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CONDO AUTHORITY OF ONTARIO - "WHAT WE DO"

Provide information and training about:

rights and responsibilities of condo owners
the roles and responsibilities of the board of directors and condo management.
changes to the Condominium Act 1998 , that affect condominium communities.

The CAO will oversee the Condominium Act and ensure that condominiums and others are complying with the Act and regulations. There will be info guides, dispute resolution, and various other services, there will be a registrar to receive filings, like the annual returns and notices of change. The information gathered will be used to create a public database on all of the condominiums in Ontario.
In addition to a registrar, there will also be a tribunal to hear disputes, including an online dispute resolution process. Mediators will be available to help resolve disputes. If a settlement is not reached, the parties may request a formal hearing. The member will make an order and the parties must comply just as they would with a court order.
providing info for owners on condominium living
mandatory training for directors
self help tools & guided pathways for resolving common issues & disputes
CAT online guided negotiations, mediation & adjudicative services for disputes
public registry for all condominium corporations services for disputes
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Condominium Authority of Ontario
The CAO is a regulatory body created in 2
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TRIBUNAL WILL NOT HAVE JURISDICTION OVER

adjudicating disputes involving property managers or builders
disputes between tow sister-corporations sharing assets or common elements
making an order permanently evicting someone
disputes arising from liens

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APPEALS
May be made through the Divisional Court
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CONDOMINIUM AUTHORITY TRIBUNAL ("CAT") FEES - $1. per unit per month - $12. per unit per year
These fees will be paid by the party who files the dispute, and are not refundable. The CAT has the authority to order one party to pay the costs incurred by another party, including costs related to any of the following fees, if appropriate.
Stage 1
Guided negotiation fee ($25): Provides access the first stage of the CAT's online dispute-resolution ("DR") services, where parties will be directed to a guided negotiation process. If the issue is not resolved through negotiation, the system will guide the parties to stage 2 of the process.
Stage 2
Assisted Resolution Fee ($50):
Provides the parties with a CAT member who will assist the parties to try to resolve the dispute collaboratively. if the issue is not resolved through assisted resolution, the system will guide the parties to stage 3 of the process.
Stage 3
Tribunal Decision Fee ($125.)
Provides the parties with a CAT member who will conduct a formal adjudication of the issues in dispute, consider the evidence of the parities, and issue a binding order.
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Condominium Authority Tribunal

EXPANSION OF TYPES OF DISPUTES

October 1, 2020

Effective October 1, 2020, amendments to Ontario Regulation 179/17 under the Condominium Act, 1998, will take effect to expand the jurisdiction of the Condominium Authority Tribunal (CAT) to handle more types of disputes through its online dispute resolution system.

The additional types of disputes that the CAT will be able to resolve include certain disputes related to provisions of a condominium corporation’s declaration, by-laws or rules that:

· prohibit, restrict or otherwise govern pets or other animals, parking, vehicles or storage, in a unit, the common elements or the assets, if any, of the corporation.

· govern the indemnification or compensation of the corporation, an owner or a mortgagee in relation to these above-noted disputes.

In addition, two unproclaimed sections of the Condominium Act (sections 132(4.1) and 134(2.4)), will come into effect on October 1, 2020. This will ensure that parties to disputes that are intended to be resolved by the CAT go to the CAT to resolve their disputes, rather than to the courts, or to mediation and arbitration, as applicable.

Further updates about the CAT, including any future expansion of its jurisdiction, will be communicated as appropriate.

For more information on the CAT, please visit the Condominium Authority of Ontario’s (CAO’s) website here: https://www.condoauthorityontario.ca/en-US/tribunal/

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"CMRAO" - CONDO MANAGEMENT REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF ONTARIO

The CMRAO was also founded in 2017 through legislation and is the regulatory body responsible for licensing condominium managers and management companies. When the CMRAO came into being, they offered three types of licences for condominium managers: o the industry;
i) the limited licence, for people who are new to the industry. The transitional licence is being phased out and ill not be available after June 2021.
ii) the transitional licence for those with at least two years of experience but without the accepted educational requirements. The educational requirements for the General Licence are the four RCM courses offered by ACMO, or their equivalency exams.
iii) the general licence for those who have both the minimum two years' experience and the education. The educational requirements for the General Licence are the four RCM courses offered by ACMO, or their equivalency exams. As the name implies, the limited licensee cannot perform as many duties as a general licensee.
The CMRAO does not offer the RCM. The RCM remains a voluntary designation offered only through ACMO.
CCI and CAO provide relevant information for condominium managers. The RCM designation is a voluntary designation that managers can earn through ACMO, whereas the licence is a mandatory requirement administered by the CMRAO, even though the CMRAO uses ACMO courses for their licensing. Finally, CCI and CAO both offer training for directors, but CCI training is optional whereas CAO training is mandatory.
The MISSION of the ACMO 2000 Certification Program is to equip condominium management firms to provide quality service by:
i) Developing a series of core operational standards and procedures
ii) certifying those firms who meet the standards; and
providing a structure for ongoing measurement of the firm's performance.

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YORK CONDO CORP. No. 84 Cheshire Place

ONTARIO - CONDO OFFICE

CONDOMINIUM AUTHORITY OF ONTARIO

CONDO AUTHORITY OF ONTARIO - "WHAT WE DO"

Condominium Authority Tribunal

"CMRAO" - CONDO MANAGEMENT REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF ONTARIO