shall determine that such simultaneous service does not impair the ability of such member to serve effectively on the Committee.

Chair and Secretary

The Chair of the Committee shall be selected by the Board. If the Chair is not present, the members of the Committee may designate a Chair for the meeting by majority vote of the members present. The Secretary of the Company shall be the Secretary of the Committee, provided that if the Secretary is not present, the Chair of the meeting may appoint a secretary for the meeting with the consent of the other Committee members who are present.

Meetings

The times and locations of meetings of the Committee and the calling of and procedures at such meetings, shall be determined from time to time by the Chair of the Committee, in consultation with management when necessary, provided that there shall be a minimum of four meetings per year. The Committee shall have sufficient notice in order to prepare for each meeting. Notice of each meeting shall also be given to the external auditors of the Company, and meetings shall be convened whenever requested by the external auditors or any member of the Committee in accordance with applicable law.

Meeting Agendas

Agendas for meetings of the Committee shall be developed by the Chair of the Committee in consultation with management and the corporate secretary, and shall be circulated to the Committee members prior to any meetings.

Resources and Authority

The Committee shall have the resources and the authority to discharge its responsibilities, including the authority to engage, at the expense of the Company, outside consultants, independent legal counsel and other advisors as it determines necessary to carry out its duties, without seeking approval of the Board or management. The Committee shall determine the appropriate funding required to compensate any advisor employed by the Committee and to pay ordinary administrative expenses of the Committee that are necessary or appropriate in carrying out its duties.

The Committee shall have the authority to conduct any investigation necessary and appropriate to fulfilling its responsibilities, and has direct access and authority to communicate directly with the external auditors, legal counsel and officers and employees of the Company.

The members of the Committee have the right, for the purpose of performing their duties, to inspect the books and records of the Company and to discuss such accounts and records and any matters relating to the financial position, risk management and internal controls of the Company with the officers and external auditors of the Company.

Responsibilities

The Company's management is responsible for preparing the Company's financial statements while the external auditors are responsible for auditing those financial statements. The Committee is responsible for overseeing the conduct of those activities by the Company's management and external auditors, and overseeing the activities of any internal audit initiatives. The Company's external auditors are accountable to the Committee as representatives of the Company's shareholders.

It is recognized that members of the Committee are not full-time employees of the Company and do not represent themselves to be accountants or auditors by profession or experts in the fields of accounting or auditing or the preparation of financial statements. It is not the duty or responsibility of the Committee or its members to conduct "field work" or other types of auditing or accounting reviews or procedures. Each member of the Committee shall be entitled to rely on (i) the integrity of those persons and organizations within and outside the Company from whom it receives information, and (ii) the accuracy of the financial and other information provided to the Committee by such persons or organizations absent actual knowledge to the contrary.

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The specific responsibilities of the Committee are as follows:

● In consultation with the external auditors and management, review the integrity of the Company's financial reporting process, both internal and external, and any major issues as to the adequacy of the internal controls and any special audit procedures adopted in light of any material control deficiencies;

● Review all material transactions and contracts entered into by the Company with any insider or related party of the Company, other than director, officer or employee compensation which is approved by the Company's Compensation Committee;

● Review with management and the external auditors the Company's annual audited consolidated financial statements and discuss with the external auditors all matters required to be discussed by generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS) in Canada and the United States. This would include reviewing an annual audit & risk committee report prepared by the external auditors describing: (i) all critical accounting policies used by the Company, (ii) any material alternative accounting treatments within generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) that have been discussed with management of the Company, including the ramifications of the use of such alternative treatments and disclosures, and (iii) any other material written communications between the external auditors and management;

● Following completion of the annual audit, review with management and the external auditors any significant issues, concerns or difficulties encountered and resolve any disagreements between management and the external auditors regarding financial reporting;

● Review and approve the interim quarterly financial statements and press releases, and review and recommend to the Board for approval the annual financial statements and press releases, in each case prior to the release of earnings information, including any non-GAAP measures and earnings guidance;

● Review and be satisfied that adequate procedures are in place for the review of the public disclosure of financial information by the Company extracted or derived from the Company's financial statements, and periodically assess the adequacy of those procedures;

● and Meet separately with management and with the external auditors, including at the time of the annual audit plan review with management and the external auditors.

External Auditors

The Committee shall:

● Require the external auditor to report directly to it and is responsible for the appointment, nomination, compensation, retention, termination and oversight of the work of the external auditors engaged for the purpose of issuing an auditor's report or performing other audit, review or attest services for the Company, and in such regard recommend to the Board the external auditors to be nominated for approval by the shareholders;

● Pre-approve all audit engagements and the provision by the external auditors of all non-audit services, including fees and terms for all audit and non-audit engagements, and in such regard the Committee may establish the types of non-audit services the external auditors shall be prohibited from providing and shall establish the types of audit, audit related and non-audit services for which the Committee will retain the external auditors. The Committee may delegate the responsibility to pre-approve non-audit services to one of its members and any such delegated pre-approvals shall be presented to the Committee at its next scheduled meeting;

● Review and approve the Company's policies for the hiring of partners and employees and former partners and employees of the external auditing firm;

● Consider, assess and report to the Board with regard to the independence and performance of the external auditors;

● Request and review annually a report by the external auditors regarding the auditing firm's internal quality-control procedures, any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review of the auditing firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities, within the past five years;

● and Request and review annually a formal written statement by the external auditor delineating all relationships between the external auditor and the Company, actively engaging in a dialogue with the external auditor with respect to any disclosed relationships or services that may impact the objectivity and independence of the auditor and for taking, or recommending that the full Board take, appropriate action to oversee the independence of the external auditor.

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Internal Controls and Risk Management

The Committee shall:

● Oversee management's design, implementation and evaluation of the Company's internal controls over financial reporting, including compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002;

● Receive and review reports from management and the external auditors with regard to the reliability and effective operation of the Company's accounting systems and internal controls; Discuss with management the Company's approach to risk assessment and management, controls over fraud and assessment of the need for internal auditing (including assessing and managing the risks related to personal and sensitive data that is collected, transmitted or stored by the Company and the control environment in place to protect the privacy of such data);

● Establish policies and procedures for the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of the Company of any concerns regarding questionable accounting or other acts and for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters;

● Review of the principal risks of the Company's business and operations, and any other circumstances and events that could have a significant impact on the Company's assets and stakeholders;

● Discuss with management potential risks to the Company's business and operations, their likelihood and magnitude and the interrelationships and potential compounding effects of such risks;

● Assess the steps management has taken to minimize such risks in light of the Company's risk tolerance;

● Assess the Company's risk tolerance, the overall process for identifying the Company's principal business and operational risks and the implementation of appropriate measures to manage and disclose such risks;

● Review the controls and security governing the Company's information technology systems, including information technology infrastructure (e.g., disaster recovery) and business controls (e.g., data integrity, authorized access and process compliance);

● Review with senior management annually, the Company's insurance policies and considering the extent of any uninsured exposure and the adequacy of coverage;

● and Review disclosure respecting the oversight of management of the Company's principal business and operational risks.

Legal and Regulatory Requirements

Receive and review timely analysis by management of significant issues relating to public disclosure and reporting, including, prior to finalization, the Management's Discussion & Analysis and Annual Information Form; Prepare the report of the Committee required to be included with the Company's periodic filings; and Assist the Board in the oversight of compliance with legal and regulatory matters.

Additional Responsibilities

Report regularly to the Board, including on matters such as the quality and integrity of the Company's financial statements, compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, the results of any internal audit initiatives, including evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting for purposes of compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and the performance and independence of the external auditors; and Review and reassess annually the adequacy of the Committee's Mandate and prepare and review with the Board an annual performance evaluation of the Committee.

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EX-2

Exhibit 2

COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL

GROUP INC.

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Year ended

December 31, 2021

COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC.

MANAGEMENT’S REPORT

MANAGEMENT’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The accompanying consolidated financial statements and management discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) of Colliers International Group Inc. (“Colliers” or the “Company”) and all information in this annual report are the responsibility of management and have been approved by the Board of Directors.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America using the best estimates and judgments of management, where appropriate. The most significant of these accounting principles are set out in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. Management has prepared the financial information presented elsewhere in this annual report and has ensured that it is consistent with the consolidated financial statements.

The MD&A has been prepared in accordance with National Instrument 51-102 of the Canadian Securities Administrators, taking into consideration other relevant guidance, including Regulation S-K of the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Board of Directors of the Company has an Audit & Risk Committee consisting of four independent directors. The Audit & Risk Committee meets regularly to review with management and the independent auditors any significant accounting, internal control, auditing and financial reporting matters.

These consolidated financial statements have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, which have been appointed as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company by the shareholders. Their report outlines the scope of their examination and opinion on the consolidated financial statements. As auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP have full and independent access to the Audit & Risk Committee to discuss their findings.

MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Due to its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of its effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Management has excluded two entities acquired by the Company during the last fiscal period from its assessment of internal control over financial reporting as at December 31, 2021. The total assets and total revenues of the two majority-owned entities represent 1.3% and 0.6%, respectively of the related consolidated financial statement amounts as at and for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Management has assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as at December 31, 2021, based on the criteria set forth in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, management has concluded that, as at December 31, 2021, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective.

The effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as at December 31, 2021, has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm as stated in their report which appears herein.

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/s/ Jay S. Hennick Chairman and Chief Executive Officer /s/ Christian Mayer Chief Financial Officer

February 17, 2022

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of Colliers International Group Inc.

Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Colliers International Group Inc. and its subsidiaries (together, the Company) as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the related consolidated statements of earnings (loss), comprehensive earnings (loss), shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the consolidated financial statements). We also have audited the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO.

Basis for Opinions

The Company’s management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express opinions on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.

Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

As described in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, management has excluded two entities from its assessment of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021 because they were acquired by the Company in purchase business combinations during 2021. We have also excluded these two entities from our audit of internal control over financial reporting. These entities comprised, in the aggregate, total assets and total revenues excluded from management’s assessment and our audit of internal control over financial reporting of approximately 1.3% and 0.6% of consolidated total assets and consolidated total revenues, respectively, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021.

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Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Critical Audit Matters

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (i) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (ii) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

Revenue recognition – sales brokerage and leasing services revenue

As described in Notes 2 and 27 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company recognized leasing services revenue of $1,000.6 million, and revenue from real estate sales brokerage services, which makes up a significant portion of capital markets revenue of $1,236.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. Revenue is recognized upon transfer of control of promised services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for those services. Management has determined that control of sales brokerage services rendered transfer to a customer when a sale and purchase agreement becomes unconditional and leasing services rendered transfer to a customer when a lease between the landlord and the tenant is executed. At these points in time the customer has received substantially all of the benefits of the services provided by the Company. Sales brokerage and leasing service revenue contracts may include terms that result in variability to the transaction price and ultimate revenues earned beyond the underlying value of the transaction, which may include contingencies. Sales brokerage and leasing services revenue is constrained when it is probable that the Company may not be entitled to the total amount of the revenue under the contract, which is associated with the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event that is outside of the Company’s control or where the facts and circumstances of the contract limit the Company’s ability to predict whether this event will occur. When sales brokerage and leasing services revenue is constrained, revenue is not recognized until the uncertainty has been resolved. Management estimates variable consideration and performs a constraint analysis for these contracts on the basis of historical information to estimate the amount the Company will ultimately be entitled to. Management used significant judgment to determine whether sales brokerage and leasing services revenue should be constrained and the timing of when such revenue should be recognized.

The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to sales brokerage and leasing services revenue recognition is a critical audit matter are (i) the significant judgment by management in determining whether sales brokerage and leasing services revenue should be constrained and the timing of when such revenue should be recognized; which in turn led to (ii) significant auditor judgment, subjectivity and effort in performing procedures and evaluating management’s assessment of sales brokerage and leasing services revenue recognition.

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Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included testing the effectiveness of controls relating to the sales brokerage and leasing services revenue recognition process, including controls over management’s review and approval of revenue recognition based upon the supporting evidence available for each sales brokerage and leasing services revenue contract. These procedures also included, among others, evaluating the appropriateness of management’s assessment of sales brokerage and leasing services revenue recognition for a sample of sales brokerage and leasing services revenue transactions recognized, including evaluating the contractual terms identified in the underlying brokerage transaction agreements and considering other supporting evidence such as customer or third party correspondence and cash receipts.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chartered Professional Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants

Toronto, Canada

February 17, 2022

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1995.

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COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (LOSS)
(in thousands of US dollars, except per share amounts)
Year ended December 31,	2021			2020
Revenues (note 27)	$	4,089,129		$	2,786,857
Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)		2,519,866			1,740,860
Selling, general and administrative expenses		1,022,734			709,665
Depreciation		45,873			39,349
Amortization of intangible assets		99,221			86,557
Acquisition-related items (note 6)		61,008			45,848
Settlement of long-term incentive arrangement ("LTIA") (note 21)		471,928			-
Operating earnings (loss)		(131,501	)		164,578
Interest expense, net		31,819			30,949
Earnings from equity accounted investments		(6,190	)		(2,919	)
Other income, net		(5,083	)		13
Earnings (loss) before income tax		(152,047	)		136,535
Income tax expense (note 22)		85,510			42,046
Net earnings (loss)		(237,557	)		94,489
Non-controlling interest share of earnings		53,465			29,572
Non-controlling interest redemption increment (note 17)		99,316			15,843
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Company	$	(390,338	)	$	49,074
Net earnings (loss) per common share (note 19)
Basic	$	(9.09	)	$	1.23
Diluted	$	(9.09	)	$	1.22

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS (LOSS)
(in thousands of US dollars)
Year ended December 31,	2021			2020
Net earnings (loss)	$	(237,557	)	$	94,489
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)		(11,662	)		2,591
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swaps, net of tax		4,319			(2,448	)
Pension liability adjustments, net of tax		(541	)		(753	)
Comprehensive earnings (loss)		(245,441	)		93,879
Less: Comprehensive earnings attributable to non- controlling interests		153,169			39,620
Comprehensive earnings (loss) attributable to Company	$	(398,610	)	$	54,259

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands of US dollars)
As at December 31,	2021			2020
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	396,745		$	156,614
Restricted cash		28,526			20,919
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $22,413 (December 31, 2020 - $25,632)		502,416			372,149
Contract assets (note 27)		71,294			61,101
Warehouse receivables (note 24)		174,717			232,207
Income tax recoverable		13,373			15,041
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (note 7)		339,847			177,780
Real estate assets held for sale (note 5)		1,286			-
		1,528,204			1,035,811
Other receivables		12,441			14,989
Contract assets (note 27)		7,647			5,335
Other assets (note 7)		99,983			74,355
Fixed assets (note 9)		144,755			129,221
Operating lease right-of-use assets (note 8)		316,517			288,134
Deferred tax assets, net (note 22)		68,502			45,008
Intangible assets (note 10)		561,830			610,330
Goodwill (note 11)		1,091,048			1,088,984
Real estate assets held for sale (note 5)		42,803			-
		2,345,526			2,256,356
	$	3,873,730		$	3,292,167
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	391,170		$	297,766
Accrued compensation		691,604			450,894
Income tax payable		35,446			26,783
Contract liabilities (note 27)		30,397			21,076
Long-term debt - current (note 12)		1,458			9,024
Contingent acquisition consideration - current (note 24)		120,246			5,802
Warehouse credit facilities (note 14)		162,911			218,018
Operating lease liabilities (note 8)		80,928			78,923
Liabilities related to real estate assets held for sale (note 5)		6			-
		1,514,166			1,108,286
Long-term debt - non-current (note 12)		529,596			470,871
Contingent acquisition consideration (note 24)		34,425			109,841
Operating lease liabilities (note 8)		296,633			251,680
Other liabilities		86,064			48,525
Deferred tax liabilities, net (note 22)		42,371			50,523
Convertible notes (note 13)		225,214			223,957
Liabilities related to real estate assets held for sale (note 5)		23,089			-
		1,237,392			1,155,397
Redeemable non-controlling interests (note 17)		536,903			442,375
Shareholders' equity
Common shares (note 18)		852,167			457,993
Contributed surplus		79,407			66,971
Retained earnings (deficit)		(279,724	)		119,421
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(70,251	)		(61,979	)
Total Company shareholders' equity		581,599			582,406
Non-controlling interests		3,670			3,703
Total shareholders' equity		585,269			586,109
	$	3,873,730		$	3,292,167

Commitments and contingencies(note 25)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
/s/Frederick Sutherland	/s/Jay S. Hennick
Director	Director

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COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(in thousands of US dollars, except share information)
	Common shares										Accumulated
	Issued and							Retained			other			Non-			Total
	outstanding				Contributed			Earnings			comprehensive			controlling			shareholders'
	shares		Amount		surplus			(Deficit)			earnings (loss)			interests			equity
Balance, December 31, 2019		39,845,211	$	442,153	$	60,706		$	77,181		$	(67,164	)	$	4,423		$	517,299
Cumulative effect adjustment:
Current expected credit losses, net of tax		-		-		-			(2,824	)		-			-			(2,824	)
Net earnings		-		-		-			94,489			-			-			94,489
Pension liability adjustment, net of tax		-		-		-			-			(753	)		-			(753	)
Foreign currency translation gain		-		-		-			-			2,591			-			2,591
Unrealized loss on interest rate swaps, net of tax		-		-		-			-			(2,448	)		-			(2,448	)
Other comprehensive earnings (loss) attributable to NCI		-		-		-			-			5,795			(154	)		5,641
NCI share of earnings		-		-		-			(29,572	)		-			2,023			(27,549	)
NCI redemption increment		-		-		-			(15,843	)		-			-			(15,843	)
Distributions to NCI		-		-		-			-			-			(2,524	)		(2,524	)
Acquisitions of businesses, net		-		-		-			-			-			(65	)		(65	)
Subsidiaries’ equity transactions		-		-		134			-			-			-			134
Subordinate Voting Shares:
Stock option expense		-		-		9,628			-			-			-			9,628
Stock options exercised		344,225		15,840		(3,497	)		-			-			-			12,343
Dividends		-		-		-			(4,010	)		-			-			(4,010	)
Balance, December 31, 2020		40,189,436	$	457,993	$	66,971		$	119,421		$	(61,979	)	$	3,703		$	586,109
Net loss		-		-		-			(237,557	)		-			-			(237,557	)
Pension liability adjustment, net of tax		-		-		-			-			(541	)		-			(541	)
Foreign currency translation loss		-		-		-			-			(11,662	)		-			(11,662	)
Unrealized gain on interest rate swaps, net of tax		-		-		-			-			4,319			-			4,319
Other comprehensive loss attributable to NCI		-		-		-			-			(388	)		(245	)		(633	)
NCI share of earnings		-		-		-			(53,465	)		-			2,726			(50,739	)
NCI redemption increment		-		-		-			(99,316	)		-			-			(99,316	)
Distributions to NCI		-		-		-			-			-			(2,472	)		(2,472	)
Acquisition of businesses, net		-		-		-			-			-			(42	)		(42	)
Subsidiaries’ equity transactions		-		-		2,078			-			-			-			2,078
Subordinate Voting Shares:
Stock option expense		-		-		14,349			-			-			-			14,349
Stock options exercised		292,450		18,432		(3,991	)		-			-			-			14,441
Settlement of LTIA (note 21)		3,572,858		375,742		-			-			-			-			375,742
Dividends		-		-		-			(8,807	)		-			-			(8,807	)
Balance, December 31, 2021		44,054,744	$	852,167	$	79,407		$	(279,724	)	$	(70,251	)	$	3,670		$	585,269

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands of US dollars)
Year ended December 31,	2021			2020
Cash provided by (used in)
Operating activities
Net earnings (loss)	$	(237,557	)	$	94,489
Items not affecting cash:
Depreciation and amortization		145,094			125,906
Settlement of long-term incentive arrangement (note 21)		375,742			-
Gains attributable to mortgage servicing rights		(29,214	)		(17,065	)
Gains attributable to the fair value of mortgage premiums and origination fees		(48,839	)		(38,531	)
Deferred tax		(37,538	)		(13,184	)
Earnings from equity accounted investments		(6,190	)		(2,919	)
Stock option expense (note 20)		14,349			9,628
Non-cash lease expense		18,516			5,159
Allowance for credit losses		8,699			15,275
Amortization of advisor loans		22,678			20,871
Contingent consideration (note 6)		47,978			29,679
Other		(97	)		2,804
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets		(322,331	)		49,039
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		153,119			(13,901	)
Increase (decrease) in accrued compensation		246,278			(78,591	)
Contingent acquisition consideration paid		(18,017	)		(18,224	)
Proceeds from sale of mortgage loans		2,577,283			1,226,041
Origination of mortgage loans		(2,467,733	)		(1,395,734	)
(Decrease) increase in warehouse credit facilities		(55,107	)		193,168
Repurchases from AR Facility, net (note 15)		(98,133	)		(27,431	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		288,980			166,479
Investing activities
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired (note 4)		(60,832	)		(205,608	)
Purchases of fixed assets		(57,951	)		(40,353	)
Advisor loans issued		(35,563	)		(14,695	)
Purchase of held for sale real estate assets		(31,074	)		(84,382	)
Proceeds from sale of held for sale real estate assets		10,080			178,604
Collections of AR facility deferred purchase price (note 15)		151,202			51,994
Other investing activities		(25,276	)		982
Net cash used in investing activities		(49,414	)		(113,458	)
Financing activities
Increase in long-term debt		597,328			616,121
Repayment of long-term debt		(819,914	)		(779,185	)
Issuance of senior notes (note 12)		294,649			-
Issuance of convertible notes (note 13)		-			230,000
Purchases of non-controlling interests' subsidiary shares, net		(5,534	)		(19,791	)
Contingent acquisition consideration paid		(5,276	)		(11,181	)
Proceeds received on exercise of stock options		14,441			12,343
Dividends paid to common shareholders		(4,209	)		(3,992	)
Distributions paid to non-controlling interests		(51,508	)		(35,698	)
Financing fees paid		(1,376	)		(7,568	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		18,601			1,049
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		(10,429	)		8,470
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		247,738			62,540
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of year		177,533			114,993
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of year	$	425,271		$	177,533

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands of US dollars, except share and per share amounts)

1. Description of the business

Colliers International Group Inc. (“Colliers” or the “Company”) provides commercial real estate professional services and investment management to corporate and institutional clients in 37 countries around the world (64 countries including affiliates and franchisees). Colliers’ primary service lines are Outsourcing & Advisory, Investment Management, Leasing and, Capital Markets. Operationally, Colliers is organized into four distinct segments: Americas; Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”); Asia and Australasia (“Asia Pacific”) and Investment Management.

2. Summary of presentation

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The most significant estimates are related to the judgments used to determine the timing and amount of revenue recognition, recoverability of goodwill and intangible assets, determination of fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations, estimated fair value of contingent consideration related to acquisitions, quantification of uncertain tax positions, recoverability of deferred tax assets, determination of the fair value of capitalized mortgage servicing rights and derivative financial instruments, and current expected credit losses on financial assets including collectability of accounts receivable and allowance for loss sharing obligations. Actual results could be materially different from these estimates.

Significant accounting policies are summarized as follows:

Principles of consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its majority-owned subsidiaries and those variable interest entities where the Company is the primary beneficiary. Where the Company does not have a controlling interest but has the ability to exert significant influence, the equity method of accounting is used.  Inter-company transactions and accounts are eliminated on consolidation.

When applying the principles of consolidation, the Company begins by determining whether an investee is a variable interest entity (“VIE”) or a voting interest entity (“VOE”). Assessing whether an entity is a VIE or a VOE involves judgment and analysis. Factors considered in this assessment include the entity’s legal organization, the entity’s capital structure and equity ownership, and any related party or de facto agent implications of the Company’s involvement with the entity.

VOEs are embodied by common and traditional corporate and certain partnership structures. For VOEs, the interest holder with control through majority ownership and majority voting rights consolidates the entity.

For VIEs, identification of the primary beneficiary determines the accounting treatment. In evaluating whether the Company is the primary beneficiary, it evaluates its direct and indirect economic interests in the entity. A reporting entity is determined to be the primary beneficiary if it holds a controlling financial interest in the VIE. Determining which reporting entity, if any, has a controlling financial interest in a VIE is primarily a qualitative approach focused on identifying which reporting entity has both (1) the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact such entity’s economic performance and (2) the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from such entity that could potentially be significant to such entity.

The primary beneficiary analysis is performed at the inception of the Company’s investment and upon the occurrence of a reconsideration event. When the Company determines it is the primary beneficiary of a VIE, it consolidates the VIE; when it is determined that the Company is not the primary beneficiary of the VIE, the investment in the VIE is accounted for at fair value or under the equity method, based upon an election made at the time of investment.

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Cash and cash equivalents

Cash equivalents consist of short-term interest-bearing securities and money market mutual funds. These cash equivalents are readily convertible into cash and the interest-bearing securities have original maturities at the date of purchase of three months or less. The Company also maintains custodial escrow accounts, agency and fiduciary funds relating to its debt finance operations and as an agent for its property management operations. These amounts are not included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as they are not assets of the Company.

Restricted cash

Restricted cash consists primarily of cash amounts set aside to satisfy legal or contractual requirements arising in the normal course of business, primarily at Colliers Mortgage.

Receivables and allowance for credit losses

Accounts receivables are recorded when the Company has a right to payment within customary payment terms or it recognizes a contract asset if revenue is recognized prior to when payment is due. From the point of initial recognition, the carrying value of such receivables and contract assets, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, represents their estimated net realizable value after deducting for potential credit losses. The Company’s expected loss allowance methodology uses historical collection experience, the current status of customers’ accounts receivable and considers both current and expected future economic and market conditions. Due to the short-term nature of such receivables, the estimate of accounts receivable that may be collected is based on the aging of the receivable balances and the financial condition of customers. Additionally, specific allowance amounts are established to record the appropriate provision for customers that have a higher probability of default. The allowances are then reviewed on a quarterly basis to ensure that they are appropriate. After all collection efforts have been exhausted by management, the outstanding balance considered not collectible is written off against the allowance.

In some cases, the Company may record a receivable or a contract asset which corresponds with payables which the Company is only obligated to pay upon collection of the receivable (“Reimbursable Receivables”). These Reimbursable Receivables correspond with commissions payable, payables to facilitate collection from the customer and make payments to subcontractors or relate to collection from tenants for payment to the landlord. These corresponding payables are typically satisfied on a pay-when-paid basis. In relation to Reimbursable Receivables, an allowance is only recorded to the extent that the Company will incur credit losses.

Fixed assets

Fixed assets are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. The costs of additions and improvements are capitalized, while maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Fixed assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset group may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recorded to the extent the carrying amount exceeds the estimated fair value of an asset group. Fixed assets are depreciated over their estimated useful lives as follows:

Buildings	20 to 40 years straight-line
Vehicles	3 to 5 years straight-line
Furniture and equipment	3 to 10 years straight-line
Computer equipment and software	3 to 5 years straight-line
Leasehold improvements	term of the lease to a maximum of 10 years

Investments

Equity accounted investments

For equity investments where it does not control the investee, and where it is not the primary beneficiary of a VIE but can exert significant influence over the financial and operating policies of the investee the Company utilizes the equity method of accounting. The evaluation of whether the Company exerts control or significant influence over the financial and operation policies of the investees requires significant judgement based on the facts and circumstances surrounding each individual investment. Factors considered in these evaluations may include the type of investment, the legal structure of the investee, any influence the Company may have on the governing board of the investee.

The Company’s equity accounted investees that are investment companies record their underlying investments at fair value. Therefore, under the equity method of accounting, the Company’s share of the investee’s underlying net income predominantly represents fair value adjustments in the investments held by the equity method investees.

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The Company’s share of the investee’s underlying net income or loss is based upon the most currently available information, which may precede the date of the consolidated statement of financial condition and is realized in other (income) expense. Distributions received reduce the Company’s carrying value of the investee.

Investments in debt and equity securities

The Company invests in debt and equity securities primarily in relation to its wholly owned captive insurance company and Colliers Securities, a broker-dealer licensed under the Securities and Exchange Commission and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). These investments are accounted for at fair value with changes recorded in net earnings (loss).

Financial instruments and derivatives

Certain loan commitments and forward sales commitments related to the Company’s warehouse receivables meet the definition of a derivative and are recorded at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets upon the execution of the commitment to originate a loan with a borrower and to sell the loan to an investor, with a corresponding amount recognized as revenue in the consolidated statements of earnings. The estimated fair value of loan commitments includes the value of loan origination fees and premiums on anticipated sale of the loan, net of related costs and broker fees, a loss sharing reserve, the fair value of the expected net cash flows associated with servicing of the loan, and the effects of interest rate movements. The estimated fair value of the forward sales commitments includes the effects of interest rate movements. Adjustments to the fair value related to loan commitments and forward sale commitments are included within Capital Markets revenue on the consolidated statements of earnings.

From time to time, the Company may use interest rate swaps to hedge a portion of its interest rate exposure on long-term debt. Hedge accounting is applied, and swaps are carried at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets, with gains or losses recognized in interest expense. The carrying value of the hedged item is adjusted for changes in fair value attributable to the hedged interest rate risk; the associated gain or loss is recognized currently in earnings and the unrealized gain or loss is recognized in other comprehensive income. If swaps are terminated and the underlying item is not, the resulting gain or loss is deferred and recognized over the remaining life of the underlying item using the effective interest method. In addition, the Company may enter into short-term foreign exchange contracts to lower its cost of borrowing, to which hedge accounting is not applied.

Derivative financial instruments are recorded on the consolidated balance sheets as other assets or other liabilities and carried at fair value. See note 25 for additional information on derivative financial instruments.

Fair value

The Company uses the fair value measurement framework for financial assets and liabilities and for non-financial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value on a non-recurring basis. The framework defines fair value, gives guidance for measurement and disclosure, and establishes a three-level hierarchy for observable and unobservable inputs used to measure fair value. An asset or liability’s classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels are as follows:

Level 1    – Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

Level 2    – Observable market-based inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

Level 3    – Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data, which requires the Company to develop its own assumptions

Convertible notes

The Company issued Convertible Notes in May 2020 (see note 13). The Convertible Notes are accounted for entirely as debt as no portion of the proceeds is required to be accounted for as attributable to the conversion feature. Interest on the Convertible Notes is recorded as interest expense. Financing fees are amortized over the life of the Convertible Notes as additional non-cash interest expense utilizing the effective interest method.

The earnings per share impact of the Convertible Notes is calculated using the “if-converted” method, if dilutive, where coupon interest expense, net of tax, is added to the numerator and the number of potentially issuable subordinate voting shares is added to the denominator.

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Financing fees

Financing fees related to the Revolving Credit Facility are recorded as an asset and amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method. Financing fees related to the Senior Notes and Convertible Notes are recorded as a reduction of the debt amount and are amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method.

Financial guarantees and allowance for loss sharing obligations

For certain loans originated and sold under the Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (“DUS”) Program the Company undertakes an obligation to partially guarantee performance of the loan typically up to one-third of any losses on loans originated.

When the Company commits to making a loan to a borrower, it recognizes a liability equal to the estimated fair value of this loss sharing obligation (the “Loss Reserve”), which reduces the gain on sale of the loan reported in Capital Markets revenue.

In accordance with ASC 326, the Company estimates the credit losses expected over the life of the credit exposure related to this loss sharing obligation and performs a quarterly analysis of the Loss Reserve. The Company evaluates the Loss Reserve on an individual loan basis and the evaluation models consider the specific details of the underlying property used as collateral, such as occupancy and financial performance. The models also analyze historical losses, current and expected economic conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Changes to the Loss Reserve are recognized as an expense. For the period ended December 31, 2021, the analysis incorporated specific economic conditions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. See note 25 for further information on the DUS Program and the loss-sharing obligation.

Warehouse receivables

The Company originates held for sale mortgage loans with commitments to sell to third party investors. These loans are referred to as warehouse receivables and are funded directly to borrowers by the warehouse credit facilities. The facilities are generally repaid within 45 days when the loans are transferred while the Company retains the servicing rights. The Company elects the fair value option for warehouse receivables.

Mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”)

MSRs, or the rights to service mortgage loans for others, result from the sale or securitization of loans originated by the Company and are recognized as intangible assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company initially recognizes MSRs based on the fair value of these rights on the date the loans are sold. Subsequent to initial recognition, MSRs are amortized and carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. They are amortized in proportion to and over the estimated period that net servicing income is expected to be received based on projections and timing of estimated future net cash flows.

In connection with the origination and sale of mortgage loans for which the Company retains servicing rights, an asset or liability is recognized based upon the fair value of the MSR on the date that the loans are sold. Upon origination of a mortgage loan held for sale, the fair value of the retained MSR is included in the forecasted proceeds from the anticipated loan sale and results in a net gain (which is reflected in Capital Markets revenue).

MSRs do not actively trade in an open market with readily observable prices; therefore, fair value is determined based on certain assumptions and judgments. The valuation model incorporates assumptions including contractual servicing fee income, interest on escrow deposits, discount rates, the cost of servicing, prepayment rates, delinquencies, the estimated life of servicing cash flows and ancillary income and late fees. The assumptions used are subject to change based upon changes to estimates of future cash flows and interest rates, among other things. The key assumptions used during the years ended December 31, 2021, in measuring fair value were as follows:

	As at December 31,
	2021
Discount rate		11.4	%
Conditional prepayment rate		4.4	%

As at December 31, 2021, the estimated fair value of MSRs was $126,162. See note 10 for the current carrying value of the MSR assets. The MSRs are evaluated quarterly for impairment through a comparison of the carrying amount and fair value of the MSRs, and recognized with the establishment of a valuation allowance or an impairment if determined to be other than temporary. Other than write-offs due to prepayments of sold Warehouse receivables where servicing rights have been retained, there have been no instances of impairment since acquiring Colliers Mortgage.

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Goodwill and intangible assets

Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination and is not subject to amortization.

Intangible assets are recorded at fair value on the date they are acquired. Indefinite life intangible assets are not subject to amortization. Where lives are finite, they are amortized over their estimated useful lives as follows:

Customer lists and relationships	straight-line over 4 to 20 years
Investment management contracts	straight-line over 5 to 15 years
Trademarks and trade names	straight-line over 2 to 10 years
Franchise rights	straight-line over 2 to 15 years
Management contracts and other	straight-line over life of contract ranging from 2 to 10 years
Backlog	as underlying backlog transactions are completed

The Company reviews the carrying value of finite life intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset group may not be recoverable from the estimated future cash flows expected to result from their use and eventual disposition. If the sum of the undiscounted expected future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset group, an impairment loss is recognized. Measurement of the impairment loss is based on the excess of the carrying amount of the asset group over the fair value calculated using discounted expected future cash flows.

Goodwill and indefinite life intangible assets are tested for impairment annually, on August 1, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate the asset might be impaired, in which case the carrying amount of the asset is written down to fair value.

Impairment of goodwill is tested at the reporting unit level. The Company has four distinct reporting units. Impairment is tested by first assessing qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. Where it is determined to be more likely than not that its fair value is greater than its carrying amount, then no further testing is required. Where the qualitative analysis is not sufficient to support that the fair value exceeds the carrying amount then a quantitative goodwill impairment test is performed. The quantitative test compares the reporting unit’s carrying amount, including goodwill with the estimated fair value of the reporting unit. The fair values of the reporting units are estimated using a discounted cash flow approach. The fair value measurement is classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the difference is reported as an impairment loss. Certain assumptions are used to determine the fair value of the reporting units, the most sensitive of which are estimated future cash flows and the discount rate applied to future cash flows. Changes in these assumptions could result in a materially different fair value.

Impairment of indefinite life intangible assets is tested by comparing the carrying amount to the estimated fair value on an individual intangible asset basis.

Redeemable non-controlling interests

Redeemable non-controlling interests (“RNCI”) are recorded at the greater of (i) the redemption amount or (ii) the amount initially recorded as RNCI at the date of inception of the minority equity position. This amount is recorded in the “mezzanine” section of the balance sheet, outside of shareholders’ equity. Changes in the RNCI amount are recognized immediately as they occur.

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Revenue

The Company generates revenue from contracts with customers through its provision of commercial real estate services. These services consist of Leasing, Capital Markets, Outsourcing & Advisory and Investment Management services.

(a) Leasing

Leasing includes landlord and tenant representation services. Landlord representation provides real estate owners with services to strategically position properties and to secure appropriate tenants. Tenant representation focuses on assisting businesses to assess their occupancy requirements and evaluating and negotiating leases and lease renewals.

(b) Capital Markets

Capital Markets revenue is generated through sales brokerage and other capital markets transactions. These services include real estate sales, debt origination and placement, equity capital raising, market value opinions, acquisition advisory and transaction management. The Company’s debt finance operations relate to the origination and sale of multifamily and commercial mortgage loans.

(c) Outsourcing & Advisory

Outsourcing & Advisory services consist of project management, engineering and design, valuation services, property management as well as loan servicing. Project management services include design and construction management, move management and workplace solutions consulting. Engineering & design services consist of multidisciplinary planning, consulting and design engineering services to multiple end-markets. Project management and engineering & design engagements range from single project contracts with a duration of less than one year to multi-year contracts with multiple discrete projects. Property management provides real estate service solutions to real estate owners. In addition to providing on-site management and staffing, the Company provides support through centralized resources such as technical and environmental services, accounting, marketing and human resources. Consistent with industry standards, management contract terms typically range from one to three years, although most contracts are terminable at any time following a notice period, usually 30 to 120 days. Property management, project management and engineering & design are included in the Property Services revenue line.

Valuation services consist of helping customers determine market values for various types of real estate properties. Such services may involve appraisals of single properties or portfolios of properties. These appraisals may be utilized for a variety of customer needs including acquisitions, dispositions, financing or for tax purposes.

Loan servicing fees consist of revenues earned in accordance with the contractual arrangements associated with the Company’s debt finance operations and represent fees earned for servicing loans originated by the Company. Loan servicing revenues are included in the Other revenue line.

(d) Investment Management

Investment Management revenues include consideration for services in the form of asset management advisory and administration fees, transaction fees and incentive fees (carried interest). The performance obligation is to manage client’s invested capital for a specified period of time and is delivered over time.

Revenue recognition and unearned revenues

Revenue is recognized upon transfer of control of promised products or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for those products or services. The Company enters into contracts that can include various combinations of services, which are capable of being distinct and accounted for as separate performance obligations. Revenue is recognized net of any taxes collected from customers, which are subsequently remitted to governmental authorities.

(a) Nature of services

The Company has determined that control of real estate sales brokerage services rendered transfer to a customer when a sale and purchase agreement becomes unconditional. Leasing services rendered transfer to a customer when a lease between the landlord and the tenant is executed. At these points in time the customer has received substantially all of the benefit of the services provided by the Company. The transaction price is typically associated with the underlying asset involved in the transaction, most commonly a percentage of the sales price or the aggregate rental payments over the term of the lease which are generally known when revenue is recognized.

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Other Capital Market revenues are recorded when the Company’s performance obligation is satisfied. Although the performance obligation varies based upon the contractual terms of the transaction or service, the performance obligation is generally recognized at the point in time when a defined outcome is satisfied, including completion of financing or closing of a transaction. At this time, the Company has transferred control of the promised service and the customer obtains control.

Revenues from the Company’s debt finance operations, included in Capital Markets revenue, are excluded from the scope of ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). Revenue is recognized and a derivative asset is recorded upon the commitment to originate a loan with a borrower and corresponding sale to an investor. The derivative asset is recognized at fair value and includes the fair value of the contractual loan origination, related fees and sale premium, the estimated fair value of the expected net cash flows associated with the servicing of the loan. Debt finance revenue also includes changes to the fair value of loan commitments, forward sale commitments and loans held for sale that occur during their respective holding periods. Upon sale of the loans, no gains or losses are recognized as such loans are recorded at fair value during the holding periods. MSRs and guarantee obligations are recognized as assets and liabilities, respectively, upon the sale of the loans.

Outsourcing & Advisory services including those provided in relation to property management, project management and engineering & design transfer to the customer over time as the services are performed and revenue from providing these services is recognized in the accounting period in which the services are rendered. For fixed-price contracts, revenue is recognized based upon the actual labor hours spent relative to the total expected labor hours or the project costs incurred relative to the total project costs. For some projects certain obligations that are representative of the work completed may be used as an alternative to recognize revenue. The use of labor hours or overall project costs is dependent upon the input that best represents the progress of the work completed in relation to the specific contract. For cost-reimbursable and hourly-fee contracts, revenue is recognized in the amount to which the Company has a right to invoice.

For other advisory services, including valuation and appraisal review, the customer is unable to benefit from the services until the work is substantially complete, revenue is recognized upon delivery of materials to the customer because this faithfully represents when the service has been rendered. For most fixed fee consulting assignments, revenue is recognized based upon the actual service provided to the end of the reporting period as a proportion of the total services to be provided.

Loan servicing revenues are recognized over the contractual service period. Loan servicing fees related to retained MSRs are governed by ASC 820 and ASC 860 and excluded from the scope of ASC 606. Loan servicing fees earned from servicing contracts which the Company does not hold mortgage servicing rights are in scope of ASC 606.

Investment Management advisory fees are recognized as the services are performed over time and are primarily based on agreed-upon percentages of assets under management or committed capital. Revenue recognition for transactional performance obligations are recognized at a point in time when the performance obligation has been met. The Company receives investment management advisory incentive fees (carried interest) from certain investment funds. These incentive fees are dependent upon exceeding specified performance thresholds on a relative or absolute basis, depending on the product. Incentive fees are recognized when it is determined that significant reversal is considered no longer probable (such as upon the sale of a fund’s investment or when the amount of assets under management becomes known as of the end of the specified measurement period). Pursuant to the terms of the Harrison Street Real Estate Capital, LLC (“Harrison Street”) acquisition, incentive fees related to assets that were invested prior to the acquisition date by its former owners are allocated to certain employees and former owners; as such the full amount of these incentive fees is passed through as compensation expense and recognized as cost of revenues in the consolidated statement of earnings.

(b) Significant judgments

The Company’s contracts with customers may include promises to transfer multiple products and services. Determining whether products and services are considered distinct performance obligations that should be accounted for separately versus together may require significant judgment. Where a contract contains multiple performance obligations, judgment is used to assess whether they are distinct and accounted for separately or not distinct and are accounted for and recognized together.

Brokerage commission arrangements may include terms that result in variability to the transaction price and ultimate revenues earned beyond the underlying value of the transaction, these may include rebates and/or contingencies. The Company estimates variable consideration and performs a constraint analysis for these contracts on the basis of historical information to estimate the amount the Company will ultimately be entitled to. Generally, revenue is constrained when it is probable that the Company may not be entitled to the total amount of the revenue as associated with the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event that is outside of the Company’s control or where the facts and circumstances of the arrangement limit the Company’s ability to predict whether this event will occur. When revenue is constrained, this revenue is not recognized until the uncertainty has been resolved.

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Outsourcing & Advisory arrangements may include incentives tied to achieving certain performance targets. The Company estimates variable consideration or performs a constraint analysis for these contracts on the basis of circumstances specific to the project and historical information in order to estimate the amount the Company will ultimately be entitled to. Estimates of revenue, costs or extent of progress toward completion are revised if circumstances change. Any resulting increases or decreases in estimated revenues or costs are reflected in profit or loss in the period in which the circumstances that give rise to the revision become known by management.

In providing project management, engineering and design or property management services, the Company may engage subcontractors to provide on-site staffing or to provide specialized technical services, materials and/or installation services. These arrangements are assessed and require judgment to determine whether the Company is a principal or an agent of the customer. When the Company acts as a principal, because it is primarily responsible for the delivery of the completed project and controls the services provided by the subcontractors, these amounts are accounted for as revenue on a gross basis. However, when the Company acts as an agent, because it does not control the services prior to delivery to the customer, these costs are accounted for on a net basis.

In some cases, the Company may facilitate collection from the customer and payments to subcontractors or may facilitate collection from tenants for payment to the landlord. In these instances, balances are recorded as accounts receivable and accounts payable until settled.

Investment Management fee arrangements are unique to each contract and evaluated on an individual basis to determine the timing of revenue recognition and significant judgment is involved in making such determination. At each reporting period, the Company considers various factors in estimating revenue to be recognized. Incentive fees have a broad range of possible amounts and the determination of these amounts is based upon the market value for managed assets which is highly susceptible to factors outside of the Company’s influence. As a result, incentive fee revenue is generally constrained until significant reversal is considered no longer probable.

Certain constrained Capital Markets and Leasing fees, Outsourcing & Advisory fees and Investment Management fees may arise from services that began in a prior reporting period. Consequently, a portion of the fees the Company recognizes in the current period may be partially related to the services performed in prior periods. In particular, substantially all investment management incentive fees recognized in the period were previously constrained.

Contract balances

Timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to customers. The Company invoices the customer and records a receivable when it has a right to payment within customary payment terms or it recognizes a contract asset if revenue is recognized prior to when payment is due. Contract liabilities consist of payments received in advance of recognizing revenue. These liabilities consist primarily of payments received for outsourcing and advisory engagements where a component of the revenue may be paid by the customer prior to the benefits of the services transferring to the customer. As a practical expedient, the Company does not adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effect of a significant financing component when it is expected, at contract inception, that the period between transfer of the service and when the customer pays for that service will be one year or less. The Company does not typically include extended payment terms in its contracts with customers.

The Company generally does not incur upfront costs to obtain or fulfill contracts that are capitalizable to contract assets and if capitalizable they would be amortized to expense within one year or less of incurring the expense; consequently, the Company applies the practical expedient to recognize these incremental costs as an expense when incurred. Any costs to obtain or fulfill contracts that exceed one year are capitalized to contract assets and amortized over the term of the contract on a method consistent with the transfer of services to the customer and the contract’s revenue recognition.

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Payment terms and conditions vary by contract type, although terms generally include a requirement of payment within 30 to 90 days. With the exceptions of sales brokerage and lease brokerage, the Company does not expect to have any contracts where the period between the transfer of services to the customer and the payment by the customer exceeds one year. With regard to sales brokerage and lease brokerage, arrangements may exist where the service is transferred but payment is not received for a period greater than one year. However, arrangements of this nature do not contain a significant financing component because the amount and timing varies on the basis of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event that is outside the control of the Company or the customer. As a consequence, the Company does not adjust the transaction prices for the time value of money.

Contract liabilities represent advance payments associated with the Company’s performance obligations that have not yet been satisfied. The majority of the balances are expected to be recognized to revenue or disbursed on behalf of the client within a year.              

Remaining performance obligations

Remaining performance obligations represent the aggregate transaction prices for contracts where the Company’s performance obligations have not yet been satisfied. The Company applies the practical expedient related to remaining performance obligations that are part of a contract that has an original expected duration of one year or less and the practical expedient related to variable consideration from remaining performance obligations.

Stock-based compensation

For equity classified awards, compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the estimated fair value of the award adjusted for expected forfeitures. The related stock option compensation expense is allocated using the graded attribution method.

Long-term incentive plans

Under these plans, certain subsidiary employees are compensated if the earnings before interest, income tax and amortization of the subsidiary increases. In some instances, subsidiary employees may be compensated through participation in a stock-based plan associated with the value of a subsidiary’s shares. Awards under these plans generally have a term of up to ten years, a vesting period of five to ten years and all plans, including stock-based plans, are settled in cash. If an award is subject to a vesting condition, then the graded attribution method is applied to the fair value or intrinsic value of the award. The related compensation expense is recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses and the liability is recorded in accrued compensation.

The Company incurred compensation expense related to stock-based plans of $7,316 during the year ended December 31, 2021 (2020 - $2,076). As at December 31, 2021, there was $34,371 of unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested stock-based plans which is expected to be recognized over the next ten years. During the year-ended December 31, 2021, the fair value of options vested under stock-based plans was nil.

Foreign currency translation and transactions

Assets, liabilities and operations of foreign subsidiaries are recorded based on the functional currency of each entity. For certain foreign operations, the functional currency is the local currency, in which case the assets, liabilities and operations are translated at current exchange rates from the local currency to the reporting currency, the US dollar. The resulting unrealized gains or losses are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive earnings. Realized and unrealized foreign currency gains or losses related to any foreign dollar denominated monetary assets and liabilities are included in net earnings.

Income tax

Income tax has been provided using the asset and liability method whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future income tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the consolidated financial statements or income tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted income tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which temporary differences are expected to reverse, be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in income tax rates is recognized in earnings in the period in which the change occurs. A valuation allowance is recorded unless it is more likely than not that realization of a deferred tax asset will occur based on available evidence.

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The Company recognizes uncertainty in tax positions taken or expected to be taken utilizing a two-step approach. The first step is to determine whether it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination by tax authorities on the basis technical merits of the position. The second step is to recognize the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement with the related tax authority.

The Company classifies interest and penalties associated with income tax positions in income tax expense.

Leases

The Company recognizes an operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) asset and a lease liability on the consolidated balance sheet at the lease commencement date. Operating lease ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term adjusted for lease pre-payments and lease incentives. After the commencement date any modifications to the leasing arrangement are assessed and the ROU asset and lease liability are remeasured to recognize modifications to the lease term or fixed payments. As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date is used to determine the present value of lease payments. The Company uses the implicit rate when readily determinable. The lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. Operating leases ROU assets are amortized to selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) straight-line over the lease term.

Finance leases are included in fixed assets and long-term debt on the consolidated balance sheet. Finance lease assets are depreciated using the straight-line method from the commencement date to the earlier of the end of the useful life of the right-of-use asset or the end of lease term.

Variable lease payments and variable payments related to non-lease components are recorded to SG&A as incurred. Variable lease payments include amounts related to changes in payments associated with changes in an index or rate but which are not also associated with a remeasurement of the lease liability.

The Company has operating lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, and the Company has elected to apply the practical expedient to not separate lease and nonlease components and therefore the ROU assets and lease liabilities include payments related to services included in the lease agreement. Additionally, for certain leases the Company has elected to group leases that commence at the same time and where accounting does not materially differ from accounting for the leases individually as a portfolio of leases.

The Company has elected not to recognize ROU assets and lease liabilities for leases that have a term of twelve months or less. Similarly, the Company will be applying the practical expedient to not recognize assets or liabilities related to a business combination when the acquired lease has a remaining term of twelve months or less at the acquisition date. The payments associated with these leases are recorded to SG&A on a straight-line basis over the remaining lease term.

Business combinations

All business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting. Transaction costs are expensed as incurred.

The fair value of the contingent consideration is classified as a financial liability and is recorded on the balance sheet at the acquisition date and is re-measured at fair value at the end of each period until the end of the contingency period, with fair value adjustments recognized in earnings. However, if the contingent consideration includes an element of compensation to the vendors (i.e. it is tied to continuing employment or it is not linked to the business valuation), then the portion of contingent consideration related to such element is treated as compensation expense over the expected employment period.

Government assistance related to the COVID-19 pandemic

The Company received $5,482 of wage subsidies from governments in several countries around the world during the year ended December 31, 2021 (2020 - $34,767). $3,639 of the wage subsidies were recorded as reduction to cost of revenues (2020 - $24,456) and $1,843 were recorded as a reduction to selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings (2020 - $9,312).

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3. Impact of recently issued accounting standards

Recently adopted accounting guidance

Accounting for Income Taxes

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting of Income Taxes to simplify the accounting for income taxes. The guidance eliminates certain exceptions related to the approach for intra-period tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period, and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences related to changes in ownership of equity method investments and foreign subsidiaries. The guidance also simplifies aspects of accounting for enacted changes in tax laws or rates and clarifies the accounting for transactions that result in step-up in tax basis of goodwill. The Company adopted the guidance effective January 1, 2021. The Company’s processes and disclosures have been updated to incorporate the new standard. The adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Recently issued accounting guidance, not yet adopted

Reference Rate Reform

The FASB has issued two ASUs related to reference rate reform. In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting and in January 2021 the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope. With reference rates like the various tenors of the London Interbank Offered Rates (“LIBOR”) being discontinued between December 31, 2021, and June 30, 2023, a significant volume of contracts and other arrangements will be impacted by the transition required to alternative reference rates. The ASUs provides optional expedients and exceptions to reduce the costs and complexity of applying existing GAAP to contract modifications and hedge accounting if certain criteria are met. The standard is effective for a limited time for all entities through December 31, 2022. The Company has certain debt arrangements which may qualify for use of the practical expedients permitted under the guidance. The Company has evaluated and will continue to evaluate arrangements subject to rate reform and the options under the ASUs to facilitate an orderly transition to alternative reference rates and their potential impacts on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

Debt with Conversion Options

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, Debt- Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contract in an Entity’s Own Equity. The ASU simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments and reduces the number of embedded conversion features being separately recognized from the host contract as compared to current GAAP. The ASU also enhances information transparency through targeted improvements to the disclosures for convertible instruments and earnings-per-share guidance. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. The standard can be applied using the modified retrospective method of transition or a fully retrospective method of transition. The Company will adopt the guidance effective January 1, 2022. The adoption of the standard is not expected to have any material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

4. Acquisitions

2021 acquisitions:

On November 1, 2021, the Company acquired control in Bergmann Associates, Architects, Engineers, Landscape Architects & Surveyors, D.P.C. (“Bergmann”) via an option to purchase and / or transfer 100% of the outstanding shares in Bergmann to Colliers designees for nominal value at any time. Headquartered in Rochester, New York, Bergmann provides engineering, architecture, and design services to the U.S. Northeast, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic regions.

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company also acquired a 100% interest in one business operating in the Americas (Miami, Florida).

These acquisitions were completed to add scale to the Company’s engineering and design services and expand its geographic presence. These acquisitions were accounted for by the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations and accordingly, the consolidated statements of earnings do not include any revenues or expenses related to these acquisitions prior to their closing dates.

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The acquisition date fair value of consideration transferred and purchase price allocation was as follows:

	Aggregate
	Acquisitions
Current assets, excluding cash	$	38,215
Non-current assets		18,958
Current liabilities	$	20,006
Long-term liabilities		18,106
	$	19,061
Cash consideration, net of cash acquired of $3,322	$	60,832
Acquisition date fair value of contingent consideration		1,850
Total purchase consideration	$	62,682
Acquired intangible assets (note 10)	$	21,130
Goodwill (note 11)	$	22,491

The Bergmann acquisition represents $56,932 of the total purchase consideration above.

2020 acquisitions:

The Company acquired controlling interests two Colliers International affiliates operating in the Americas segment (Austin, Texas and Nashville, Tennessee), Colliers Mortgage, headquartered in Minneapolis, and Colliers Engineering & Design, headquartered in New Jersey.

The acquisition date fair value of consideration transferred and purchase price allocation was as follows:

					Colliers
	Colliers				Engineering &			Aggregate
	Mortgage			Design		Other		Acquisitions
Current assets, excluding cash	$	46,510		$	57,533	$	2,800	$	106,843
Warehouse receivables		31,282			-		-		31,282
Non-current assets		9,021			37,516		3,449		49,986
Current liabilities		55,881			32,582		3,156		91,619
Warehouse credit facilities		25,850			-		-		25,850
Long-term liabilities		6,266			54,739		2,951		63,956
	$	(1,184	)	$	7,728	$	142	$	6,686
Cash consideration, net of cash acquired of $50,331	$	134,204		$	59,355	$	12,049	$	205,608
Acquisition date fair value of contingent consideration		9,250			12,204		2,263		23,717
Total purchase consideration	$	143,454		$	71,559	$	14,312	$	229,325
Acquired intangible assets (note 10)
Indefinite life	$	29,200		$	-	$	-	$	29,200
Finite life	$	105,150		$	51,100	$	11,430	$	167,680
Goodwill (note 11)	$	53,530		$	56,838	$	7,616	$	117,984
Redeemable non-controlling interest (note 17)	$	43,242		$	44,107	$	4,876	$	92,225

Indefinite life intangible assets consist mainly of the mortgage licenses acquired. Finite life intangibles included $99,900 of MSR intangible assets.

In all years presented, the fair values of non-controlling interests were determined using an income approach with reference to a discounted cash flow model using the same assumptions implied in determining the purchase consideration.

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The purchase price allocations of acquisitions resulted in the recognition of goodwill. The primary factors contributing to goodwill are assembled workforces, synergies with existing operations and future growth prospects. For acquisitions completed during the year ended December 31, 2021, goodwill in the amount of $2,678 is deductible for income tax purposes (2020 - $61,416).

The Company typically structures its business acquisitions to include contingent consideration. Certain vendors, at the time of acquisition, are entitled to receive a contingent consideration payment if the acquired businesses achieve specified earnings levels during the one- to five-year periods following the dates of acquisition. The ultimate amount of payment is determined based on a formula, the key inputs to which are (i) a contractually agreed maximum payment; (ii) a contractually specified earnings level and (iii) the actual earnings for the contingency period. If the acquired business does not achieve the specified earnings level, the maximum payment is reduced for any shortfall, potentially to nil.

Unless it contains an element of compensation, contingent consideration is recorded at fair value each reporting period. The fair value recorded on the consolidated balance sheet as at December 31, 2021, was $154,671 ( December 31, 2020 - $115,643). See note 24 for discussion on the fair value of contingent consideration. Contingent consideration with a compensatory element is revalued at each reporting period and recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the contingent consideration arrangement. The liability recorded on the balance sheet for the compensatory element of contingent consideration arrangements as at December 31, 2021, was $5,070 ( December 31, 2020 - $17,646). The estimated range of outcomes (undiscounted) for all contingent consideration arrangements, including those with an element of compensation is determined based on the formula price and the likelihood of achieving specified earnings levels over the contingency period, and ranges from $177,646 to a maximum of $191,647. These contingencies will expire during the period extending to June 2026.

The consideration for the acquisitions during the year ended December 31, 2021, was financed from borrowings on the Revolving Credit Facility and cash on hand. During the year ended December 31, 2021, $23,293 was paid with reference to contingent consideration (2020 - $29,405).

The amounts of revenues and earnings contributed from the dates of acquisition and included in the Company’s consolidated results for the year ended December 31, 2021, and the supplemental pro forma revenues and earnings of the combined entity had the acquisition dates been January 1, 2020, are as follows:

	Revenues		Net earnings
Actual from acquired entities for 2021	$	23,132	$	198
Supplemental pro forma for 2021 (unaudited)		4,153,379		(236,934	)
Supplemental pro forma for 2020 (unaudited)		3,010,244		105,783

Supplemental pro forma results were adjusted for non-recurring items.

5. Real estate assets held for sale

From time to time, the Company’s Investment Management segment purchases real estate assets for placement into a fund. This typically occurs in the early stages of fundraising where temporary liquidity is needed to fund investment opportunities that arise prior to the availability of fund capital. The purchased assets are recorded as real estate assets held for sale prior to the ultimate sale to the identified fund. The assets are typically held for a short period of time not expected to exceed twelve months. The transactions are not intended as an alternative source of operating earnings and the arrangements to sell the assets to a fund are generally structured not to generate any gain or loss. The purchases are accounted for by the acquisition method of accounting for asset purchases that do not constitute the acquisition of a business.

In July 2021, the Company acquired a controlling interest in a portfolio of land and buildings located in the United Kingdom and associated liabilities from an unrelated party (“Asset A”). In December 2021, the Company sold Asset A to a fund, without gain or loss.

In December 2021, the Company acquired a controlling interest in a portfolio of land and buildings located in the United States and associated liabilities from an unrelated party (“Asset B”). The Company expects to sell Asset B to a newly established closed-end fund which is managed by the Company, without gain or loss, during the first quarter of 2022. As is customary for closed-end funds, the Company has a limited partner equity interest of between 1% and 2%.

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During the year ended December 31, 2021, the effect on net earnings related to real estate assets held for sale was nil (2020 - $2,396).

The following table summarizes the real estate assets and associated liabilities held for sale.

	As at December 31,
	2021
Real estate assets held for sale
Real estate assets held for sale - current	$	1,286
Real estate assets held for sale - non-current	$	42,803
Total real estate assets held for sale	$	44,089
Liabilities related to real estate assets held for sale
Liabilities related to real estate assets held for sale - current	$	6
Liabilities related to real estate assets held for sale - non-current	$	23,089
Total liabilities related to real estate assets held for sale	$	23,095
Net real estate assets held for sale	$	20,994

6. Acquisition-related items

	Year ended December 31,
	2021		2020
Transaction costs	$	13,030	$	16,169
Contingent consideration fair value adjustments (note 24)		42,686		23,393
Contingent consideration compensation expense		5,292		6,286
	$	61,008	$	45,848

Contingent consideration compensation expense and contingent consideration fair value adjustments relate to acquisitions made in the current year as well as the preceding four years.

7. Prepaid expenses and other assets

	As at December 31,
	2021		2020
Prepaid expenses	$	44,173	$	35,956
Advisor loans receivable		23,030		18,571
Investments in equity securities		11,862		3,918
Investments in debt securities		10,362		12,525
Deferred Purchase Price (notes 15 and 24)		238,836		87,957
Other		11,584		18,853
Prepaid and other assets (Current Assets)	$	339,847	$	177,780

	As at December 31,
	2021		2020
Advisor loans receivable	$	47,980	$	42,900
Equity accounted investments (note 16)		22,490		11,154
Investments in equity securities		9,327		5,261
Investments in debt securities		10,343		3,948
Financing fees, net of accumulated amortization of $6,363 (December 31, 2020 - $4.956)		2,458		3,751
Other		7,385		7,341
Other assets (Non-Current Assets)	$	99,983	$	74,355

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Captive Insurance Investments

Investments in equity securities in the amount of $11,705 (2020 - $3,781) consist of investments recorded at fair value. (See note 24.) Investments in debt securities include held-to-maturity investments current $1,981 (2020 – $2,585) and non-current $10,343 (2020 - $3,948), both of which are recorded at amortized cost. The amortized cost (carrying value) of these investments approximated fair value. At December 31, 2021, all of these investments mature within 10 years. The Company’s wholly owned captive insurance company has letters of credit in relation to its reinsurance activities. The letters of credit are secured by $4,514 of the current investments.

Colliers Securities Investments

Investments in equity and debt securities in the amount of $8,538 (2020 – $10,077) consist of investments recorded at fair value in relation to Colliers Securities. (See note 24.) All securities owned are pledged to a clearing firm on terms that permit it to sell or re-pledge the securities to others, subject to certain limitations.

Other Investments in equity securities

Investments in equity securities non-current in the amount of $9,327 (2020 - $5,261) are recorded at fair value following the net asset value practical expedient or recorded at cost less impairment adjusted for observable prices. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company recognized a gain of $3,866 related to these investments which was included in Other income in the Company’s consolidated statements of earnings.

8. Leases

The Company enters into premise leases and equipment leases as a lessee.

(a) Premise leases

The Company leases office space where the remaining lease term ranges from less than one year to fifteen years. Leases generally include an initial contract term, but some leases include an option to renew the lease for an additional period at the end of this initial term. These renewal periods range in length up to a period equivalent to the initial term of the lease. All the Company’s premise leases are classified as operating leases.

(b) Equipment leases

The Company leases certain equipment in its operations, including furniture and equipment, computer equipment and vehicles. Equipment leases may consist of operating leases or finance leases based upon the assessment of the facts at the commencement date of the lease. The remaining lease terms for equipment leases range from one year to three years. Certain leases may have the option to extend the leases for a short period or to purchase the asset at the end of the lease term.

The components of lease expense were as follows:

	Year ended December 31,
	2021			2020
Operating lease cost	$	90,129		$	82,643
Finance lease cost
Amortization of right-of-use assets		975			898
Interest on lease liabilities		16			17
Variable lease cost		24,008			25,297
Short term lease cost		4,024			3,662
Total lease expense	$	119,152		$	112,517
Sublease revenues		(6,214	)		(2,844	)
Total lease cost, net of sublease revenues	$	112,938		$	109,673

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Supplemental information related to leases was as follows:

	Year ended December 31,
	2021			2020
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease obligations	$	111,578		$	91,575
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease obligations		400			2,160
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	(94,256	)	$	(83,351	)
Operating cash flows from finance leases		(16	)		(17	)
Financing cash flows from finance leases		1,936			(884	)

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:

	As at December 31,
	2021			2020
Operating leases
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	316,517		$	288,134
Operating lease liabilities - current	$	(80,928	)	$	(78,923	)
Operating lease liabilities - non-current		(296,633	)		(251,680	)
Total operating lease liabilities	$	(377,561	)	$	(330,603	)
Finance leases
Fixed assets, cost	$	3,312		$	4,662
Accumulated depreciation		(2,564	)		(2,327	)
Fixed assets, net	$	748		$	2,335
Long-term debt - current	$	(562	)	$	(1,113	)
Long-term debt - non-current		(248	)		(1,316	)
Total finance lease liabilities	$	(810	)	$	(2,429	)

Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:

	One		Two		Three		Four		Five
	year		years		years		years		years		Thereafter		Total
Operating leases	$	91,217	$	76,315	$	60,221	$	46,449	$	32,920	$	112,720	$	419,842
Present value of operating lease liabilities														377,561
Difference between undiscounted cash flows and discounted cash flows													$	42,281
Finance leases	$	589	$	184	$	45	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	818
Present value of finance lease liabilities														810
Difference between undiscounted cash flows and discounted cash flows													$	8

	As at December 31,
	2021
Weighted average remaining lease term
Operating leases (years)		6.9
Finance leases (years)		1.6
Weighted average discount rate
Operating leases		3.0	%
Finance leases		1.6	%

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As of December 31, 2021, the Company has additional operating leases, primarily for premises, that have not yet commenced of $60,460. These operating leases will commence within the next year and have lease terms ranging from five to fifteen years.

9. Fixed assets

December 31, 2021			Accumulated
	Cost		depreciation		Net
Buildings	$	2,555	$	1,467	$	1,088
Vehicles		11,040		5,245		5,795
Furniture and equipment		87,880		57,483		30,397
Computer equipment and software		172,267		130,939		41,328
Leasehold improvements		135,069		68,922		66,147
	$	408,811	$	264,056	$	144,755

December 31, 2020			Accumulated
	Cost		depreciation		Net
Buildings	$	2,558	$	1,321	$	1,237
Vehicles		8,539		2,505		6,034
Furniture and equipment		82,117		53,353		28,764
Computer equipment and software		151,246		114,429		36,817
Leasehold improvements		113,786		57,417		56,369
	$	358,246	$	229,025	$	129,221

Fixed assets include ROU assets - Finance leases. (note 8)

10. Intangible assets

The following table summarizes the gross value, accumulated amortization and net carrying value of the Company’s indefinite life and finite life intangible assets:

December 31, 2021	Gross
	carrying		Accumulated
	amount		amortization		Net
Indefinite life intangible assets:
Licenses	$	29,200	$	-	$	29,200
Trademarks and trade names		23,804		-		23,804
	$	53,004	$	-	$	53,004
Finite life intangible assets:
Customer lists and relationships	$	352,860	$	152,026	$	200,834
Investment management contracts		270,600		85,012		185,588
Mortgage servicing rights ("MSRs")		147,878		41,455		106,423
Franchise rights		1,185		1,092		93
Trademarks and trade names		12,600		4,861		7,739
Management contracts and other		17,606		11,057		6,549
Backlog		2,400		800		1,600
	$	805,129	$	296,303	$	508,826
	$	858,133	$	296,303	$	561,830

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	Gross
December 31, 2020	carrying		Accumulated
	amount		amortization		Net
Indefinite life intangible assets:
Licenses	$	29,200	$	-	$	29,200
Trademarks and trade names		24,096		-		24,096
	$	53,296	$	-	$	53,296
Finite life intangible assets:
Customer lists and relationships	$	345,511	$	123,368	$	222,143
Investment management contracts		270,600		60,723		209,877
Mortgage servicing rights ("MSRs")		114,909		13,121		101,788
Franchise rights		5,630		5,322		308
Trademarks and trade names		14,803		4,355		10,448
Management contracts and other		20,813		12,406		8,407
Backlog		16,307		12,244		4,063
	$	788,573	$	231,539	$	557,034
	$	841,869	$	231,539	$	610,330

MSR intangible assets represent the carrying value of servicing assets in the Americas segment. The MSR asset is being amortized over the estimated period that the net servicing income is expected to be received.

The MSR assets are evaluated quarterly for impairment by stratifying the servicing portfolio according to predominant risk characteristics, primarily investor type and interest rate. An impairment is recorded if the carrying value of an individual stratum exceeds its estimated fair value. There was no impairment recorded for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2021.

The following table summarizes activity related to the Company’s mortgage servicing rights for the year ended December 31, 2021.

	2021			2020
Balance, January 1	$	101,788		$	-
Recognized on business acquisitions					99,900
Additions, following the sale of loan		32,969			15,009
Amortization		(15,682	)		(8,553	)
Prepayments and write-offs		(12,652	)		(4,568	)
Balance, December 31	$	106,423		$	101,788

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company acquired the following intangible assets:

			Estimated
			weighted
			average
			amortization
	Amount		period (years)
Finite life intangible assets:
Customer lists and relationships	$	18,918		9.7
Trademarks and trade names - finite life		700		2.0
Customer backlog		2,820		0.5
Other		900		5.0
	$	23,338		8.2

The table above includes $2,208 related to assets acquired that do not constitute a business under US GAAP.

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The following is the estimated future expense for amortization of the recorded MSRs and other intangible assets for each of the next five years and thereafter:

For the year ended December 31,	MSRs		Other Intangibles		Total
2022	$	14,063	$	65,044	$	79,107
2023		12,760		59,840		72,600
2024		11,973		51,671		63,644
2025		11,035		36,895		47,930
2026		9,892		37,621		47,513
Thereafter		46,700		151,332		198,032
	$	106,423	$	402,403	$	508,826

11. Goodwill

							Asia			Investment
	Americas			EMEA			Pacific			Management			Consolidated
Balance, December 31, 2019	$	220,410		$	257,333		$	92,327		$	379,151		$	949,221
Goodwill acquired during the year		117,984			-			-			-			117,984
Other items		-			-			150			-			150
Foreign exchange		(667	)		18,213			2,942			1,141			21,629
Balance, December 31, 2020		337,727			275,546			95,419			380,292			1,088,984
Goodwill acquired during the year		22,491			-			-			-			22,491
Other items		2			-			-			-			2
Foreign exchange		(275	)		(15,782	)		(3,401	)		(971	)		(20,429	)
Balance, December 31, 2021		359,945			259,764			92,018			379,321			1,091,048
Goodwill		386,216			263,076			92,018			379,321			1,120,631
Accumulated impairment loss		(26,271	)		(3,312	)		-			-			(29,583	)
	$	359,945		$	259,764		$	92,018		$	379,321		$	1,091,048

A test for goodwill impairment is required to be completed annually, in the Company’s case as of August 1, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate the asset might be impaired. No goodwill impairments were recorded in 2021 or 2020. The accumulated impairment loss reflects a goodwill impairment incurred in 2009.

12. Long-term debt

	As at December 31,
	2021		2020
Revolving Credit Facility	$	-	$	213,239
Senior Notes		529,089		255,790
Capital leases maturing at various dates through 2024		810		2,430
Other long-term debt maturing at various dates up to 2023		1,155		8,436
		531,054		479,895
Less: current portion		1,458		9,024
Long-term debt - non-current	$	529,596	$	470,871

The Company has a multi-currency senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) of $1,000,000. The Revolving Credit Facility has a 5-year term ending April 30, 2024, and bears interest at an applicable margin of 1.25% to 3.0% over floating reference rates, depending on financial leverage ratios. The weighted average interest rate on borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility was 1.7% in 2021 (2020 – 2.1%). The Revolving Credit Facility had $988,167 of available undrawn credit as at December 31, 2021 ($777,322 as at December 31, 2020). As of December 31, 2021, letters of credit in the amount of $11,833 were outstanding against the Revolving Credit Facility ($9,439 as at December 31, 2020). The Revolving Credit Facility requires a commitment fee of 0.25% to 0.6% of the unused portion, depending on certain leverage ratios. At any time during the term, the Company has the right to increase the Revolving Credit Facility by up to $250,000 on the same terms and conditions.

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The Company has outstanding €210,000 of senior unsecured notes with a fixed interest rate of 2.23% (the “Senior Notes due 2028”), which are held by a group of institutional investors. The Senior Notes due 2028 have a maturity date of May 30, 2028.

On July 28, 2021, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement to issue US dollar and Euro fixed rate senior unsecured notes consisting of $150,000 of 3.02% and €125,000 of 1.52% notes due 2031 (the “Senior Notes due 2031”). The Senior Notes were placed privately and rank equally with Colliers’ senior unsecured revolving credit facility and existing senior unsecured Senior Notes due 2028. The proceeds of the issuances were received on October 7, 2021.

The Revolving Credit Facility, the Senior Notes due 2028, and the Senior Notes due 2031 rank equally in terms of seniority and have similar financial covenants. The Company is required to maintain financial covenants including leverage and interest coverage. The Company was in compliance with these covenants as of December 31, 2021. The Company is limited from undertaking certain mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions without prior approval.

The estimated aggregate amount of principal repayments on long-term debt required in each of the next five years ending December 31 and thereafter to meet the retirement provisions are as follows:

For the year ended December 31,
2022	$	1,458
2023		462
2024		45
2025		-
2026 and thereafter		529,089
	$	531,054

13. Convertible notes

In May 2020, the Company issued $230,000 aggregate principal of 4.0% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes (the “Convertible Notes”) at par value. The Convertible Notes will mature on June 1, 2025, and bear interest of 4.0% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning on December 1, 2020. The Convertible Notes are accounted for entirely as debt as no portion of the proceeds is required to be accounted for as attributable to the conversion feature. The Convertible Notes are unsecured and subordinated to all of the Company’s existing and future secured indebtedness and are treated as equity for financial leverage calculations under the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility and Senior Notes.

The Convertible Notes may be converted at the holder’s option at any time prior to maturity into Subordinate Voting Shares based on an initial conversion rate of approximately 17.2507 Subordinate Voting Shares per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes, which represents an initial conversion price of $57.97 per Subordinate Voting Share. On December 7, 2021, the Company increased its semi-annual dividend on the outstanding Subordinate Voting Shares and Multiple Voting Shares from $0.05 to $0.15 per share. This modified the conversion rate to 17.2624 Subordinate Voting Shares per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes, which represents a conversion price of $57.93 per Subordinate Voting Share.

The Company, at its option, may also redeem the Convertible Notes, in whole or in part, on or after June 1, 2023, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, provided that the last reported trading price of the Subordinate Voting Shares for any 20 trading days in a consecutive 30 trading day period preceding the date of the notice of redemption is not less than 130% of the conversion price.

Subject to specified conditions, the Company may elect to repay some or all of the outstanding principal amount of the Convertible Notes, on maturity or redemption, through the issuance of Subordinate Voting Shares.

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In connection with the issuance of the Convertible Notes, at the time, the Company incurred financing costs of $6,795 which are being amortized over five years using the effective interest rate method. For the year ended December 31, 2021, there was $1,257 of financing fee amortization included in interest expense within the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The effective interest rate on the Convertible Notes is approximately 4.7%.

14. Warehouse credit facilities

The following table summarizes the Company’s mortgage warehouse credit facilities as at December 31, 2021:

		December 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
	Current	Maximum		Carrying		Maximum		Carrying
	Maturity	Capacity		Value		Capacity		Value
Facility A - LIBOR plus 1.60%	October 19, 2022	$	125,000	$	70,694	$	275,000	$	167,004
Facility B - SOFR plus 1.70%	On demand		125,000		49,860		125,000		51,014
Facility C - LIBOR plus 1.60%	April 27, 2022		150,000		42,357		-		-
		$	400,000	$	162,911	$	400,000	$	218,018

Colliers Mortgage LLC (“Colliers Mortgage”) has warehouse credit facilities which are used exclusively for the purpose of funding warehouse mortgages receivable. The warehouse credit facilities are recourse only to Colliers Mortgage, are revolving and are secured by warehouse mortgages financed on the facilities, if any.

On October 20, 2021, Colliers Mortgage entered into an amendment to the financing agreement for Facility A modifying the borrowing capacity to $125,000 and extending the maturity date to October 19, 2022.

On April 28, 2021, Colliers Mortgage entered into an additional financing agreement for Facility C with a borrowing capacity of $150,000. The maturity date is April 27, 2022, with an option to extend to April 27, 2023.

15. AR Facility

In April 2019, the Company entered into a structured accounts receivable facility (the “AR Facility”). Under the AR Facility, certain of the Company's subsidiaries continuously sell trade accounts receivable and contract assets (the “Receivables”) to wholly owned special purpose entities at fair market value. The special purpose entities in turn sell the Receivables to a third-party financial institution (the “Purchaser”).

On April 26, 2021, the Company extended the term of the AR Facility by one year with a maturity date of April 25, 2022, and a committed availability of $125,000. As of December 31, 2021, the Company’s draw under the AR Facility was nil.

All transactions under the AR Facility are accounted for as a true sale in accordance with ASC 860, Transfers and Servicing (“ASC 860”). Following the sale of the Receivables to the Purchaser, the Receivables are legally isolated from the Company and its wholly owned special purpose entities. The AR Facility is recorded as a sale of accounts receivable, and accordingly sold receivables are derecognized from the consolidated balance sheet. The Company continues to service, administer and collect the Receivables on behalf of the Purchaser, and recognizes a servicing liability in accordance with ASC 860. The Company has elected the amortization method for subsequent measurement of the servicing liability, which is assessed for changes in the obligation at each reporting date. As of December 31, 2021, the servicing liability was nil.

The proceeds from the sale of these Receivables comprises of cash and a deferred purchase price (“Deferred Purchase Price” or “DPP”). The DPP asset is realized following the collection of Receivables sold to the Purchaser; however, due to the revolving nature of the AR Facility, collections are reinvested by the Purchaser monthly in new Receivable purchases. For the year ended December 31, 2021, Receivables sold under the AR Facility were $1,556,071 and cash collections from customers on Receivables sold were $1,503,971. As of December 31, 2021, the outstanding principal on trade accounts receivable, net of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, sold under the AR Facility was $149,832; and the outstanding principal on contract assets, current and non-current, sold under the AR Facility was $89,686. See note 24 for fair value information on the DPP.

For the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company recognized a loss related to Receivables sold of $71 (2020 - $142 loss) that was recorded in other expense in the consolidated statement of earnings. Based on the Company’s collection history, the fair value of the Receivables sold subsequent to the initial sale approximates carrying value.

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The non-cash investing activities associated with the DPP for the year ended December 31, 2021, were $302,080.

16. Variable interest entities

The Company holds variable interests in certain Variable Interest Entities (“VIE”) in its Investment Management segment which are not consolidated as it was determined that the Company is not the primary beneficiary. The Company’s involvement with these entities is in the form of advisory fee arrangements and equity co-investments (typically 1%-2%).

The following table provides the maximum exposure to loss related to these non-consolidated VIEs:

	As at December 31,
	2021		2020
Equity accounted investments	$	16,550	$	6,158
Co-investment commitments		20,284		14,345
Maximum exposure to loss	$	36,834	$	20,503

17. Redeemable non-controlling interests

The minority equity positions in the Company’s subsidiaries are referred to as redeemable non-controlling interests (“RNCI”). The RNCI are considered to be redeemable securities. Accordingly, the RNCI is recorded at the greater of (i) the redemption amount or (ii) the amount initially recorded as RNCI at the date of inception of the minority equity position. This amount is recorded in the “mezzanine” section of the balance sheet, outside of shareholders’ equity. Changes in the RNCI amount are recognized immediately as they occur. The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending RNCI amounts:

	2021			2020
Balance, January 1	$	442,375		$	359,150
RNCI share of earnings		50,739			27,550
RNCI redemption increment		99,316			15,843
Distributions paid to RNCI		(49,168	)		(33,293	)
Purchase of interests from RNCI		(24,371	)		(25,639	)
Sale of interests to RNCI		18,012			6,539
RNCI recognized on business acquisitions		-			92,225
Balance, December 31	$	536,903		$	442,375

The Company has shareholders’ agreements in place at each of its non-wholly owned subsidiaries. These agreements allow the Company to “call” the RNCI at a price determined with the use of a formula price, which is usually equal to a fixed multiple of average annual net earnings before income taxes, interest, depreciation, and amortization. The agreements also have redemption features which allow the owners of the RNCI to “put” their equity to the Company at the same price subject to certain limitations. The formula price is referred to as the redemption amount and may be paid in cash or in Subordinate Voting Shares. The redemption amount as of December 31, 2021, was $513,291 ( December 31, 2020 - $415,141). The redemption amount is lower than that recorded on the balance sheet as the formula price of certain RNCI are lower than the amount initially recorded at the inception of the minority equity position. If all put or call options were settled with Subordinate Voting Shares as at December 31, 2021, approximately 3,600,000 such shares would be issued.

Increases or decreases to the formula price of the underlying shares are recognized in the statement of earnings as the NCI redemption increment.

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18. Capital stock

The authorized capital stock of the Company is as follows:

An unlimited number of Preferred Shares, issuable in series;

An unlimited number of Subordinate Voting Shares having one vote per share; and         

An unlimited number of Multiple Voting Shares having 20 votes per share, convertible at any time into Subordinate Voting Shares at a rate of one Subordinate Voting Share for each Multiple Voting Share outstanding.

The following table provides a summary of total capital stock issued and outstanding:

	Subordinate Voting Shares				Multiple Voting Shares				Total Common Shares
	Number		Amount		Number		Amount		Number		Amount
Balances as at:
December 31, 2020		38,863,742		457,620		1,325,694		373		40,189,436		457,993
December 31, 2021		42,729,050		851,794		1,325,694		373		44,054,744		852,167

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company declared dividends on its Common Shares of $0.20 per share (2020 - $0.10).

19. Net earnings (loss) per common share

The earnings per share calculation cannot be anti-dilutive, therefore diluted shares is not used in the denominator when the numerator is in a loss position.

Diluted EPS is calculated using the “if-converted” method of calculating earnings per share in relation to the Convertible Notes, which were issued on May 19, 2020. As such, the interest (net of income tax) on the Convertible Notes is added to the numerator and the additional shares issuable on conversion of the Convertible Notes are added to the denominator of the earnings per share calculation to determine if an assumed conversion is more dilutive than no assumption of conversion. The “if-converted” method is used if the impact of the assumed conversion is dilutive. The “if-converted” method is anti-dilutive for the year ended December 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020.

The following table reconciles the basic and diluted common shares outstanding:

	Year ended December 31,
(in thousands of US dollars, except share information)	2021			2020
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Company	$	(390,338	)	$	49,074
Adjusted numerator under the If-Converted Method	$	(390,338	)	$	49,074
Shares issued and outstanding at beginning of period		40,189,436			39,845,211
Weighted average number of shares:
Issued during the period		2,730,653			140,657
Weighted average number of shares used in computing basic earnings per share		42,920,089			39,985,868
Assumed exercise of stock options acquired under the Treasury Stock Method		-			193,296
Number of shares used in computing diluted earnings per share		42,920,089			40,179,164

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20. Stock-based compensation

The Company has a stock option plan for certain officers, key full-time employees and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries. Options are granted at the market price for the underlying shares on the day immediately prior to the date of grant. Each option vests over a four-year term, expires five years from the date granted and allows for the purchase of one Subordinate Voting Share. All Subordinate Voting Shares issued are new shares. As at December 31, 2021, there were 699,300 options available for future grants.

Grants under the Company’s stock option plan are equity-classified awards.

Stock option activity for the years ended December 31, 2021, and 2020 was as follows:

						Weighted average
				Weighted		remaining		Aggregate
	Number of			average		contractual life		intrinsic
	options			exercise price		(years)		value
Shares issuable under options - December 31, 2019		2,001,600		$	58.96
Granted		547,250			85.79
Exercised		(344,225	)		35.86
Forfeited		(14,500	)		70.07
Shares issuable under options - December 31, 2020		2,190,125		$	69.22
Granted		682,500			136.38
Exercised		(292,450	)		49.38
Forfeited		(29,300	)		80.15
Shares issuable under options - December 31, 2021		2,550,875		$	89.34		3.1	$	147,597
Options exercisable - December 31,2021		978,188		$	72.14		2.1	$	73,420

The Company incurred stock-based compensation expense related to these awards of $14,349 during the year ended December 31, 2021 (2020 - $9,628). As at December 31, 2021, the range of option exercise prices was $45.00 to $138.12 per share.

The following table summarizes information about option exercises:

	Year ended December 31,
	2021		2020
Number of options exercised		292,450		344,225
Aggregate fair value	$	32,808	$	25,919
Intrinsic value		14,440		13,576
Amount of cash received		18,367		12,343
Tax benefit recognized	$	937	$	102

As at December 31, 2021, there was $34,339 of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested awards which is expected to be recognized over the next four years. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the fair value of options vested was $11,986 (2020 - $7,841).

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The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, utilizing the following weighted average assumptions:

	As at December 31,
	2021			2020
Risk free rate		0.8	%		0.2	%
Expected life in years		4.75			4.41
Expected volatility		39.4	%		36.5	%
Dividend yield		0.2	%		0.1	%
Weighted average fair value per option granted	$	46.12		$	28.33

The risk-free interest rate is based on the implied yield of a zero-coupon US Treasury bond with a term equal to the option’s expected term. The expected life in years represents the estimated period of time until exercise and is based on historical experience. The expected volatility is based on the historical prices of the Company’s shares over the previous four years.

21. Long-term incentive arrangement

On April 16, 2021, after receiving approval from 95% of disinterested shareholders, the Company settled the Management Services Agreement (the “MSA”), including the Long-Term Incentive Arrangement (the “LTIA”), originally entered into on February 1, 2004 between the Company, Jay S. Hennick (the Company’s Chairman & Chief Executive Officer) and Jayset Management CIG Inc., a corporation controlled by Mr. Hennick (the “Transaction”). In addition, the Transaction established an orderly timeline for the elimination of the Company’s dual class voting structure by no later than September 1, 2028. The Company, under the terms of the Transaction (a) paid US$96,200 (C$120,300) in cash and (b) issued a total of 3,572,858 Subordinate Voting Shares to an entity controlled by Mr. Hennick. The total purchase price was determined by applying the formula provided in the existing MSA for the LTIA using a price of US$106.40 per share (which is the volume weighted average price of the Subordinate Voting Shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange for the period from February 11, 2021, through to and including February 25, 2021, converted to US dollars). Subsequent to the completion of the Transaction, the MSA was terminated thereby eliminating the LTIA and all future fees and other entitlements owing thereafter. The settlement of the LTIA was considered a modification of a share-based payment arrangement, which was accounted for as compensation expense and presented separately as settlement of long-term incentive arrangement in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The net cash impact was included in operating activities in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

22. Income tax

Income tax differs from the amounts that would be obtained by applying the combined statutory corporate income tax rate of Ontario, Canada to the respective year’s earnings before income tax. Differences result from the following items:

	Year ended December 31,
	2021			2020
Income tax expense using a combined statutory rate of 26.5% (2020 - 26.5%)	$	(40,292	)	$	36,181
Settlement of long-term incentive arrangement		125,061			-
Permanent differences		2,592			2,400
Tax effect of flow through entities		(8,660	)		(6,214	)
Adjustments to tax liabilities for prior periods		869			(246	)
Effect of changes in enacted tax rate in other jurisdictions		(76	)		428
Changes in liability for unrecognized tax benefits		(111	)		821
Stock-based compensation		2,891			2,085
Foreign, state, and provincial tax rate differential		(3,532	)		(3,075	)
Change in valuation allowance		2,407			5,233
Acquisition related costs and contingent consideration		1,970			2,173
Withholding taxes and other		2,391			2,260
Income tax expense	$	85,510		$	42,046

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Earnings (loss) before income tax by jurisdiction comprise the following:

	Year ended December 31,
	2021			2020
Canada	$	(472,611	)	$	8,257
United States		158,448			53,111
Foreign		162,116			75,167
Total	$	(152,047	)	$	136,535

Income tax expense (recovery) comprises the following: 

	Year ended December 31,
	2021			2020
Current
Canada	$	3,832		$	3,309
United States		63,212			19,577
Foreign		56,003			32,344
		123,047			55,230
Deferred
Canada		912			2,154
United States		(31,291	)		(9,765	)
Foreign		(7,158	)		(5,573	)
		(37,537	)		(13,184	)
Total	$	85,510		$	42,046

The significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows: 

	As at December 31,
	2021			2020
Loss carryforwards and other credits	$	19,143		$	18,314
Expenses not currently deductible		44,012			33,442
Revenue not currently taxable		(6,223	)		(14,076	)
Stock-based compensation		543			526
Investments		21,782			10,696
Provision for doubtful accounts		9,078			8,308
Financing fees		(267	)		(325	)
Net unrealized foreign exchange losses		442			560
Depreciation and amortization		(58,793	)		(57,746	)
Operating leases		11,695			8,110
Less: valuation allowance		(15,281	)		(13,324	)
Net deferred tax (liabilities) assets	$	26,131		$	(5,515	)

As at December 31, 2021, the Company believes that it is more likely than not that its deferred tax assets of $68,502 will be realized based upon future income, consideration of net operating loss (“NOL”) limitations, earnings trends, and tax planning strategies. The amount of deferred tax assets considered realizable, however, could be reduced in the near term if estimates of future income are reduced.

The Company has pre-tax NOL carryforward balances as follows:

	Pre-tax loss carryforward				Pre-tax losses not recognized				Pre-tax losses recognized
	2021		2020		2021		2020		2021		2020
Canada	$	4,664	$	5,632	$	104	$	65	$	4,560	$	5,567
United States		1,395		3,059		926		924		469		2,135
Foreign		60,891		53,997		43,003		32,091		17,888		21,906

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The Company has pre-tax capital loss carryforwards as follows:

	Pre-tax loss carryforward				Pre-tax losses not recognized				Pre-tax losses recognized
	2021		2020		2021		2020		2021		2020
Canada	$	1,796	$	1,922	$	1,796	$	1,922	$	-	$	-
United States		-		1,698		-		1,698		-		-
Foreign		6,483		6,876		6,483		6,876		-		-

These amounts above are available to reduce future, federal, state, and provincial income taxes in their respective jurisdictions. NOL carryforward balances attributable to Canada begin to expire in 2035. NOL carryforward balances attributable to the United States begin to expire in 2028. Foreign NOL carryforward balances begin to expire in 2022. The utilization of NOLs may be subject to certain limitations under federal, provincial, state or foreign tax laws.

Cumulative unremitted foreign earnings of US subsidiaries are $10,963 (2020 - nil). Cumulative unremitted foreign earnings of international subsidiaries (other than the US) approximated $106,830 as at December 31, 2021 (2020 - $117,897). The Company has not provided a deferred tax liability on the unremitted foreign earnings as it is management’s intent to permanently reinvest such earnings outside of Canada. In addition, any repatriation of such earnings would not be subject to significant Canadian or foreign taxes.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of the liability for unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

	2021			2020
Balance, January 1	$	2,344		$	1,468
Gross increases for tax positions of prior periods		151			908
Amount recognized on acquisitions		1,826			-
Reduction for lapses in applicable statutes of limitations		(262	)		(87	)
Foreign currency translation		(11	)		55
Balance, December 31	$	4,048		$	2,344

Of the $4,048 (2020 - $2,344) in gross unrecognized tax benefits, $4,048 (2020 - $2,344) would affect the Company’s effective tax rate if recognized. For the year-ended December 31, 2021, additional interest and penalties of $201 related to uncertain tax positions was accrued (2020 - $224). The Company reversed $69 of accrued interest and penalties related to positions lapsed in applicable statute of limitations in 2021 (2020 - $44). As of December 31, 2021, the Company had accrued $494 (2020 - $362) for potential income tax related interest and penalties.

Within the next twelve months, the Company believes it is reasonably possible that $43 of unrecognized tax benefits associated with uncertain tax positions may be reduced due to lapses in statutes of limitations.

The Company files tax returns in Canada and multiple foreign jurisdictions. The number of years with open tax audits varies depending on the tax jurisdiction. Generally, income tax returns filed with the Canada Revenue Agency and related provinces are open for four to seven years and income tax returns filed with the United States Internal Revenue Service and related states are open for three to five years. Tax returns for significant other jurisdictions in which the Company conducts business are generally open for four years. 

The Company does not currently expect any other material impact on earnings to result from the resolution of matters related to open taxation years, other than noted above. Actual settlements may differ from the amounts accrued. The Company has, as part of its analysis, made its current estimates based on facts and circumstances known to date and cannot predict changes in facts and circumstances that may affect its current estimates.

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23. Other supplemental information

	Year ended December 31,
	2021		2020
Cash payments made during the year
Income tax, net of refunds	$	116,873	$	46,492
Interest		28,003		29,148
Non-cash financing activities
Dividends declared but not paid		6,608		2,009

24. Financial instruments

Concentration of credit risk

The Company is subject to credit risk with respect to its cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, unbilled revenues, other receivables and advisor loans receivable. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to cash and cash equivalents are limited by the use of multiple large and reputable banks. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to receivables are limited due to the large number of entities comprising the Company’s customer base and their dispersion across different service lines in various countries.

Foreign currency risk

Foreign currency risk is related to the portion of the Company’s business transactions denominated in currencies other than US dollars. A significant portion of revenue is generated by the Company’s Canadian, Australian, UK and Euro currency operations. The Company’s head office expenses are incurred primarily in Canadian dollars which are hedged by Canadian dollar denominated revenue.

Fluctuations in foreign currencies impact the amount of total assets and liabilities that are reported for foreign subsidiaries upon the translation of these amounts into US dollars. In particular, the amount of cash, working capital, goodwill and intangibles held by these subsidiaries is subject to translation variance caused by changes in foreign currency exchange rates as of the end of each respective reporting period (the offset to which is recorded to accumulated other comprehensive income on the consolidated balance sheets).

Interest rate risk

The Company utilizes an interest rate risk management strategy that may use interest rate hedging contracts from time to time. The Company’s specific goals are to: (i) manage interest rate sensitivity by modifying the characteristics of its debt and (ii) lower the long-term cost of its borrowed funds.

Fair values of financial instruments

The following table provides the financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value measured on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2021:

	Carrying value at		Fair value measurements
	December 31, 2021		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Cash equivalents	$	3,942	$	3,942	$	-	$	-
Equity securities		11,917		11,760		157		-
Debt securities		8,381		-		8,381		-
Mortgage derivative assets		10,813		-		10,813		-
Warehouse receivables		174,717		-		174,717		-
Deferred Purchase Price on AR Facility		238,836		-		-		238,836
Total assets	$	448,606	$	15,702	$	194,068	$	238,836
Liabilities
Mortgage derivative liability	$	1,564	$	-	$	1,564	$	-
Interest rate swap liability		2,975		-		2,975		-
Contingent consideration liability		154,671		-		-		154,671
Total liabilities	$	159,210	$	-	$	4,539	$	154,671

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There were no significant non-recurring fair value measurements recorded during the quarter ended December 31, 2021.

Cash equivalents

Cash equivalents include highly liquid investments with original maturities of less than three months. Actively traded cash equivalents where a quoted price is readily available are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Financial instruments and other inventory positions owned

The Company records financial instruments and other inventory positions owned at fair value on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These financial instruments are valued based on observable market data that may include quoted market prices dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, the U.S. treasury yield curve, trading levels, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information and the instruments’ terms and conditions and are classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Certain investments in equity securities where quoted prices are readily available are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The Company increases or decreases its investment each reporting period by the change in the fair value of the investment reported in net earnings on the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

Mortgage-related derivatives

The fair value of interest rate lock commitments and forward sale commitments are derivatives and considered Level 2 valuations. Fair value measurements for both interest rate lock commitments and forward sales commitment consider observable market data, particularly changes in interest rates. In the case of interest rate lock commitments, the fair value measurement also considers the expected net cash flows associated with the servicing of the loans or the fair value of MSRs. However, the Company has evaluated the impact of the fair value of the MSRs on the fair value of the derivatives and they do not have a significant impact on the derivative fair values. The Company also considers the impact of counterparty non-performance risk when measuring the fair value of these derivatives. Given the credit quality of the Company’s counterparties, the short duration of interest rate lock commitments and forward sales contracts and the Company’s historical experience, the risk of nonperformance by the counterparties does not have a significant impact on the determination of fair value.

Warehouse receivables

As at December 31, 2021, all of the Company’s mortgage warehouse receivables were under commitment to be purchased by a GSE or by a qualifying investor. These assets are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy as a substantial majority of the inputs are readily observable.

AR Facility deferred purchase price (“DPP”)

The Company recorded a DPP under its AR Facility. The DPP represents the difference between the fair value of the Receivables sold and the cash purchase price and is recognized at fair value as part of the sale transaction. The DPP is remeasured each reporting period in order to account for activity during the period, including the seller’s interest in any newly transferred Receivables, collections on previously transferred Receivables attributable to the DPP and changes in estimates for credit losses. Changes in the DPP attributed to changes in estimates for credit losses are expected to be immaterial, as the underlying Receivables are short-term and of high credit quality. The DPP is valued using Level 3 inputs, primarily discounted cash flows, with the significant inputs being discount rates ranging from 2.5% to 5.0% depending upon the aging of the Receivables. See note 15 for information on the AR Facility.

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Changes in the fair value of the DPP comprises the following:

	2021			2020
Balance, January 1	$	87,957		$	69,873
Additions to DPP		306,088			68,017
Collections on DPP		(151,202	)		(51,994	)
Fair value adjustment		(71	)		(142	)
Foreign exchange and other		(3,937	)		2,203
Balance, December 31	$	238,835		$	87,957

Interest rate swaps

In April 2017, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements to convert the LIBOR floating interest rate on $100,000 of US dollar denominated debt into a fixed interest rate of 1.897% plus the applicable margin. In December 2018, the Company entered into additional interest rate swap agreements to convert the LIBOR floating interest rate on $100,000 of US dollar denominated debt into a fixed interest rate of 2.7205% plus the applicable margin. The swaps have maturity dates of January 18, 2022, and April 30, 2023, respectively. The interest rate swaps are measured at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets.

At the inception of the interest rate swaps, the Company designated each swap as a cash flow hedge. From inception until June 30, 2021, each of the swaps were determined to be effective with changes in the fair value recognized to accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss).

On July 1, 2021, the Company dedesignated both hedging relationships. Gains or losses related to changes in the fair value of the swaps after July 1, 2021, are reported in interest expense on the consolidated statements of earnings.

As at June 30, 2021, $5,595 of cumulative losses were reported in accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss). This accumulated other comprehensive loss will be recognized to interest expense commensurate with when the forecasted cash flows originally designated as a hedge affect earnings, or earlier if it is probable these forecasted cash flows will not occur. In the six months ended December 31, 2021, $2,260 of the accumulated other comprehensive loss was included in interest expense on the consolidated statements of earnings.

Contingent acquisition consideration

The inputs to the measurement of the fair value of contingent consideration related to acquisitions are Level 3 inputs. The fair value measurements were made using a discounted cash flow model; significant model inputs were expected future operating cash flows (determined with reference to each specific acquired business) and discount rates (which range from 2.1% to 8.8%, with a weighted average of 4.6%). The wide range of discount rates is attributable to level of risk related to economic growth factors combined with the length of the contingent payment periods; and the dispersion was driven by unique characteristics of the businesses acquired and the respective terms for these contingent payments. A 2% increase in the weighted average discount rate would reduce the fair value of contingent consideration by $1,400.

Changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration liability comprises the following:

	2021			2020
Balance, January 1	$	115,643		$	84,993
Amounts recognized on acquisitions		2,249			23,717
Fair value adjustments (note 6)		42,686			23,393
Resolved and settled in cash		(5,539	)		(17,249	)
Other		(368	)		789
Balance, December 31	$	154,671		$	115,643
Less: current portion	$	120,246		$	5,802
Non-current portion	$	34,425		$	109,841

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The carrying amounts for cash, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, advisor loans, other receivables and accrued liabilities approximate their estimated fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments, unless otherwise indicated. The carrying value of the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility and other short-term borrowings approximate their estimated fair value due to their short-term nature and variable interest rate terms. The inputs to the measurement of the fair value of non-current receivables, advisor loans and long-term debt are Level 3 inputs. The fair value measurements were made using a net present value approach; significant model inputs were expected future cash outflows and discount rates.

The following are estimates of the fair values for other financial instruments:

	December 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	amount		value		amount		value
Senior Notes	$	529,089	$	548,440	$	255,790	$	275,928
Convertible Notes		225,214		590,193		223,957		353,638

25. Commitments and Contingencies

Purchase commitments

Minimum contractual purchase commitments for the years ended December 31 are as follows:

Year ended December 31,
2022	$	14,016
2023		12,202
2024		11,805
2025		13,344
2026		9,088
Thereafter		3,269
	$	63,724

Acquisition Commitments

In October 2021, the Company entered into agreements to acquire controlling interests in Antirion SGR S.p.A. and the Colliers Italy affiliate (which collectively consists of Colliers International Italia S.p.A., Colliers Real Estate Services Italia S.R.L. and Colliers Real Estate Management Services S.R.L.). The Company entered into agreements to acquire controlling interest in Basalt Infrastructure Partners, LLP in January 2022. It is expected that the acquisitions will be accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations. The transactions are expected to close in the first quarter and second half of 2022, respectively, subject to applicable closing conditions including regulatory approval and closing adjustments, for an aggregate initial cash purchase price of $364,436.

Claims and Litigation

In the normal course of operations, the Company is subject to routine claims and litigation incidental to its business. Litigation currently pending or threatened against the Company includes disputes with former employees and commercial liability claims related to services provided by the Company. The Company believes resolution of such proceedings, combined with amounts set aside, will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or the results of operations.

Contingencies associated with US government sponsored enterprises

Colliers Mortgage is a lender in the Fannie Mae DUS Program. Commitments for the origination and subsequent sale and delivery of loans to Fannie Mae represent those mortgage loan transactions where the borrower has locked an interest rate and scheduled closing and the Company has entered into a mandatory delivery commitment to sell the loan to Fannie Mae. As discussed in note 24, the Company accounts for these commitments as derivatives recorded at fair value.

Colliers Mortgage is obligated to share in losses, if any, related to mortgages originated under the DUS Program. These obligations expose the Company to credit risk on mortgage loans for which the Company is providing underwriting, servicing, or other services under the DUS Program. Net losses on defaulted loans are shared with Fannie Mae based upon established loss-sharing ratios, and typically, the Company is subject to sharing up to one-third of incurred losses on loans originated under the DUS Program. As of December 31, 2021, the Company has funded and sold loans subject to such loss sharing obligations with an aggregate unpaid principal balance of approximately $4,432,000. As at December 31, 2021, the Loss Reserve was $15,807 ( December 31, 2020 - $15,194) and was included within Other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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Pursuant to its licenses with Fannie Mae, Ginnie Mae and HUD, Colliers Mortgage is required to maintain certain standards for capital adequacy which include minimum net worth and liquidity requirements. If it is determined at any time that Colliers Mortgage fails to maintain appropriate capital adequacy, the licensor reserves the right to terminate the Company’s servicing authority for all or some of the portfolio. At December 31, 2021, Colliers Mortgage was in compliance with all such requirements.

26. Related party transactions

As at December 31, 2021, the Company had $4,022 of loans receivable from non-controlling shareholders (2020 - $3,356). The majority of the loans receivable represent amounts assumed in connection with acquisitions and amounts issued to non-controlling interests to finance the sale of non-controlling interests in subsidiaries to senior managers. The loans are of varying principal amounts and interest rates which range from nil to 4.0%. These loans are due on demand or mature on various dates up to 2028 but are open for repayment without penalty at any time.

See note 21 for discussion of the settlement of the Management Services Agreement between the Company and Jay S. Hennick, its CEO.

27. Revenue

Disaggregated revenue

Colliers has disaggregated its revenue from contracts with customers by type of service and operating segment as presented in the following table.

					Asia		Investment
	Americas		EMEA		Pacific		Management		Corporate		Consolidated
Year ended December 31,
2021
Leasing	$	729,050	$	145,422	$	126,211	$	-	$	-	$	1,000,683
Capital Markets		838,678		190,525		207,040		-		-		1,236,243
Property services		638,741		196,491		227,183		-		-		1,062,415
Valuation and advisory		214,665		134,489		98,323		-		7		447,484
IM - Advisory and other		-		-		-		217,864		-		217,864
IM - Incentive Fees		-		-		-		35,026		-		35,026
Other		68,083		5,810		14,904		-		617		89,414
Total Revenue	$	2,489,217	$	672,737	$	673,661	$	252,890	$	624	$	4,089,129
2020
Leasing	$	495,597	$	107,947	$	82,917	$	-	$	21	$	686,482
Capital Markets		460,224		136,479		104,201		-		-		700,904
Property services		471,377		162,853		200,727		-		-		834,957
Valuation and advisory		162,672		104,498		71,463		-		-		338,633
IM - Advisory and other		-		-		-		168,404		-		168,404
IM - Incentive Fees		-		-		-		4,190		-		4,190
Other		36,502		4,730		11,324		-		731		53,287
Total Revenue	$	1,626,372	$	516,507	$	470,632	$	172,594	$	752	$	2,786,857

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Revenue associated with the Company’s debt finance and loan servicing operations are outside the scope of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). In the year ended December 31, 2021, $138,641 of revenue, was excluded from the scope of ASC 606 (2020 - $75,975). These revenues were included entirely within the Americas segment within Capital Markets and Other revenue.

Contract balances

The Company had contract assets totaling $78,941 of which $71,294 was current (2020 - $66,436 of which $61,101 was current). During the year ended December 31, 2021, substantially all of the current contract assets were either moved to accounts receivable or sold under the AR Facility (Note 15).

The Company had contract liabilities (all current) totaling $30,397 (2020 - $21,076). Revenue recognized for the year ended December 31, 2021, totaled $19,076 (2020 - $22,338) that was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the year.

Certain constrained brokerage fees, outsourcing & advisory fees and investment management fees may arise from services that began in a prior reporting period. Consequently, a portion of the fees the Company recognizes in the current period may be partially related to the services performed in prior periods. Typically, less than 5% of brokerage revenue recognized in a period had previously been constrained and substantially all investment management incentive fees, including carried interest, recognized in the period were previously constrained.

28. Segmented information

Operating segments

Colliers has identified four reportable operating segments. Three segments are grouped geographically into Americas, Asia Pacific and EMEA. The Investment Management segment operates in the Americas and EMEA. The groupings are based on the manner in which the segments are managed. Management assesses each segment’s performance based on operating earnings or operating earnings before depreciation and amortization. Corporate includes the costs of global administrative functions, the corporate head office and for the year ended December 31, 2021, also the settlement of the LTIA (see note 21).

Included in segment total assets at December 31, 2021 are investments in non-consolidated subsidiaries accounted for under the equity method: Americas $2,324 (2020 - $3,147), EMEA $1,599 (2020 - $1,550) and Investment Management $18,567 (2020 - $7,518). The reportable segment information excludes intersegment transactions.

					Asia		Investment
	Americas		EMEA		Pacific		Management		Corporate			Consolidated
Year ended December 31, 2021
Revenues	$	2,489,217	$	672,737	$	673,661	$	252,890	$	624		$	4,089,129
Depreciation and amortization		80,210		22,868		10,471		27,691		3,854			145,094
Operating earnings (loss)		233,788		59,606		82,023		63,659		(570,577	)		(131,501	)
Equity earnings		2,352		65		-		3,773		-			6,190
Other income, net													5,083
Interest expense, net													(31,819	)
Income tax expense													(85,510	)
Net earnings												$	(237,557	)
Total assets	$	1,740,447	$	757,980	$	387,564	$	774,845	$	212,894		$	3,873,730
Total additions to fixed assets, intangible assets and goodwill		92,059		8,747		3,245		2,861		2,461			109,373

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					Asia		Investment
	Americas		EMEA		Pacific		Management		Corporate			Consolidated
Year ended December 31, 2020
Revenues	$	1,626,372	$	516,507	$	470,632	$	172,594	$	752		$	2,786,857
Depreciation and amortization		56,667		22,391		14,616		27,464		4,768			125,906
Operating earnings (loss)		121,371		8,336		45,221		40,738		(51,088	)		164,578
Equity earnings		1,469		75		-		1,181		193			2,919
Other income, net													(13	)
Interest expense, net													(30,949	)
Income tax expense													(42,046	)
Net earnings												$	94,489
Total assets	$	1,640,046	$	648,557	$	384,001	$	694,270	$	(74,707	)	$	3,292,167
Total additions to fixed assets, intangible assets and goodwill		357,187		8,194		4,593		3,669		2,255			375,898

Geographic information

Revenues in each geographic region are reported by customer locations.

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
	2021		2020
United States
Revenues	$	2,232,277	$	1,432,288
Total long-lived assets		1,442,476		1,378,648
Canada
Revenues	$	437,307	$	304,039
Total long-lived assets		81,897		82,520
Euro currency countries
Revenues	$	343,364	$	280,853
Total long-lived assets		269,104		306,472
Australia
Revenues	$	320,959	$	190,106
Total long-lived assets		72,572		84,758
United Kingdom
Revenues	$	170,896	$	135,572
Total long-lived assets		70,968		79,738
China
Revenues	$	108,898	$	90,390
Total long-lived assets		9,908		8,316
Other
Revenues	$	475,428	$	353,609
Total long-lived assets		167,225		176,217
Consolidated
Revenues	$	4,089,129	$	2,786,857
Total long-lived assets		2,114,150		2,116,669

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EX-3

Exhibit 3

COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC.

Management’s discussion and analysis

For the year ended December 31, 2021

(in US dollars)

February 17, 2022

The following management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) should be read together with the audited consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes (the “Consolidated Financial Statements”) of Colliers International Group Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” or “Colliers”) for the year ended December 31, 2021, and the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2020. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). All financial information herein is presented in United States dollars.

The Company has prepared this MD&A with reference to National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations of the Canadian Securities Administrators (the “CSA”). Under the U.S./Canada Multijurisdictional Disclosure System, the Company is permitted to prepare this MD&A in accordance with the disclosure requirements of Canada, which requirements are different from those of the United States. This MD&A provides information for the year ended December 31, 2021, and up to and including February 17, 2022.

Additional information about the Company can be found on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.

This MD&A includes references to “local currency revenue growth rate”, “internal revenue growth rate”, “adjusted EBITDA”, “adjusted EPS”, and “assets under management (“AUM”)”, which are financial measures that are not calculated in accordance with GAAP. For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, see “Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures”.

Consolidated review

Our consolidated revenues for the year ended December 31, 2021, were $4.09 billion, an increase of 47% versus the prior year period (44% in local currency). The increase was driven by (i) strong growth in all service lines, led by Capital Markets, and Leasing, whose prior year results were impacted by the global COVID-19 pandemic beginning in March 2020; and (ii) the favourable impact of recent acquisitions. The full year diluted loss per share was $9.09 and included the impact of the settlement of the Long-Term Incentive Arrangement (“LTIA”) (see below) versus diluted earnings per share of $1.22 in the prior year. Adjusted earnings per share, which exclude the settlement of the LTIA, restructuring costs, non-controlling interest redemption increment and amortization of intangible assets (see “Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures” below) were $6.18, up 48% from $4.18 in the prior year. The increase was driven by (i) strong operating results, and (ii) lower tax rate, partially offset by (i) higher non-controlling interest share of earnings on strong performance in certain non-wholly owned operations; and (ii) the dilutive impact on share count from the settlement of the LTIA. GAAP net earnings per share and adjusted net earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2021, would have been approximately $0.14 and $0.13 lower, respectively, excluding the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates.

On November 1, 2021, we completed the acquisition of Bergmann Associates, Architects, Engineers, Landscape Architects and Surveyors, D.P.C. (“Bergmann”), a leading engineering, architecture and design services firm located in the US Northeast, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Bergmann will rebrand as part of Colliers Engineering & Design by the second half of 2022.

In October 2021, we entered into agreements to acquire controlling interests in Antirion SGR S.p.A. (“Antirion”), one of the largest real estate investment management firms in Italy with assets under management of $4 billion, and its Italy affiliate (which collectively consists of Colliers International Italia S.p.A., Colliers Real Estate Services Italia S.R.L. and Colliers Real Estate Management Services S.R.L.). The transactions are expected to close by the end of first quarter of 2022.

In October 2021, we announced our growth strategy for the next five years, called “Enterprise ‘25”, focused on delivering balanced and diversified growth. Colliers aspires to more than double its profitability and have more than 65% of earnings come from recurring revenue sources by the end of 2025. To achieve these growth aspirations, we will focus on six key growth pillars that build on our unique enterprising culture and proven track record of success.

Also, in October 2021, we announced our ‘Elevate the Built Environment’ strategic framework designed to embed environment, social and governance (“ESG”) best practices across the organization. In addition, we committed to setting a science-based target through the Science-Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) Business Ambition for 1.5°C program as well as achieving Net Zero for our operations by 2030.

On April 16, 2021, after receiving approval from 95% of disinterested shareholders, we completed the previously announced transaction (the “Transaction”) to settle the Management Services Agreement, including the LTIA, between Colliers, Jay S. Hennick (the Company’s Chairman & CEO) and Jayset Management CIG Inc., a corporation controlled by Mr. Hennick. The Transaction also established a timeline for the orderly elimination of Colliers’ dual class voting structure by no later than September 1, 2028. The completion of the Transaction resulted in the issuance of 3.6 million Subordinate Voting Shares from treasury and a cash payment of $96.2 million funded from the Company’s revolving credit facility, which were recorded as an expense of $471.9 million on the statement of earnings during the second quarter of 2021.

Subsequent to year end, on January 24, 2022, we entered into an agreement to make a strategic investment to acquire a 75% equity interest in Basalt Infrastructure Partners LLP (“Basalt”), a London and New York-based transatlantic infrastructure investment management firm with $8.5 billion of assets under management. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and approvals and is expected to close in the second half of 2022. The acquisition adds highly differentiated investment products in the utility, transportation, energy/renewables and communications sectors to the Company’s Investment Management service line.

For the year ended December 31, 2021, local currency revenue growth was driven by strength across all service lines, particularly Capital Markets and Leasing, and the positive impact of recent acquisitions.

	Three months ended										Twelve months ended
(in thousands of US$)	December 31				Change			Change			December 31				Change			Change
(LC = local currency)	2021		2020		in US$ %			in LC%			2021		2020		in US$ %			in LC%
Outsourcing & Advisory	$	479,593	$	377,191		27	%		28	%	$	1,599,313	$	1,226,877		30	%		27	%
Investment Management(1)		79,511		43,676		82	%		82	%		252,890		172,594		47	%		46	%
Leasing		336,876		215,516		56	%		57	%		1,000,683		686,482		46	%		43	%
Capital Markets		449,485		277,333		62	%		63	%		1,236,243		700,904		76	%		73	%
Total revenues	$	1,345,465	$	913,716		47	%		48	%	$	4,089,129	$	2,786,857		47	%		44	%

(1) Investment Management local currency revenues, excluding pass-through carried interest, were up 45% and 29%, respectively for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021.

Results of operations – Year ended December 31, 2021

For the year ended December 31, 2021, revenues were $4.09 billion, up 47% compared to the prior year period (44% in local currency). Internally generated revenues were up 36% driven by strong growth in all service lines, led by Capital Markets, and Leasing, whose prior year results were impacted by the pandemic beginning in March 2020. Acquisitions contributed 8% to local currency revenue growth versus the prior year period.

The operating loss was $131.5 million and included the impact of the settlement of the LTIA. Excluding the settlement of the LTIA, operating earnings were $340.4 million versus $164.6 million in the prior year. The operating earnings margin, excluding the LTIA settlement, was 8.3% versus 5.9% in the prior year with the increase attributable to (i) operating leverage from higher revenues across all services lines; and (ii) the impact of higher margin acquisitions of Colliers Mortgage and Colliers Engineering & Design. Adjusted EBITDA (see “Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures” below) was $544.3 million, up 51% (48% in local currency) versus $361.4 million in the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA margin increased by 30 basis points to 13.3% as compared to 13.0% in the prior year.

Depreciation expense was $45.9 million relative to $39.3 million in the prior year, with the increase attributable to the impact of recent acquisitions and increased investments in office leaseholds.

Amortization expense was $99.2 million relative to $86.6 million in the prior year, with the increase attributable mainly to intangible assets recognized in connection with recent business acquisitions.

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Earnings from equity investments, including other income, were $11.3 million as compared to $2.9 million in the prior year.

Net interest expense was $31.8 million, up from $30.9 million in the prior year and included the full year impact of interest from Convertible Notes which were issued on May 19, 2020. The average interest rate on our debt during the period was 2.9%, versus 3.0% in the prior year.

Consolidated income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2021, was $85.5 million, relative to $42.0 million in the prior year. The current year’s rate was impacted by the settlement of the LTIA as the settlement and its related costs are not tax deductible. Excluding the impact from the settlement of the LTIA, the effective tax rate was 26.7% compared to 30.8% in the prior year, which was impacted by the reversal of a $2.0 million tax benefit recorded in 2019 due to a change in tax law applied retroactively. The effective tax rate for the full year ended December 31, 2022, is expected to be between 26% to 28%.

The net loss was $237.6 million, which includes the impact of the LTIA, versus earnings of $94.5 million in the prior year period.

Revenues in the Americas region totalled $2.49 billion for the full year compared to $1.63 billion in the prior year, up 53% (51% in local currency). Revenue growth was primarily driven by strong results in Capital Markets, particularly industrial, land and multifamily asset classes as well as Leasing and the favourable impact of recent acquisitions. Foreign exchange tailwinds positively impacted revenue growth by 2%. Adjusted EBITDA was $296.1 million, up 64% (62% in local currency) from $180.4 million in the prior year, on higher revenues and the positive impact of recent acquisitions. GAAP operating earnings were $233.8 million, versus $121.4 million in 2020.

EMEA region revenues were $672.7 million for the full year compared to $516.5 million in the prior year, up 30% (27% in local currency) on growth across all service lines. Foreign exchange tailwinds positively impacted revenue growth by 3%. Adjusted EBITDA was $82.5 million, up 80% (79% in local currency) versus $45.9 million in the prior year with the improvement attributable to operating leverage from higher revenues. GAAP operating earnings were $59.6 million as compared to $8.3 million in 2020.

The Asia Pacific region generated revenues of $673.7 million for the full year compared to $470.6 million in the prior year, up 43% (36% in local currency). Revenue growth was driven by a rebound in activity across all service lines, led by Capital Markets. Foreign exchange tailwinds positively impacted revenue growth by 7%. Adjusted EBITDA was $95.2 million, up 44% (36% in local currency) versus $66.3 million in the prior year. GAAP operating earnings were $82.0 million, versus $45.2 million in the prior year.

Investment Management revenues were $252.9 million compared to $172.6 million in the prior year, up 47% (46% in local currency). Pass-through revenue from historical carried interest represented $35.0 million in the current year, versus $4.2 million in the prior year. Excluding the impact of pass-through revenue from carried interest, revenues were up 29% (29% in local currency) and were positively impacted by strong fundraising in both open and closed-ended fund series. Adjusted EBITDA was $95.1 million, up 37% (37% in local currency), relative to $69.5 million in the prior year. GAAP operating earnings were $63.7 million, versus $40.7 million in 2020. Assets under management were $51.0 billion on December 31, 2021, up 29% from $39.5 billion on December 31, 2020.

Unallocated global corporate costs as reported in Adjusted EBITDA were $24.7 million in 2021, relative to $0.7 million in the prior year with the change attributable to significant performance-based incentive compensation accruals relative to zero in the prior year. The corporate GAAP operating loss, inclusive of the LTIA settlement, was $570.6 million, relative to $51.1 million in 2020.

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Selected annual information - last five years

(in thousands of US$, except share and per share amounts)

	Year ended December 31
	2021			2020		2019		2018		2017
Operations
Revenues	$	4,089,129		$	2,786,857	$	3,045,811	$	2,825,427	$	2,435,200
Operating earnings / (loss)		(131,501	)		164,578		218,197		201,398		167,376
Net earnings / (loss)		(237,557	)		94,489		137,585		128,574		94,074
Financial position
Total assets	$	3,873,730		$	3,292,167	$	2,892,714	$	2,357,580	$	1,507,560
Long-term debt		531,054			479,895		611,404		672,123		249,893
Convertible Notes		225,214			223,957		-		-		-
Redeemable non-controlling interests		536,903			442,375		359,150		343,361		145,489
Shareholders' equity		585,269			586,109		517,299		391,973		303,014
Common share data
Net earnings (loss) per common share:
Basic
		(9.09	)		1.23		2.60		2.49		1.32
Diluted
		(9.09	)		1.22		2.57		2.45		1.31
Weighted average common shares outstanding (thousands)
Basic		42,920			39,986		39,550		39,155		38,830
Diluted		42,920			40,179		39,981		39,795		39,308
Cash dividends per common share	$	0.20		$	0.10	$	0.10	$	0.10	$	0.10
Other data*
Adjusted EBITDA	$	544,338		$	361,442	$	359,476	$	311,435	$	242,823
Adjusted EPS		6.18			4.18		4.67		4.09		3.16
*See “Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures”

New revenue guidance was adopted retrospectively effective January 1, 2018 and accordingly, comparative information for the year ended December 31, 2017 and as at December 31, 2017 has been restated.

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Summary of quarterly results (unaudited)

The following table sets forth our unaudited quarterly consolidated results of operations data. The information in the table below has been derived from unaudited interim consolidated financial statements that, in management’s opinion, have been prepared on a consistent basis and include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of information. The information below is not necessarily indicative of results for any further quarter.

Summary of quarterly results - years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

(in thousands of US$, except per share amounts)

	Q1		Q2			Q3		Q4
Year ended December 31, 2021
Revenues	$	774,914	$	945,994		$	1,022,756	$	1,345,465
Operating earnings (loss)		39,956		(385,777	)		75,966		138,354
Net earnings (loss)		24,807		(412,601	)		50,496		99,741
Basic net earnings (loss) per common share		0.11		(10.53	)		0.41		0.98
Diluted net earnings (loss) per common share		0.11		(10.53	)		0.40		0.92
Year ended December 31, 2020
Revenues	$	630,628	$	550,206		$	692,307	$	913,716
Operating earnings		18,537		14,523			52,074		79,443
Net earnings		6,458		6,483			31,979		49,568
Basic net earnings (loss) per common share		0.12		(0.26	)		0.53		0.84
Diluted net earnings (loss) per common share		0.11		(0.26	)		0.52		0.80
Year ended December 31, 2019
Revenues	$	635,123	$	745,517		$	736,883	$	928,288
Operating earnings		13,397		57,198			48,175		99,428
Net earnings		5,463		35,575			28,672		67,877
Basic net earnings per common share		0.04		0.60			0.75		1.21
Diluted net earnings per common share		0.04		0.60			0.74		1.20
Other data*
Adjusted EBITDA - 2021	$	92,129	$	136,558		$	123,641	$	192,010
Adjusted EBITDA - 2020		54,454		59,962			92,120		154,906
Adjusted EBITDA - 2019		43,571		87,323			84,262		144,320
Adjusted EPS - 2021	$	1.04	$	1.58		$	1.27	$	2.25
Adjusted EPS - 2020		0.54		0.70			1.08		1.79
Adjusted EPS - 2019		0.51		1.10			1.04		2.01
*See "Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures"

Seasonality and quarterly fluctuations

The Company generates peak revenues and earnings in the month of December followed by a low in January and February as a result of the timing of closings on Capital Markets transactions. Revenues and earnings during the balance of the year are relatively even. Historically, Capital Markets operations comprised approximately 25-30% of consolidated annual revenues. Variations can also be caused by business acquisitions which alter the consolidated service mix.

2022 outlook

During 2022, the Company expects to build on the growth that was achieved in 2021. In particular, we expect:

● High single digit revenue growth, comprising of mid-single digit internal growth and the balance from acquisitions, including the recently announced acquisitions of Antirion, Colliers Italy and Basalt.

● Adjusted EBITDA margin improvement of 40-60 basis points

● Consolidated effective income tax rate of 26-28%

● NCI share of earnings of 18-20%

● Mid-teens adjusted EPS growth

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The 2022 outlook constitutes forward-looking information and remains subject to the change based on numerous risk factors as described in this MD&A.

Liquidity and capital resources

Net cash generated by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2021, was $289.0 million, versus $166.5 million in the prior year. The prior year was impacted by significant working capital usage in our Capital Markets and Leasing operations related to the pandemic. We believe that cash from operations and other existing resources, including our $1.0 billion multi-currency revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), will continue to be adequate to satisfy the ongoing working capital needs of the Company.

For the year ended December 31, 2021, capital expenditures were $58.0 million versus $40.4 million in the prior year. Capital expenditures for the year ending December 31, 2022, are expected to be $75-$80 million, with the increase primarily attributable to investments in office space in major markets, some of which were deferred from 2021 and are expected to be funded by cash on hand.

We distributed $51.5 million (2020 - $35.7 million) to non-controlling shareholders of subsidiaries, in part to facilitate the payment of income taxes on account of those subsidiaries organized as flow-through entities. The increase in distributions is largely attributable to substantial earnings growth from non-wholly owned operations.

Net indebtedness as at December 31, 2021 was $134.3 million, versus $323.3 million at December 31, 2020. Net indebtedness is calculated as the current and non-current portion of long-term debt (excluding the Convertible Notes and warehouse credit facilities, in accordance with our debt agreements) less cash and cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2021, the Company’s financial leverage ratio expressed in terms of net debt to pro forma Adjusted EBITDA was 0.3x (1.0x as of December 31, 2020), relative to a maximum of 3.5x permitted under our debt agreements. Including the Convertible Notes, our net indebtedness as at December 31, 2021 was $359.5 million. We were in compliance with the covenants contained in our debt agreements as at December 31, 2021 and, based on our outlook for 2022, we expect to remain in compliance with these covenants.

As of December 31, 2021, the Company had $988.2 million of unused credit under its committed revolving credit facility maturing in April 2024.

The Convertible Notes, due 2025, are unsecured and subordinated to all of the existing and future senior and/or secured indebtedness, and are treated as equity for financial leverage calculations under our existing debt agreements. The Convertible Notes are convertible into 3.97 million Subordinate Voting Shares or, if not converted, may be settled at maturity with subordinate voting shares or cash at the option of the Company.

On October 7, 2021, the Company issued US dollar and Euro fixed rate senior unsecured notes (the “Senior Notes”), consisting of US$150 million of 3.02% Notes due 2031 and €125 million of 1.52% Notes due 2031. The Senior Notes were placed privately and rank equally with Colliers’ senior unsecured revolving credit facility and existing senior unsecured Euro notes due 2028. The Company used the proceeds for general corporate purposes and to repay outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility.

Colliers Mortgage utilizes warehouse credit facilities for the purpose of funding warehouse receivables. Warehouse receivables represent mortgage loans receivable, the majority of which are offset by borrowings under warehouse credit facilities which fund loans that financial institutions have committed to purchase. The warehouse credit facilities are excluded from the financial leverage calculations under our debt agreements.

On April 26, 2021, we renewed and extended our structured accounts receivable facility (the “AR Facility”) with a third-party financial institution. The AR Facility is recorded as a sale of accounts receivable, and accordingly sold Receivables are derecognized from the consolidated balance sheet. The AR Facility results in a decrease to our borrowing costs. The AR Facility has committed availability of $125 million with a term of 364 days extending to April 25, 2022 and includes selected US and Canadian trade accounts receivable (the “Receivables”). As of December 31, 2021, the AR Facility was undrawn.

During 2021, the Company acquired certain real estate assets in connection with the establishment of new Investment Management funds. The real estate assets, as well as corresponding liabilities, will be transferred to the respective funds during 2022, without gain or loss. The Company recorded the corresponding assets and liabilities on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2021. The Company executed a similar transaction in 2020, and expects to enter into similar transactions from time to time in the future to facilitate the formation of new Investment Management funds.

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On May 13, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a semi-annual dividend of $0.05 per share to shareholders of record on June 30, 2021. On December 7, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors announced an increase in semi-annual dividend to $0.15 per share to shareholders of record on December 31, 2021. These semi-annual dividends are paid in cash after the end of the second and fourth quarters to shareholders of record on the last business day of the quarter. The Company’s policy is to pay dividends on its common shares in the future, subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors. Total common share dividends paid by the Company during 2021 were $4.2 million.

During 2021, we invested cash in acquisitions as follows: an aggregate of $60.8 million (net of cash acquired) in new business acquisitions, $23.3 million in acquisitions of redeemable non-controlling interest and $5.3 million in contingent consideration payments related to previously completed acquisitions. All acquisitions during the year were funded from borrowings on the Revolving Credit Facility and cash on hand (See Note 4 in our consolidated financial statements). In addition, the Company expects to fund previously announced acquisitions, which are expected to close in 2022, from borrowings on the Revolving Credit Facility and cash on hand.

In relation to acquisitions completed during the past three years, we have outstanding contingent consideration, assuming all contingencies are satisfied and payment is due in full, totalling $191.6 million as at December 31, 2021 (December 31, 2020 - $208.6 million). Unless it contains an element of compensation, contingent consideration is recorded at fair value each reporting period. The fair value recorded on the consolidated balance sheet as at December 31, 2021 was $154.7 million (December 31, 2020 - $115.6 million). Contingent consideration with a compensatory element is revalued at each reporting period and recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the contingent consideration arrangement. The liability recorded on the balance sheet for the compensatory element of contingent consideration arrangements as at December 31, 2021 was $5.1 million (December 31, 2020 - $17.6 million). The contingent consideration is based on achieving specified earnings levels and is paid or payable after the end of the contingency period, which extends to June 2026. We estimate that approximately 90% of the contingent consideration outstanding as of December 31, 2021 will ultimately be paid.

The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as at December 31, 2021:

Contractual obligations	Payments due by period
(in thousands of US$)			Less than						After
	Total		1 year		1-3 years		4-5 years		5 years
Long-term debt	$	530,243	$	896	$	258	$	-	$	529,089
Warehouse credit facilities		162,911		162,911		-		-		-
Convertible Notes		225,215		-		-		225,215		-
Interest on long-term debt
and Convertible Notes		130,957		21,239		42,443		27,844		39,431
Finance lease obligations		810		562		248		-		-
Business combinations1		364,436		364,436
Contingent acquisition consideration		154,671		120,246		29,603		4,712		110
Operating leases obligations		480,302		94,188		146,145		89,829		150,140
Purchase commitments		63,724		14,016		24,007		22,432		3,269
Co-investment Commitments		20,284		20,284		-		-		-
Total contractual obligations	$	2,133,553	$	798,778	$	242,704	$	370,032	$	722,039

1. Business combinations include the acquisitions of Antirion, Colliers Italy and Basalt.

At December 31, 2021, we had commercial commitments totaling $11.8 million comprised of letters of credit outstanding due to expire within one year.

In order to effectively manage our corporate risk and support our global insurance program, we supplement our commercial insurance placements with the use of a wholly-owned captive insurance company to provide support for our professional indemnity, general liability and US workers’ compensation programs. The level of risk retained by our captive insurance company varies by coverage. Currently, the captive insures up to $0.75 million per claim with respect to professional indemnity and $2.0 million with respect to general liability. All limits are inclusive of commercial market self-insured retentions. Liability insurance claims can be complex and take a number of years to resolve. Within our captive insurance company, we estimate the ultimate cost of these claims by way of specific claim accruals developed through periodic reviews of the circumstances of individual claims, validated annually by a third-party actuary. As of December 31, 2021, the captive insurance company has reserves for unpaid claim liabilities of $10.7 million.

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Redeemable non-controlling interests

In most operations where managers or employees are also non-controlling owners, the Company is party to shareholders’ agreements. These agreements allow us to “call” the redeemable non-controlling interests (“RNCI”) at a value determined with the use of a formula price, which is in most cases equal to a multiple of trailing two-year average earnings, less debt. Non-controlling owners may also “put” their interest to the Company at the same price, with certain limitations including (i) the inability to “put” more than 50% of their holdings in any twelve-month period and (ii) the inability to “put” any holdings for at least one year after the date of our initial acquisition of the business or the date the non-controlling shareholder acquired their interest, as the case may be.

The total value of the RNCI (the “redemption amount”), as calculated in accordance with shareholders’ agreements, was $513.3 million as of December 31, 2021 (December 31, 2020 - $415.1 million). The amount recorded on our balance sheet under the caption “redeemable non-controlling interests” is the greater of (i) the redemption amount (as above) or (ii) the amount initially recorded as RNCI at the date of inception of the minority equity position. As at December 31, 2021, the RNCI recorded on the balance sheet was $536.9 million (December 31, 2020 - $442.4 million). The purchase prices of the RNCI may be paid in cash or in Subordinate Voting Shares of Colliers. If all RNCI were redeemed in cash, the pro forma estimated accretion to diluted net earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2021, would be $3.20, and the accretion to adjusted EPS would be $0.80.

Critical accounting estimates

Critical accounting estimates are those that we deem to be most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations, and that require management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments due to the need to make estimates about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain. We have identified eight critical accounting estimates, which are discussed below.

1. Revenue recognition. We earn revenues from brokerage transaction commissions, advisory fees, debt finance fees, property management fees, project management fees, engineering and design fees, loan servicing fees and investment management fees. Some of the contractual terms related to the process of earning revenue from these sources, including potentially contingent events, can be complex and may require us to make judgments about the timing of when we should recognize revenue and whether revenue should be reported on a gross basis or net basis. Changes in judgments could result in a change in the period in which revenues are reported, or in the amounts of revenue and cost of revenue reported.

2. Goodwill. Goodwill impairment testing involves assessing whether events have occurred that would indicate potential impairment and making estimates concerning the fair values of reporting units and then comparing the fair value to the carrying amount of each unit. The determination of what constitutes a reporting unit requires significant management judgment. We have four reporting units, consistent with our four operating segments. Goodwill is attributed to the reporting units at the time of acquisition. Estimates of fair value can be impacted by changes in the business environment, prolonged economic downturns or declines in the market value of the Company’s own shares and therefore require significant management judgment in their determination. When events have occurred that would suggest a potential decrease in fair value, the determination of fair value is calculated with reference to a discounted cash flow model which requires management to make certain estimates. The most sensitive estimates are estimated future cash flows and the discount rate applied to future cash flows. Changes in these assumptions could result in a materially different fair value.

3. Business combinations. The determination of fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations requires the use of estimates and management judgment, particularly in determining fair values of intangible assets acquired. For example, if different assumptions were used regarding the profitability and expected attrition rates of acquired customer relationships or asset management contracts, different amounts of intangible assets and related amortization could be reported.

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4. Contingent acquisition consideration. Contingent consideration is required to be measured at fair value at the acquisition date and at each balance sheet date until the contingency expires or is settled. The fair value at the acquisition date is a component of the purchase price; subsequent changes in fair value are reflected in earnings. Most acquisitions made by us have a contingent consideration feature, which is usually based on the acquired entity’s profitability (measured in terms of adjusted EBITDA) during a one to five year period after the acquisition date. Significant estimates are required to measure the fair value of contingent consideration, including forecasting profits for the contingency period and the selection of an appropriate discount rate.

5. Deferred income tax assets. Deferred income tax assets arise primarily from the recognition of the benefit of certain net operating loss carryforwards. We must weigh the positive and negative evidence surrounding the future realization of the deferred income tax assets to determine whether a valuation allowance is required, or whether an existing valuation allowance should remain in place. These determinations, which involve projections of future taxable income, require significant management judgment. Changes in judgments, in particular of future taxable earnings, could result in the recognition or de-recognition of a valuation allowance which could impact income tax expense materially.

6. Mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”). MSRs, or the rights to service mortgage loans for others, result from the sale or securitization of loans originated by the Company and are recognized as intangible assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company initially recognizes MSRs based on the fair value of these rights on the date the loans are sold. MSRs do not actively trade in an open market with readily observable prices; therefore, fair value is determined based on certain assumptions and judgments. The valuation model incorporates assumptions including contractual servicing fee income, interest on escrow deposits, discount rates, the cost of servicing, prepayment rates, delinquencies, the estimated life of servicing cash flows and ancillary income and late fees. Subsequent to initial recognition, MSRs are amortized and carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. They are amortized in proportion to and over the estimated period that net servicing income is expected to be received based on projections and timing of estimated future net cash flows.

7. Uncertain tax positions. In the ordinary course of business, there is inherent uncertainty in quantifying our income tax positions. We assess our income tax positions and record tax benefits for all years subject to examination by tax authorities based upon an evaluation of the facts and circumstances at the reporting date. For those tax positions where it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will be sustained, we have recorded the largest amount of tax benefit with a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with a tax authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. For those income tax positions where it is not more likely than not that a tax benefit will be sustained, no tax benefit has been recognized in the financial statements.

8. Allowance for credit loss reserves. Colliers Mortgage is obligated to share in losses, if any, related to mortgages originated under the Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (“DUS”) Program. These obligations expose the Company to credit risk on mortgage loans for which the Company is providing underwriting, servicing, or other services under the DUS Program. Net losses on defaulted loans are shared with Fannie Mae based upon established loss-sharing ratios, and typically, the Company is subject to sharing up to one-third of incurred losses on loans originated under the DUS Program. In accordance with ASC 326, the Company estimates the credit losses expected over the life of the credit exposure related to this loss sharing obligation and performs a quarterly analysis of the loss reserve. The Company evaluates the loss reserve on an individual loan basis and the evaluation models consider the specific details of the underlying property used as collateral, such as occupancy and financial performance. As of December 31, 2021, the Company has funded and sold loans subject to such loss sharing obligations with an aggregate unpaid principal balance of approximately $4.4 billion. As at December 31, 2021, the loss reserve was $15.8 million (December 31, 2020 - $15.2 million) and was included within Other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures

In this MD&A, we make reference to “adjusted EBITDA” and “adjusted EPS,” which are financial measures that are not calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net earnings, adjusted to exclude: (i) income tax; (ii) other expense (income); (iii) interest expense; (iv) the settlement of the LTIA; (v) depreciation and amortization, including amortization of mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”); (vi) gains attributable to MSRs; (vii) acquisition-related items (including contingent acquisition consideration fair value adjustments, contingent acquisition consideration-related compensation expense and transaction costs); (viii) restructuring costs and (ix) stock-based compensation expense. We use adjusted EBITDA to evaluate our own operating performance and our ability to service debt, as well as an integral part of our planning and reporting systems. Additionally, we use this measure in conjunction with discounted cash flow models to determine the Company’s overall enterprise valuation and to evaluate acquisition targets. We present adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure because we believe such measure is useful to investors as a reasonable indicator of operating performance because of the low capital intensity of the Company’s service operations. We believe this measure is a financial metric used by many investors to compare companies, especially in the services industry. This measure is not a recognized measure of financial performance under GAAP in the United States, and should not be considered as a substitute for operating earnings, net earnings or cash flow from operating activities, as determined in accordance with GAAP. Our method of calculating adjusted EBITDA may differ from other issuers and accordingly, this measure may not be comparable to measures used by other issuers. A reconciliation of net earnings to adjusted EBITDA appears below.

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	Three months ended						Twelve months ended
	December 31						December 31
(in thousands of US$)	2021			2020			2021			2020
Net earnings (loss)	$	99,741		$	49,568		$	(237,557	)	$	94,489
Income tax		37,020			22,980			85,510			42,046
Other income, including equity earnings from non-consolidated investments		(5,726	)		(1,427	)		(11,273	)		(2,906	)
Interest expense, net		7,319			8,322			31,819			30,949
Operating earnings (loss)		138,354			79,443			(131,501	)		164,578
Settlement of LTIA		-			-			471,928			-
Depreciation and amortization		38,155			38,795			145,094			125,906
Gains attributable to MSRs		(8,486	)		(9,668	)		(29,214	)		(17,065	)
Equity earnings from non-consolidated investments		1,565			1,468			6,190			2,919
Acquisition-related items		11,235			34,349			61,008			45,848
Restructuring costs		5,018			6,947			6,484			29,628
Stock-based compensation expense		6,169			3,572			14,349			9,628
Adjusted EBITDA	$	192,010		$	154,906		$	544,338		$	361,442

Adjusted EPS is defined as diluted net earnings per share as calculated under the “if-converted” method, adjusted for the effect, after income tax, of: (i) the non-controlling interest redemption increment; (ii) the settlement of the LTIA; (iii) amortization expense related to intangible assets recognized in connection with acquisitions and MSRs; (iv) gains attributable to MSRs; (v) acquisition-related items; (vi) restructuring costs and (vii) stock-based compensation expense. We believe this measure is useful to investors because it provides a supplemental way to understand the underlying operating performance of the Company and enhances the comparability of operating results from period to period. Adjusted EPS is not a recognized measure of financial performance under GAAP, and should not be considered as a substitute for diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP. Our method of calculating this non-GAAP measure may differ from other issuers and, accordingly, this measure may not be comparable to measures used by other issuers. A reconciliation of net earnings to adjusted net earnings and of diluted net earnings per share to adjusted EPS appears below.

Adjusted EPS is calculated using the “if-converted” method of calculating earnings per share in relation to the Convertible Notes, which were issued on May 19, 2020. As such, the interest (net of tax) on the Convertible Notes is added to the numerator and the additional shares issuable on conversion of the Convertible Notes are added to the denominator of the earnings per share calculation to determine if an assumed conversion is more dilutive than no assumption of conversion. The “if-converted” method is used if the impact of the assumed conversion is dilutive. The “if-converted” method is dilutive for the adjusted EPS calculation for all periods presented.

	Three months ended						Twelve months ended
	December 31						December 31
(in thousands of US$)	2021			2020			2021			2020
Net earnings (loss)	$	99,741		$	49,568		$	(237,557	)	$	94,489
Non-controlling interest share of earnings		(20,317	)		(15,666	)		(53,465	)		(29,572	)
Interest on Convertible Notes		2,300			2,300			9,200			5,673
Settlement of LTIA		-			-			471,928			-
Amortization of intangible assets		25,202			27,544			99,221			86,557
Gains attributable to MSRs		(8,486	)		(9,668	)		(29,214	)		(17,065	)
Acquisition-related items		11,235			34,349			61,008			45,848
Restructuring costs		5,018			6,947			6,484			29,628
Stock-based compensation expense		6,169			3,572			14,349			9,628
Income tax on adjustments		(8,099	)		(15,115	)		(35,216	)		(35,350	)
Non-controlling interest on adjustments		(2,871	)		(4,257	)		(12,791	)		(11,479	)
Adjusted net earnings	$	109,892		$	79,574		$	293,947		$	178,357

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	Three months ended						Twelve months ended
	December 31						December 31
(in US$)	2021			2020			2021			2020
Diluted net earnings (loss) per common share(1)	$	0.89		$	0.76		$	(8.21	)	$	1.15
Interest on Convertible Notes, net of tax		0.03			0.04			0.14			0.10
Non-controlling interest redemption increment		0.74			0.01			2.09			0.37
Settlement of LTIA		-			-			9.92			-
Amortization expense, net of tax		0.31			0.35			1.25			1.23
Gains attributable to MSRs, net of tax		(0.10	)		(0.09	)		(0.34	)		(0.22	)
Acquisition-related items		0.18			0.53			0.93			0.82
Restructuring costs, net of tax		0.07			0.12			0.10			0.51
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax		0.13			0.07			0.30			0.22
Adjusted EPS	$	2.25		$	1.79		$	6.18		$	4.18
Diluted weighted average shares for Adjusted EPS (thousands)		48,867			44,365			47,559			42,647

⁽¹⁾ Amounts shown reflect the "if-converted" method's dilutive impact on the adjusted EPS calculation for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.

We believe that the presentation of adjusted EBITDA and adjusted earnings per share, which are non-GAAP financial measures, provides important supplemental information to management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. We use these non-GAAP financial measures when evaluating operating performance because we believe that the inclusion or exclusion of the items described above, for which the amounts are non-cash or non-recurring in nature, provides a supplemental measure of our operating results that facilitates comparability of our operating performance from period to period, against our business model objectives, and against other companies in our industry. We have chosen to provide this information to investors so they can analyze our operating results in the same way that management does and use this information in their assessment of our core business and the valuation of the Company. Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted earnings per share are not calculated in accordance with GAAP, and should be considered supplemental to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the costs or benefits associated with the operations of our business as determined in accordance with GAAP. As a result, investors should not consider these measures in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP.

Percentage revenue variances presented on a local currency basis are calculated by translating the current period results of our non-US dollar denominated operations to US dollars using the foreign currency exchange rates from the periods against which the current period results are being compared. Percentage revenue variances presented on an internal growth basis are calculated assuming no impact from acquired entities in the current and prior periods. Revenue from acquired entities, including any foreign exchange impacts, are treated as acquisition growth until the respective anniversaries of the acquisitions. We believe that these revenue growth rate methodologies provide a framework for assessing the Company’s performance and operations excluding the effects of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and acquisitions. Since these revenue growth rate measures are not calculated under GAAP, they may not be comparable to similar measures used by other issuers.

We use the term assets under management (“AUM”) as a measure of the scale of our Investment Management operations. AUM is defined as the gross market value of operating assets and the projected gross cost of development assets of the funds, partnerships and accounts to which we provide management and advisory services, including capital that such funds, partnerships and accounts have the right to call from investors pursuant to capital commitments. Our definition of AUM may differ from those used by other issuers and as such may not be directly comparable to similar measures used by other issuers.

Impact of recently adopted accounting standards

Accounting for Income Taxes

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting of Income Taxes to simplify the accounting for income taxes. The guidance eliminates certain exceptions related to the approach for intra-period tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period, and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences related to changes in ownership of equity method investments and foreign subsidiaries. The guidance also simplifies aspects of accounting for enacted changes in tax laws or rates, and clarifies the accounting for transactions that result in step-up in tax basis of goodwill. The Company adopted the guidance effective January 1, 2021. The Company’s processes and disclosures have been updated to incorporate the new standard. The adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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Recently issued accounting guidance, not yet adopted

Reference Rate Reform

The FASB has issued two ASU related to reference rate reform. In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting and in January 2021 the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope. With reference rates like the various tenors of the London Interbank Offered Rates (“LIBOR”) being discontinued between December 31, 2021, and June 30, 2023, a significant volume of contracts and other arrangements will be impacted by the transition required to alternative reference rates. This ASU provides optional expedients and exceptions to reduce the costs and complexity of applying existing GAAP to contract modifications and hedge accounting if certain criteria are met. The standard is effective for a limited time for all entities through December 31, 2022. The Company has certain debt arrangements which may qualify for use of the practical expedients permitted under the guidance. The Company has evaluated and will continue to evaluate arrangements subject to rate reform and the options under the ASU to facilitate an orderly transition to alternative reference rates and their potential impacts on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

Debt with Conversion Options

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, Debt- Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contract in an Entity’s Own Equity. The ASU simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments and reduces the number of embedded conversion features being separately recognized from the host contract as compared to current GAAP. The ASU also enhances information transparency through targeted improvements to the disclosures for convertible instruments and earnings-per-share guidance. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. The standard can be applied using the modified retrospective method of transition or a fully retrospective method of transition. The Company will adopt the guidance effective January 1, 2022. The adoption of the standard is not expected to have any material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Impact of IFRS

On January 1, 2011, many Canadian companies were required to adopt IFRS. In 2004, in accordance with the rules of the CSA, Old FSV elected to report exclusively using US GAAP and further elected not to adopt IFRS on January 1, 2011. Under the rules of the CSA, the Company is permitted to continue preparing financial statements in accordance with US GAAP going forward.

Financial instruments

We use financial instruments as part of our strategy to manage the risk associated with interest rates and currency exchange rates. We do not use financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. On April 11, 2017 we entered into interest rate swap agreements to convert the LIBOR floating interest rate on $100.0 million of US dollar denominated debt into a fixed interest rate of 1.897%. In December 2018, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements to convert the LIBOR floating interest rate on $100.0 million of US dollar denominated debt into a fixed interest rate of 2.7205% plus the applicable margin. The interest rate swaps are measured at fair value on the balance sheet. The Company designated each of these interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges at the inception of the respective interest rate swaps. On July 1, 2021, the Company dedesignated both hedging relationships. Financial instruments involve risks, such as the risk that counterparties may fail to honor their obligations under these arrangements. If we have financial instruments outstanding and such events occur, our results of operations and financial position may be adversely affected.

Transactions with related parties

On April 16, 2021, the Company completed the Transaction to settle the Management Services Agreement, including the LTIA, between Colliers, Jay S. Hennick (the Company’s Chairman & CEO) and Jayset Management CIG Inc., a corporation controlled by Mr. Hennick.

As at December 31, 2021, the Company had $4.0 million of loans receivable from non-controlling shareholders (December 31, 2020 - $3.4 million). The majority of the loans receivable represent amounts assumed in connection with acquisitions and amounts issued to non-controlling interests to finance the sale of non-controlling interests in subsidiaries to senior managers. The loans are of varying principal amounts and interest rates which range from nil to 4.0%. These loans are due on demand or mature on various dates up to 2028, but are open for repayment without penalty at any time.

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Outstanding share data

The authorized capital of the Company consists of an unlimited number of preference shares, issuable in series, an unlimited number of Subordinate Voting Shares and an unlimited number of Multiple Voting Shares. The holders of Subordinate Voting Shares are entitled to one vote in respect of each Subordinate Voting Share held at all meetings of the shareholders of the Company. The holders of Multiple Voting Shares are entitled to twenty votes in respect of each Multiple Voting Share held at all meetings of the shareholders of the Company. Each Multiple Voting Share is convertible into one Subordinate Voting Share at any time at the election of the holders thereof.

As of the date hereof, the Company has outstanding 42,932,300 Subordinate Voting Shares and 1,325,694 Multiple Voting Shares. In addition, as at the date hereof 2,357,375 Subordinate Voting Shares are issuable upon exercise of options granted under the Company’s stock option plan.

On July 16, 2021, the Company announced a Normal Course Issuer Bid (“NCIB”) effective from July 20, 2021 to July 19, 2022. The Company is entitled to repurchase up to 3,200,000 Subordinate Voting Shares on the open market pursuant to the NCIB. Any shares purchased under the NCIB will be cancelled.

Canadian tax treatment of common share dividends

For the purposes of the enhanced dividend tax credit rules contained in the Income Tax Act (Canada) and any corresponding provincial and territorial tax legislation, all dividends (and deemed dividends) paid by us to Canadian residents on our Subordinate Voting Shares and Multiple Voting Shares are designated as “eligible dividends”. Unless stated otherwise, all dividends (and deemed dividends) paid by us hereafter are designated as “eligible dividends” for the purposes of such rules.

Disclosure controls and procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted by us under U.S. and Canadian securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in those rules, and include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted by us under U.S. and Canadian securities legislation is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to permit timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Canadian Securities Administrators, as at December 31, 2021. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as at December 31, 2021.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Any system of internal control over financial reporting, no matter how well-designed, has inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Management has used the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) 2013 framework to evaluate the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. Based on this assessment, management has concluded that as at December 31, 2021, our internal control over financial reporting was effective.

During the year ended December 31, 2021, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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Legal proceedings

Colliers is involved in various legal claims associated with the normal course of operations and believes it has made adequate provision for such legal claims.

Risks associated with COVID-19 pandemic

We are closely monitoring the continuing impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on all aspects of our business, including how it will impact our clients, employees, and services.

Operating during the global pandemic exposes the Company to multiple risks which, individually or in the aggregate, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, including following:

● a reduction in certain commercial real estate transactions and decreases in expenditure at our clients and therefore a reduction in the demand for the services the Company provides;

● a decrease in property values and increase in vacancy rates, which could negatively impact Leasing and Capital Markets commissions;

● rising inflation, particularly its impact on compensation costs, hiring and retention of talent;

● reduced liquidity and rising interest rates in debt capital markets may hinder the Company’s ability, or the ability of our clients, to access capital or financing at favorable terms; and

● the occurrence of asset impairment losses.

Further, many of the risks discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Information Form are, and could be, exacerbated by the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Given the dynamic nature of these events, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the period of time that the COVID-19 pandemic and related market conditions will persist, the full extent of the impact they will have on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows or the pace or extent of any subsequent recovery. Even after the pandemic and related containment measures subside, we may continue to experience adverse impacts to our business, financial condition and results of operations, the extent of which may be material.

Risks associated with Colliers Mortgage

Our Colliers Mortgage operations have certain key risk factors unique to the services provided. The following is a summary of key risk factors:

● a change in or loss of our relationship with US government agencies, such as Fannie Mae or Ginnie Mae could significantly impact our ability to originate mortgage loans;

● defaults by borrowers on loans originated under the Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing Program could materially affect our profitability as we are subject to sharing up to one-third of incurred losses;

● a decline in origination volumes or termination of our current servicing agreements, could significantly impact profitability, with a majority of our earnings generated from loan servicing; and

●  a termination or changes to our warehouse credit facilities could lead to unfavourable replacement terms and may significantly impact our ability to originate new loans.

Forward-looking statements and risks

This MD&A contains forward-looking statements with respect to expected financial performance, strategy and business conditions. The words “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “project,” “will,” “would,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These statements reflect management's current beliefs with respect to future events and are based on information currently available to management. Forward-looking statements involve significant known and unknown risk and uncertainties. Many factors could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors which may cause such differences include, but are not limited to those set out below, those set out above under “Risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic”, “Risks associated with Colliers Mortgage” and those set out in detail in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Information Form:

● The COVID-19 pandemic and its related impact on global, regional and local economic conditions, and in particular its impact on client demand for our services, our ability to deliver services and ensure the health and productivity of our employees.

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● Economic conditions, especially as they relate to commercial and consumer credit conditions and business spending, particularly in regions where our operations may be concentrated.

● Rising inflation and its impact on compensation costs, hiring and retention of talent, and the Company’s ability to recover costs from our clients.

● Commercial real estate property values, vacancy rates and general conditions of financial liquidity for real estate transactions.

● Trends in pricing and risk assumption for commercial real estate services.

● The effect of significant movements in average cap rates across different property types.

● A reduction by companies in their reliance on outsourcing for their commercial real estate needs, which would affect our revenues and operating performance.

● Competition in the markets served by the Company.

● The impact of changes in the market value of assets under management on the performance of our Investment Management business.

● A decline in our ability to attract, recruit and retain talent.

● A decline in our ability to attract new clients and to retain major clients and renew related contracts.

● Reliance on subcontractors.

● Labor shortages or increases in wage and benefit costs.

● A decline in our performance impacting our continued compliance with the financial covenants under our debt agreements, or our ability to negotiate a waiver of certain covenants with our lenders.

● The effect of increases in interest rates on our cost of borrowing.

● Unexpected increases in operating costs, such as insurance, workers’ compensation and health care.

● Changes in the frequency or severity of insurance incidents relative to our historical experience.

● The effects of changes in foreign exchange rates in relation to the US dollar on the Company’s Euro, Canadian dollar, Australian dollar and UK pound sterling denominated revenues and expenses.

● A decline in our ability to identify and make acquisitions at reasonable prices and successfully integrate acquired operations.

● Disruptions, cyber attacks or security failures in our information technology systems and our ability to protect against cybersecurity threats as well as to monitor new threats.

● The ability to comply with laws and regulations related to our global operations, including real estate and mortgage banking licensure, labour and employment laws and regulations, as well as the anti-corruption laws and trade sanctions.

● Political conditions, including political instability, any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, elections, referenda, trade policy changes, immigration policy changes and terrorism and the impact thereof on our business.

● Changes in climate and environment-related policies that directly impact our businesses.

● Changes in government laws and policies at the federal, state/provincial or local level that directly impact our businesses.

● Continuing evolution of global climate change policy and its tangible and intangible impact on our operations, employees and clients.

● Conversion of the Convertible Notes to subordinate voting shares may dilute the ownership of existing shareholders.

We caution that the foregoing list is not exhaustive of all possible factors, as other factors could adversely affect our results, performance or achievements. The reader is cautioned against undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the assumptions underlying our forward-looking statements are reasonable, any of the assumptions could prove inaccurate and, therefore, there can be no assurance that the results contemplated in such forward-looking statements will be realized. The inclusion of such forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that the future events, plans or expectations contemplated by the Company will be achieved. We note that past performance in operations and share price are not necessarily predictive of future performance, particularly in light of the ongoing and developing COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the global economy and its anticipated impact on our business. We disclaim any intention and assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement even if new information becomes available, as a result of future events or for any other reason.

Additional information

Additional information about Colliers, including our Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2021, is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. Further information about us can also be obtained at www.colliers.com.

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EX-23

EXHIBIT 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2021 of Colliers International Group Inc. of our report dated February 17, 2022, relating to the consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which is filed as Exhibit 2 to this Annual Report on Form 40-F. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading, “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”, which appears in the Annual Information Form which is filed as Exhibit 1 to this Annual Report on Form 40-F.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chartered Professional Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants

Toronto, Canada

February 17, 2022

EX-31

EXHIBIT 31

CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) OR 15d-14(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

I, Jay S. Hennick, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F of Colliers International Group Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The issuer’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting  (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the issuer and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The issuer’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of the issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.

February 17, 2022

/s/ Jay S. Hennick 

Jay S. Hennick

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) OR 15d-14(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

I, Christian Mayer, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F of Colliers International Group Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The issuer’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting  (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the issuer and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The issuer’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of the issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.

February 17, 2022

/s/ Christian Mayer

Christian Mayer

Chief Financial Officer

EX-32

EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT

TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the annual report on Form 40-F of Colliers International Group Inc. (the “Company”) for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the “Report”) filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, Jay S. Hennick, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: February 17, 2022

/s/ Jay S. Hennick

Jay S. Hennick

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT

TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the annual report on Form 40-F of Colliers International Group Inc. (the “Company”) for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the “Report”) filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, Christian Mayer, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: February 17, 2022

/s/ Christian Mayer

Christian Mayer
Chief Financial Officer

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Earnings from equity accounted investments	(6,190)	(2,919)
Other income, net	(5,083)	13
Earnings (loss) before income tax	(152,047)	136,535
Income tax expense (note 22)	85,510	42,046
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Non-controlling interest share of earnings	53,465	29,572
Non-controlling interest redemption increment (note 17)	99,316	15,843
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Net earnings (loss) per common share (note 19)
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (9.09)	$ 1.23
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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
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Foreign currency translation gain (loss)	(11,662)	2,591
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swaps, net of tax	4,319	(2,448)
Pension liability adjustments, net of tax	(541)	(753)
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Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 396,745	$ 156,614
Restricted cash	28,526	20,919
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $22,413 (December 31, 2020 - $25,632)	502,416	372,149
Contract assets (note 27)	71,294	61,101
Warehouse receivables (note 24)	174,717	232,207
Income tax recoverable	13,373	15,041
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (note 7)	339,847	177,780
Real estate assets held for sale (note 5)	1,286	0
Total current assets	1,528,204	1,035,811
Other receivables	12,441	14,989
Contract assets (note 27)	7,647	5,335
Other assets (note 7)	99,983	74,355
Fixed assets (note 9)	144,755	129,221
Operating lease right-of-use assets	316,517	288,134
Deferred tax assets, net (note 22)	68,502	45,008
Intangible assets (note 10)	561,830	610,330
Goodwill, Ending Balance	1,091,048	1,088,984
Real estate assets held for sale (note 5)	42,803	0
Total noncurrent assets	2,345,526	2,256,356
Total assets	3,873,730	3,292,167
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	391,170	297,766
Accrued compensation	691,604	450,894
Income tax payable	35,446	26,783
Contract liabilities (note 27)	30,397	21,076
Less: current portion	1,458	9,024
Contingent acquisition consideration - current (note 24)	120,246	5,802
Warehouse credit facilities (note 14)	162,911	218,018
Operating lease liabilities (note 8)	80,928	78,923
Liabilities related to real estate assets held for sale (note 5)	6	0
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Contingent acquisition consideration (note 24)	34,425	109,841
Operating lease liabilities (note 8)	296,633	251,680
Other liabilities	86,064	48,525
Deferred tax liabilities, net (note 22)	42,371	50,523
Convertible notes (note 13)	225,214	223,957
Liabilities related to real estate assets held for sale (note 5)	23,089	0
Total noncurrent liabilities	1,237,392	1,155,397
Redeemable non-controlling interests (note 17)	536,903	442,375
Shareholders' equity
Common shares (note 18)	852,167	457,993
Contributed surplus	79,407	66,971
Retained earnings (deficit)	(279,724)	119,421
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(70,251)	(61,979)
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Non-controlling interests	3,670	3,703
Total shareholders' equity	585,269	586,109
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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Accounts receivable, allowance	$ 22,413	$ 25,632

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Gains attributable to the fair value of mortgage premiums and origination fees	(48,839)	(38,531)
Deferred tax	(37,538)	(13,184)
Earnings from equity accounted investments	(6,190)	(2,919)
Stock option expense (note 20)	14,349	9,628
Non-cash lease expense	18,516	5,159
Allowance for credit losses	8,699	15,275
Amortization of advisor loans	22,678	20,871
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Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	153,119	(13,901)
Increase (decrease) in accrued compensation	246,278	(78,591)
Contingent acquisition consideration paid	(18,017)	(18,224)
Proceeds from sale of mortgage loans	2,577,283	1,226,041
Origination of mortgage loans	(2,467,733)	(1,395,734)
(Decrease) increase in warehouse credit facilities	(55,107)	193,168
Repurchases from AR Facility, net (note 15)	(98,133)	(27,431)
Net cash provided by operating activities	288,980	166,479
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Purchases of fixed assets	(57,951)	(40,353)
Advisor loans issued	(35,563)	(14,695)
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Collections of AR facility deferred purchase price (note 15)	151,202	51,994
Other investing activities	(25,276)	982
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Repayment of long-term debt	(819,914)	(779,185)
Issuance of senior notes (note 12)	294,649	0
Issuance of convertible notes (note 13)	0	230,000
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Contingent acquisition consideration paid	(5,276)	(11,181)
Proceeds received on exercise of stock options	14,441	12,343
Dividends paid to common shareholders	(4,209)	(3,992)
Distributions paid to non-controlling interests	(51,508)	(35,698)
Financing fees paid	(1,376)	(7,568)
Net cash provided by financing activities	18,601	1,049
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(10,429)	8,470
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Note 1 - Description of the Business

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Business Description and Basis of Presentation [Text Block]

1. Description of the business

Colliers International Group Inc. (“Colliers” or the “Company”) provides commercial real estate professional services and investment management to corporate and institutional clients in 37 countries around the world (64 countries including affiliates and franchisees). Colliers’ primary service lines are Outsourcing & Advisory, Investment Management, Leasing and, Capital Markets. Operationally, Colliers is organized into four distinct segments: Americas; Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”); Asia and Australasia (“Asia Pacific”) and Investment Management.

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Note 2 - Summary of Presentation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

2. Summary of presentation

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The most significant estimates are related to the judgments used to determine the timing and amount of revenue recognition, recoverability of goodwill and intangible assets, determination of fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations, estimated fair value of contingent consideration related to acquisitions, quantification of uncertain tax positions, recoverability of deferred tax assets, determination of the fair value of capitalized mortgage servicing rights and derivative financial instruments, and current expected credit losses on financial assets including collectability of accounts receivable and allowance for loss sharing obligations. Actual results could be materially different from these estimates.

Significant accounting policies are summarized as follows:

Principles of consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its majority-owned subsidiaries and those variable interest entities where the Company is the primary beneficiary. Where the Company does not have a controlling interest but has the ability to exert significant influence, the equity method of accounting is used.  Inter-company transactions and accounts are eliminated on consolidation.

When applying the principles of consolidation, the Company begins by determining whether an investee is a variable interest entity (“VIE”) or a voting interest entity (“VOE”). Assessing whether an entity is a VIE or a VOE involves judgment and analysis. Factors considered in this assessment include the entity’s legal organization, the entity’s capital structure and equity ownership, and any related party or de facto agent implications of the Company’s involvement with the entity.

VOEs are embodied by common and traditional corporate and certain partnership structures. For VOEs, the interest holder with control through majority ownership and majority voting rights consolidates the entity.

For VIEs, identification of the primary beneficiary determines the accounting treatment. In evaluating whether the Company is the primary beneficiary, it evaluates its direct and indirect economic interests in the entity. A reporting entity is determined to be the primary beneficiary if it holds a controlling financial interest in the VIE. Determining which reporting entity, if any, has a controlling financial interest in a VIE is primarily a qualitative approach focused on identifying which reporting entity has both (1) the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact such entity’s economic performance and (2) the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from such entity that could potentially be significant to such entity.

The primary beneficiary analysis is performed at the inception of the Company’s investment and upon the occurrence of a reconsideration event. When the Company determines it is the primary beneficiary of a VIE, it consolidates the VIE; when it is determined that the Company is not the primary beneficiary of the VIE, the investment in the VIE is accounted for at fair value or under the equity method, based upon an election made at the time of investment.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash equivalents consist of short-term interest-bearing securities and money market mutual funds. These cash equivalents are readily convertible into cash and the interest-bearing securities have original maturities at the date of purchase of three months or less. The Company also maintains custodial escrow accounts, agency and fiduciary funds relating to its debt finance operations and as an agent for its property management operations. These amounts are not included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as they are not assets of the Company.

Restricted cash

Restricted cash consists primarily of cash amounts set aside to satisfy legal or contractual requirements arising in the normal course of business, primarily at Colliers Mortgage.

Receivables and allowance for credit losses

Accounts receivables are recorded when the Company has a right to payment within customary payment terms or it recognizes a contract asset if revenue is recognized prior to when payment is due. From the point of initial recognition, the carrying value of such receivables and contract assets, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, represents their estimated net realizable value after deducting for potential credit losses. The Company’s expected loss allowance methodology uses historical collection experience, the current status of customers’ accounts receivable and considers both current and expected future economic and market conditions. Due to the short-term nature of such receivables, the estimate of accounts receivable that may be collected is based on the aging of the receivable balances and the financial condition of customers. Additionally, specific allowance amounts are established to record the appropriate provision for customers that have a higher probability of default. The allowances are then reviewed on a quarterly basis to ensure that they are appropriate. After all collection efforts have been exhausted by management, the outstanding balance considered not collectible is written off against the allowance.

In some cases, the Company may record a receivable or a contract asset which corresponds with payables which the Company is only obligated to pay upon collection of the receivable (“Reimbursable Receivables”). These Reimbursable Receivables correspond with commissions payable, payables to facilitate collection from the customer and make payments to subcontractors or relate to collection from tenants for payment to the landlord. These corresponding payables are typically satisfied on a pay-when-paid basis. In relation to Reimbursable Receivables, an allowance is only recorded to the extent that the Company will incur credit losses.

Fixed assets

Fixed assets are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. The costs of additions and improvements are capitalized, while maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Fixed assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset group may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recorded to the extent the carrying amount exceeds the estimated fair value of an asset group. Fixed assets are depreciated over their estimated useful lives as follows:

Buildings	20 to 40 years straight-line
Vehicles	3 to 5 years straight-line
Furniture and equipment	3 to 10 years straight-line
Computer equipment and software	3 to 5 years straight-line
Leasehold improvements	term of the lease to a maximum of 10 years

Investments

Equity accounted investments

For equity investments where it does not control the investee, and where it is not the primary beneficiary of a VIE but can exert significant influence over the financial and operating policies of the investee the Company utilizes the equity method of accounting. The evaluation of whether the Company exerts control or significant influence over the financial and operation policies of the investees requires significant judgement based on the facts and circumstances surrounding each individual investment. Factors considered in these evaluations may include the type of investment, the legal structure of the investee, any influence the Company may have on the governing board of the investee.

The Company’s equity accounted investees that are investment companies record their underlying investments at fair value. Therefore, under the equity method of accounting, the Company’s share of the investee’s underlying net income predominantly represents fair value adjustments in the investments held by the equity method investees.

The Company’s share of the investee’s underlying net income or loss is based upon the most currently available information, which may precede the date of the consolidated statement of financial condition and is realized in other (income) expense. Distributions received reduce the Company’s carrying value of the investee.

Investments in debt and equity securities

The Company invests in debt and equity securities primarily in relation to its wholly owned captive insurance company and Colliers Securities, a broker-dealer licensed under the Securities and Exchange Commission and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). These investments are accounted for at fair value with changes recorded in net earnings (loss).

Financial instruments and derivatives

Certain loan commitments and forward sales commitments related to the Company’s warehouse receivables meet the definition of a derivative and are recorded at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets upon the execution of the commitment to originate a loan with a borrower and to sell the loan to an investor, with a corresponding amount recognized as revenue in the consolidated statements of earnings. The estimated fair value of loan commitments includes the value of loan origination fees and premiums on anticipated sale of the loan, net of related costs and broker fees, a loss sharing reserve, the fair value of the expected net cash flows associated with servicing of the loan, and the effects of interest rate movements. The estimated fair value of the forward sales commitments includes the effects of interest rate movements. Adjustments to the fair value related to loan commitments and forward sale commitments are included within Capital Markets revenue on the consolidated statements of earnings.

From time to time, the Company may use interest rate swaps to hedge a portion of its interest rate exposure on long-term debt. Hedge accounting is applied, and swaps are carried at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets, with gains or losses recognized in interest expense. The carrying value of the hedged item is adjusted for changes in fair value attributable to the hedged interest rate risk; the associated gain or loss is recognized currently in earnings and the unrealized gain or loss is recognized in other comprehensive income. If swaps are terminated and the underlying item is not, the resulting gain or loss is deferred and recognized over the remaining life of the underlying item using the effective interest method. In addition, the Company may enter into short-term foreign exchange contracts to lower its cost of borrowing, to which hedge accounting is not applied.

Derivative financial instruments are recorded on the consolidated balance sheets as other assets or other liabilities and carried at fair value. See note 25 for additional information on derivative financial instruments.

Fair value

The Company uses the fair value measurement framework for financial assets and liabilities and for non-financial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value on a non-recurring basis. The framework defines fair value, gives guidance for measurement and disclosure, and establishes a three-level hierarchy for observable and unobservable inputs used to measure fair value. An asset or liability’s classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels are as follows:

Level 1    – Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

Level 2    – Observable market-based inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

Level 3    – Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data, which requires the Company to develop its own assumptions

Convertible notes

The Company issued Convertible Notes in May 2020 (see note 13). The Convertible Notes are accounted for entirely as debt as no portion of the proceeds is required to be accounted for as attributable to the conversion feature. Interest on the Convertible Notes is recorded as interest expense. Financing fees are amortized over the life of the Convertible Notes as additional non-cash interest expense utilizing the effective interest method.

The earnings per share impact of the Convertible Notes is calculated using the “if-converted” method, if dilutive, where coupon interest expense, net of tax, is added to the numerator and the number of potentially issuable subordinate voting shares is added to the denominator.

Financing fees

Financing fees related to the Revolving Credit Facility are recorded as an asset and amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method. Financing fees related to the Senior Notes and Convertible Notes are recorded as a reduction of the debt amount and are amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method.

Financial guarantees and allowance for loss sharing obligations

For certain loans originated and sold under the Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (“DUS”) Program the Company undertakes an obligation to partially guarantee performance of the loan typically up to one-third of any losses on loans originated.

When the Company commits to making a loan to a borrower, it recognizes a liability equal to the estimated fair value of this loss sharing obligation (the “Loss Reserve”), which reduces the gain on sale of the loan reported in Capital Markets revenue.

In accordance with ASC 326, the Company estimates the credit losses expected over the life of the credit exposure related to this loss sharing obligation and performs a quarterly analysis of the Loss Reserve. The Company evaluates the Loss Reserve on an individual loan basis and the evaluation models consider the specific details of the underlying property used as collateral, such as occupancy and financial performance. The models also analyze historical losses, current and expected economic conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Changes to the Loss Reserve are recognized as an expense. For the period ended December 31, 2021, the analysis incorporated specific economic conditions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. See note 25 for further information on the DUS Program and the loss-sharing obligation.

Warehouse receivables

The Company originates held for sale mortgage loans with commitments to sell to third party investors. These loans are referred to as warehouse receivables and are funded directly to borrowers by the warehouse credit facilities. The facilities are generally repaid within 45 days when the loans are transferred while the Company retains the servicing rights. The Company elects the fair value option for warehouse receivables.

Mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”)

MSRs, or the rights to service mortgage loans for others, result from the sale or securitization of loans originated by the Company and are recognized as intangible assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company initially recognizes MSRs based on the fair value of these rights on the date the loans are sold. Subsequent to initial recognition, MSRs are amortized and carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. They are amortized in proportion to and over the estimated period that net servicing income is expected to be received based on projections and timing of estimated future net cash flows.

In connection with the origination and sale of mortgage loans for which the Company retains servicing rights, an asset or liability is recognized based upon the fair value of the MSR on the date that the loans are sold. Upon origination of a mortgage loan held for sale, the fair value of the retained MSR is included in the forecasted proceeds from the anticipated loan sale and results in a net gain (which is reflected in Capital Markets revenue).

MSRs do not actively trade in an open market with readily observable prices; therefore, fair value is determined based on certain assumptions and judgments. The valuation model incorporates assumptions including contractual servicing fee income, interest on escrow deposits, discount rates, the cost of servicing, prepayment rates, delinquencies, the estimated life of servicing cash flows and ancillary income and late fees. The assumptions used are subject to change based upon changes to estimates of future cash flows and interest rates, among other things. The key assumptions used during the years ended December 31, 2021, in measuring fair value were as follows:

	As at December 31,
	2021
Discount rate		11.4	%
Conditional prepayment rate		4.4	%

As at December 31, 2021, the estimated fair value of MSRs was $126,162. See note 10 for the current carrying value of the MSR assets. The MSRs are evaluated quarterly for impairment through a comparison of the carrying amount and fair value of the MSRs, and recognized with the establishment of a valuation allowance or an impairment if determined to be other than temporary. Other than write-offs due to prepayments of sold Warehouse receivables where servicing rights have been retained, there have been no instances of impairment since acquiring Colliers Mortgage.

Goodwill and intangible assets

Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination and is not subject to amortization.

Intangible assets are recorded at fair value on the date they are acquired. Indefinite life intangible assets are not subject to amortization. Where lives are finite, they are amortized over their estimated useful lives as follows:

Customer lists and relationships	straight-line over 4 to 20 years
Investment management contracts	straight-line over 5 to 15 years
Trademarks and trade names	straight-line over 2 to 10 years
Franchise rights	straight-line over 2 to 15 years
Management contracts and other	straight-line over life of contract ranging from 2 to 10 years
Backlog	as underlying backlog transactions are completed

The Company reviews the carrying value of finite life intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset group may not be recoverable from the estimated future cash flows expected to result from their use and eventual disposition. If the sum of the undiscounted expected future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset group, an impairment loss is recognized. Measurement of the impairment loss is based on the excess of the carrying amount of the asset group over the fair value calculated using discounted expected future cash flows.

Goodwill and indefinite life intangible assets are tested for impairment annually, on August 1, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate the asset might be impaired, in which case the carrying amount of the asset is written down to fair value.

Impairment of goodwill is tested at the reporting unit level. The Company has four distinct reporting units. Impairment is tested by first assessing qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. Where it is determined to be more likely than not that its fair value is greater than its carrying amount, then no further testing is required. Where the qualitative analysis is not sufficient to support that the fair value exceeds the carrying amount then a quantitative goodwill impairment test is performed. The quantitative test compares the reporting unit’s carrying amount, including goodwill with the estimated fair value of the reporting unit. The fair values of the reporting units are estimated using a discounted cash flow approach. The fair value measurement is classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the difference is reported as an impairment loss. Certain assumptions are used to determine the fair value of the reporting units, the most sensitive of which are estimated future cash flows and the discount rate applied to future cash flows. Changes in these assumptions could result in a materially different fair value.

Impairment of indefinite life intangible assets is tested by comparing the carrying amount to the estimated fair value on an individual intangible asset basis.

Redeemable non-controlling interests

Redeemable non-controlling interests (“RNCI”) are recorded at the greater of (i) the redemption amount or (ii) the amount initially recorded as RNCI at the date of inception of the minority equity position. This amount is recorded in the “mezzanine” section of the balance sheet, outside of shareholders’ equity. Changes in the RNCI amount are recognized immediately as they occur.

Revenue

The Company generates revenue from contracts with customers through its provision of commercial real estate services. These services consist of Leasing, Capital Markets, Outsourcing & Advisory and Investment Management services.

(a) Leasing

Leasing includes landlord and tenant representation services. Landlord representation provides real estate owners with services to strategically position properties and to secure appropriate tenants. Tenant representation focuses on assisting businesses to assess their occupancy requirements and evaluating and negotiating leases and lease renewals.

(b) Capital Markets

Capital Markets revenue is generated through sales brokerage and other capital markets transactions. These services include real estate sales, debt origination and placement, equity capital raising, market value opinions, acquisition advisory and transaction management. The Company’s debt finance operations relate to the origination and sale of multifamily and commercial mortgage loans.

(c) Outsourcing & Advisory

Outsourcing & Advisory services consist of project management, engineering and design, valuation services, property management as well as loan servicing. Project management services include design and construction management, move management and workplace solutions consulting. Engineering & design services consist of multidisciplinary planning, consulting and design engineering services to multiple end-markets. Project management and engineering & design engagements range from single project contracts with a duration of less than one year to multi-year contracts with multiple discrete projects. Property management provides real estate service solutions to real estate owners. In addition to providing on-site management and staffing, the Company provides support through centralized resources such as technical and environmental services, accounting, marketing and human resources. Consistent with industry standards, management contract terms typically range from one to three years, although most contracts are terminable at any time following a notice period, usually 30 to 120 days. Property management, project management and engineering & design are included in the Property Services revenue line.

Valuation services consist of helping customers determine market values for various types of real estate properties. Such services may involve appraisals of single properties or portfolios of properties. These appraisals may be utilized for a variety of customer needs including acquisitions, dispositions, financing or for tax purposes.

Loan servicing fees consist of revenues earned in accordance with the contractual arrangements associated with the Company’s debt finance operations and represent fees earned for servicing loans originated by the Company. Loan servicing revenues are included in the Other revenue line.

(d) Investment Management

Investment Management revenues include consideration for services in the form of asset management advisory and administration fees, transaction fees and incentive fees (carried interest). The performance obligation is to manage client’s invested capital for a specified period of time and is delivered over time.

Revenue recognition and unearned revenues

Revenue is recognized upon transfer of control of promised products or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for those products or services. The Company enters into contracts that can include various combinations of services, which are capable of being distinct and accounted for as separate performance obligations. Revenue is recognized net of any taxes collected from customers, which are subsequently remitted to governmental authorities.

(a) Nature of services

The Company has determined that control of real estate sales brokerage services rendered transfer to a customer when a sale and purchase agreement becomes unconditional. Leasing services rendered transfer to a customer when a lease between the landlord and the tenant is executed. At these points in time the customer has received substantially all of the benefit of the services provided by the Company. The transaction price is typically associated with the underlying asset involved in the transaction, most commonly a percentage of the sales price or the aggregate rental payments over the term of the lease which are generally known when revenue is recognized.

Other Capital Market revenues are recorded when the Company’s performance obligation is satisfied. Although the performance obligation varies based upon the contractual terms of the transaction or service, the performance obligation is generally recognized at the point in time when a defined outcome is satisfied, including completion of financing or closing of a transaction. At this time, the Company has transferred control of the promised service and the customer obtains control.

Revenues from the Company’s debt finance operations, included in Capital Markets revenue, are excluded from the scope of ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). Revenue is recognized and a derivative asset is recorded upon the commitment to originate a loan with a borrower and corresponding sale to an investor. The derivative asset is recognized at fair value and includes the fair value of the contractual loan origination, related fees and sale premium, the estimated fair value of the expected net cash flows associated with the servicing of the loan. Debt finance revenue also includes changes to the fair value of loan commitments, forward sale commitments and loans held for sale that occur during their respective holding periods. Upon sale of the loans, no gains or losses are recognized as such loans are recorded at fair value during the holding periods. MSRs and guarantee obligations are recognized as assets and liabilities, respectively, upon the sale of the loans.

Outsourcing & Advisory services including those provided in relation to property management, project management and engineering & design transfer to the customer over time as the services are performed and revenue from providing these services is recognized in the accounting period in which the services are rendered. For fixed-price contracts, revenue is recognized based upon the actual labor hours spent relative to the total expected labor hours or the project costs incurred relative to the total project costs. For some projects certain obligations that are representative of the work completed may be used as an alternative to recognize revenue. The use of labor hours or overall project costs is dependent upon the input that best represents the progress of the work completed in relation to the specific contract. For cost-reimbursable and hourly-fee contracts, revenue is recognized in the amount to which the Company has a right to invoice.

For other advisory services, including valuation and appraisal review, the customer is unable to benefit from the services until the work is substantially complete, revenue is recognized upon delivery of materials to the customer because this faithfully represents when the service has been rendered. For most fixed fee consulting assignments, revenue is recognized based upon the actual service provided to the end of the reporting period as a proportion of the total services to be provided.

Loan servicing revenues are recognized over the contractual service period. Loan servicing fees related to retained MSRs are governed by ASC 820 and ASC 860 and excluded from the scope of ASC 606. Loan servicing fees earned from servicing contracts which the Company does not hold mortgage servicing rights are in scope of ASC 606.

Investment Management advisory fees are recognized as the services are performed over time and are primarily based on agreed-upon percentages of assets under management or committed capital. Revenue recognition for transactional performance obligations are recognized at a point in time when the performance obligation has been met. The Company receives investment management advisory incentive fees (carried interest) from certain investment funds. These incentive fees are dependent upon exceeding specified performance thresholds on a relative or absolute basis, depending on the product. Incentive fees are recognized when it is determined that significant reversal is considered no longer probable (such as upon the sale of a fund’s investment or when the amount of assets under management becomes known as of the end of the specified measurement period). Pursuant to the terms of the Harrison Street Real Estate Capital, LLC (“Harrison Street”) acquisition, incentive fees related to assets that were invested prior to the acquisition date by its former owners are allocated to certain employees and former owners; as such the full amount of these incentive fees is passed through as compensation expense and recognized as cost of revenues in the consolidated statement of earnings.

(b) Significant judgments

The Company’s contracts with customers may include promises to transfer multiple products and services. Determining whether products and services are considered distinct performance obligations that should be accounted for separately versus together may require significant judgment. Where a contract contains multiple performance obligations, judgment is used to assess whether they are distinct and accounted for separately or not distinct and are accounted for and recognized together.

Brokerage commission arrangements may include terms that result in variability to the transaction price and ultimate revenues earned beyond the underlying value of the transaction, these may include rebates and/or contingencies. The Company estimates variable consideration and performs a constraint analysis for these contracts on the basis of historical information to estimate the amount the Company will ultimately be entitled to. Generally, revenue is constrained when it is probable that the Company may not be entitled to the total amount of the revenue as associated with the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event that is outside of the Company’s control or where the facts and circumstances of the arrangement limit the Company’s ability to predict whether this event will occur. When revenue is constrained, this revenue is not recognized until the uncertainty has been resolved.

Outsourcing & Advisory arrangements may include incentives tied to achieving certain performance targets. The Company estimates variable consideration or performs a constraint analysis for these contracts on the basis of circumstances specific to the project and historical information in order to estimate the amount the Company will ultimately be entitled to. Estimates of revenue, costs or extent of progress toward completion are revised if circumstances change. Any resulting increases or decreases in estimated revenues or costs are reflected in profit or loss in the period in which the circumstances that give rise to the revision become known by management.

In providing project management, engineering and design or property management services, the Company may engage subcontractors to provide on-site staffing or to provide specialized technical services, materials and/or installation services. These arrangements are assessed and require judgment to determine whether the Company is a principal or an agent of the customer. When the Company acts as a principal, because it is primarily responsible for the delivery of the completed project and controls the services provided by the subcontractors, these amounts are accounted for as revenue on a gross basis. However, when the Company acts as an agent, because it does not control the services prior to delivery to the customer, these costs are accounted for on a net basis.

In some cases, the Company may facilitate collection from the customer and payments to subcontractors or may facilitate collection from tenants for payment to the landlord. In these instances, balances are recorded as accounts receivable and accounts payable until settled.

Investment Management fee arrangements are unique to each contract and evaluated on an individual basis to determine the timing of revenue recognition and significant judgment is involved in making such determination. At each reporting period, the Company considers various factors in estimating revenue to be recognized. Incentive fees have a broad range of possible amounts and the determination of these amounts is based upon the market value for managed assets which is highly susceptible to factors outside of the Company’s influence. As a result, incentive fee revenue is generally constrained until significant reversal is considered no longer probable.

Certain constrained Capital Markets and Leasing fees, Outsourcing & Advisory fees and Investment Management fees may arise from services that began in a prior reporting period. Consequently, a portion of the fees the Company recognizes in the current period may be partially related to the services performed in prior periods. In particular, substantially all investment management incentive fees recognized in the period were previously constrained.

Contract balances

Timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to customers. The Company invoices the customer and records a receivable when it has a right to payment within customary payment terms or it recognizes a contract asset if revenue is recognized prior to when payment is due. Contract liabilities consist of payments received in advance of recognizing revenue. These liabilities consist primarily of payments received for outsourcing and advisory engagements where a component of the revenue may be paid by the customer prior to the benefits of the services transferring to the customer. As a practical expedient, the Company does not adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effect of a significant financing component when it is expected, at contract inception, that the period between transfer of the service and when the customer pays for that service will be one year or less. The Company does not typically include extended payment terms in its contracts with customers.

The Company generally does not incur upfront costs to obtain or fulfill contracts that are capitalizable to contract assets and if capitalizable they would be amortized to expense within one year or less of incurring the expense; consequently, the Company applies the practical expedient to recognize these incremental costs as an expense when incurred. Any costs to obtain or fulfill contracts that exceed one year are capitalized to contract assets and amortized over the term of the contract on a method consistent with the transfer of services to the customer and the contract’s revenue recognition.

Payment terms and conditions vary by contract type, although terms generally include a requirement of payment within 30 to 90 days. With the exceptions of sales brokerage and lease brokerage, the Company does not expect to have any contracts where the period between the transfer of services to the customer and the payment by the customer exceeds one year. With regard to sales brokerage and lease brokerage, arrangements may exist where the service is transferred but payment is not received for a period greater than one year. However, arrangements of this nature do not contain a significant financing component because the amount and timing varies on the basis of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event that is outside the control of the Company or the customer. As a consequence, the Company does not adjust the transaction prices for the time value of money.

Contract liabilities represent advance payments associated with the Company’s performance obligations that have not yet been satisfied. The majority of the balances are expected to be recognized to revenue or disbursed on behalf of the client within a year.              

Remaining performance obligations

Remaining performance obligations represent the aggregate transaction prices for contracts where the Company’s performance obligations have not yet been satisfied. The Company applies the practical expedient related to remaining performance obligations that are part of a contract that has an original expected duration of one year or less and the practical expedient related to variable consideration from remaining performance obligations.

Stock-based compensation

For equity classified awards, compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the estimated fair value of the award adjusted for expected forfeitures. The related stock option compensation expense is allocated using the graded attribution method.

Long-term incentive plans

Under these plans, certain subsidiary employees are compensated if the earnings before interest, income tax and amortization of the subsidiary increases. In some instances, subsidiary employees may be compensated through participation in a stock-based plan associated with the value of a subsidiary’s shares. Awards under these plans generally have a term of up to ten years, a vesting period of five to ten years and all plans, including stock-based plans, are settled in cash. If an award is subject to a vesting condition, then the graded attribution method is applied to the fair value or intrinsic value of the award. The related compensation expense is recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses and the liability is recorded in accrued compensation.

The Company incurred compensation expense related to stock-based plans of $7,316 during the year ended December 31, 2021 (2020 - $2,076). As at December 31, 2021, there was $34,371 of unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested stock-based plans which is expected to be recognized over the next ten years. During the year-ended December 31, 2021, the fair value of options vested under stock-based plans was nil.

Foreign currency translation and transactions

Assets, liabilities and operations of foreign subsidiaries are recorded based on the functional currency of each entity. For certain foreign operations, the functional currency is the local currency, in which case the assets, liabilities and operations are translated at current exchange rates from the local currency to the reporting currency, the US dollar. The resulting unrealized gains or losses are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive earnings. Realized and unrealized foreign currency gains or losses related to any foreign dollar denominated monetary assets and liabilities are included in net earnings.

Income tax

Income tax has been provided using the asset and liability method whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future income tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the consolidated financial statements or income tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted income tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which temporary differences are expected to reverse, be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in income tax rates is recognized in earnings in the period in which the change occurs. A valuation allowance is recorded unless it is more likely than not that realization of a deferred tax asset will occur based on available evidence.

The Company recognizes uncertainty in tax positions taken or expected to be taken utilizing a two-step approach. The first step is to determine whether it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination by tax authorities on the basis technical merits of the position. The second step is to recognize the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement with the related tax authority.

The Company classifies interest and penalties associated with income tax positions in income tax expense.

Leases

The Company recognizes an operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) asset and a lease liability on the consolidated balance sheet at the lease commencement date. Operating lease ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term adjusted for lease pre-payments and lease incentives. After the commencement date any modifications to the leasing arrangement are assessed and the ROU asset and lease liability are remeasured to recognize modifications to the lease term or fixed payments. As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date is used to determine the present value of lease payments. The Company uses the implicit rate when readily determinable. The lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. Operating leases ROU assets are amortized to selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) straight-line over the lease term.

Finance leases are included in fixed assets and long-term debt on the consolidated balance sheet. Finance lease assets are depreciated using the straight-line method from the commencement date to the earlier of the end of the useful life of the right-of-use asset or the end of lease term.

Variable lease payments and variable payments related to non-lease components are recorded to SG&A as incurred. Variable lease payments include amounts related to changes in payments associated with changes in an index or rate but which are not also associated with a remeasurement of the lease liability.

The Company has operating lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, and the Company has elected to apply the practical expedient to not separate lease and nonlease components and therefore the ROU assets and lease liabilities include payments related to services included in the lease agreement. Additionally, for certain leases the Company has elected to group leases that commence at the same time and where accounting does not materially differ from accounting for the leases individually as a portfolio of leases.

The Company has elected not to recognize ROU assets and lease liabilities for leases that have a term of twelve months or less. Similarly, the Company will be applying the practical expedient to not recognize assets or liabilities related to a business combination when the acquired lease has a remaining term of twelve months or less at the acquisition date. The payments associated with these leases are recorded to SG&A on a straight-line basis over the remaining lease term.

Business combinations

All business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting. Transaction costs are expensed as incurred.

The fair value of the contingent consideration is classified as a financial liability and is recorded on the balance sheet at the acquisition date and is re-measured at fair value at the end of each period until the end of the contingency period, with fair value adjustments recognized in earnings. However, if the contingent consideration includes an element of compensation to the vendors (i.e. it is tied to continuing employment or it is not linked to the business valuation), then the portion of contingent consideration related to such element is treated as compensation expense over the expected employment period.

Government assistance related to the COVID-19 pandemic

The Company received $5,482 of wage subsidies from governments in several countries around the world during the year ended December 31, 2021 (2020 - $34,767). $3,639 of the wage subsidies were recorded as reduction to cost of revenues (2020 - $24,456) and $1,843 were recorded as a reduction to selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings (2020 - $9,312).

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Note 3 - Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Accounting Standards Update and Change in Accounting Principle [Text Block]

3. Impact of recently issued accounting standards

Recently adopted accounting guidance

Accounting for Income Taxes

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting of Income Taxes to simplify the accounting for income taxes. The guidance eliminates certain exceptions related to the approach for intra-period tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period, and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences related to changes in ownership of equity method investments and foreign subsidiaries. The guidance also simplifies aspects of accounting for enacted changes in tax laws or rates and clarifies the accounting for transactions that result in step-up in tax basis of goodwill. The Company adopted the guidance effective January 1, 2021. The Company’s processes and disclosures have been updated to incorporate the new standard. The adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Recently issued accounting guidance, not yet adopted

Reference Rate Reform

The FASB has issued two ASUs related to reference rate reform. In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting and in January 2021 the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope. With reference rates like the various tenors of the London Interbank Offered Rates (“LIBOR”) being discontinued between December 31, 2021, and June 30, 2023, a significant volume of contracts and other arrangements will be impacted by the transition required to alternative reference rates. The ASUs provides optional expedients and exceptions to reduce the costs and complexity of applying existing GAAP to contract modifications and hedge accounting if certain criteria are met. The standard is effective for a limited time for all entities through December 31, 2022. The Company has certain debt arrangements which may qualify for use of the practical expedients permitted under the guidance. The Company has evaluated and will continue to evaluate arrangements subject to rate reform and the options under the ASUs to facilitate an orderly transition to alternative reference rates and their potential impacts on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

Debt with Conversion Options

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, Debt- Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contract in an Entity’s Own Equity. The ASU simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments and reduces the number of embedded conversion features being separately recognized from the host contract as compared to current GAAP. The ASU also enhances information transparency through targeted improvements to the disclosures for convertible instruments and earnings-per-share guidance. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. The standard can be applied using the modified retrospective method of transition or a fully retrospective method of transition. The Company will adopt the guidance effective January 1, 2022. The adoption of the standard is not expected to have any material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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Note 4 - Acquisitions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]

4. Acquisitions

2021 acquisitions:

On November 1, 2021, the Company acquired control in Bergmann Associates, Architects, Engineers, Landscape Architects & Surveyors, D.P.C. (“Bergmann”) via an option to purchase and / or transfer 100% of the outstanding shares in Bergmann to Colliers designees for nominal value at any time. Headquartered in Rochester, New York, Bergmann provides engineering, architecture, and design services to the U.S. Northeast, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic regions.

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company also acquired a 100% interest in one business operating in the Americas (Miami, Florida).

These acquisitions were completed to add scale to the Company’s engineering and design services and expand its geographic presence. These acquisitions were accounted for by the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations and accordingly, the consolidated statements of earnings do not include any revenues or expenses related to these acquisitions prior to their closing dates.

The acquisition date fair value of consideration transferred and purchase price allocation was as follows:

	Aggregate
	Acquisitions
Current assets, excluding cash	$	38,215
Non-current assets		18,958
Current liabilities	$	20,006
Long-term liabilities		18,106
	$	19,061
Cash consideration, net of cash acquired of $3,322	$	60,832
Acquisition date fair value of contingent consideration		1,850
Total purchase consideration	$	62,682
Acquired intangible assets (note 10)	$	21,130
Goodwill (note 11)	$	22,491

The Bergmann acquisition represents $56,932 of the total purchase consideration above.

2020 acquisitions:

The Company acquired controlling interests two Colliers International affiliates operating in the Americas segment (Austin, Texas and Nashville, Tennessee), Colliers Mortgage, headquartered in Minneapolis, and Colliers Engineering & Design, headquartered in New Jersey.

The acquisition date fair value of consideration transferred and purchase price allocation was as follows:

					Colliers
	Colliers				Engineering &			Aggregate
	Mortgage			Design		Other		Acquisitions
Current assets, excluding cash	$	46,510		$	57,533	$	2,800	$	106,843
Warehouse receivables		31,282			-		-		31,282
Non-current assets		9,021			37,516		3,449		49,986
Current liabilities		55,881			32,582		3,156		91,619
Warehouse credit facilities		25,850			-		-		25,850
Long-term liabilities		6,266			54,739		2,951		63,956
	$	(1,184	)	$	7,728	$	142	$	6,686
Cash consideration, net of cash acquired of $50,331	$	134,204		$	59,355	$	12,049	$	205,608
Acquisition date fair value of contingent consideration		9,250			12,204		2,263		23,717
Total purchase consideration	$	143,454		$	71,559	$	14,312	$	229,325
Acquired intangible assets (note 10)
Indefinite life	$	29,200		$	-	$	-	$	29,200
Finite life	$	105,150		$	51,100	$	11,430	$	167,680
Goodwill (note 11)	$	53,530		$	56,838	$	7,616	$	117,984
Redeemable non-controlling interest (note 17)	$	43,242		$	44,107	$	4,876	$	92,225

Indefinite life intangible assets consist mainly of the mortgage licenses acquired. Finite life intangibles included $99,900 of MSR intangible assets.

In all years presented, the fair values of non-controlling interests were determined using an income approach with reference to a discounted cash flow model using the same assumptions implied in determining the purchase consideration.

The purchase price allocations of acquisitions resulted in the recognition of goodwill. The primary factors contributing to goodwill are assembled workforces, synergies with existing operations and future growth prospects. For acquisitions completed during the year ended December 31, 2021, goodwill in the amount of $2,678 is deductible for income tax purposes (2020 - $61,416).

The Company typically structures its business acquisitions to include contingent consideration. Certain vendors, at the time of acquisition, are entitled to receive a contingent consideration payment if the acquired businesses achieve specified earnings levels during the one- to five-year periods following the dates of acquisition. The ultimate amount of payment is determined based on a formula, the key inputs to which are (i) a contractually agreed maximum payment; (ii) a contractually specified earnings level and (iii) the actual earnings for the contingency period. If the acquired business does not achieve the specified earnings level, the maximum payment is reduced for any shortfall, potentially to nil.

Unless it contains an element of compensation, contingent consideration is recorded at fair value each reporting period. The fair value recorded on the consolidated balance sheet as at December 31, 2021, was $154,671 ( December 31, 2020 - $115,643). See note 24 for discussion on the fair value of contingent consideration. Contingent consideration with a compensatory element is revalued at each reporting period and recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the contingent consideration arrangement. The liability recorded on the balance sheet for the compensatory element of contingent consideration arrangements as at December 31, 2021, was $5,070 ( December 31, 2020 - $17,646). The estimated range of outcomes (undiscounted) for all contingent consideration arrangements, including those with an element of compensation is determined based on the formula price and the likelihood of achieving specified earnings levels over the contingency period, and ranges from $177,646 to a maximum of $191,647. These contingencies will expire during the period extending to June 2026.

The consideration for the acquisitions during the year ended December 31, 2021, was financed from borrowings on the Revolving Credit Facility and cash on hand. During the year ended December 31, 2021, $23,293 was paid with reference to contingent consideration (2020 - $29,405).

The amounts of revenues and earnings contributed from the dates of acquisition and included in the Company’s consolidated results for the year ended December 31, 2021, and the supplemental pro forma revenues and earnings of the combined entity had the acquisition dates been January 1, 2020, are as follows:

	Revenues		Net earnings
Actual from acquired entities for 2021	$	23,132	$	198
Supplemental pro forma for 2021 (unaudited)		4,153,379		(236,934	)
Supplemental pro forma for 2020 (unaudited)		3,010,244		105,783

Supplemental pro forma results were adjusted for non-recurring items.

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Note 5 - Real Estate Assets Held for Sale

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Real Estate Disclosure [Text Block]

5. Real estate assets held for sale

From time to time, the Company’s Investment Management segment purchases real estate assets for placement into a fund. This typically occurs in the early stages of fundraising where temporary liquidity is needed to fund investment opportunities that arise prior to the availability of fund capital. The purchased assets are recorded as real estate assets held for sale prior to the ultimate sale to the identified fund. The assets are typically held for a short period of time not expected to exceed twelve months. The transactions are not intended as an alternative source of operating earnings and the arrangements to sell the assets to a fund are generally structured not to generate any gain or loss. The purchases are accounted for by the acquisition method of accounting for asset purchases that do not constitute the acquisition of a business.

In July 2021, the Company acquired a controlling interest in a portfolio of land and buildings located in the United Kingdom and associated liabilities from an unrelated party (“Asset A”). In December 2021, the Company sold Asset A to a fund, without gain or loss.

In December 2021, the Company acquired a controlling interest in a portfolio of land and buildings located in the United States and associated liabilities from an unrelated party (“Asset B”). The Company expects to sell Asset B to a newly established closed-end fund which is managed by the Company, without gain or loss, during the first quarter of 2022. As is customary for closed-end funds, the Company has a limited partner equity interest of between 1% and 2%.

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the effect on net earnings related to real estate assets held for sale was nil (2020 - $2,396).

The following table summarizes the real estate assets and associated liabilities held for sale.

	As at December 31,
	2021
Real estate assets held for sale
Real estate assets held for sale - current	$	1,286
Real estate assets held for sale - non-current	$	42,803
Total real estate assets held for sale	$	44,089
Liabilities related to real estate assets held for sale
Liabilities related to real estate assets held for sale - current	$	6
Liabilities related to real estate assets held for sale - non-current	$	23,089
Total liabilities related to real estate assets held for sale	$	23,095
Net real estate assets held for sale	$	20,994

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Note 6 - Acquisition-related Items

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Business Combination Disclosure Acquisition Related Items [Text Block]

6. Acquisition-related items

	Year ended December 31,
	2021		2020
Transaction costs	$	13,030	$	16,169
Contingent consideration fair value adjustments (note 24)		42,686		23,393
Contingent consideration compensation expense		5,292		6,286
	$	61,008	$	45,848

Contingent consideration compensation expense and contingent consideration fair value adjustments relate to acquisitions made in the current year as well as the preceding four years.

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Note 7 - Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Other Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

7. Prepaid expenses and other assets

	As at December 31,
	2021		2020
Prepaid expenses	$	44,173	$	35,956
Advisor loans receivable		23,030		18,571
Investments in equity securities		11,862		3,918
Investments in debt securities		10,362		12,525
Deferred Purchase Price (notes 15 and 24)		238,836		87,957
Other		11,584		18,853
Prepaid and other assets (Current Assets)	$	339,847	$	177,780

	As at December 31,
	2021		2020
Advisor loans receivable	$	47,980	$	42,900
Equity accounted investments (note 16)		22,490		11,154
Investments in equity securities		9,327		5,261
Investments in debt securities		10,343		3,948
Financing fees, net of accumulated amortization of $6,363 (December 31, 2020 - $4.956)		2,458		3,751
Other		7,385		7,341
Other assets (Non-Current Assets)	$	99,983	$	74,355

Captive Insurance Investments

Investments in equity securities in the amount of $11,705 (2020 - $3,781) consist of investments recorded at fair value. (See note 24.) Investments in debt securities include held-to-maturity investments current $1,981 (2020 – $2,585) and non-current $10,343 (2020 - $3,948), both of which are recorded at amortized cost. The amortized cost (carrying value) of these investments approximated fair value. At December 31, 2021, all of these investments mature within 10 years. The Company’s wholly owned captive insurance company has letters of credit in relation to its reinsurance activities. The letters of credit are secured by $4,514 of the current investments.

Colliers Securities Investments

Investments in equity and debt securities in the amount of $8,538 (2020 – $10,077) consist of investments recorded at fair value in relation to Colliers Securities. (See note 24.) All securities owned are pledged to a clearing firm on terms that permit it to sell or re-pledge the securities to others, subject to certain limitations.

Other Investments in equity securities

Investments in equity securities non-current in the amount of $9,327 (2020 - $5,261) are recorded at fair value following the net asset value practical expedient or recorded at cost less impairment adjusted for observable prices. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company recognized a gain of $3,866 related to these investments which was included in Other income in the Company’s consolidated statements of earnings.

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Note 8 - Leases

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Lessee, Leases [Text Block]

8. Leases

The Company enters into premise leases and equipment leases as a lessee.

(a) Premise leases

The Company leases office space where the remaining lease term ranges from less than one year to fifteen years. Leases generally include an initial contract term, but some leases include an option to renew the lease for an additional period at the end of this initial term. These renewal periods range in length up to a period equivalent to the initial term of the lease. All the Company’s premise leases are classified as operating leases.

(b) Equipment leases

The Company leases certain equipment in its operations, including furniture and equipment, computer equipment and vehicles. Equipment leases may consist of operating leases or finance leases based upon the assessment of the facts at the commencement date of the lease. The remaining lease terms for equipment leases range from one year to three years. Certain leases may have the option to extend the leases for a short period or to purchase the asset at the end of the lease term.

The components of lease expense were as follows:

	Year ended December 31,
	2021			2020
Operating lease cost	$	90,129		$	82,643
Finance lease cost
Amortization of right-of-use assets		975			898
Interest on lease liabilities		16			17
Variable lease cost		24,008			25,297
Short term lease cost		4,024			3,662
Total lease expense	$	119,152		$	112,517
Sublease revenues		(6,214	)		(2,844	)
Total lease cost, net of sublease revenues	$	112,938		$	109,673

Supplemental information related to leases was as follows:

	Year ended December 31,
	2021			2020
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease obligations	$	111,578		$	91,575
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease obligations		400			2,160
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	(94,256	)	$	(83,351	)
Operating cash flows from finance leases		(16	)		(17	)
Financing cash flows from finance leases		1,936			(884	)

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:

	As at December 31,
	2021			2020
Operating leases
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	316,517		$	288,134
Operating lease liabilities - current	$	(80,928	)	$	(78,923	)
Operating lease liabilities - non-current		(296,633	)		(251,680	)
Total operating lease liabilities	$	(377,561	)	$	(330,603	)
Finance leases
Fixed assets, cost	$	3,312		$	4,662
Accumulated depreciation		(2,564	)		(2,327	)
Fixed assets, net	$	748		$	2,335
Long-term debt - current	$	(562	)	$	(1,113	)
Long-term debt - non-current		(248	)		(1,316	)
Total finance lease liabilities	$	(810	)	$	(2,429	)

Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:

	One		Two		Three		Four		Five
	year		years		years		years		years		Thereafter		Total
Operating leases	$	91,217	$	76,315	$	60,221	$	46,449	$	32,920	$	112,720	$	419,842
Present value of operating lease liabilities														377,561
Difference between undiscounted cash flows and discounted cash flows													$	42,281
Finance leases	$	589	$	184	$	45	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	818
Present value of finance lease liabilities														810
Difference between undiscounted cash flows and discounted cash flows													$	8

	As at December 31,
	2021
Weighted average remaining lease term
Operating leases (years)		6.9
Finance leases (years)		1.6
Weighted average discount rate
Operating leases		3.0	%
Finance leases		1.6	%

As of December 31, 2021, the Company has additional operating leases, primarily for premises, that have not yet commenced of $60,460. These operating leases will commence within the next year and have lease terms ranging from five to fifteen years.

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Note 9 - Fixed Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

9. Fixed assets

December 31, 2021			Accumulated
	Cost		depreciation		Net
Buildings	$	2,555	$	1,467	$	1,088
Vehicles		11,040		5,245		5,795
Furniture and equipment		87,880		57,483		30,397
Computer equipment and software		172,267		130,939		41,328
Leasehold improvements		135,069		68,922		66,147
	$	408,811	$	264,056	$	144,755

December 31, 2020			Accumulated
	Cost		depreciation		Net
Buildings	$	2,558	$	1,321	$	1,237
Vehicles		8,539		2,505		6,034
Furniture and equipment		82,117		53,353		28,764
Computer equipment and software		151,246		114,429		36,817
Leasehold improvements		113,786		57,417		56,369
	$	358,246	$	229,025	$	129,221

Fixed assets include ROU assets - Finance leases. (note 8)

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Note 10 - Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

10. Intangible assets

The following table summarizes the gross value, accumulated amortization and net carrying value of the Company’s indefinite life and finite life intangible assets:

December 31, 2021	Gross
	carrying		Accumulated
	amount		amortization		Net
Indefinite life intangible assets:
Licenses	$	29,200	$	-	$	29,200
Trademarks and trade names		23,804		-		23,804
	$	53,004	$	-	$	53,004
Finite life intangible assets:
Customer lists and relationships	$	352,860	$	152,026	$	200,834
Investment management contracts		270,600		85,012		185,588
Mortgage servicing rights ("MSRs")		147,878		41,455		106,423
Franchise rights		1,185		1,092		93
Trademarks and trade names		12,600		4,861		7,739
Management contracts and other		17,606		11,057		6,549
Backlog		2,400		800		1,600
	$	805,129	$	296,303	$	508,826
	$	858,133	$	296,303	$	561,830

	Gross
December 31, 2020	carrying		Accumulated
	amount		amortization		Net
Indefinite life intangible assets:
Licenses	$	29,200	$	-	$	29,200
Trademarks and trade names		24,096		-		24,096
	$	53,296	$	-	$	53,296
Finite life intangible assets:
Customer lists and relationships	$	345,511	$	123,368	$	222,143
Investment management contracts		270,600		60,723		209,877
Mortgage servicing rights ("MSRs")		114,909		13,121		101,788
Franchise rights		5,630		5,322		308
Trademarks and trade names		14,803		4,355		10,448
Management contracts and other		20,813		12,406		8,407
Backlog		16,307		12,244		4,063
	$	788,573	$	231,539	$	557,034
	$	841,869	$	231,539	$	610,330

MSR intangible assets represent the carrying value of servicing assets in the Americas segment. The MSR asset is being amortized over the estimated period that the net servicing income is expected to be received.

The MSR assets are evaluated quarterly for impairment by stratifying the servicing portfolio according to predominant risk characteristics, primarily investor type and interest rate. An impairment is recorded if the carrying value of an individual stratum exceeds its estimated fair value. There was no impairment recorded for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2021.

The following table summarizes activity related to the Company’s mortgage servicing rights for the year ended December 31, 2021.

	2021			2020
Balance, January 1	$	101,788		$	-
Recognized on business acquisitions					99,900
Additions, following the sale of loan		32,969			15,009
Amortization		(15,682	)		(8,553	)
Prepayments and write-offs		(12,652	)		(4,568	)
Balance, December 31	$	106,423		$	101,788

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company acquired the following intangible assets:

			Estimated
			weighted
			average
			amortization
	Amount		period (years)
Finite life intangible assets:
Customer lists and relationships	$	18,918		9.7
Trademarks and trade names - finite life		700		2.0
Customer backlog		2,820		0.5
Other		900		5.0
	$	23,338		8.2

The table above includes $2,208 related to assets acquired that do not constitute a business under US GAAP.

The following is the estimated future expense for amortization of the recorded MSRs and other intangible assets for each of the next five years and thereafter:

For the year ended December 31,	MSRs		Other Intangibles		Total
2022	$	14,063	$	65,044	$	79,107
2023		12,760		59,840		72,600
2024		11,973		51,671		63,644
2025		11,035		36,895		47,930
2026		9,892		37,621		47,513
Thereafter		46,700		151,332		198,032
	$	106,423	$	402,403	$	508,826

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Note 11 - Goodwill

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Goodwill Disclosure [Text Block]

11. Goodwill

							Asia			Investment
	Americas			EMEA			Pacific			Management			Consolidated
Balance, December 31, 2019	$	220,410		$	257,333		$	92,327		$	379,151		$	949,221
Goodwill acquired during the year		117,984			-			-			-			117,984
Other items		-			-			150			-			150
Foreign exchange		(667	)		18,213			2,942			1,141			21,629
Balance, December 31, 2020		337,727			275,546			95,419			380,292			1,088,984
Goodwill acquired during the year		22,491			-			-			-			22,491
Other items		2			-			-			-			2
Foreign exchange		(275	)		(15,782	)		(3,401	)		(971	)		(20,429	)
Balance, December 31, 2021		359,945			259,764			92,018			379,321			1,091,048
Goodwill		386,216			263,076			92,018			379,321			1,120,631
Accumulated impairment loss		(26,271	)		(3,312	)		-			-			(29,583	)
	$	359,945		$	259,764		$	92,018		$	379,321		$	1,091,048

A test for goodwill impairment is required to be completed annually, in the Company’s case as of August 1, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate the asset might be impaired. No goodwill impairments were recorded in 2021 or 2020. The accumulated impairment loss reflects a goodwill impairment incurred in 2009.

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Note 12 - Long-term Debt

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Long-term Debt [Text Block]

12. Long-term debt

	As at December 31,
	2021		2020
Revolving Credit Facility	$	-	$	213,239
Senior Notes		529,089		255,790
Capital leases maturing at various dates through 2024		810		2,430
Other long-term debt maturing at various dates up to 2023		1,155		8,436
		531,054		479,895
Less: current portion		1,458		9,024
Long-term debt - non-current	$	529,596	$	470,871

The Company has a multi-currency senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) of $1,000,000. The Revolving Credit Facility has a 5-year term ending April 30, 2024, and bears interest at an applicable margin of 1.25% to 3.0% over floating reference rates, depending on financial leverage ratios. The weighted average interest rate on borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility was 1.7% in 2021 (2020 – 2.1%). The Revolving Credit Facility had $988,167 of available undrawn credit as at December 31, 2021 ($777,322 as at December 31, 2020). As of December 31, 2021, letters of credit in the amount of $11,833 were outstanding against the Revolving Credit Facility ($9,439 as at December 31, 2020). The Revolving Credit Facility requires a commitment fee of 0.25% to 0.6% of the unused portion, depending on certain leverage ratios. At any time during the term, the Company has the right to increase the Revolving Credit Facility by up to $250,000 on the same terms and conditions.

The Company has outstanding €210,000 of senior unsecured notes with a fixed interest rate of 2.23% (the “Senior Notes due 2028”), which are held by a group of institutional investors. The Senior Notes due 2028 have a maturity date of May 30, 2028.

On July 28, 2021, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement to issue US dollar and Euro fixed rate senior unsecured notes consisting of $150,000 of 3.02% and €125,000 of 1.52% notes due 2031 (the “Senior Notes due 2031”). The Senior Notes were placed privately and rank equally with Colliers’ senior unsecured revolving credit facility and existing senior unsecured Senior Notes due 2028. The proceeds of the issuances were received on October 7, 2021.

The Revolving Credit Facility, the Senior Notes due 2028, and the Senior Notes due 2031 rank equally in terms of seniority and have similar financial covenants. The Company is required to maintain financial covenants including leverage and interest coverage. The Company was in compliance with these covenants as of December 31, 2021. The Company is limited from undertaking certain mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions without prior approval.

The estimated aggregate amount of principal repayments on long-term debt required in each of the next five years ending December 31 and thereafter to meet the retirement provisions are as follows:

For the year ended December 31,
2022	$	1,458
2023		462
2024		45
2025		-
2026 and thereafter		529,089
	$	531,054

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Note 13 - Convertible Notes

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member]

Notes to Financial Statements

Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

13. Convertible notes

In May 2020, the Company issued $230,000 aggregate principal of 4.0% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes (the “Convertible Notes”) at par value. The Convertible Notes will mature on June 1, 2025, and bear interest of 4.0% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning on December 1, 2020. The Convertible Notes are accounted for entirely as debt as no portion of the proceeds is required to be accounted for as attributable to the conversion feature. The Convertible Notes are unsecured and subordinated to all of the Company’s existing and future secured indebtedness and are treated as equity for financial leverage calculations under the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility and Senior Notes.

The Convertible Notes may be converted at the holder’s option at any time prior to maturity into Subordinate Voting Shares based on an initial conversion rate of approximately 17.2507 Subordinate Voting Shares per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes, which represents an initial conversion price of $57.97 per Subordinate Voting Share. On December 7, 2021, the Company increased its semi-annual dividend on the outstanding Subordinate Voting Shares and Multiple Voting Shares from $0.05 to $0.15 per share. This modified the conversion rate to 17.2624 Subordinate Voting Shares per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes, which represents a conversion price of $57.93 per Subordinate Voting Share.

The Company, at its option, may also redeem the Convertible Notes, in whole or in part, on or after June 1, 2023, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, provided that the last reported trading price of the Subordinate Voting Shares for any 20 trading days in a consecutive 30 trading day period preceding the date of the notice of redemption is not less than 130% of the conversion price.

Subject to specified conditions, the Company may elect to repay some or all of the outstanding principal amount of the Convertible Notes, on maturity or redemption, through the issuance of Subordinate Voting Shares.

In connection with the issuance of the Convertible Notes, at the time, the Company incurred financing costs of $6,795 which are being amortized over five years using the effective interest rate method. For the year ended December 31, 2021, there was $1,257 of financing fee amortization included in interest expense within the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The effective interest rate on the Convertible Notes is approximately 4.7%.

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Note 14 - Warehouse Credit Facilities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Warehouse Credit Facilities [Member]

Notes to Financial Statements

Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

14. Warehouse credit facilities

The following table summarizes the Company’s mortgage warehouse credit facilities as at December 31, 2021:

		December 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
	Current	Maximum		Carrying		Maximum		Carrying
	Maturity	Capacity		Value		Capacity		Value
Facility A - LIBOR plus 1.60%	October 19, 2022	$	125,000	$	70,694	$	275,000	$	167,004
Facility B - SOFR plus 1.70%	On demand		125,000		49,860		125,000		51,014
Facility C - LIBOR plus 1.60%	April 27, 2022		150,000		42,357		-		-
		$	400,000	$	162,911	$	400,000	$	218,018

Colliers Mortgage LLC (“Colliers Mortgage”) has warehouse credit facilities which are used exclusively for the purpose of funding warehouse mortgages receivable. The warehouse credit facilities are recourse only to Colliers Mortgage, are revolving and are secured by warehouse mortgages financed on the facilities, if any.

On October 20, 2021, Colliers Mortgage entered into an amendment to the financing agreement for Facility A modifying the borrowing capacity to $125,000 and extending the maturity date to October 19, 2022.

On April 28, 2021, Colliers Mortgage entered into an additional financing agreement for Facility C with a borrowing capacity of $150,000. The maturity date is April 27, 2022, with an option to extend to April 27, 2023.

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Note 15 - AR Facility

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Accounts and Nontrade Receivable [Text Block]

15. AR Facility

In April 2019, the Company entered into a structured accounts receivable facility (the “AR Facility”). Under the AR Facility, certain of the Company's subsidiaries continuously sell trade accounts receivable and contract assets (the “Receivables”) to wholly owned special purpose entities at fair market value. The special purpose entities in turn sell the Receivables to a third-party financial institution (the “Purchaser”).

On April 26, 2021, the Company extended the term of the AR Facility by one year with a maturity date of April 25, 2022, and a committed availability of $125,000. As of December 31, 2021, the Company’s draw under the AR Facility was nil.

All transactions under the AR Facility are accounted for as a true sale in accordance with ASC 860, Transfers and Servicing (“ASC 860”). Following the sale of the Receivables to the Purchaser, the Receivables are legally isolated from the Company and its wholly owned special purpose entities. The AR Facility is recorded as a sale of accounts receivable, and accordingly sold receivables are derecognized from the consolidated balance sheet. The Company continues to service, administer and collect the Receivables on behalf of the Purchaser, and recognizes a servicing liability in accordance with ASC 860. The Company has elected the amortization method for subsequent measurement of the servicing liability, which is assessed for changes in the obligation at each reporting date. As of December 31, 2021, the servicing liability was nil.

The proceeds from the sale of these Receivables comprises of cash and a deferred purchase price (“Deferred Purchase Price” or “DPP”). The DPP asset is realized following the collection of Receivables sold to the Purchaser; however, due to the revolving nature of the AR Facility, collections are reinvested by the Purchaser monthly in new Receivable purchases. For the year ended December 31, 2021, Receivables sold under the AR Facility were $1,556,071 and cash collections from customers on Receivables sold were $1,503,971. As of December 31, 2021, the outstanding principal on trade accounts receivable, net of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, sold under the AR Facility was $149,832; and the outstanding principal on contract assets, current and non-current, sold under the AR Facility was $89,686. See note 24 for fair value information on the DPP.

For the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company recognized a loss related to Receivables sold of $71 (2020 - $142 loss) that was recorded in other expense in the consolidated statement of earnings. Based on the Company’s collection history, the fair value of the Receivables sold subsequent to the initial sale approximates carrying value.

The non-cash investing activities associated with the DPP for the year ended December 31, 2021, were $302,080.

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Note 16 - Variable Interest Entities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Variable Interest Entity Disclosure [Text Block]

16. Variable interest entities

The Company holds variable interests in certain Variable Interest Entities (“VIE”) in its Investment Management segment which are not consolidated as it was determined that the Company is not the primary beneficiary. The Company’s involvement with these entities is in the form of advisory fee arrangements and equity co-investments (typically 1%-2%).

The following table provides the maximum exposure to loss related to these non-consolidated VIEs:

	As at December 31,
	2021		2020
Equity accounted investments	$	16,550	$	6,158
Co-investment commitments		20,284		14,345
Maximum exposure to loss	$	36,834	$	20,503

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Note 17 - Redeemable Non-controlling Interests

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Noncontrolling Interest Disclosure [Text Block]

17. Redeemable non-controlling interests

The minority equity positions in the Company’s subsidiaries are referred to as redeemable non-controlling interests (“RNCI”). The RNCI are considered to be redeemable securities. Accordingly, the RNCI is recorded at the greater of (i) the redemption amount or (ii) the amount initially recorded as RNCI at the date of inception of the minority equity position. This amount is recorded in the “mezzanine” section of the balance sheet, outside of shareholders’ equity. Changes in the RNCI amount are recognized immediately as they occur. The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending RNCI amounts:

	2021			2020
Balance, January 1	$	442,375		$	359,150
RNCI share of earnings		50,739			27,550
RNCI redemption increment		99,316			15,843
Distributions paid to RNCI		(49,168	)		(33,293	)
Purchase of interests from RNCI		(24,371	)		(25,639	)
Sale of interests to RNCI		18,012			6,539
RNCI recognized on business acquisitions		-			92,225
Balance, December 31	$	536,903		$	442,375

The Company has shareholders’ agreements in place at each of its non-wholly owned subsidiaries. These agreements allow the Company to “call” the RNCI at a price determined with the use of a formula price, which is usually equal to a fixed multiple of average annual net earnings before income taxes, interest, depreciation, and amortization. The agreements also have redemption features which allow the owners of the RNCI to “put” their equity to the Company at the same price subject to certain limitations. The formula price is referred to as the redemption amount and may be paid in cash or in Subordinate Voting Shares. The redemption amount as of December 31, 2021, was $513,291 ( December 31, 2020 - $415,141). The redemption amount is lower than that recorded on the balance sheet as the formula price of certain RNCI are lower than the amount initially recorded at the inception of the minority equity position. If all put or call options were settled with Subordinate Voting Shares as at December 31, 2021, approximately 3,600,000 such shares would be issued.

Increases or decreases to the formula price of the underlying shares are recognized in the statement of earnings as the NCI redemption increment.

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Note 18 - Capital Stock

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

18. Capital stock

The authorized capital stock of the Company is as follows:

An unlimited number of Preferred Shares, issuable in series;

An unlimited number of Subordinate Voting Shares having one vote per share; and         

An unlimited number of Multiple Voting Shares having 20 votes per share, convertible at any time into Subordinate Voting Shares at a rate of one Subordinate Voting Share for each Multiple Voting Share outstanding.

The following table provides a summary of total capital stock issued and outstanding:

	Subordinate Voting Shares				Multiple Voting Shares				Total Common Shares
	Number		Amount		Number		Amount		Number		Amount
Balances as at:
December 31, 2020		38,863,742		457,620		1,325,694		373		40,189,436		457,993
December 31, 2021		42,729,050		851,794		1,325,694		373		44,054,744		852,167

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company declared dividends on its Common Shares of $0.20 per share (2020 - $0.10).

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Note 19 - Net Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

19. Net earnings (loss) per common share

The earnings per share calculation cannot be anti-dilutive, therefore diluted shares is not used in the denominator when the numerator is in a loss position.

Diluted EPS is calculated using the “if-converted” method of calculating earnings per share in relation to the Convertible Notes, which were issued on May 19, 2020. As such, the interest (net of income tax) on the Convertible Notes is added to the numerator and the additional shares issuable on conversion of the Convertible Notes are added to the denominator of the earnings per share calculation to determine if an assumed conversion is more dilutive than no assumption of conversion. The “if-converted” method is used if the impact of the assumed conversion is dilutive. The “if-converted” method is anti-dilutive for the year ended December 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020.

The following table reconciles the basic and diluted common shares outstanding:

	Year ended December 31,
(in thousands of US dollars, except share information)	2021			2020
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Company	$	(390,338	)	$	49,074
Adjusted numerator under the If-Converted Method	$	(390,338	)	$	49,074
Shares issued and outstanding at beginning of period		40,189,436			39,845,211
Weighted average number of shares:
Issued during the period		2,730,653			140,657
Weighted average number of shares used in computing basic earnings per share		42,920,089			39,985,868
Assumed exercise of stock options acquired under the Treasury Stock Method		-			193,296
Number of shares used in computing diluted earnings per share		42,920,089			40,179,164

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Note 20 - Stock-based Compensation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Text Block]

20. Stock-based compensation

The Company has a stock option plan for certain officers, key full-time employees and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries. Options are granted at the market price for the underlying shares on the day immediately prior to the date of grant. Each option vests over a four-year term, expires five years from the date granted and allows for the purchase of one Subordinate Voting Share. All Subordinate Voting Shares issued are new shares. As at December 31, 2021, there were 699,300 options available for future grants.

Grants under the Company’s stock option plan are equity-classified awards.

Stock option activity for the years ended December 31, 2021, and 2020 was as follows:

						Weighted average
				Weighted		remaining		Aggregate
	Number of			average		contractual life		intrinsic
	options			exercise price		(years)		value
Shares issuable under options - December 31, 2019		2,001,600		$	58.96
Granted		547,250			85.79
Exercised		(344,225	)		35.86
Forfeited		(14,500	)		70.07
Shares issuable under options - December 31, 2020		2,190,125		$	69.22
Granted		682,500			136.38
Exercised		(292,450	)		49.38
Forfeited		(29,300	)		80.15
Shares issuable under options - December 31, 2021		2,550,875		$	89.34		3.1	$	147,597
Options exercisable - December 31,2021		978,188		$	72.14		2.1	$	73,420

The Company incurred stock-based compensation expense related to these awards of $14,349 during the year ended December 31, 2021 (2020 - $9,628). As at December 31, 2021, the range of option exercise prices was $45.00 to $138.12 per share.

The following table summarizes information about option exercises:

	Year ended December 31,
	2021		2020
Number of options exercised		292,450		344,225
Aggregate fair value	$	32,808	$	25,919
Intrinsic value		14,440		13,576
Amount of cash received		18,367		12,343
Tax benefit recognized	$	937	$	102

As at December 31, 2021, there was $34,339 of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested awards which is expected to be recognized over the next four years. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the fair value of options vested was $11,986 (2020 - $7,841).

The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, utilizing the following weighted average assumptions:

	As at December 31,
	2021			2020
Risk free rate		0.8	%		0.2	%
Expected life in years		4.75			4.41
Expected volatility		39.4	%		36.5	%
Dividend yield		0.2	%		0.1	%
Weighted average fair value per option granted	$	46.12		$	28.33

The risk-free interest rate is based on the implied yield of a zero-coupon US Treasury bond with a term equal to the option’s expected term. The expected life in years represents the estimated period of time until exercise and is based on historical experience. The expected volatility is based on the historical prices of the Company’s shares over the previous four years.

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Note 21 - Long-term Incentive Arrangement

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Long-term Incentive Arrangement [Text Block]

21. Long-term incentive arrangement

On April 16, 2021, after receiving approval from 95% of disinterested shareholders, the Company settled the Management Services Agreement (the “MSA”), including the Long-Term Incentive Arrangement (the “LTIA”), originally entered into on February 1, 2004 between the Company, Jay S. Hennick (the Company’s Chairman & Chief Executive Officer) and Jayset Management CIG Inc., a corporation controlled by Mr. Hennick (the “Transaction”). In addition, the Transaction established an orderly timeline for the elimination of the Company’s dual class voting structure by no later than September 1, 2028. The Company, under the terms of the Transaction (a) paid US$96,200 (C$120,300) in cash and (b) issued a total of 3,572,858 Subordinate Voting Shares to an entity controlled by Mr. Hennick. The total purchase price was determined by applying the formula provided in the existing MSA for the LTIA using a price of US$106.40 per share (which is the volume weighted average price of the Subordinate Voting Shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange for the period from February 11, 2021, through to and including February 25, 2021, converted to US dollars). Subsequent to the completion of the Transaction, the MSA was terminated thereby eliminating the LTIA and all future fees and other entitlements owing thereafter. The settlement of the LTIA was considered a modification of a share-based payment arrangement, which was accounted for as compensation expense and presented separately as settlement of long-term incentive arrangement in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The net cash impact was included in operating activities in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

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Note 22 - Income Tax

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

22. Income tax

Income tax differs from the amounts that would be obtained by applying the combined statutory corporate income tax rate of Ontario, Canada to the respective year’s earnings before income tax. Differences result from the following items:

	Year ended December 31,
	2021			2020
Income tax expense using a combined statutory rate of 26.5% (2020 - 26.5%)	$	(40,292	)	$	36,181
Settlement of long-term incentive arrangement		125,061			-
Permanent differences		2,592			2,400
Tax effect of flow through entities		(8,660	)		(6,214	)
Adjustments to tax liabilities for prior periods		869			(246	)
Effect of changes in enacted tax rate in other jurisdictions		(76	)		428
Changes in liability for unrecognized tax benefits		(111	)		821
Stock-based compensation		2,891			2,085
Foreign, state, and provincial tax rate differential		(3,532	)		(3,075	)
Change in valuation allowance		2,407			5,233
Acquisition related costs and contingent consideration		1,970			2,173
Withholding taxes and other		2,391			2,260
Income tax expense	$	85,510		$	42,046

Earnings (loss) before income tax by jurisdiction comprise the following:

	Year ended December 31,
	2021			2020
Canada	$	(472,611	)	$	8,257
United States		158,448			53,111
Foreign		162,116			75,167
Total	$	(152,047	)	$	136,535

Income tax expense (recovery) comprises the following: 

	Year ended December 31,
	2021			2020
Current
Canada	$	3,832		$	3,309
United States		63,212			19,577
Foreign		56,003			32,344
		123,047			55,230
Deferred
Canada		912			2,154
United States		(31,291	)		(9,765	)
Foreign		(7,158	)		(5,573	)
		(37,537	)		(13,184	)
Total	$	85,510		$	42,046

The significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows: 

	As at December 31,
	2021			2020
Loss carryforwards and other credits	$	19,143		$	18,314
Expenses not currently deductible		44,012			33,442
Revenue not currently taxable		(6,223	)		(14,076	)
Stock-based compensation		543			526
Investments		21,782			10,696
Provision for doubtful accounts		9,078			8,308
Financing fees		(267	)		(325	)
Net unrealized foreign exchange losses		442			560
Depreciation and amortization		(58,793	)		(57,746	)
Operating leases		11,695			8,110
Less: valuation allowance		(15,281	)		(13,324	)
Net deferred tax (liabilities) assets	$	26,131		$	(5,515	)

As at December 31, 2021, the Company believes that it is more likely than not that its deferred tax assets of $68,502 will be realized based upon future income, consideration of net operating loss (“NOL”) limitations, earnings trends, and tax planning strategies. The amount of deferred tax assets considered realizable, however, could be reduced in the near term if estimates of future income are reduced.

The Company has pre-tax NOL carryforward balances as follows:

	Pre-tax loss carryforward				Pre-tax losses not recognized				Pre-tax losses recognized
	2021		2020		2021		2020		2021		2020
Canada	$	4,664	$	5,632	$	104	$	65	$	4,560	$	5,567
United States		1,395		3,059		926		924		469		2,135
Foreign		60,891		53,997		43,003		32,091		17,888		21,906

The Company has pre-tax capital loss carryforwards as follows:

	Pre-tax loss carryforward				Pre-tax losses not recognized				Pre-tax losses recognized
	2021		2020		2021		2020		2021		2020
Canada	$	1,796	$	1,922	$	1,796	$	1,922	$	-	$	-
United States		-		1,698		-		1,698		-		-
Foreign		6,483		6,876		6,483		6,876		-		-

These amounts above are available to reduce future, federal, state, and provincial income taxes in their respective jurisdictions. NOL carryforward balances attributable to Canada begin to expire in 2035. NOL carryforward balances attributable to the United States begin to expire in 2028. Foreign NOL carryforward balances begin to expire in 2022. The utilization of NOLs may be subject to certain limitations under federal, provincial, state or foreign tax laws.

Cumulative unremitted foreign earnings of US subsidiaries are $10,963 (2020 - nil). Cumulative unremitted foreign earnings of international subsidiaries (other than the US) approximated $106,830 as at December 31, 2021 (2020 - $117,897). The Company has not provided a deferred tax liability on the unremitted foreign earnings as it is management’s intent to permanently reinvest such earnings outside of Canada. In addition, any repatriation of such earnings would not be subject to significant Canadian or foreign taxes.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of the liability for unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

	2021			2020
Balance, January 1	$	2,344		$	1,468
Gross increases for tax positions of prior periods		151			908
Amount recognized on acquisitions		1,826			-
Reduction for lapses in applicable statutes of limitations		(262	)		(87	)
Foreign currency translation		(11	)		55
Balance, December 31	$	4,048		$	2,344

Of the $4,048 (2020 - $2,344) in gross unrecognized tax benefits, $4,048 (2020 - $2,344) would affect the Company’s effective tax rate if recognized. For the year-ended December 31, 2021, additional interest and penalties of $201 related to uncertain tax positions was accrued (2020 - $224). The Company reversed $69 of accrued interest and penalties related to positions lapsed in applicable statute of limitations in 2021 (2020 - $44). As of December 31, 2021, the Company had accrued $494 (2020 - $362) for potential income tax related interest and penalties.

Within the next twelve months, the Company believes it is reasonably possible that $43 of unrecognized tax benefits associated with uncertain tax positions may be reduced due to lapses in statutes of limitations.

The Company files tax returns in Canada and multiple foreign jurisdictions. The number of years with open tax audits varies depending on the tax jurisdiction. Generally, income tax returns filed with the Canada Revenue Agency and related provinces are open for four to seven years and income tax returns filed with the United States Internal Revenue Service and related states are open for three to five years. Tax returns for significant other jurisdictions in which the Company conducts business are generally open for four years. 

The Company does not currently expect any other material impact on earnings to result from the resolution of matters related to open taxation years, other than noted above. Actual settlements may differ from the amounts accrued. The Company has, as part of its analysis, made its current estimates based on facts and circumstances known to date and cannot predict changes in facts and circumstances that may affect its current estimates.

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Note 23 - Other Supplemental Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Additional Financial Information Disclosure [Text Block]

23. Other supplemental information

	Year ended December 31,
	2021		2020
Cash payments made during the year
Income tax, net of refunds	$	116,873	$	46,492
Interest		28,003		29,148
Non-cash financing activities
Dividends declared but not paid		6,608		2,009

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Note 24 - Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Financial Instruments Disclosure [Text Block]

24. Financial instruments

Concentration of credit risk

The Company is subject to credit risk with respect to its cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, unbilled revenues, other receivables and advisor loans receivable. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to cash and cash equivalents are limited by the use of multiple large and reputable banks. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to receivables are limited due to the large number of entities comprising the Company’s customer base and their dispersion across different service lines in various countries.

Foreign currency risk

Foreign currency risk is related to the portion of the Company’s business transactions denominated in currencies other than US dollars. A significant portion of revenue is generated by the Company’s Canadian, Australian, UK and Euro currency operations. The Company’s head office expenses are incurred primarily in Canadian dollars which are hedged by Canadian dollar denominated revenue.

Fluctuations in foreign currencies impact the amount of total assets and liabilities that are reported for foreign subsidiaries upon the translation of these amounts into US dollars. In particular, the amount of cash, working capital, goodwill and intangibles held by these subsidiaries is subject to translation variance caused by changes in foreign currency exchange rates as of the end of each respective reporting period (the offset to which is recorded to accumulated other comprehensive income on the consolidated balance sheets).

Interest rate risk

The Company utilizes an interest rate risk management strategy that may use interest rate hedging contracts from time to time. The Company’s specific goals are to: (i) manage interest rate sensitivity by modifying the characteristics of its debt and (ii) lower the long-term cost of its borrowed funds.

Fair values of financial instruments

The following table provides the financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value measured on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2021:

	Carrying value at		Fair value measurements
	December 31, 2021		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Cash equivalents	$	3,942	$	3,942	$	-	$	-
Equity securities		11,917		11,760		157		-
Debt securities		8,381		-		8,381		-
Mortgage derivative assets		10,813		-		10,813		-
Warehouse receivables		174,717		-		174,717		-
Deferred Purchase Price on AR Facility		238,836		-		-		238,836
Total assets	$	448,606	$	15,702	$	194,068	$	238,836
Liabilities
Mortgage derivative liability	$	1,564	$	-	$	1,564	$	-
Interest rate swap liability		2,975		-		2,975		-
Contingent consideration liability		154,671		-		-		154,671
Total liabilities	$	159,210	$	-	$	4,539	$	154,671

There were no significant non-recurring fair value measurements recorded during the quarter ended December 31, 2021.

Cash equivalents

Cash equivalents include highly liquid investments with original maturities of less than three months. Actively traded cash equivalents where a quoted price is readily available are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Financial instruments and other inventory positions owned

The Company records financial instruments and other inventory positions owned at fair value on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These financial instruments are valued based on observable market data that may include quoted market prices dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, the U.S. treasury yield curve, trading levels, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information and the instruments’ terms and conditions and are classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Certain investments in equity securities where quoted prices are readily available are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The Company increases or decreases its investment each reporting period by the change in the fair value of the investment reported in net earnings on the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

Mortgage-related derivatives

The fair value of interest rate lock commitments and forward sale commitments are derivatives and considered Level 2 valuations. Fair value measurements for both interest rate lock commitments and forward sales commitment consider observable market data, particularly changes in interest rates. In the case of interest rate lock commitments, the fair value measurement also considers the expected net cash flows associated with the servicing of the loans or the fair value of MSRs. However, the Company has evaluated the impact of the fair value of the MSRs on the fair value of the derivatives and they do not have a significant impact on the derivative fair values. The Company also considers the impact of counterparty non-performance risk when measuring the fair value of these derivatives. Given the credit quality of the Company’s counterparties, the short duration of interest rate lock commitments and forward sales contracts and the Company’s historical experience, the risk of nonperformance by the counterparties does not have a significant impact on the determination of fair value.

Warehouse receivables

As at December 31, 2021, all of the Company’s mortgage warehouse receivables were under commitment to be purchased by a GSE or by a qualifying investor. These assets are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy as a substantial majority of the inputs are readily observable.

AR Facility deferred purchase price (“DPP”)

The Company recorded a DPP under its AR Facility. The DPP represents the difference between the fair value of the Receivables sold and the cash purchase price and is recognized at fair value as part of the sale transaction. The DPP is remeasured each reporting period in order to account for activity during the period, including the seller’s interest in any newly transferred Receivables, collections on previously transferred Receivables attributable to the DPP and changes in estimates for credit losses. Changes in the DPP attributed to changes in estimates for credit losses are expected to be immaterial, as the underlying Receivables are short-term and of high credit quality. The DPP is valued using Level 3 inputs, primarily discounted cash flows, with the significant inputs being discount rates ranging from 2.5% to 5.0% depending upon the aging of the Receivables. See note 15 for information on the AR Facility.

Changes in the fair value of the DPP comprises the following:

	2021			2020
Balance, January 1	$	87,957		$	69,873
Additions to DPP		306,088			68,017
Collections on DPP		(151,202	)		(51,994	)
Fair value adjustment		(71	)		(142	)
Foreign exchange and other		(3,937	)		2,203
Balance, December 31	$	238,835		$	87,957

Interest rate swaps

In April 2017, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements to convert the LIBOR floating interest rate on $100,000 of US dollar denominated debt into a fixed interest rate of 1.897% plus the applicable margin. In December 2018, the Company entered into additional interest rate swap agreements to convert the LIBOR floating interest rate on $100,000 of US dollar denominated debt into a fixed interest rate of 2.7205% plus the applicable margin. The swaps have maturity dates of January 18, 2022, and April 30, 2023, respectively. The interest rate swaps are measured at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets.

At the inception of the interest rate swaps, the Company designated each swap as a cash flow hedge. From inception until June 30, 2021, each of the swaps were determined to be effective with changes in the fair value recognized to accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss).

On July 1, 2021, the Company dedesignated both hedging relationships. Gains or losses related to changes in the fair value of the swaps after July 1, 2021, are reported in interest expense on the consolidated statements of earnings.

As at June 30, 2021, $5,595 of cumulative losses were reported in accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss). This accumulated other comprehensive loss will be recognized to interest expense commensurate with when the forecasted cash flows originally designated as a hedge affect earnings, or earlier if it is probable these forecasted cash flows will not occur. In the six months ended December 31, 2021, $2,260 of the accumulated other comprehensive loss was included in interest expense on the consolidated statements of earnings.

Contingent acquisition consideration

The inputs to the measurement of the fair value of contingent consideration related to acquisitions are Level 3 inputs. The fair value measurements were made using a discounted cash flow model; significant model inputs were expected future operating cash flows (determined with reference to each specific acquired business) and discount rates (which range from 2.1% to 8.8%, with a weighted average of 4.6%). The wide range of discount rates is attributable to level of risk related to economic growth factors combined with the length of the contingent payment periods; and the dispersion was driven by unique characteristics of the businesses acquired and the respective terms for these contingent payments. A 2% increase in the weighted average discount rate would reduce the fair value of contingent consideration by $1,400.

Changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration liability comprises the following:

	2021			2020
Balance, January 1	$	115,643		$	84,993
Amounts recognized on acquisitions		2,249			23,717
Fair value adjustments (note 6)		42,686			23,393
Resolved and settled in cash		(5,539	)		(17,249	)
Other		(368	)		789
Balance, December 31	$	154,671		$	115,643
Less: current portion	$	120,246		$	5,802
Non-current portion	$	34,425		$	109,841

The carrying amounts for cash, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, advisor loans, other receivables and accrued liabilities approximate their estimated fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments, unless otherwise indicated. The carrying value of the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility and other short-term borrowings approximate their estimated fair value due to their short-term nature and variable interest rate terms. The inputs to the measurement of the fair value of non-current receivables, advisor loans and long-term debt are Level 3 inputs. The fair value measurements were made using a net present value approach; significant model inputs were expected future cash outflows and discount rates.

The following are estimates of the fair values for other financial instruments:

	December 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	amount		value		amount		value
Senior Notes	$	529,089	$	548,440	$	255,790	$	275,928
Convertible Notes		225,214		590,193		223,957		353,638

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Note 25 - Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

25. Commitments and Contingencies

Purchase commitments

Minimum contractual purchase commitments for the years ended December 31 are as follows:

Year ended December 31,
2022	$	14,016
2023		12,202
2024		11,805
2025		13,344
2026		9,088
Thereafter		3,269
	$	63,724

Acquisition Commitments

In October 2021, the Company entered into agreements to acquire controlling interests in Antirion SGR S.p.A. and the Colliers Italy affiliate (which collectively consists of Colliers International Italia S.p.A., Colliers Real Estate Services Italia S.R.L. and Colliers Real Estate Management Services S.R.L.). The Company entered into agreements to acquire controlling interest in Basalt Infrastructure Partners, LLP in January 2022. It is expected that the acquisitions will be accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations. The transactions are expected to close in the first quarter and second half of 2022, respectively, subject to applicable closing conditions including regulatory approval and closing adjustments, for an aggregate initial cash purchase price of $364,436.

Claims and Litigation

In the normal course of operations, the Company is subject to routine claims and litigation incidental to its business. Litigation currently pending or threatened against the Company includes disputes with former employees and commercial liability claims related to services provided by the Company. The Company believes resolution of such proceedings, combined with amounts set aside, will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or the results of operations.

Contingencies associated with US government sponsored enterprises

Colliers Mortgage is a lender in the Fannie Mae DUS Program. Commitments for the origination and subsequent sale and delivery of loans to Fannie Mae represent those mortgage loan transactions where the borrower has locked an interest rate and scheduled closing and the Company has entered into a mandatory delivery commitment to sell the loan to Fannie Mae. As discussed in note 24, the Company accounts for these commitments as derivatives recorded at fair value.

Colliers Mortgage is obligated to share in losses, if any, related to mortgages originated under the DUS Program. These obligations expose the Company to credit risk on mortgage loans for which the Company is providing underwriting, servicing, or other services under the DUS Program. Net losses on defaulted loans are shared with Fannie Mae based upon established loss-sharing ratios, and typically, the Company is subject to sharing up to one-third of incurred losses on loans originated under the DUS Program. As of December 31, 2021, the Company has funded and sold loans subject to such loss sharing obligations with an aggregate unpaid principal balance of approximately $4,432,000. As at December 31, 2021, the Loss Reserve was $15,807 ( December 31, 2020 - $15,194) and was included within Other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Pursuant to its licenses with Fannie Mae, Ginnie Mae and HUD, Colliers Mortgage is required to maintain certain standards for capital adequacy which include minimum net worth and liquidity requirements. If it is determined at any time that Colliers Mortgage fails to maintain appropriate capital adequacy, the licensor reserves the right to terminate the Company’s servicing authority for all or some of the portfolio. At December 31, 2021, Colliers Mortgage was in compliance with all such requirements.

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Note 26 - Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]

26. Related party transactions

As at December 31, 2021, the Company had $4,022 of loans receivable from non-controlling shareholders (2020 - $3,356). The majority of the loans receivable represent amounts assumed in connection with acquisitions and amounts issued to non-controlling interests to finance the sale of non-controlling interests in subsidiaries to senior managers. The loans are of varying principal amounts and interest rates which range from nil to 4.0%. These loans are due on demand or mature on various dates up to 2028 but are open for repayment without penalty at any time.

See note 21 for discussion of the settlement of the Management Services Agreement between the Company and Jay S. Hennick, its CEO.

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Note 27 - Revenue

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Text Block]

27. Revenue

Disaggregated revenue

Colliers has disaggregated its revenue from contracts with customers by type of service and operating segment as presented in the following table.

					Asia		Investment
	Americas		EMEA		Pacific		Management		Corporate		Consolidated
Year ended December 31,
2021
Leasing	$	729,050	$	145,422	$	126,211	$	-	$	-	$	1,000,683
Capital Markets		838,678		190,525		207,040		-		-		1,236,243
Property services		638,741		196,491		227,183		-		-		1,062,415
Valuation and advisory		214,665		134,489		98,323		-		7		447,484
IM - Advisory and other		-		-		-		217,864		-		217,864
IM - Incentive Fees		-		-		-		35,026		-		35,026
Other		68,083		5,810		14,904		-		617		89,414
Total Revenue	$	2,489,217	$	672,737	$	673,661	$	252,890	$	624	$	4,089,129
2020
Leasing	$	495,597	$	107,947	$	82,917	$	-	$	21	$	686,482
Capital Markets		460,224		136,479		104,201		-		-		700,904
Property services		471,377		162,853		200,727		-		-		834,957
Valuation and advisory		162,672		104,498		71,463		-		-		338,633
IM - Advisory and other		-		-		-		168,404		-		168,404
IM - Incentive Fees		-		-		-		4,190		-		4,190
Other		36,502		4,730		11,324		-		731		53,287
Total Revenue	$	1,626,372	$	516,507	$	470,632	$	172,594	$	752	$	2,786,857

Revenue associated with the Company’s debt finance and loan servicing operations are outside the scope of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). In the year ended December 31, 2021, $138,641 of revenue, was excluded from the scope of ASC 606 (2020 - $75,975). These revenues were included entirely within the Americas segment within Capital Markets and Other revenue.

Contract balances

The Company had contract assets totaling $78,941 of which $71,294 was current (2020 - $66,436 of which $61,101 was current). During the year ended December 31, 2021, substantially all of the current contract assets were either moved to accounts receivable or sold under the AR Facility (Note 15).

The Company had contract liabilities (all current) totaling $30,397 (2020 - $21,076). Revenue recognized for the year ended December 31, 2021, totaled $19,076 (2020 - $22,338) that was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the year.

Certain constrained brokerage fees, outsourcing & advisory fees and investment management fees may arise from services that began in a prior reporting period. Consequently, a portion of the fees the Company recognizes in the current period may be partially related to the services performed in prior periods. Typically, less than 5% of brokerage revenue recognized in a period had previously been constrained and substantially all investment management incentive fees, including carried interest, recognized in the period were previously constrained.

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Note 28 - Segmented Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

28. Segmented information

Operating segments

Colliers has identified four reportable operating segments. Three segments are grouped geographically into Americas, Asia Pacific and EMEA. The Investment Management segment operates in the Americas and EMEA. The groupings are based on the manner in which the segments are managed. Management assesses each segment’s performance based on operating earnings or operating earnings before depreciation and amortization. Corporate includes the costs of global administrative functions, the corporate head office and for the year ended December 31, 2021, also the settlement of the LTIA (see note 21).

Included in segment total assets at December 31, 2021 are investments in non-consolidated subsidiaries accounted for under the equity method: Americas $2,324 (2020 - $3,147), EMEA $1,599 (2020 - $1,550) and Investment Management $18,567 (2020 - $7,518). The reportable segment information excludes intersegment transactions.

					Asia		Investment
	Americas		EMEA		Pacific		Management		Corporate			Consolidated
Year ended December 31, 2021
Revenues	$	2,489,217	$	672,737	$	673,661	$	252,890	$	624		$	4,089,129
Depreciation and amortization		80,210		22,868		10,471		27,691		3,854			145,094
Operating earnings (loss)		233,788		59,606		82,023		63,659		(570,577	)		(131,501	)
Equity earnings		2,352		65		-		3,773		-			6,190
Other income, net													5,083
Interest expense, net													(31,819	)
Income tax expense													(85,510	)
Net earnings												$	(237,557	)
Total assets	$	1,740,447	$	757,980	$	387,564	$	774,845	$	212,894		$	3,873,730
Total additions to fixed assets, intangible assets and goodwill		92,059		8,747		3,245		2,861		2,461			109,373

					Asia		Investment
	Americas		EMEA		Pacific		Management		Corporate			Consolidated
Year ended December 31, 2020
Revenues	$	1,626,372	$	516,507	$	470,632	$	172,594	$	752		$	2,786,857
Depreciation and amortization		56,667		22,391		14,616		27,464		4,768			125,906
Operating earnings (loss)		121,371		8,336		45,221		40,738		(51,088	)		164,578
Equity earnings		1,469		75		-		1,181		193			2,919
Other income, net													(13	)
Interest expense, net													(30,949	)
Income tax expense													(42,046	)
Net earnings												$	94,489
Total assets	$	1,640,046	$	648,557	$	384,001	$	694,270	$	(74,707	)	$	3,292,167
Total additions to fixed assets, intangible assets and goodwill		357,187		8,194		4,593		3,669		2,255			375,898

Geographic information

Revenues in each geographic region are reported by customer locations.

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
	2021		2020
United States
Revenues	$	2,232,277	$	1,432,288
Total long-lived assets		1,442,476		1,378,648
Canada
Revenues	$	437,307	$	304,039
Total long-lived assets		81,897		82,520
Euro currency countries
Revenues	$	343,364	$	280,853
Total long-lived assets		269,104		306,472
Australia
Revenues	$	320,959	$	190,106
Total long-lived assets		72,572		84,758
United Kingdom
Revenues	$	170,896	$	135,572
Total long-lived assets		70,968		79,738
China
Revenues	$	108,898	$	90,390
Total long-lived assets		9,908		8,316
Other
Revenues	$	475,428	$	353,609
Total long-lived assets		167,225		176,217
Consolidated
Revenues	$	4,089,129	$	2,786,857
Total long-lived assets		2,114,150		2,116,669

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Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block]

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The most significant estimates are related to the judgments used to determine the timing and amount of revenue recognition, recoverability of goodwill and intangible assets, determination of fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations, estimated fair value of contingent consideration related to acquisitions, quantification of uncertain tax positions, recoverability of deferred tax assets, determination of the fair value of capitalized mortgage servicing rights and derivative financial instruments, and current expected credit losses on financial assets including collectability of accounts receivable and allowance for loss sharing obligations. Actual results could be materially different from these estimates.

Significant accounting policies are summarized as follows:

Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Principles of consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its majority-owned subsidiaries and those variable interest entities where the Company is the primary beneficiary. Where the Company does not have a controlling interest but has the ability to exert significant influence, the equity method of accounting is used.  Inter-company transactions and accounts are eliminated on consolidation.

When applying the principles of consolidation, the Company begins by determining whether an investee is a variable interest entity (“VIE”) or a voting interest entity (“VOE”). Assessing whether an entity is a VIE or a VOE involves judgment and analysis. Factors considered in this assessment include the entity’s legal organization, the entity’s capital structure and equity ownership, and any related party or de facto agent implications of the Company’s involvement with the entity.

VOEs are embodied by common and traditional corporate and certain partnership structures. For VOEs, the interest holder with control through majority ownership and majority voting rights consolidates the entity.

For VIEs, identification of the primary beneficiary determines the accounting treatment. In evaluating whether the Company is the primary beneficiary, it evaluates its direct and indirect economic interests in the entity. A reporting entity is determined to be the primary beneficiary if it holds a controlling financial interest in the VIE. Determining which reporting entity, if any, has a controlling financial interest in a VIE is primarily a qualitative approach focused on identifying which reporting entity has both (1) the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact such entity’s economic performance and (2) the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from such entity that could potentially be significant to such entity.

The primary beneficiary analysis is performed at the inception of the Company’s investment and upon the occurrence of a reconsideration event. When the Company determines it is the primary beneficiary of a VIE, it consolidates the VIE; when it is determined that the Company is not the primary beneficiary of the VIE, the investment in the VIE is accounted for at fair value or under the equity method, based upon an election made at the time of investment.

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash equivalents consist of short-term interest-bearing securities and money market mutual funds. These cash equivalents are readily convertible into cash and the interest-bearing securities have original maturities at the date of purchase of three months or less. The Company also maintains custodial escrow accounts, agency and fiduciary funds relating to its debt finance operations and as an agent for its property management operations. These amounts are not included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as they are not assets of the Company.

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Restricted cash

Restricted cash consists primarily of cash amounts set aside to satisfy legal or contractual requirements arising in the normal course of business, primarily at Colliers Mortgage.

Receivable [Policy Text Block]

Receivables and allowance for credit losses

Accounts receivables are recorded when the Company has a right to payment within customary payment terms or it recognizes a contract asset if revenue is recognized prior to when payment is due. From the point of initial recognition, the carrying value of such receivables and contract assets, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, represents their estimated net realizable value after deducting for potential credit losses. The Company’s expected loss allowance methodology uses historical collection experience, the current status of customers’ accounts receivable and considers both current and expected future economic and market conditions. Due to the short-term nature of such receivables, the estimate of accounts receivable that may be collected is based on the aging of the receivable balances and the financial condition of customers. Additionally, specific allowance amounts are established to record the appropriate provision for customers that have a higher probability of default. The allowances are then reviewed on a quarterly basis to ensure that they are appropriate. After all collection efforts have been exhausted by management, the outstanding balance considered not collectible is written off against the allowance.

In some cases, the Company may record a receivable or a contract asset which corresponds with payables which the Company is only obligated to pay upon collection of the receivable (“Reimbursable Receivables”). These Reimbursable Receivables correspond with commissions payable, payables to facilitate collection from the customer and make payments to subcontractors or relate to collection from tenants for payment to the landlord. These corresponding payables are typically satisfied on a pay-when-paid basis. In relation to Reimbursable Receivables, an allowance is only recorded to the extent that the Company will incur credit losses.

Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Fixed assets

Fixed assets are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. The costs of additions and improvements are capitalized, while maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Fixed assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset group may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recorded to the extent the carrying amount exceeds the estimated fair value of an asset group. Fixed assets are depreciated over their estimated useful lives as follows:

Buildings	20 to 40 years straight-line
Vehicles	3 to 5 years straight-line
Furniture and equipment	3 to 10 years straight-line
Computer equipment and software	3 to 5 years straight-line
Leasehold improvements	term of the lease to a maximum of 10 years

Investment, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Investments

Equity accounted investments

For equity investments where it does not control the investee, and where it is not the primary beneficiary of a VIE but can exert significant influence over the financial and operating policies of the investee the Company utilizes the equity method of accounting. The evaluation of whether the Company exerts control or significant influence over the financial and operation policies of the investees requires significant judgement based on the facts and circumstances surrounding each individual investment. Factors considered in these evaluations may include the type of investment, the legal structure of the investee, any influence the Company may have on the governing board of the investee.

The Company’s equity accounted investees that are investment companies record their underlying investments at fair value. Therefore, under the equity method of accounting, the Company’s share of the investee’s underlying net income predominantly represents fair value adjustments in the investments held by the equity method investees.

The Company’s share of the investee’s underlying net income or loss is based upon the most currently available information, which may precede the date of the consolidated statement of financial condition and is realized in other (income) expense. Distributions received reduce the Company’s carrying value of the investee.

Investments in debt and equity securities

The Company invests in debt and equity securities primarily in relation to its wholly owned captive insurance company and Colliers Securities, a broker-dealer licensed under the Securities and Exchange Commission and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). These investments are accounted for at fair value with changes recorded in net earnings (loss).

Derivatives, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Financial instruments and derivatives

Certain loan commitments and forward sales commitments related to the Company’s warehouse receivables meet the definition of a derivative and are recorded at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets upon the execution of the commitment to originate a loan with a borrower and to sell the loan to an investor, with a corresponding amount recognized as revenue in the consolidated statements of earnings. The estimated fair value of loan commitments includes the value of loan origination fees and premiums on anticipated sale of the loan, net of related costs and broker fees, a loss sharing reserve, the fair value of the expected net cash flows associated with servicing of the loan, and the effects of interest rate movements. The estimated fair value of the forward sales commitments includes the effects of interest rate movements. Adjustments to the fair value related to loan commitments and forward sale commitments are included within Capital Markets revenue on the consolidated statements of earnings.

From time to time, the Company may use interest rate swaps to hedge a portion of its interest rate exposure on long-term debt. Hedge accounting is applied, and swaps are carried at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets, with gains or losses recognized in interest expense. The carrying value of the hedged item is adjusted for changes in fair value attributable to the hedged interest rate risk; the associated gain or loss is recognized currently in earnings and the unrealized gain or loss is recognized in other comprehensive income. If swaps are terminated and the underlying item is not, the resulting gain or loss is deferred and recognized over the remaining life of the underlying item using the effective interest method. In addition, the Company may enter into short-term foreign exchange contracts to lower its cost of borrowing, to which hedge accounting is not applied.

Derivative financial instruments are recorded on the consolidated balance sheets as other assets or other liabilities and carried at fair value. See note 25 for additional information on derivative financial instruments.

Fair Value Measurement, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Fair value

The Company uses the fair value measurement framework for financial assets and liabilities and for non-financial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value on a non-recurring basis. The framework defines fair value, gives guidance for measurement and disclosure, and establishes a three-level hierarchy for observable and unobservable inputs used to measure fair value. An asset or liability’s classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels are as follows:

Level 1    – Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

Level 2    – Observable market-based inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

Level 3    – Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data, which requires the Company to develop its own assumptions

Convertible Notes [Policy Text Block]

Convertible notes

The Company issued Convertible Notes in May 2020 (see note 13). The Convertible Notes are accounted for entirely as debt as no portion of the proceeds is required to be accounted for as attributable to the conversion feature. Interest on the Convertible Notes is recorded as interest expense. Financing fees are amortized over the life of the Convertible Notes as additional non-cash interest expense utilizing the effective interest method.

The earnings per share impact of the Convertible Notes is calculated using the “if-converted” method, if dilutive, where coupon interest expense, net of tax, is added to the numerator and the number of potentially issuable subordinate voting shares is added to the denominator.

Deferred Charges, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Financing fees

Financing fees related to the Revolving Credit Facility are recorded as an asset and amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method. Financing fees related to the Senior Notes and Convertible Notes are recorded as a reduction of the debt amount and are amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method.

Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties Policies [Policy Text Block]

Financial guarantees and allowance for loss sharing obligations

For certain loans originated and sold under the Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (“DUS”) Program the Company undertakes an obligation to partially guarantee performance of the loan typically up to one-third of any losses on loans originated.

When the Company commits to making a loan to a borrower, it recognizes a liability equal to the estimated fair value of this loss sharing obligation (the “Loss Reserve”), which reduces the gain on sale of the loan reported in Capital Markets revenue.

In accordance with ASC 326, the Company estimates the credit losses expected over the life of the credit exposure related to this loss sharing obligation and performs a quarterly analysis of the Loss Reserve. The Company evaluates the Loss Reserve on an individual loan basis and the evaluation models consider the specific details of the underlying property used as collateral, such as occupancy and financial performance. The models also analyze historical losses, current and expected economic conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Changes to the Loss Reserve are recognized as an expense. For the period ended December 31, 2021, the analysis incorporated specific economic conditions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. See note 25 for further information on the DUS Program and the loss-sharing obligation.

Financing Receivable, Held-for-sale [Policy Text Block]

Warehouse receivables

The Company originates held for sale mortgage loans with commitments to sell to third party investors. These loans are referred to as warehouse receivables and are funded directly to borrowers by the warehouse credit facilities. The facilities are generally repaid within 45 days when the loans are transferred while the Company retains the servicing rights. The Company elects the fair value option for warehouse receivables.

Mortgage Servicing Rights [Policy Text Block]

Mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”)

MSRs, or the rights to service mortgage loans for others, result from the sale or securitization of loans originated by the Company and are recognized as intangible assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company initially recognizes MSRs based on the fair value of these rights on the date the loans are sold. Subsequent to initial recognition, MSRs are amortized and carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. They are amortized in proportion to and over the estimated period that net servicing income is expected to be received based on projections and timing of estimated future net cash flows.

In connection with the origination and sale of mortgage loans for which the Company retains servicing rights, an asset or liability is recognized based upon the fair value of the MSR on the date that the loans are sold. Upon origination of a mortgage loan held for sale, the fair value of the retained MSR is included in the forecasted proceeds from the anticipated loan sale and results in a net gain (which is reflected in Capital Markets revenue).

MSRs do not actively trade in an open market with readily observable prices; therefore, fair value is determined based on certain assumptions and judgments. The valuation model incorporates assumptions including contractual servicing fee income, interest on escrow deposits, discount rates, the cost of servicing, prepayment rates, delinquencies, the estimated life of servicing cash flows and ancillary income and late fees. The assumptions used are subject to change based upon changes to estimates of future cash flows and interest rates, among other things. The key assumptions used during the years ended December 31, 2021, in measuring fair value were as follows:

	As at December 31,
	2021
Discount rate		11.4	%
Conditional prepayment rate		4.4	%

As at December 31, 2021, the estimated fair value of MSRs was $126,162. See note 10 for the current carrying value of the MSR assets. The MSRs are evaluated quarterly for impairment through a comparison of the carrying amount and fair value of the MSRs, and recognized with the establishment of a valuation allowance or an impairment if determined to be other than temporary. Other than write-offs due to prepayments of sold Warehouse receivables where servicing rights have been retained, there have been no instances of impairment since acquiring Colliers Mortgage.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Goodwill, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Goodwill and intangible assets

Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination and is not subject to amortization.

Intangible assets are recorded at fair value on the date they are acquired. Indefinite life intangible assets are not subject to amortization. Where lives are finite, they are amortized over their estimated useful lives as follows:

Customer lists and relationships	straight-line over 4 to 20 years
Investment management contracts	straight-line over 5 to 15 years
Trademarks and trade names	straight-line over 2 to 10 years
Franchise rights	straight-line over 2 to 15 years
Management contracts and other	straight-line over life of contract ranging from 2 to 10 years
Backlog	as underlying backlog transactions are completed

The Company reviews the carrying value of finite life intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset group may not be recoverable from the estimated future cash flows expected to result from their use and eventual disposition. If the sum of the undiscounted expected future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset group, an impairment loss is recognized. Measurement of the impairment loss is based on the excess of the carrying amount of the asset group over the fair value calculated using discounted expected future cash flows.

Goodwill and indefinite life intangible assets are tested for impairment annually, on August 1, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate the asset might be impaired, in which case the carrying amount of the asset is written down to fair value.

Impairment of goodwill is tested at the reporting unit level. The Company has four distinct reporting units. Impairment is tested by first assessing qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. Where it is determined to be more likely than not that its fair value is greater than its carrying amount, then no further testing is required. Where the qualitative analysis is not sufficient to support that the fair value exceeds the carrying amount then a quantitative goodwill impairment test is performed. The quantitative test compares the reporting unit’s carrying amount, including goodwill with the estimated fair value of the reporting unit. The fair values of the reporting units are estimated using a discounted cash flow approach. The fair value measurement is classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the difference is reported as an impairment loss. Certain assumptions are used to determine the fair value of the reporting units, the most sensitive of which are estimated future cash flows and the discount rate applied to future cash flows. Changes in these assumptions could result in a materially different fair value.

Impairment of indefinite life intangible assets is tested by comparing the carrying amount to the estimated fair value on an individual intangible asset basis.

Consolidation, Subsidiaries or Other Investments, Consolidated Entities, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Redeemable non-controlling interests

Redeemable non-controlling interests (“RNCI”) are recorded at the greater of (i) the redemption amount or (ii) the amount initially recorded as RNCI at the date of inception of the minority equity position. This amount is recorded in the “mezzanine” section of the balance sheet, outside of shareholders’ equity. Changes in the RNCI amount are recognized immediately as they occur.

Revenue [Policy Text Block]

Revenue recognition and unearned revenues

Revenue is recognized upon transfer of control of promised products or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for those products or services. The Company enters into contracts that can include various combinations of services, which are capable of being distinct and accounted for as separate performance obligations. Revenue is recognized net of any taxes collected from customers, which are subsequently remitted to governmental authorities.

(a) Nature of services

The Company has determined that control of real estate sales brokerage services rendered transfer to a customer when a sale and purchase agreement becomes unconditional. Leasing services rendered transfer to a customer when a lease between the landlord and the tenant is executed. At these points in time the customer has received substantially all of the benefit of the services provided by the Company. The transaction price is typically associated with the underlying asset involved in the transaction, most commonly a percentage of the sales price or the aggregate rental payments over the term of the lease which are generally known when revenue is recognized.

Other Capital Market revenues are recorded when the Company’s performance obligation is satisfied. Although the performance obligation varies based upon the contractual terms of the transaction or service, the performance obligation is generally recognized at the point in time when a defined outcome is satisfied, including completion of financing or closing of a transaction. At this time, the Company has transferred control of the promised service and the customer obtains control.

Revenues from the Company’s debt finance operations, included in Capital Markets revenue, are excluded from the scope of ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). Revenue is recognized and a derivative asset is recorded upon the commitment to originate a loan with a borrower and corresponding sale to an investor. The derivative asset is recognized at fair value and includes the fair value of the contractual loan origination, related fees and sale premium, the estimated fair value of the expected net cash flows associated with the servicing of the loan. Debt finance revenue also includes changes to the fair value of loan commitments, forward sale commitments and loans held for sale that occur during their respective holding periods. Upon sale of the loans, no gains or losses are recognized as such loans are recorded at fair value during the holding periods. MSRs and guarantee obligations are recognized as assets and liabilities, respectively, upon the sale of the loans.

Outsourcing & Advisory services including those provided in relation to property management, project management and engineering & design transfer to the customer over time as the services are performed and revenue from providing these services is recognized in the accounting period in which the services are rendered. For fixed-price contracts, revenue is recognized based upon the actual labor hours spent relative to the total expected labor hours or the project costs incurred relative to the total project costs. For some projects certain obligations that are representative of the work completed may be used as an alternative to recognize revenue. The use of labor hours or overall project costs is dependent upon the input that best represents the progress of the work completed in relation to the specific contract. For cost-reimbursable and hourly-fee contracts, revenue is recognized in the amount to which the Company has a right to invoice.

For other advisory services, including valuation and appraisal review, the customer is unable to benefit from the services until the work is substantially complete, revenue is recognized upon delivery of materials to the customer because this faithfully represents when the service has been rendered. For most fixed fee consulting assignments, revenue is recognized based upon the actual service provided to the end of the reporting period as a proportion of the total services to be provided.

Loan servicing revenues are recognized over the contractual service period. Loan servicing fees related to retained MSRs are governed by ASC 820 and ASC 860 and excluded from the scope of ASC 606. Loan servicing fees earned from servicing contracts which the Company does not hold mortgage servicing rights are in scope of ASC 606.

Investment Management advisory fees are recognized as the services are performed over time and are primarily based on agreed-upon percentages of assets under management or committed capital. Revenue recognition for transactional performance obligations are recognized at a point in time when the performance obligation has been met. The Company receives investment management advisory incentive fees (carried interest) from certain investment funds. These incentive fees are dependent upon exceeding specified performance thresholds on a relative or absolute basis, depending on the product. Incentive fees are recognized when it is determined that significant reversal is considered no longer probable (such as upon the sale of a fund’s investment or when the amount of assets under management becomes known as of the end of the specified measurement period). Pursuant to the terms of the Harrison Street Real Estate Capital, LLC (“Harrison Street”) acquisition, incentive fees related to assets that were invested prior to the acquisition date by its former owners are allocated to certain employees and former owners; as such the full amount of these incentive fees is passed through as compensation expense and recognized as cost of revenues in the consolidated statement of earnings.

(b) Significant judgments

The Company’s contracts with customers may include promises to transfer multiple products and services. Determining whether products and services are considered distinct performance obligations that should be accounted for separately versus together may require significant judgment. Where a contract contains multiple performance obligations, judgment is used to assess whether they are distinct and accounted for separately or not distinct and are accounted for and recognized together.

Brokerage commission arrangements may include terms that result in variability to the transaction price and ultimate revenues earned beyond the underlying value of the transaction, these may include rebates and/or contingencies. The Company estimates variable consideration and performs a constraint analysis for these contracts on the basis of historical information to estimate the amount the Company will ultimately be entitled to. Generally, revenue is constrained when it is probable that the Company may not be entitled to the total amount of the revenue as associated with the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event that is outside of the Company’s control or where the facts and circumstances of the arrangement limit the Company’s ability to predict whether this event will occur. When revenue is constrained, this revenue is not recognized until the uncertainty has been resolved.

Outsourcing & Advisory arrangements may include incentives tied to achieving certain performance targets. The Company estimates variable consideration or performs a constraint analysis for these contracts on the basis of circumstances specific to the project and historical information in order to estimate the amount the Company will ultimately be entitled to. Estimates of revenue, costs or extent of progress toward completion are revised if circumstances change. Any resulting increases or decreases in estimated revenues or costs are reflected in profit or loss in the period in which the circumstances that give rise to the revision become known by management.

In providing project management, engineering and design or property management services, the Company may engage subcontractors to provide on-site staffing or to provide specialized technical services, materials and/or installation services. These arrangements are assessed and require judgment to determine whether the Company is a principal or an agent of the customer. When the Company acts as a principal, because it is primarily responsible for the delivery of the completed project and controls the services provided by the subcontractors, these amounts are accounted for as revenue on a gross basis. However, when the Company acts as an agent, because it does not control the services prior to delivery to the customer, these costs are accounted for on a net basis.

In some cases, the Company may facilitate collection from the customer and payments to subcontractors or may facilitate collection from tenants for payment to the landlord. In these instances, balances are recorded as accounts receivable and accounts payable until settled.

Investment Management fee arrangements are unique to each contract and evaluated on an individual basis to determine the timing of revenue recognition and significant judgment is involved in making such determination. At each reporting period, the Company considers various factors in estimating revenue to be recognized. Incentive fees have a broad range of possible amounts and the determination of these amounts is based upon the market value for managed assets which is highly susceptible to factors outside of the Company’s influence. As a result, incentive fee revenue is generally constrained until significant reversal is considered no longer probable.

Certain constrained Capital Markets and Leasing fees, Outsourcing & Advisory fees and Investment Management fees may arise from services that began in a prior reporting period. Consequently, a portion of the fees the Company recognizes in the current period may be partially related to the services performed in prior periods. In particular, substantially all investment management incentive fees recognized in the period were previously constrained.

Contract balances

Timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to customers. The Company invoices the customer and records a receivable when it has a right to payment within customary payment terms or it recognizes a contract asset if revenue is recognized prior to when payment is due. Contract liabilities consist of payments received in advance of recognizing revenue. These liabilities consist primarily of payments received for outsourcing and advisory engagements where a component of the revenue may be paid by the customer prior to the benefits of the services transferring to the customer. As a practical expedient, the Company does not adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effect of a significant financing component when it is expected, at contract inception, that the period between transfer of the service and when the customer pays for that service will be one year or less. The Company does not typically include extended payment terms in its contracts with customers.

The Company generally does not incur upfront costs to obtain or fulfill contracts that are capitalizable to contract assets and if capitalizable they would be amortized to expense within one year or less of incurring the expense; consequently, the Company applies the practical expedient to recognize these incremental costs as an expense when incurred. Any costs to obtain or fulfill contracts that exceed one year are capitalized to contract assets and amortized over the term of the contract on a method consistent with the transfer of services to the customer and the contract’s revenue recognition.

Payment terms and conditions vary by contract type, although terms generally include a requirement of payment within 30 to 90 days. With the exceptions of sales brokerage and lease brokerage, the Company does not expect to have any contracts where the period between the transfer of services to the customer and the payment by the customer exceeds one year. With regard to sales brokerage and lease brokerage, arrangements may exist where the service is transferred but payment is not received for a period greater than one year. However, arrangements of this nature do not contain a significant financing component because the amount and timing varies on the basis of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event that is outside the control of the Company or the customer. As a consequence, the Company does not adjust the transaction prices for the time value of money.

Contract liabilities represent advance payments associated with the Company’s performance obligations that have not yet been satisfied. The majority of the balances are expected to be recognized to revenue or disbursed on behalf of the client within a year.              

Remaining performance obligations

Remaining performance obligations represent the aggregate transaction prices for contracts where the Company’s performance obligations have not yet been satisfied. The Company applies the practical expedient related to remaining performance obligations that are part of a contract that has an original expected duration of one year or less and the practical expedient related to variable consideration from remaining performance obligations.

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Policy Text Block]

Stock-based compensation

For equity classified awards, compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the estimated fair value of the award adjusted for expected forfeitures. The related stock option compensation expense is allocated using the graded attribution method.

Long-term incentive plans

Under these plans, certain subsidiary employees are compensated if the earnings before interest, income tax and amortization of the subsidiary increases. In some instances, subsidiary employees may be compensated through participation in a stock-based plan associated with the value of a subsidiary’s shares. Awards under these plans generally have a term of up to ten years, a vesting period of five to ten years and all plans, including stock-based plans, are settled in cash. If an award is subject to a vesting condition, then the graded attribution method is applied to the fair value or intrinsic value of the award. The related compensation expense is recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses and the liability is recorded in accrued compensation.

The Company incurred compensation expense related to stock-based plans of $7,316 during the year ended December 31, 2021 (2020 - $2,076). As at December 31, 2021, there was $34,371 of unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested stock-based plans which is expected to be recognized over the next ten years. During the year-ended December 31, 2021, the fair value of options vested under stock-based plans was nil.

Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations Policy [Policy Text Block]

Foreign currency translation and transactions

Assets, liabilities and operations of foreign subsidiaries are recorded based on the functional currency of each entity. For certain foreign operations, the functional currency is the local currency, in which case the assets, liabilities and operations are translated at current exchange rates from the local currency to the reporting currency, the US dollar. The resulting unrealized gains or losses are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive earnings. Realized and unrealized foreign currency gains or losses related to any foreign dollar denominated monetary assets and liabilities are included in net earnings.

Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Income tax

Income tax has been provided using the asset and liability method whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future income tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the consolidated financial statements or income tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted income tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which temporary differences are expected to reverse, be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in income tax rates is recognized in earnings in the period in which the change occurs. A valuation allowance is recorded unless it is more likely than not that realization of a deferred tax asset will occur based on available evidence.

The Company recognizes uncertainty in tax positions taken or expected to be taken utilizing a two-step approach. The first step is to determine whether it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination by tax authorities on the basis technical merits of the position. The second step is to recognize the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement with the related tax authority.

The Company classifies interest and penalties associated with income tax positions in income tax expense.

Lessee, Leases [Policy Text Block]

Leases

The Company recognizes an operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) asset and a lease liability on the consolidated balance sheet at the lease commencement date. Operating lease ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term adjusted for lease pre-payments and lease incentives. After the commencement date any modifications to the leasing arrangement are assessed and the ROU asset and lease liability are remeasured to recognize modifications to the lease term or fixed payments. As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date is used to determine the present value of lease payments. The Company uses the implicit rate when readily determinable. The lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. Operating leases ROU assets are amortized to selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) straight-line over the lease term.

Finance leases are included in fixed assets and long-term debt on the consolidated balance sheet. Finance lease assets are depreciated using the straight-line method from the commencement date to the earlier of the end of the useful life of the right-of-use asset or the end of lease term.

Variable lease payments and variable payments related to non-lease components are recorded to SG&A as incurred. Variable lease payments include amounts related to changes in payments associated with changes in an index or rate but which are not also associated with a remeasurement of the lease liability.

The Company has operating lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, and the Company has elected to apply the practical expedient to not separate lease and nonlease components and therefore the ROU assets and lease liabilities include payments related to services included in the lease agreement. Additionally, for certain leases the Company has elected to group leases that commence at the same time and where accounting does not materially differ from accounting for the leases individually as a portfolio of leases.

The Company has elected not to recognize ROU assets and lease liabilities for leases that have a term of twelve months or less. Similarly, the Company will be applying the practical expedient to not recognize assets or liabilities related to a business combination when the acquired lease has a remaining term of twelve months or less at the acquisition date. The payments associated with these leases are recorded to SG&A on a straight-line basis over the remaining lease term.

Business Combinations Policy [Policy Text Block]

Business combinations

All business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting. Transaction costs are expensed as incurred.

The fair value of the contingent consideration is classified as a financial liability and is recorded on the balance sheet at the acquisition date and is re-measured at fair value at the end of each period until the end of the contingency period, with fair value adjustments recognized in earnings. However, if the contingent consideration includes an element of compensation to the vendors (i.e. it is tied to continuing employment or it is not linked to the business valuation), then the portion of contingent consideration related to such element is treated as compensation expense over the expected employment period.

Government Assistance Related to COVID-19 Pandemic [Policy Text Block]

Government assistance related to the COVID-19 pandemic

The Company received $5,482 of wage subsidies from governments in several countries around the world during the year ended December 31, 2021 (2020 - $34,767). $3,639 of the wage subsidies were recorded as reduction to cost of revenues (2020 - $24,456) and $1,843 were recorded as a reduction to selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings (2020 - $9,312).

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Note 2 - Summary of Presentation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Mortgage Servicing Rights ("MSRs") [Member]

Notes Tables

Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Table Text Block]

	As at December 31,
	2021
Discount rate		11.4	%
Conditional prepayment rate		4.4	%

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Note 4 - Acquisitions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]

	Aggregate
	Acquisitions
Current assets, excluding cash	$	38,215
Non-current assets		18,958
Current liabilities	$	20,006
Long-term liabilities		18,106
	$	19,061
Cash consideration, net of cash acquired of $3,322	$	60,832
Acquisition date fair value of contingent consideration		1,850
Total purchase consideration	$	62,682
Acquired intangible assets (note 10)	$	21,130
Goodwill (note 11)	$	22,491

					Colliers
	Colliers				Engineering &			Aggregate
	Mortgage			Design		Other		Acquisitions
Current assets, excluding cash	$	46,510		$	57,533	$	2,800	$	106,843
Warehouse receivables		31,282			-		-		31,282
Non-current assets		9,021			37,516		3,449		49,986
Current liabilities		55,881			32,582		3,156		91,619
Warehouse credit facilities		25,850			-		-		25,850
Long-term liabilities		6,266			54,739		2,951		63,956
	$	(1,184	)	$	7,728	$	142	$	6,686
Cash consideration, net of cash acquired of $50,331	$	134,204		$	59,355	$	12,049	$	205,608
Acquisition date fair value of contingent consideration		9,250			12,204		2,263		23,717
Total purchase consideration	$	143,454		$	71,559	$	14,312	$	229,325
Acquired intangible assets (note 10)
Indefinite life	$	29,200		$	-	$	-	$	29,200
Finite life	$	105,150		$	51,100	$	11,430	$	167,680
Goodwill (note 11)	$	53,530		$	56,838	$	7,616	$	117,984
Redeemable non-controlling interest (note 17)	$	43,242		$	44,107	$	4,876	$	92,225

	Revenues		Net earnings
Actual from acquired entities for 2021	$	23,132	$	198
Supplemental pro forma for 2021 (unaudited)		4,153,379		(236,934	)
Supplemental pro forma for 2020 (unaudited)		3,010,244		105,783

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Note 5 - Real Estate Assets Held for Sale (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Disclosure of Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Table Text Block]

	As at December 31,
	2021
Real estate assets held for sale
Real estate assets held for sale - current	$	1,286
Real estate assets held for sale - non-current	$	42,803
Total real estate assets held for sale	$	44,089
Liabilities related to real estate assets held for sale
Liabilities related to real estate assets held for sale - current	$	6
Liabilities related to real estate assets held for sale - non-current	$	23,089
Total liabilities related to real estate assets held for sale	$	23,095
Net real estate assets held for sale	$	20,994

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Note 6 - Acquisition-related Items (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Schedule of Acquisition Related Expenses [Table Text Block]

	Year ended December 31,
	2021		2020
Transaction costs	$	13,030	$	16,169
Contingent consideration fair value adjustments (note 24)		42,686		23,393
Contingent consideration compensation expense		5,292		6,286
	$	61,008	$	45,848

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Note 7 - Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Schedule of Other Assets [Table Text Block]

	As at December 31,
	2021		2020
Prepaid expenses	$	44,173	$	35,956
Advisor loans receivable		23,030		18,571
Investments in equity securities		11,862		3,918
Investments in debt securities		10,362		12,525
Deferred Purchase Price (notes 15 and 24)		238,836		87,957
Other		11,584		18,853
Prepaid and other assets (Current Assets)	$	339,847	$	177,780

	As at December 31,
	2021		2020
Advisor loans receivable	$	47,980	$	42,900
Equity accounted investments (note 16)		22,490		11,154
Investments in equity securities		9,327		5,261
Investments in debt securities		10,343		3,948
Financing fees, net of accumulated amortization of $6,363 (December 31, 2020 - $4.956)		2,458		3,751
Other		7,385		7,341
Other assets (Non-Current Assets)	$	99,983	$	74,355

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Note 8 - Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Lease, Cost [Table Text Block]

	Year ended December 31,
	2021			2020
Operating lease cost	$	90,129		$	82,643
Finance lease cost
Amortization of right-of-use assets		975			898
Interest on lease liabilities		16			17
Variable lease cost		24,008			25,297
Short term lease cost		4,024			3,662
Total lease expense	$	119,152		$	112,517
Sublease revenues		(6,214	)		(2,844	)
Total lease cost, net of sublease revenues	$	112,938		$	109,673

	Year ended December 31,
	2021			2020
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease obligations	$	111,578		$	91,575
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease obligations		400			2,160
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	(94,256	)	$	(83,351	)
Operating cash flows from finance leases		(16	)		(17	)
Financing cash flows from finance leases		1,936			(884	)

	As at December 31,
	2021
Weighted average remaining lease term
Operating leases (years)		6.9
Finance leases (years)		1.6
Weighted average discount rate
Operating leases		3.0	%
Finance leases		1.6	%

Lessee, Leases Balance Sheet Infomration [Table Text Block]

	As at December 31,
	2021			2020
Operating leases
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	316,517		$	288,134
Operating lease liabilities - current	$	(80,928	)	$	(78,923	)
Operating lease liabilities - non-current		(296,633	)		(251,680	)
Total operating lease liabilities	$	(377,561	)	$	(330,603	)
Finance leases
Fixed assets, cost	$	3,312		$	4,662
Accumulated depreciation		(2,564	)		(2,327	)
Fixed assets, net	$	748		$	2,335
Long-term debt - current	$	(562	)	$	(1,113	)
Long-term debt - non-current		(248	)		(1,316	)
Total finance lease liabilities	$	(810	)	$	(2,429	)

Lessee, Lease, Liability, Maturity [Table Text Block]

	One		Two		Three		Four		Five
	year		years		years		years		years		Thereafter		Total
Operating leases	$	91,217	$	76,315	$	60,221	$	46,449	$	32,920	$	112,720	$	419,842
Present value of operating lease liabilities														377,561
Difference between undiscounted cash flows and discounted cash flows													$	42,281
Finance leases	$	589	$	184	$	45	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	818
Present value of finance lease liabilities														810
Difference between undiscounted cash flows and discounted cash flows													$	8

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Note 9 - Fixed Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

December 31, 2021			Accumulated
	Cost		depreciation		Net
Buildings	$	2,555	$	1,467	$	1,088
Vehicles		11,040		5,245		5,795
Furniture and equipment		87,880		57,483		30,397
Computer equipment and software		172,267		130,939		41,328
Leasehold improvements		135,069		68,922		66,147
	$	408,811	$	264,056	$	144,755

December 31, 2020			Accumulated
	Cost		depreciation		Net
Buildings	$	2,558	$	1,321	$	1,237
Vehicles		8,539		2,505		6,034
Furniture and equipment		82,117		53,353		28,764
Computer equipment and software		151,246		114,429		36,817
Leasehold improvements		113,786		57,417		56,369
	$	358,246	$	229,025	$	129,221

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Note 10 - Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

December 31, 2021	Gross
	carrying		Accumulated
	amount		amortization		Net
Indefinite life intangible assets:
Licenses	$	29,200	$	-	$	29,200
Trademarks and trade names		23,804		-		23,804
	$	53,004	$	-	$	53,004
Finite life intangible assets:
Customer lists and relationships	$	352,860	$	152,026	$	200,834
Investment management contracts		270,600		85,012		185,588
Mortgage servicing rights ("MSRs")		147,878		41,455		106,423
Franchise rights		1,185		1,092		93
Trademarks and trade names		12,600		4,861		7,739
Management contracts and other		17,606		11,057		6,549
Backlog		2,400		800		1,600
	$	805,129	$	296,303	$	508,826
	$	858,133	$	296,303	$	561,830

	Gross
December 31, 2020	carrying		Accumulated
	amount		amortization		Net
Indefinite life intangible assets:
Licenses	$	29,200	$	-	$	29,200
Trademarks and trade names		24,096		-		24,096
	$	53,296	$	-	$	53,296
Finite life intangible assets:
Customer lists and relationships	$	345,511	$	123,368	$	222,143
Investment management contracts		270,600		60,723		209,877
Mortgage servicing rights ("MSRs")		114,909		13,121		101,788
Franchise rights		5,630		5,322		308
Trademarks and trade names		14,803		4,355		10,448
Management contracts and other		20,813		12,406		8,407
Backlog		16,307		12,244		4,063
	$	788,573	$	231,539	$	557,034
	$	841,869	$	231,539	$	610,330

Servicing Asset at Amortized Cost [Table Text Block]

	2021			2020
Balance, January 1	$	101,788		$	-
Recognized on business acquisitions					99,900
Additions, following the sale of loan		32,969			15,009
Amortization		(15,682	)		(8,553	)
Prepayments and write-offs		(12,652	)		(4,568	)
Balance, December 31	$	106,423		$	101,788

Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block]

			Estimated
			weighted
			average
			amortization
	Amount		period (years)
Finite life intangible assets:
Customer lists and relationships	$	18,918		9.7
Trademarks and trade names - finite life		700		2.0
Customer backlog		2,820		0.5
Other		900		5.0
	$	23,338		8.2

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

For the year ended December 31,	MSRs		Other Intangibles		Total
2022	$	14,063	$	65,044	$	79,107
2023		12,760		59,840		72,600
2024		11,973		51,671		63,644
2025		11,035		36,895		47,930
2026		9,892		37,621		47,513
Thereafter		46,700		151,332		198,032
	$	106,423	$	402,403	$	508,826

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Note 11 - Goodwill (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

							Asia			Investment
	Americas			EMEA			Pacific			Management			Consolidated
Balance, December 31, 2019	$	220,410		$	257,333		$	92,327		$	379,151		$	949,221
Goodwill acquired during the year		117,984			-			-			-			117,984
Other items		-			-			150			-			150
Foreign exchange		(667	)		18,213			2,942			1,141			21,629
Balance, December 31, 2020		337,727			275,546			95,419			380,292			1,088,984
Goodwill acquired during the year		22,491			-			-			-			22,491
Other items		2			-			-			-			2
Foreign exchange		(275	)		(15,782	)		(3,401	)		(971	)		(20,429	)
Balance, December 31, 2021		359,945			259,764			92,018			379,321			1,091,048
Goodwill		386,216			263,076			92,018			379,321			1,120,631
Accumulated impairment loss		(26,271	)		(3,312	)		-			-			(29,583	)
	$	359,945		$	259,764		$	92,018		$	379,321		$	1,091,048

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Note 12 - Long-term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

	As at December 31,
	2021		2020
Revolving Credit Facility	$	-	$	213,239
Senior Notes		529,089		255,790
Capital leases maturing at various dates through 2024		810		2,430
Other long-term debt maturing at various dates up to 2023		1,155		8,436
		531,054		479,895
Less: current portion		1,458		9,024
Long-term debt - non-current	$	529,596	$	470,871

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]

For the year ended December 31,
2022	$	1,458
2023		462
2024		45
2025		-
2026 and thereafter		529,089
	$	531,054

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Note 14 - Warehouse Credit Facilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities [Table Text Block]

		December 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
	Current	Maximum		Carrying		Maximum		Carrying
	Maturity	Capacity		Value		Capacity		Value
Facility A - LIBOR plus 1.60%	October 19, 2022	$	125,000	$	70,694	$	275,000	$	167,004
Facility B - SOFR plus 1.70%	On demand		125,000		49,860		125,000		51,014
Facility C - LIBOR plus 1.60%	April 27, 2022		150,000		42,357		-		-
		$	400,000	$	162,911	$	400,000	$	218,018

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Note 16 - Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Schedule of Variable Interest Entities [Table Text Block]

	As at December 31,
	2021		2020
Equity accounted investments	$	16,550	$	6,158
Co-investment commitments		20,284		14,345
Maximum exposure to loss	$	36,834	$	20,503

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Note 17 - Redeemable Non-controlling Interests (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Table Text Block]

	2021			2020
Balance, January 1	$	442,375		$	359,150
RNCI share of earnings		50,739			27,550
RNCI redemption increment		99,316			15,843
Distributions paid to RNCI		(49,168	)		(33,293	)
Purchase of interests from RNCI		(24,371	)		(25,639	)
Sale of interests to RNCI		18,012			6,539
RNCI recognized on business acquisitions		-			92,225
Balance, December 31	$	536,903		$	442,375

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Note 18 - Capital Stock (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Schedule of Stock by Class [Table Text Block]

	Subordinate Voting Shares				Multiple Voting Shares				Total Common Shares
	Number		Amount		Number		Amount		Number		Amount
Balances as at:
December 31, 2020		38,863,742		457,620		1,325,694		373		40,189,436		457,993
December 31, 2021		42,729,050		851,794		1,325,694		373		44,054,744		852,167

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Note 19 - Net Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

	Year ended December 31,
(in thousands of US dollars, except share information)	2021			2020
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Company	$	(390,338	)	$	49,074
Adjusted numerator under the If-Converted Method	$	(390,338	)	$	49,074
Shares issued and outstanding at beginning of period		40,189,436			39,845,211
Weighted average number of shares:
Issued during the period		2,730,653			140,657
Weighted average number of shares used in computing basic earnings per share		42,920,089			39,985,868
Assumed exercise of stock options acquired under the Treasury Stock Method		-			193,296
Number of shares used in computing diluted earnings per share		42,920,089			40,179,164

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Note 20 - Stock-based Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option, Activity [Table Text Block]

						Weighted average
				Weighted		remaining		Aggregate
	Number of			average		contractual life		intrinsic
	options			exercise price		(years)		value
Shares issuable under options - December 31, 2019		2,001,600		$	58.96
Granted		547,250			85.79
Exercised		(344,225	)		35.86
Forfeited		(14,500	)		70.07
Shares issuable under options - December 31, 2020		2,190,125		$	69.22
Granted		682,500			136.38
Exercised		(292,450	)		49.38
Forfeited		(29,300	)		80.15
Shares issuable under options - December 31, 2021		2,550,875		$	89.34		3.1	$	147,597
Options exercisable - December 31,2021		978,188		$	72.14		2.1	$	73,420

Stock Options Exercised [Table Text Block]

	Year ended December 31,
	2021		2020
Number of options exercised		292,450		344,225
Aggregate fair value	$	32,808	$	25,919
Intrinsic value		14,440		13,576
Amount of cash received		18,367		12,343
Tax benefit recognized	$	937	$	102

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

	As at December 31,
	2021			2020
Risk free rate		0.8	%		0.2	%
Expected life in years		4.75			4.41
Expected volatility		39.4	%		36.5	%
Dividend yield		0.2	%		0.1	%
Weighted average fair value per option granted	$	46.12		$	28.33

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Note 22 - Income Tax (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	Year ended December 31,
	2021			2020
Income tax expense using a combined statutory rate of 26.5% (2020 - 26.5%)	$	(40,292	)	$	36,181
Settlement of long-term incentive arrangement		125,061			-
Permanent differences		2,592			2,400
Tax effect of flow through entities		(8,660	)		(6,214	)
Adjustments to tax liabilities for prior periods		869			(246	)
Effect of changes in enacted tax rate in other jurisdictions		(76	)		428
Changes in liability for unrecognized tax benefits		(111	)		821
Stock-based compensation		2,891			2,085
Foreign, state, and provincial tax rate differential		(3,532	)		(3,075	)
Change in valuation allowance		2,407			5,233
Acquisition related costs and contingent consideration		1,970			2,173
Withholding taxes and other		2,391			2,260
Income tax expense	$	85,510		$	42,046

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]

	Year ended December 31,
	2021			2020
Canada	$	(472,611	)	$	8,257
United States		158,448			53,111
Foreign		162,116			75,167
Total	$	(152,047	)	$	136,535

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	Year ended December 31,
	2021			2020
Current
Canada	$	3,832		$	3,309
United States		63,212			19,577
Foreign		56,003			32,344
		123,047			55,230
Deferred
Canada		912			2,154
United States		(31,291	)		(9,765	)
Foreign		(7,158	)		(5,573	)
		(37,537	)		(13,184	)
Total	$	85,510		$	42,046

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	As at December 31,
	2021			2020
Loss carryforwards and other credits	$	19,143		$	18,314
Expenses not currently deductible		44,012			33,442
Revenue not currently taxable		(6,223	)		(14,076	)
Stock-based compensation		543			526
Investments		21,782			10,696
Provision for doubtful accounts		9,078			8,308
Financing fees		(267	)		(325	)
Net unrealized foreign exchange losses		442			560
Depreciation and amortization		(58,793	)		(57,746	)
Operating leases		11,695			8,110
Less: valuation allowance		(15,281	)		(13,324	)
Net deferred tax (liabilities) assets	$	26,131		$	(5,515	)

Summary of Operating Loss Carryforwards [Table Text Block]

	Pre-tax loss carryforward				Pre-tax losses not recognized				Pre-tax losses recognized
	2021		2020		2021		2020		2021		2020
Canada	$	4,664	$	5,632	$	104	$	65	$	4,560	$	5,567
United States		1,395		3,059		926		924		469		2,135
Foreign		60,891		53,997		43,003		32,091		17,888		21,906

	Pre-tax loss carryforward				Pre-tax losses not recognized				Pre-tax losses recognized
	2021		2020		2021		2020		2021		2020
Canada	$	1,796	$	1,922	$	1,796	$	1,922	$	-	$	-
United States		-		1,698		-		1,698		-		-
Foreign		6,483		6,876		6,483		6,876		-		-

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block]

	2021			2020
Balance, January 1	$	2,344		$	1,468
Gross increases for tax positions of prior periods		151			908
Amount recognized on acquisitions		1,826			-
Reduction for lapses in applicable statutes of limitations		(262	)		(87	)
Foreign currency translation		(11	)		55
Balance, December 31	$	4,048		$	2,344

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Note 23 - Other Supplemental Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Schedule of Other Supplement Information [Table Text Block]

	Year ended December 31,
	2021		2020
Cash payments made during the year
Income tax, net of refunds	$	116,873	$	46,492
Interest		28,003		29,148
Non-cash financing activities
Dividends declared but not paid		6,608		2,009

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Note 24 - Financial Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

	Carrying value at		Fair value measurements
	December 31, 2021		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Cash equivalents	$	3,942	$	3,942	$	-	$	-
Equity securities		11,917		11,760		157		-
Debt securities		8,381		-		8,381		-
Mortgage derivative assets		10,813		-		10,813		-
Warehouse receivables		174,717		-		174,717		-
Deferred Purchase Price on AR Facility		238,836		-		-		238,836
Total assets	$	448,606	$	15,702	$	194,068	$	238,836
Liabilities
Mortgage derivative liability	$	1,564	$	-	$	1,564	$	-
Interest rate swap liability		2,975		-		2,975		-
Contingent consideration liability		154,671		-		-		154,671
Total liabilities	$	159,210	$	-	$	4,539	$	154,671

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	2021			2020
Balance, January 1	$	87,957		$	69,873
Additions to DPP		306,088			68,017
Collections on DPP		(151,202	)		(51,994	)
Fair value adjustment		(71	)		(142	)
Foreign exchange and other		(3,937	)		2,203
Balance, December 31	$	238,835		$	87,957

Schedule of Business Acquisitions by Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Table Text Block]

	2021			2020
Balance, January 1	$	115,643		$	84,993
Amounts recognized on acquisitions		2,249			23,717
Fair value adjustments (note 6)		42,686			23,393
Resolved and settled in cash		(5,539	)		(17,249	)
Other		(368	)		789
Balance, December 31	$	154,671		$	115,643
Less: current portion	$	120,246		$	5,802
Non-current portion	$	34,425		$	109,841

Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block]

	December 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	amount		value		amount		value
Senior Notes	$	529,089	$	548,440	$	255,790	$	275,928
Convertible Notes		225,214		590,193		223,957		353,638

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Note 25 - Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Contractual Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Table Text Block]

Year ended December 31,
2022	$	14,016
2023		12,202
2024		11,805
2025		13,344
2026		9,088
Thereafter		3,269
	$	63,724

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Note 27 - Revenue (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

					Asia		Investment
	Americas		EMEA		Pacific		Management		Corporate		Consolidated
Year ended December 31,
2021
Leasing	$	729,050	$	145,422	$	126,211	$	-	$	-	$	1,000,683
Capital Markets		838,678		190,525		207,040		-		-		1,236,243
Property services		638,741		196,491		227,183		-		-		1,062,415
Valuation and advisory		214,665		134,489		98,323		-		7		447,484
IM - Advisory and other		-		-		-		217,864		-		217,864
IM - Incentive Fees		-		-		-		35,026		-		35,026
Other		68,083		5,810		14,904		-		617		89,414
Total Revenue	$	2,489,217	$	672,737	$	673,661	$	252,890	$	624	$	4,089,129
2020
Leasing	$	495,597	$	107,947	$	82,917	$	-	$	21	$	686,482
Capital Markets		460,224		136,479		104,201		-		-		700,904
Property services		471,377		162,853		200,727		-		-		834,957
Valuation and advisory		162,672		104,498		71,463		-		-		338,633
IM - Advisory and other		-		-		-		168,404		-		168,404
IM - Incentive Fees		-		-		-		4,190		-		4,190
Other		36,502		4,730		11,324		-		731		53,287
Total Revenue	$	1,626,372	$	516,507	$	470,632	$	172,594	$	752	$	2,786,857

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Note 28 - Segmented Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

					Asia		Investment
	Americas		EMEA		Pacific		Management		Corporate			Consolidated
Year ended December 31, 2021
Revenues	$	2,489,217	$	672,737	$	673,661	$	252,890	$	624		$	4,089,129
Depreciation and amortization		80,210		22,868		10,471		27,691		3,854			145,094
Operating earnings (loss)		233,788		59,606		82,023		63,659		(570,577	)		(131,501	)
Equity earnings		2,352		65		-		3,773		-			6,190
Other income, net													5,083
Interest expense, net													(31,819	)
Income tax expense													(85,510	)
Net earnings												$	(237,557	)
Total assets	$	1,740,447	$	757,980	$	387,564	$	774,845	$	212,894		$	3,873,730
Total additions to fixed assets, intangible assets and goodwill		92,059		8,747		3,245		2,861		2,461			109,373

					Asia		Investment
	Americas		EMEA		Pacific		Management		Corporate			Consolidated
Year ended December 31, 2020
Revenues	$	1,626,372	$	516,507	$	470,632	$	172,594	$	752		$	2,786,857
Depreciation and amortization		56,667		22,391		14,616		27,464		4,768			125,906
Operating earnings (loss)		121,371		8,336		45,221		40,738		(51,088	)		164,578
Equity earnings		1,469		75		-		1,181		193			2,919
Other income, net													(13	)
Interest expense, net													(30,949	)
Income tax expense													(42,046	)
Net earnings												$	94,489
Total assets	$	1,640,046	$	648,557	$	384,001	$	694,270	$	(74,707	)	$	3,292,167
Total additions to fixed assets, intangible assets and goodwill		357,187		8,194		4,593		3,669		2,255			375,898

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
	2021		2020
United States
Revenues	$	2,232,277	$	1,432,288
Total long-lived assets		1,442,476		1,378,648
Canada
Revenues	$	437,307	$	304,039
Total long-lived assets		81,897		82,520
Euro currency countries
Revenues	$	343,364	$	280,853
Total long-lived assets		269,104		306,472
Australia
Revenues	$	320,959	$	190,106
Total long-lived assets		72,572		84,758
United Kingdom
Revenues	$	170,896	$	135,572
Total long-lived assets		70,968		79,738
China
Revenues	$	108,898	$	90,390
Total long-lived assets		9,908		8,316
Other
Revenues	$	475,428	$	353,609
Total long-lived assets		167,225		176,217
Consolidated
Revenues	$	4,089,129	$	2,786,857
Total long-lived assets		2,114,150		2,116,669

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Note 1 - Description of the Business (Details Textual)	Dec. 31, 2021
Number of Countries in which Entity Operates	37
Number of Geographic Regions in which Entity Operates	4
Colliers and Its Affiliates and Franchisees [Member]
Number of Countries in which Entity Operates	64

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Note 2 - Summary of Presentation (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Servicing Asset at Fair Value, Amount, Ending Balance	$ 126,162
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense	14,349	$ 9,628
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount, Total	34,339
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value	11,986	7,841
COVID 19 [Member]
Government Assistance, Wage Subsidies	5,482	34,767
COVID 19 [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member]
Government Assistance, Wage Subsidies	3,639	24,456
COVID 19 [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Government Assistance, Wage Subsidies	$ 1,843	9,312
Long-term Incentive Plans [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period (Year)	10 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)	10 years
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense	$ 7,316	$ 2,076
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount, Total	34,371
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value	$ 0
Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (“DUS”) [Member]
Financing Receivable, Originated, Guarantee Performance Percentage	33.33%
Minimum [Member] | Long-term Incentive Plans [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)	5 years
Minimum [Member] | Customer Lists and Relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)	4 years
Minimum [Member] | Investment Management Contracts [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)	5 years
Minimum [Member] | Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)	2 years
Minimum [Member] | Franchise Rights [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)	2 years
Minimum [Member] | Management Contracts and Other [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)	2 years
Maximum [Member] | Long-term Incentive Plans [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)	10 years
Maximum [Member] | Customer Lists and Relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)	20 years
Maximum [Member] | Investment Management Contracts [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)	15 years
Maximum [Member] | Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)	10 years
Maximum [Member] | Franchise Rights [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)	15 years
Maximum [Member] | Management Contracts and Other [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)	10 years
Building [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life (Year)	20 years
Building [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life (Year)	40 years
Vehicles [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life (Year)	3 years
Vehicles [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life (Year)	5 years
Furniture and Fixtures [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life (Year)	3 years
Furniture and Fixtures [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life (Year)	10 years
Computer Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life (Year)	3 years
Computer Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life (Year)	5 years
Leasehold Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life (Year)	10 years

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Note 2 - Summary of Presentation - Assumptions Used in Measuring Fair Value of MSRs (Details)	Dec. 31, 2021
Measurement Input, Discount Rate [Member]
MSRs, assumption	0.114
Measurement Input, Prepayment Rate [Member]
MSRs, assumption	0.044

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Note 4 - Acquisitions (Details Textual) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	May 31, 2020 USD ($)
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total		$ 62,682	$ 229,325
Servicing Asset at Fair Value, Amount, Ending Balance		126,162
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount		$ 2,678	61,416
Bergman Associates [Member]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	100.00%
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total	$ 56,932
Miami, Florida Business [Member]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired		100.00%
Colliers Mortgage [Member]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total			$ 143,454
Servicing Asset at Fair Value, Amount, Ending Balance				$ 99,900
Colliers Mortgage [Member] | Americas [Member]
Number of Businesses Acquired			2
Acquisitions after December 31, 2008 [Member]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Total		$ 154,671	$ 115,643
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, Low		177,646
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High		191,647
Contingent Consideration Paid		23,293	29,405
Acquisitions after December 31, 2008 [Member] | Contingent Consideration, Compensation Element [Member]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Total		$ 5,070	$ 17,646

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Note 4 - Acquisitions - Acquisitions Details (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets, excluding cash	$ 38,215	$ 106,843
Non-current assets	18,958	49,986
Current liabilities	20,006	91,619
Long-term liabilities	18,106	63,956
Net identifiable assets acquired	19,061	6,686
Cash consideration, net of cash acquired	60,832	205,608
Acquisition date fair value of contingent consideration	1,850	23,717
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total	62,682	229,325
Acquired intangible assets (note 10)	21,130
Goodwill (note 11)	22,491	117,984
Warehouse receivables		31,282
Warehouse credit facilities		25,850
Indefinite life		29,200
Finite life		167,680
Redeemable non-controlling interest (note 17)		92,225
Actual from acquired entities, Revenues	23,132
Actual from acquired entities, Net earnings from continuing operations	198
Supplemental pro forma revenues (unaudited), Revenues	4,153,379	3,010,244
Supplemental pro forma net earnings (unaudited), Net earnings from continuing operations	$ (236,934)	105,783
Colliers Mortgage [Member]
Current assets, excluding cash		46,510
Non-current assets		9,021
Current liabilities		55,881
Long-term liabilities		6,266
Net identifiable assets acquired		(1,184)
Cash consideration, net of cash acquired		134,204
Acquisition date fair value of contingent consideration		9,250
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total		143,454
Goodwill (note 11)		53,530
Warehouse receivables		31,282
Warehouse credit facilities		25,850
Indefinite life		29,200
Finite life		105,150
Redeemable non-controlling interest (note 17)		43,242
Colliers Engineering and Design [Member]
Current assets, excluding cash		57,533
Non-current assets		37,516
Current liabilities		32,582
Long-term liabilities		54,739
Net identifiable assets acquired		7,728
Cash consideration, net of cash acquired		59,355
Acquisition date fair value of contingent consideration		12,204
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total		71,559
Goodwill (note 11)		56,838
Warehouse receivables		0
Warehouse credit facilities		0
Indefinite life		0
Finite life		51,100
Redeemable non-controlling interest (note 17)		44,107
Other Acquisitions [Member]
Current assets, excluding cash		2,800
Non-current assets		3,449
Current liabilities		3,156
Long-term liabilities		2,951
Net identifiable assets acquired		142
Cash consideration, net of cash acquired		12,049
Acquisition date fair value of contingent consideration		2,263
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total		14,312
Goodwill (note 11)		7,616
Warehouse receivables		0
Warehouse credit facilities		0
Indefinite life		0
Finite life		11,430
Redeemable non-controlling interest (note 17)		$ 4,876

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Note 4 - Acquisitions - Acquisitions Details (Details) (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Cash consideration, cash acquired	$ 3,322	$ 50,331

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Note 5 - Real Estate Assets Held for Sale (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Real Estate Portfolio [Member]
Income, Real Estate Assets Held for Sale	$ 0	$ 2,396
Minimum [Member]
Limited Partner Equity Interest in Real Estate Portfolio	1.00%
Maximum [Member]
Limited Partner Equity Interest in Real Estate Portfolio	2.00%

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Note 5 - Real Estate Assets Held for Sale - Real Estate Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Real estate assets held for sale - current	$ 1,286	$ 0
Real estate assets held for sale - non-current	42,803	$ 0
Total real estate assets held for sale	44,089
Liabilities related to real estate assets held for sale - current	6
Liabilities related to real estate assets held for sale - non-current	23,089
Total liabilities related to real estate assets held for sale	23,095
Net real estate assets held for sale	$ 20,994

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Note 6 - Acquisition-related Items - Composition of Acquisition-related Expense (Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Transaction costs	$ 13,030	$ 16,169
Contingent consideration fair value adjustments (note 24)	42,686	23,393
Contingent consideration compensation expense	5,292	6,286
Acquisition-related expense	$ 61,008	$ 45,848

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Note 7 - Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Current	$ 11,705	$ 3,781
Debt Securities, Held-to-Maturity, Amortized Cost, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	1,981	2,585
Debt Securities, Held-to-Maturity, Amortized Cost, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	$ 10,343	3,948
Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity, Term (Year)	10 years
Pledged Financial Instruments, Not Separately Reported, Securities for Letter of Credit Facilities	$ 4,514
Marketable Securities, Current, Total	8,538	10,077
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Noncurrent	9,327	$ 5,261
Other Income [Member]
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Realized Gain (Loss), Total	$ 3,866

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Note 7 - Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets - Components of Other Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Prepaid expenses	$ 44,173	$ 35,956
Advisor loans receivable	23,030	18,571
Investments in equity securities	11,862	3,918
Investments in debt securities	10,362	12,525
Deferred Purchase Price (notes 15 and 24)	238,836	87,957
Other	11,584	18,853
Prepaid and other assets (Current Assets)	339,847	177,780
Advisor loans receivable	47,980	42,900
Equity accounted investments	22,490	11,154
Investments in equity securities	9,327	5,261
Investments in debt securities	10,343	3,948
Financing fees, net of accumulated amortization of $6,363 (December 31, 2020 - $4.956)	2,458	3,751
Other	7,385	7,341
Other assets (Non-Current Assets)	$ 99,983	$ 74,355

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Note 7 - Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets - Components of Other Assets (Details) (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Financing fees, accumulated amortization	$ 6,363	$ 4,956

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Note 8 - Leases (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Lessee, Operating Lease, Lease Not yet Commenced	$ 60,460
Minimum [Member]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Lease Not yet Commenced, Term of Contract (Year)	5 years
Minimum [Member] | Premise Leases [Member]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract (Year)	1 year
Minimum [Member] | Equipment Leases [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Term of Contract (Year)	1 year
Maximum [Member]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Lease Not yet Commenced, Term of Contract (Year)	15 years
Maximum [Member] | Premise Leases [Member]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract (Year)	15 years
Maximum [Member] | Equipment Leases [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Term of Contract (Year)	3 years

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Note 8 - Leases - Lease Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Operating lease cost	$ 90,129	$ 82,643
Amortization of right-of-use assets	975	898
Interest on lease liabilities	16	17
Variable lease cost	24,008	25,297
Short term lease cost	4,024	3,662
Total lease expense	119,152	112,517
Sublease revenues	(6,214)	(2,844)
Total lease cost, net of sublease revenues	112,938	109,673
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease obligations	111,578	91,575
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease obligations	400	2,160
Operating cash flows from operating leases	(94,256)	(83,351)
Operating cash flows from finance leases	(16)	(17)
Financing cash flows from finance leases	$ 1,936	$ (884)
Operating leases (years) (Year)	6 years 10 months 24 days
Finance leases (years) (Year)	1 year 7 months 6 days
Operating leases	3.00%
Finance leases	1.60%

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Note 8 - Leases - Balance Sheet Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$ 316,517	$ 288,134
Operating lease liabilities - current	(80,928)	(78,923)
Operating lease liabilities - non-current	(296,633)	(251,680)
Total operating lease liabilities	(377,561)	(330,603)
Fixed assets, cost	3,312	4,662
Accumulated depreciation	(2,564)	(2,327)
Fixed assets, net	748	2,335
Long-term debt - current	(562)	(1,113)
Long-term debt - non-current	(248)	(1,316)
Total finance lease liabilities	$ (810)	$ (2,429)

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Note 8 - Leases - Maturities of Lease Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Operating leases, one year	$ 91,217
Operating leases, two years	76,315
Operating leases, three years	60,221
Operating leases, four years	46,449
Operating leases, five years	32,920
Operating leases, thereafter	112,720
Operating leases	419,842
Present value of operating lease liabilities	377,561	$ 330,603
Difference between undiscounted cash flows and discounted cash flows, operating lease	42,281
Finance leases, one year	589
Finance leases, two years	184
Finance leases, three years	45
Finance leases, four years	0
Finance leases, five years	0
Finance leases, thereafter	0
Finance leases	818
Capital leases maturing at various dates through 2024	810	$ 2,429
Difference between undiscounted cash flows and discounted cash flows, finance lease	$ 8

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Note 9 - Fixed Assets - Components of Fixed Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Cost	$ 408,811	$ 358,246
Accumulated depreciation	264,056	229,025
Net	144,755	129,221
Building [Member]
Cost	2,555	2,558
Accumulated depreciation	1,467	1,321
Net	1,088	1,237
Vehicles [Member]
Cost	11,040	8,539
Accumulated depreciation	5,245	2,505
Net	5,795	6,034
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Cost	87,880	82,117
Accumulated depreciation	57,483	53,353
Net	30,397	28,764
Computer Equipment [Member]
Cost	172,267	151,246
Accumulated depreciation	130,939	114,429
Net	41,328	36,817
Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Cost	135,069	113,786
Accumulated depreciation	68,922	57,417
Net	$ 66,147	$ 56,369

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Note 10 - Intangible Assets (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill), Total	$ 0
Assets Acquired That Do Not Constitute a Business [Member]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	$ 2,208

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Note 10 - Intangible Assets - Components of Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Indefinite life intangible assets	$ 53,004	$ 53,296
Indefinite life intangible assets, net	53,004	53,296
Finite life intangible assets, gross	805,129	788,573
Accumulated amortization	296,303	231,539
Finite life intangible assets, net	508,826	557,034
Intangible assets, gross	858,133	841,869
Intangible assets, net	561,830	610,330
Accumulated amortization	296,303	231,539
Customer Lists and Relationships [Member]
Finite life intangible assets, gross	352,860	345,511
Accumulated amortization	152,026	123,368
Finite life intangible assets, net	200,834	222,143
Accumulated amortization	152,026	123,368
Investment Management Contracts [Member]
Finite life intangible assets, gross	270,600	270,600
Accumulated amortization	85,012	60,723
Finite life intangible assets, net	185,588	209,877
Accumulated amortization	85,012	60,723
Mortgage Servicing Rights ("MSRs") [Member]
Finite life intangible assets, gross	147,878	114,909
Accumulated amortization	41,455	13,121
Finite life intangible assets, net	106,423	101,788
Accumulated amortization	41,455	13,121
Franchise Rights [Member]
Finite life intangible assets, gross	1,185	5,630
Accumulated amortization	1,092	5,322
Finite life intangible assets, net	93	308
Accumulated amortization	1,092	5,322
Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]
Finite life intangible assets, gross	12,600	14,803
Accumulated amortization	4,861	4,355
Finite life intangible assets, net	7,739	10,448
Accumulated amortization	4,861	4,355
Management Contracts and Other [Member]
Finite life intangible assets, gross	17,606	20,813
Accumulated amortization	11,057	12,406
Finite life intangible assets, net	6,549	8,407
Accumulated amortization	11,057	12,406
Brokerage Backlog [Member]
Finite life intangible assets, gross	2,400	16,307
Accumulated amortization	800	12,244
Finite life intangible assets, net	1,600	4,063
Accumulated amortization	800	12,244
Licensing Agreements [Member]
Indefinite life intangible assets	29,200	29,200
Indefinite life intangible assets, net	29,200	29,200
Trademark and Trade Names [Member]
Indefinite life intangible assets	23,804	24,096
Indefinite life intangible assets, net	$ 23,804	$ 24,096

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Note 10 - Intangible Assets - MSRs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Balance, January 1	$ 101,788	$ 0
Recognized on business acquisitions		99,900
Additions, following the sale of loan	32,969	15,009
Amortization	(15,682)	(8,553)
Prepayments and write-offs	(12,652)	(4,568)
Balance, December 31	$ 106,423	$ 101,788

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Note 10 - Intangible Assets - Acquired Intangible Assets (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Estimated weighted average amortization period (Year)	8 years 2 months 12 days
Intangible assets, acquired	$ 23,338
Customer Lists and Relationships [Member]
Finite life intangible assets, acquired	$ 18,918
Estimated weighted average amortization period (Year)	9 years 8 months 12 days
Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]
Finite life intangible assets, acquired	$ 700
Estimated weighted average amortization period (Year)	2 years
Brokerage Backlog [Member]
Finite life intangible assets, acquired	$ 2,820
Estimated weighted average amortization period (Year)	6 months
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Finite life intangible assets, acquired	$ 900
Estimated weighted average amortization period (Year)	5 years

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Note 10 - Intangible Assets - Estimated Annual Amortization Expense for Recorded Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
2022	$ 79,107
2023	72,600
2024	63,644
2025	47,930
2026	47,513
Thereafter	198,032
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Ending Balance	508,826	$ 557,034
Servicing Contracts [Member]
2022	14,063
2023	12,760
2024	11,973
2025	11,035
2026	9,892
Thereafter	46,700
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Ending Balance	106,423
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
2022	65,044
2023	59,840
2024	51,671
2025	36,895
2026	37,621
Thereafter	151,332
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Ending Balance	$ 402,403

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Note 11 - Goodwill (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	$ 0	$ 0

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Note 11 - Goodwill - Components of Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Balance	$ 1,088,984	$ 949,221
Goodwill acquired during the year	22,491	117,984
Other items	2	150
Foreign exchange	(20,429)	21,629
Balance	1,091,048	1,088,984
Goodwill	1,120,631
Accumulated impairment loss	(29,583)
Goodwill, Ending Balance	1,091,048	1,088,984
Investment Management [Member]
Balance	380,292	379,151
Goodwill acquired during the year	0	0
Other items	0	0
Foreign exchange	(971)	1,141
Balance	379,321	380,292
Goodwill	379,321
Accumulated impairment loss	0
Goodwill, Ending Balance	379,321	380,292
Americas [Member]
Balance	337,727	220,410
Goodwill acquired during the year	22,491	117,984
Other items	2	0
Foreign exchange	(275)	(667)
Balance	359,945	337,727
Goodwill	386,216
Accumulated impairment loss	(26,271)
Goodwill, Ending Balance	359,945	337,727
EMEA [Member]
Balance	275,546	257,333
Goodwill acquired during the year	0	0
Other items	0	0
Foreign exchange	(15,782)	18,213
Balance	259,764	275,546
Goodwill	263,076
Accumulated impairment loss	(3,312)
Goodwill, Ending Balance	259,764	275,546
Asia Pacific [Member]
Balance	95,419	92,327
Goodwill acquired during the year	0	0
Other items	0	150
Foreign exchange	(3,401)	2,942
Balance	92,018	95,419
Goodwill	92,018
Accumulated impairment loss	0
Goodwill, Ending Balance	$ 92,018	$ 95,419

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Note 12 - Long-term Debt (Details Textual) $ in Thousands, € in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 19, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 28, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 28, 2021 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	May 17, 2018 EUR (€)
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity		$ 988,167			$ 777,322
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount		$ 11,833			$ 9,439
The 3.02 % 2031 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 150,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			3.02%	3.02%
The 1.52% 2031 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | €				€ 125
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			1.52%	1.52%
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | €						€ 210
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage						2.23%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Syndicate of Banks [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 1,000,000
Debt Instrument, Term (Year)	5 years
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate		1.70%			2.10%
Line of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity		$ 250,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Syndicate of Banks [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.25%
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage		0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Syndicate of Banks [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	3.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage		0.60%

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Note 12 - Long-term Debt - Long-term Debt and Convertible Debentures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Revolving Credit Facility	$ 0	$ 213,239
Senior Notes	529,089	255,790
Capital leases maturing at various dates through 2024	810	2,429
Other long-term debt maturing at various dates up to 2023	1,155	8,436
Long-term debt	531,054	479,895
Less: current portion	1,458	9,024
Long-term debt - non-current	$ 529,596	$ 470,871

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Note 12 - Long-term Debt - Principal Repayments on Long-term Debt (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
2022	$ 1,458
2023	462
2024	45
2025	0
2026 and thereafter	529,089
Long-term Debt, Total	$ 531,054

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Note 13 - Convertible Notes (Details Textual)			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 07, 2021 $ / shares	May 19, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Dividends Payable, Amount Per Share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.15	$ 0.05
Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] | Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 230,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		4.00%
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio	17.2624	17.2507
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 57.93	$ 57.97
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage		100.00%
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Percentage of Stock Price Trigger		130.00%
Debt Issuance Costs, Net, Total		$ 6,795,000
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Remaining Discount Amortization Period (Year)		5 years
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs			$ 1,257,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage			4.70%

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Note 14 - Warehouse Credit Facilities (Details Textual) - Warehouse Credit Facilities [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Oct. 20, 2021	Apr. 28, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 400,000			$ 400,000
Facility A [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	125,000	$ 125,000		275,000
Facility C [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 150,000		$ 150,000	$ 0

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Note 14 - Warehouse Credit Facilities - Mortgage Warehouse Credit Facilities (Details) - Warehouse Credit Facilities [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Oct. 20, 2021	Apr. 28, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Maximum Capacity	$ 400,000			$ 400,000
Carrying value	162,911			218,018
Facility A [Member]
Maximum Capacity	125,000	$ 125,000		275,000
Carrying value	70,694			167,004
Facility B [Member]
Maximum Capacity	125,000			125,000
Carrying value	49,860			51,014
Facility C [Member]
Maximum Capacity	150,000		$ 150,000	0
Carrying value	$ 42,357			$ 0

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Note 14 - Warehouse Credit Facilities - Mortgage Warehouse Credit Facilities (Details) (Parentheticals) - Warehouse Credit Facilities [Member] - London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021
Facility A [Member]
Basis spread	1.60%
Facility B [Member]
Basis spread	1.70%
Facility C [Member]
Basis spread	1.60%

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Note 15 - AR Facility (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 26, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Accounts Receivable Facility, Term (Year)	1 year
Accounts Receivable Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 125,000
Accounts Receivable Facility, Outstanding		$ 0
Servicing Liability at Amortized Cost, Balance, Ending Balance		0
Transfer of Financial Assets Accounted for as Sales, Amount Derecognized		1,556,071
Transfer of Financial Assets Accounted for as Sales, Cash Proceeds Received for Assets Derecognized, Amount		1,503,971
Accounts Receivable Facility, Principal on Trade Accounts Receivable, Net of Allowance		149,832
Accounts Receivable Facility, Outstanding Princpal on Contract Assets		89,686
Fair Value Adjustment of Deferred Purchase Price		71	$ 142
Non-cash Investing Activities, Deferred Purchase Price		$ 302,080

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Note 16 - Variable Interest Entities (Details Textual)	Dec. 31, 2021
Minimum [Member]
Limited Partner Equity Interest in Real Estate Portfolio	1.00%
Maximum [Member]
Limited Partner Equity Interest in Real Estate Portfolio	2.00%

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Note 16 - Variable Interest Entities - Maximum Exposure Loss (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Equity accounted investments	$ 22,490	$ 11,154
Co-investment commitments	20,284	14,345
Maximum exposure to loss	36,834	20,503
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Equity accounted investments	$ 16,550	$ 6,158

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Note 17 - Redeemable Non-controlling Interests (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands, shares in Billions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Carrying Amount, Total	$ 536,903	$ 442,375
Subordinate Non-controlling Interest Shares (in shares)	3.6
Redemption Amount [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Carrying Amount, Total	$ 513,291	$ 415,141

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Note 17 - Redeemable Non-controlling Interests - Reconciliation of the Beginning and Ending NCI Amounts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Balance	$ 442,375	$ 359,150
RNCI redemption increment	99,316	15,843
Distributions paid to RNCI	(51,508)	(35,698)
Purchase of interests from RNCI	(24,371)	(25,639)
Sale of interests to RNCI	18,012	6,539
Balance	536,903	442,375
Non-controlling Interest Share of Earnings [Member]
RNCI share of earnings	50,739	27,550
Non-controlling Interest Redemption Increment [Member]
RNCI redemption increment	99,316	15,843
Non-controlling Interest Distributions Paid to NCI [Member]
Distributions paid to RNCI	(49,168)	(33,293)
Non-controlling Interest Recognized on Business Acquisitions [Member]
RNCI recognized on business acquisitions	$ 0	$ 92,225

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Note 18 - Capital Stock (Details Textual)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2020 $ / shares
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.10
Subordinate Voting Shares [Member]
Number of Votes for Subordinate Voting Shares	1
Multiple Voting Shares [Member]
Number of Votes for Multiple Voting Shares	20

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Note 18 - Capital Stock - Capital Stock Issued and Outstanding (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Capital Shares, Number (in shares)	44,054,744	40,189,436
Capital Shares, Amount	$ 852,167	$ 457,993
Subordinate Voting Shares [Member]
Capital Shares, Number (in shares)	42,729,050	38,863,742
Capital Shares, Amount	$ 851,794	$ 457,620
Multiple Voting Shares [Member]
Capital Shares, Number (in shares)	1,325,694	1,325,694
Capital Shares, Amount	$ 373	$ 373

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Note 19 - Net Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share - Reconciliation of the Denominator Used to Calculate Earnings Per Common Share (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Company	$ (390,338)	$ 49,074
Adjusted numerator under the If-Converted Method	$ (390,338)	$ 49,074
Shares issued and outstanding at beginning of period (in shares)	40,189,436	39,845,211
Issued during the period (in shares)	2,730,653	140,657
Weighted average number of shares used in computing basic earnings per share (in shares)	42,920,089	39,985,868
Assumed exercise of stock options acquired under the Treasury Stock Method (in shares)	0	193,296
Number of shares used in computing diluted earnings per share (in shares)	42,920,089	40,179,164

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Note 20 - Stock-based Compensation (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense	$ 14,349	$ 9,628
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Ending Balance (in dollars per share)	$ 89.34	$ 69.22	$ 58.96
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount, Total	$ 34,339
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)	4 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value	$ 11,986	$ 7,841
Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Ending Balance (in dollars per share)	$ 45.00
Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Ending Balance (in dollars per share)	$ 138.12
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)	4 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period (Year)	5 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant (in shares)	699,300

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Note 20 - Stock-based Compensation - Option Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Shares issuable under options (in shares)	2,190,125	2,001,600
Shares issuable under options, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 69.22	$ 58.96
Granted, number of options (in shares)	682,500	547,250
Granted, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 136.38	$ 85.79
Exercised, number of options (in shares)	(292,450)	(344,225)
Exercised, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 49.38	$ 35.86
Forfeited, number of options (in shares)	(29,300)	(14,500)
Forfeited, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 80.15	$ 70.07
Shares issuable under options (in shares)	2,550,875	2,190,125
Shares issuable under options, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 89.34	$ 69.22
Shares issuable under options, weighted average remaining contractual life (Year)	3 years 1 month 6 days
Shares issuable under options, aggregate intrinsic value	$ 147,597
Options exercisable, number of options (in shares)	978,188
Options exercisable, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 72.14
Options exercisable, weighted average remaining contractual life (Year)	2 years 1 month 6 days
Options exercisable, aggregate intrinsic value	$ 73,420

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Note 20 - Stock-based Compensation - Options Exercised (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Number of options exercised (in shares)	292,450	344,225
Aggregate fair value	$ 14,441	$ 12,343
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Number of options exercised (in shares)	292,450	344,225
Aggregate fair value	$ 32,808	$ 25,919
Intrinsic value	14,440	13,576
Amount of cash received	18,367	12,343
Tax benefit recognized	$ 937	$ 102

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Note 20 - Stock-based Compensation - Fair Value of Each Option Grant Assumptions Used (Details) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Risk free rate	0.80%	0.20%
Expected life in years (Year)	4 years 9 months	4 years 4 months 28 days
Expected volatility	39.40%	36.50%
Dividend yield	0.20%	0.10%
Weighted average fair value per option granted (in dollars per share)	$ 46.12	$ 28.33

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Note 21 - Long-term Incentive Arrangement (Details Textual) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions, $ in Millions	Apr. 16, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Apr. 16, 2021 CAD ($) shares
Percentage of Disinterested Shareholders Voting for Approval	95.00%
Management Services Agreement [Member] | Jay S. Hennick and Jayset Management [Member] | Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Payments to Employees	$ 96.2	$ 120.3
Shares Issued, Price Per Share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 106.40
Management Services Agreement [Member] | Jay S. Hennick and Jayset Management [Member] | Chief Executive Officer [Member] | Subordinate Voting Shares [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Issued for Services (in shares) | shares	3,572,858	3,572,858

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Note 22 - Income Tax (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross, Total	$ 68,502
Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries	106,830	$ 117,897
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Ending Balance	4,048	2,344	$ 1,468
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Impact Effective Tax Rate	4,048	2,344
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Expense, Total	201	224
Recovery of Income Tax Interest and Penalties	69	44
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued, Total	494	362
Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible, Amount of Unrecorded Benefit	$ 43
Domestic Tax Authority [Member] | Canada Revenue Agency [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Income Tax Return Examination Period (Year)	4 years
Domestic Tax Authority [Member] | Canada Revenue Agency [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Income Tax Return Examination Period (Year)	7 years
Domestic Tax Authority [Member] | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Income Tax Return Examination Period (Year)	3 years
Domestic Tax Authority [Member] | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Income Tax Return Examination Period (Year)	5 years
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | Other Foreign Tax Authorities [Member]
Income Tax Return Examination Period (Year)	4 years
UNITED STATES
Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries	$ 10,963	$ 0

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Note 22 - Income Tax - Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Income tax expense using a combined statutory rate of 26.5% (2020 - 26.5%)	$ (40,292)	$ 36,181
Settlement of long-term incentive arrangement	125,061	0
Permanent differences	2,592	2,400
Tax effect of flow through entities	(8,660)	(6,214)
Adjustments to tax liabilities for prior periods	869	(246)
Effect of changes in enacted tax rate in other jurisdictions	(76)	428
Changes in liability for unrecognized tax benefits	(111)	821
Stock-based compensation	2,891	2,085
Foreign, state, and provincial tax rate differential	(3,532)	(3,075)
Change in valuation allowance	2,407	5,233
Acquisition related costs and contingent consideration	1,970	2,173
Withholding taxes and other	2,391	2,260
Income tax expense	$ 85,510	$ 42,046

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Note 22 - Income Tax - Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation (Details) (Parentheticals)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Statutory rate	26.50%	26.50%

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Note 22 - Income Tax - Earnings Before Income Tax by Jurisdiction (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Earnings Before Income Tax by Jurisdiction	$ (152,047)	$ 136,535
Domestic Tax Authority [Member] | Canada Revenue Agency [Member]
Earnings Before Income Tax by Jurisdiction	(472,611)	8,257
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]
Earnings Before Income Tax by Jurisdiction	158,448	53,111
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | Other Foreign Tax Authorities [Member]
Earnings Before Income Tax by Jurisdiction	$ 162,116	$ 75,167

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Note 22 - Income Tax - Provision for (Recovery of) Income Tax (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current	$ 123,047	$ 55,230
Deferred	(37,537)	(13,184)
Income tax expense	85,510	42,046
Domestic Tax Authority [Member] | Canada Revenue Agency [Member]
Current, Canada	3,832	3,309
Deferred, Canda	912	2,154
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]
Current, United States and Other Foreign	63,212	19,577
Deferred, United States and Other Foreign	(31,291)	(9,765)
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | Other Foreign Tax Authorities [Member]
Current, United States and Other Foreign	56,003	32,344
Deferred, United States and Other Foreign	$ (7,158)	$ (5,573)

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Note 22 - Income Tax - Deferred Income Tax Components (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Loss carryforwards and other credits	$ 19,143	$ 18,314
Expenses not currently deductible	44,012	33,442
Revenue not currently taxable	(6,223)	(14,076)
Stock-based compensation	543	526
Investments	21,782	10,696
Provision for doubtful accounts	9,078	8,308
Financing fees	(267)	(325)
Net unrealized foreign exchange losses	442	560
Depreciation and amortization	(58,793)	(57,746)
Operating leases	11,695	8,110
Less: valuation allowance	(15,281)	(13,324)
Net deferred tax (liabilities) assets	26,131	5,515
Net deferred tax (liabilities) assets	$ (26,131)	$ (5,515)

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Note 22 - Income Tax - Gross Operating Loss Carryforwards (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Domestic Tax Authority [Member] | Canada Revenue Agency [Member]
Gross net operating loss carry forward	$ 4,664	$ 5,632
Gross net operating loss not recognized	104	65
Net operating loss carry foward	4,560	5,567
Domestic Tax Authority [Member] | Canada Revenue Agency [Member] | Capital Loss Carryforward [Member]
Gross capital loss carry forward	1,796	1,922
Gross capital loss not recognized	1,796	1,922
Net capital loss carry forward	0	0
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]
Gross net operating loss carry forward	1,395	3,059
Gross net operating loss not recognized	926	924
Net operating loss carry foward	469	2,135
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] | Capital Loss Carryforward [Member]
Gross capital loss carry forward	0	1,698
Gross capital loss not recognized	0	1,698
Net capital loss carry forward	0	0
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | Other Foreign Tax Authorities [Member]
Gross net operating loss carry forward	60,891	53,997
Gross net operating loss not recognized	43,003	32,091
Net operating loss carry foward	17,888	21,906
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | Other Foreign Tax Authorities [Member] | Capital Loss Carryforward [Member]
Gross capital loss carry forward	6,483	6,876
Gross capital loss not recognized	6,483	6,876
Net capital loss carry forward	$ 0	$ 0

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Note 22 - Income Tax - Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Balance	$ 2,344	$ 1,468
Gross increases for tax positions of prior periods	151	908
Amount recognized on acquisitions	1,826	0
Reduction for lapses in applicable statutes of limitations	(262)	(87)
Foreign currency translation	(11)	55
Balance	$ 4,048	$ 2,344

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Note 23 - Other Supplemental Information - Summary of Other Supplemental Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Income tax, net of refunds	$ 116,873	$ 46,492
Interest	28,003	29,148
Dividends declared but not paid	$ 6,608	$ 2,009

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Note 24 - Financial Instruments (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Contingent Consideration Liability [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Weighted Average Discount Rate Increase	2.00%
Reduction in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration Liability	$ 1,400
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative Asset, Notional Amount			$ 100,000	$ 100,000
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate			2.7205%	1.897%
Derivative, Cumulative Losses		$ 5,595
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Interest Expense [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments, Net, Pretax, Total	$ (2,260)
Measurement Input, Discount Rate [Member]
Servicing Asset, Measurement Input	0.114
Measurement Input, Discount Rate [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Servicing Asset, Measurement Input	0.025
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Measurement Input	0.021
Measurement Input, Discount Rate [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Servicing Asset, Measurement Input	0.050
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Measurement Input	0.088
Measurement Input, Discount Rate [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Measurement Input	0.046

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Note 24 - Financial Instruments - Financial Assets and Liabilities Carried at Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Equity securities	$ 11,705	$ 3,781
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Total	154,671	$ 115,643	$ 84,993
Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Cash equivalents	3,942
Equity securities	11,917
Debt securities	8,381
Mortgage derivative assets	10,813
Warehouse receivables	174,717
Total assets	448,606
Mortgage derivative liability	1,564
Interest rate swap liability	2,975
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Total	154,671
Total liabilities	159,210
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Deferred Purchase Price on AR Facility [Member]
Deferred Purchase Price on AR Facility	238,836
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Cash equivalents	3,942
Equity securities	11,760
Debt securities	0
Mortgage derivative assets	0
Warehouse receivables	0
Total assets	15,702
Mortgage derivative liability	0
Interest rate swap liability	0
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Total	0
Total liabilities	0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Deferred Purchase Price on AR Facility [Member]
Deferred Purchase Price on AR Facility	0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Cash equivalents	0
Equity securities	157
Debt securities	8,381
Mortgage derivative assets	10,813
Warehouse receivables	174,717
Total assets	194,068
Mortgage derivative liability	1,564
Interest rate swap liability	2,975
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Total	0
Total liabilities	4,539
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Deferred Purchase Price on AR Facility [Member]
Deferred Purchase Price on AR Facility	0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Cash equivalents	0
Equity securities	0
Debt securities	0
Mortgage derivative assets	0
Warehouse receivables	0
Total assets	238,836
Mortgage derivative liability	0
Interest rate swap liability	0
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Total	154,671
Total liabilities	154,671
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Deferred Purchase Price on AR Facility [Member]
Deferred Purchase Price on AR Facility	$ 238,836

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Note 24 - Financial Instruments - Changes in Fair Value of DPP (Details) - Deferred Purchase Price on AR Facility [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Balance, January 1	$ 87,957	$ 69,873
Additions to DPP	306,088	68,017
Collections on DPP	(151,202)	(51,994)
Fair value adjustment	(71)	(142)
Foreign exchange and other	(3,937)	2,203
Balance, December 31	$ 238,835	$ 87,957

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Note 24 - Financial Instruments - Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration Liability (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Fair value adjustments (note 6)	$ (18,017)	$ (18,224)
Less: current portion	120,246	5,802
Non-current portion	34,425	109,841
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Balance	115,643	84,993
Amounts recognized on acquisitions	2,249	23,717
Fair value adjustments (note 6)	42,686	23,393
Resolved and settled in cash	(5,539)	(17,249)
Other	(368)	789
Balance	154,671	115,643
Less: current portion	120,246	5,802
Non-current portion	$ 34,425	$ 109,841

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Note 24 - Financial Instruments - Estimated of Fair Values for Other Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Senior Notes	$ 529,089	$ 255,790
Senior Notes, fair value	548,440	275,928
Convertible Notes, carrying amount	225,214	223,957
Convertible Notes, fair value	$ 590,193	$ 353,638

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Note 25 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Loss Sharing Obligations [Member]
Unpaid Principal Balance of Funded and Sold Loans Subject to Loss Sharing Obligations		$ 4,432,000
Loss Sharing Obligations [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member]
Loss Contingency Accrual, Ending Balance		$ 15,807	$ 15,194
Antirion SGR S.p.A and Colliers Italy [Member] | Forecast [Member]
Payments to Acquire Interest in Subsidiaries and Affiliates, Total	$ 364,436

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Note 25 - Commitments and Contingencies - Minimum Contractual Purchase Commitments Obligation Payments (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
2022	$ 14,016
2023	12,202
2024	11,805
2025	13,344
2026	9,088
Thereafter	3,269
Purchase Obligation, Total	$ 63,724

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Note 26 - Related Party Transactions (Details Textual) - Non-controlling Shareholders [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Due from Related Parties, Total	$ 4,022	$ 3,356
Minimum [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Rate	0.00%
Maximum [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Rate	4.00%

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Note 27 - Revenue (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Revenue Not from Contract with Customer	$ 138,641	$ 75,975
Contract with Customer, Asset, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Total	78,941	66,436
Contract with Customer, Asset, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current, Total	71,294	61,101
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current	30,397	21,076
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized	$ 19,076	$ 22,338

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Note 27 - Revenue - Disaggregated Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Revenues	$ 4,089,129	$ 2,786,857
Lease Brokerage [Member]
Revenues	1,000,683	686,482
Capital Markets [Member]
Revenues	1,236,243	700,904
Property Management [Member]
Revenues	1,062,415	834,957
Valuation and Advisory [Member]
Revenues	447,484	338,633
Advisory [Member]
Revenues	217,864	168,404
Incentive Fees [Member]
Revenues	35,026	4,190
Other Revenue [Member]
Revenues	89,414	53,287
Americas Segment [Member]
Revenues	2,489,217	1,626,372
Americas Segment [Member] | Lease Brokerage [Member]
Revenues	729,050	495,597
Americas Segment [Member] | Capital Markets [Member]
Revenues	838,678	460,224
Americas Segment [Member] | Property Management [Member]
Revenues	638,741	471,377
Americas Segment [Member] | Valuation and Advisory [Member]
Revenues	214,665	162,672
Americas Segment [Member] | Advisory [Member]
Revenues	0	0
Americas Segment [Member] | Incentive Fees [Member]
Revenues	0	0
Americas Segment [Member] | Other Revenue [Member]
Revenues	68,083	36,502
EMEA Segment [Member]
Revenues	672,737	516,507
EMEA Segment [Member] | Lease Brokerage [Member]
Revenues	145,422	107,947
EMEA Segment [Member] | Capital Markets [Member]
Revenues	190,525	136,479
EMEA Segment [Member] | Property Management [Member]
Revenues	196,491	162,853
EMEA Segment [Member] | Valuation and Advisory [Member]
Revenues	134,489	104,498
EMEA Segment [Member] | Advisory [Member]
Revenues	0	0
EMEA Segment [Member] | Incentive Fees [Member]
Revenues	0	0
EMEA Segment [Member] | Other Revenue [Member]
Revenues	5,810	4,730
Asia Pacific Segment [Member]
Revenues	673,661	470,632
Asia Pacific Segment [Member] | Lease Brokerage [Member]
Revenues	126,211	82,917
Asia Pacific Segment [Member] | Capital Markets [Member]
Revenues	207,040	104,201
Asia Pacific Segment [Member] | Property Management [Member]
Revenues	227,183	200,727
Asia Pacific Segment [Member] | Valuation and Advisory [Member]
Revenues	98,323	71,463
Asia Pacific Segment [Member] | Advisory [Member]
Revenues	0	0
Asia Pacific Segment [Member] | Incentive Fees [Member]
Revenues	0	0
Asia Pacific Segment [Member] | Other Revenue [Member]
Revenues	14,904	11,324
Investment Management [Member]
Revenues	252,890	172,594
Investment Management [Member] | Lease Brokerage [Member]
Revenues	0	0
Investment Management [Member] | Capital Markets [Member]
Revenues	0	0
Investment Management [Member] | Property Management [Member]
Revenues	0	0
Investment Management [Member] | Valuation and Advisory [Member]
Revenues	0	0
Investment Management [Member] | Advisory [Member]
Revenues	217,864	168,404
Investment Management [Member] | Incentive Fees [Member]
Revenues	35,026	4,190
Investment Management [Member] | Other Revenue [Member]
Revenues	0	0
Corporate Segment [Member]
Revenues	624	752
Corporate Segment [Member] | Lease Brokerage [Member]
Revenues	0	21
Corporate Segment [Member] | Capital Markets [Member]
Revenues	0	0
Corporate Segment [Member] | Property Management [Member]
Revenues	0	0
Corporate Segment [Member] | Valuation and Advisory [Member]
Revenues	7	0
Corporate Segment [Member] | Advisory [Member]
Revenues	0	0
Corporate Segment [Member] | Incentive Fees [Member]
Revenues	0	0
Corporate Segment [Member] | Other Revenue [Member]
Revenues	$ 617	$ 731

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Note 28 - Segmented Information (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Number of Operating Segments	4
Americas Segment [Member]
Investments in and Advance to Affiliates, Subsidiaries, Associates, and Joint Ventures, Total	$ 2,324	$ 3,147
EMEA Segment [Member]
Investments in and Advance to Affiliates, Subsidiaries, Associates, and Joint Ventures, Total	1,599	1,550
Investment Management [Member]
Investments in and Advance to Affiliates, Subsidiaries, Associates, and Joint Ventures, Total	$ 18,567	$ 7,518

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Note 28 - Segmented Information - Operating Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Revenues	$ 4,089,129	$ 2,786,857
Depreciation and amortization	145,094	125,906
Operating earnings (loss)	(131,501)	164,578
Equity earnings	6,190	2,919
Other income, net	5,083	(13)
Interest expense, net	(31,819)	(30,949)
Income tax expense	(85,510)	(42,046)
Net earnings	(237,557)	94,489
Total assets	3,873,730	3,292,167
Total additions to fixed assets, intangible assets and goodwill	109,373	375,898
Americas Segment [Member]
Revenues	2,489,217	1,626,372
EMEA Segment [Member]
Revenues	672,737	516,507
Asia Pacific Segment [Member]
Revenues	673,661	470,632
Investment Management [Member]
Revenues	252,890	172,594
Operating Segments [Member] | Americas Segment [Member]
Revenues	2,489,217	1,626,372
Depreciation and amortization	80,210	56,667
Operating earnings (loss)	233,788	121,371
Equity earnings	2,352	1,469
Total assets	1,740,447	1,640,046
Total additions to fixed assets, intangible assets and goodwill	92,059	357,187
Operating Segments [Member] | EMEA Segment [Member]
Revenues	672,737	516,507
Depreciation and amortization	22,868	22,391
Operating earnings (loss)	59,606	8,336
Equity earnings	65	75
Total assets	757,980	648,557
Total additions to fixed assets, intangible assets and goodwill	8,747	8,194
Operating Segments [Member] | Asia Pacific Segment [Member]
Revenues	673,661	470,632
Depreciation and amortization	10,471	14,616
Operating earnings (loss)	82,023	45,221
Equity earnings	0	0
Total assets	387,564	384,001
Total additions to fixed assets, intangible assets and goodwill	3,245	4,593
Operating Segments [Member] | Investment Management [Member]
Revenues	252,890	172,594
Depreciation and amortization	27,691	27,464
Operating earnings (loss)	63,659	40,738
Equity earnings	3,773	1,181
Total assets	774,845	694,270
Total additions to fixed assets, intangible assets and goodwill	2,861	3,669
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Revenues	624	752
Depreciation and amortization	3,854	4,768
Operating earnings (loss)	(570,577)	(51,088)
Equity earnings	0	193
Total assets	212,894	(74,707)
Total additions to fixed assets, intangible assets and goodwill	$ 2,461	$ 2,255

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Note 28 - Segmented Information - Revenues and Long-lived Assets by Geographic Location (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Revenues	$ 4,089,129	$ 2,786,857
Total long-lived assets	316,517	288,134
Total long-lived assets	2,114,150	2,116,669
UNITED STATES
Revenues	2,232,277	1,432,288
Total long-lived assets	1,442,476	1,378,648
CANADA
Revenues	437,307	304,039
Total long-lived assets	81,897	82,520
Euro Currency Countries [Member]
Revenues	343,364	280,853
Total long-lived assets	269,104	306,472
AUSTRALIA
Revenues	320,959	190,106
Total long-lived assets	72,572	84,758
UNITED KINGDOM
Revenues	170,896	135,572
Total long-lived assets	70,968	79,738
CHINA
Revenues	108,898	90,390
Total long-lived assets	9,908	8,316
Other Geographic Locations [Member]
Revenues	475,428	353,609
Total long-lived assets	$ 167,225	$ 176,217