Thank you to our Spring Maintenance speakers for sharing their expertise at our April 25th webinar. All your questions are answered here. Feel free to contact the speakers directly for further information. 

New bills introduced in April that address EV charging and age restrictions in strata corporations.

Here are some of the questions and their answers from Insurance Webinar on March 21, 2023. 

More new changes coming for Strata Corporations in 2023!  

Some interesting changes coming down the pipe for strata corporations!

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022PREM0065-001745 

Temporary speculation and vacancy tax (SVT) exemption for property having rental restrictions phased out for 2022 tax year

New regulations regarding electronic strata meetings: see more.

A regulation under the COVID-19 Related Measures Act confirmed that strata corporations may continue to conduct remote meetings until July 10, 2021, regardless of when the state of emergency declared under the Emergency Program Act ends.

Paul Murcutt, long time board member and former president of CCI National Chapter, has been recognized with this national award.

The Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General has issued an order under the Emergency Program Act enabling all strata corporations to conduct electronic meetings (including Annual and Special General Meetings) during the provincial state of emergency

We are glad that we can now share with strata council members the recording of our most recent half day strata educational on February 22, 2020 with the topics of Current Strata Insurance Challenges & Legal Update Panel 2020. We couldn't register all interested strata council members who wanted to attend this important seminar as it was sold out and now we are happy that they can watch the recording and share it with their community as well.

This seminar recording has been categorized to 8 videos and you can watch them all here. The PDF version of the presentation slides are also available below each video.

We are excited to share with the strata community that Canadian Condominium Institute - Vancouver Chapter (CCI Vancouver) has a YouTube channel now with the goal of providing even more value and more strata educational opportunities for strata council members in British Columbia. 

YouTube Channel of CCI Vancouver

The BC Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has posted a number of resources and important information for strata corporations coping with the current situation.

SAVE THE DATE: CCI Vancouver Chapter would like to invite you to attend CCI Vancouver's fall seminar and trade show featuring sports journalist Michael Landsberg on September 28, 2019

CCI Vancouver Condo News is a quarterly newsletter publication with strata related articles and case law updates aimed at helping strata councils in BC learn how to be better equipped to perform their duties.

The province has clarified the Strata Property Regulations to clarify the rules surrounding the investment of strata corporation funds.  

Amendments to the Strata Property Regulation to maximum fine at “$1 000 for each contravention” of “a bylaw that prohibits or limits use of all or part of a residential strata lot for remuneration as vacation, travel or temporary accommodation” are in force today. 

CCI Vancouver Condo News is a quarterly newsletter publication with strata related articles and case law updates aimed at helping strata councils in BC learn how to be better equipped to perform their duties.

Strata Property Regulation amended to increase fines for breaches of short-term accommodation bylaws up to $1,000 per day.

CCI Vancouver Condo News is a quarterly newsletter publication with strata related articles and case law updates aimed at helping strata councils in BC learn how to be better equipped to perform their duties. 

Effective March 7, 2018, amendments to Strata Property Regulation 6.9 clarify that variable user fees are permitted for the use of strata common property.

CCI Vancouver Condo News is a quarterly newsletter publication with strata related articles and case law updates aimed at helping strata councils in BC learn how to be better equipped to perform their duties. 

The Canadian Condominium Institute (CCI) - Vancouver Chapter is seeking enthusiastic Board and committee members who can commit to actively support the mission of the chapter in providing exceptional education to strata councils to help build strong and healthy strata communities across BC.

A look at how bylaws & incentives are advancing Level 2 EV (Electric Vehicle) charger requirements in multi-family dwellings in Metro Vancouver, such as the City of North Vancouver's newly established guidelines.

There is also an informative guide to support stratas on how to make the switch at Metro Vancouver's EVCondo.ca. 

CCI Vancouver Condo News is a quarterly newsletter publication with strata related articles, CRT and Strata case law updates aimed at helping strata councils in BC learn how to be better equipped to perform their duties.

Topics inside this issue:

Do you know well-managed stratas that deserve to be recognized and rewarded for their achievements? 

Help us recognize them and celebrate their success. It doesn't matter how small the achievements are as every effort for improvement does count. 

Let us share the stories of challenges and how these stratas could overcome them for inspiring other strata council members with the goal of betterment of our strata communities in BC. 

To nominate a strata corporation for this award, please fill out the nomination form for the following areas and email to contact@ccivancouver.ca by June 30th.

Important Note: We have received requests for extending the deadline for submitting the nomination form for CCI Vancouver Strata of the Year Award this year and we listened. 

Please make sure to submit your nomination form by July 31, 2017.

CCI VANCOUVER 2016 STRATA OF THE YEAR
By Lisa Frey, Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
Published: November of 2016 | CCI Vancouver Condo News – Fall 2016 Edition 

“Run it like a business”, says LMS1816 Harbour House president Ian Callaway, when asked about his council’s philosophy to managing their unique strata corporation. Ian and the rest of the Harbour House councils have employed these techniques on their journey to becoming the CCI Vancouver’s “Strata of the Year”. 

Through our NEW Condo 101 course, CCI Vancouver is committed to providing a friendly, supportive educational environment to help Strata Council members become better equipped to perform their duties.

Taught by Strata Lawyers, this course provides information on the duties, obligations, and procedures that all strata council members or those who would like to join the council should know. Topics include legal elements of Stratas, discerning various responsibilities of Stratas, administration, finance, insurance, and procedures of Strata Corporation meetings.

CCI Vancouver Condo News is a quarterly newsletter publication with strata related articles and case law updates aimed at helping strata councils in BC learn how to be better equipped to perform their duties. 

CCI Vancouver Condo News is a quarterly newsletter publication with strata related articles and case law updates aimed at helping strata councils in BC learn how to be better equipped to perform their duties. 

If you are a strata council member and have a unique tale to tell or advice to relay to other Strata Councils, or if you offer professional services or products to strata corporations and have a relevant educational-only article, let us know!

CCI Vancouver is now accepting educational-only articles that are useful for strata councils and strata corporations in B.C. for our Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall issues of Condo News.  The article would need to be relevant to your area of expertise in the strata industry.  As a valued member of CCI Vancouver we would like to provide you with this opportunity to contribute toward our award winning publication that is aimed at helping strata councils and strata corporations learn how to be better equipped to perform their duties!
 

We wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and a fantastic new year! We have been busy scheduling lots of new strata educational programs and seminars for strata councils for 2017 and are very excited about them all and cannot wait to share them with you.

Please just be advised that we might need to postpone our strata educational seminar in January for a later date due to lack of time for organizing the session...

The Board of Directors and the Committee Members of the CCI Vancouver chapter consists of a dedicated group of professionals in the strata industry who are passionate and committed to make a stronger and more successful strata community in BC. All the Board and Committee Members at the CCI Vancouver Chapter are volunteers.

CCI Vancouver Condo News is a quarterly strata newsletter publication with strata related articles and case law updates for strata council members in B.C.

In the Fall 2016 edition of CCI Vancouver Condo News you can read about...

CCI Vancouver is committed to provide a friendly, supportive and educational-only environment for Strata Council members who attend the seminars to learn how to be better equipped to perform their duties.To achieve that goal, CCI Vancouver expects everyone who is presented at the seminar respect the educational seminars' rules and policies.

The Province’s strata housing website has added a new page about strata terminations.

Strata Termination Legislation (July 2016):

Effective July 28, 2016, the Form B: Information Certificate was updated to include any disclosure of a pending winding up (termination) resolution.

Civil Resolution Tribunal (July 2016):

Effective July 13, 2016, the Form B: Information Certificate was updated to include whether the strata corporation is involved in a matter before the Civil Resolution Tribunal.

Amendments to the Strata Property Act relating to the new procedures for strata termination (winding up a strata corporation and cancelling a strata plan) are now in effect in British Columbia.  

Intake begins today!  Click "read more" to read the announcement.

CCI Vancouver is thrilled to be hosting the Spring Leaders' Forum on May 26-28, 2016 at the Westin Bayshore!  This will be held in conjunction with our Half Day Strata Educational Seminar on May 28, 2016.

Click "read more" for all the details....

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In a two-to-one decision released today, the BC Court of Appeal has upheld a Supreme Court ruling that found Mr. and Mrs. Bea in contempt of court, and ordered the sale of their strata unit as the penalty for that contempt.

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