Provincial
New year brings new Condo Act details
Ontario is now in the final stage of its three-part Condo Act review, meaning a reform bill could be at Queen’s Park early this spring.
Making changes to common elements
When a condo corporation wants to change a common element or asset, the board may have to follow certain steps in the Condo Act before starting the work.
More than 200 changes proposed to Condo Act
The creation of an independent condo office to oversee the industry is one of more than 200 recommendations ...
Lighting efficiency on the agenda for 2014
A previously postponed phase-out of incandescent light bulbs is set to go in most Canadian provinces in 2014.
Liberals’ plan to review OMB worries industry
The Liberal government is going to review the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) appeals process, beginning with consultations in the coming months.
Smoking ignites conflict in condos
With people more aware of the health dangers of second-hand smoke, there are more conflicts between smokers and ...
Mandatory qualifications for condo managers
The Ontario government has given the "green light" to mandatory qualifications for condominium managers.
When condo and landlord/tenant laws clash
In Ontario, the relationship between landlord/tenant law and condo law is a growing problem.
Taking wood frame construction to new heights
BILD has renewed its call on the Ontario government to raise the height limit of wood frame structures ...
Honest advertising for condo projects
Toronto developers may soon have to adhere to stricter ad rules.
Energy efficiency targets adjusted upward
Ontario's new building code continues an incremental adoption of heightened energy efficiency standards.
Condominium Act review and reform process
Unless the process is stopped by a new government (should Ontario have an election within the next 16 months), the three-stage review will continue and result in new legislation by spring 2014.
Barriers abound in existing built environment
Voluntary action will continue to be the predominant dismantler of barriers in Ontario’s built environment and landscapes ...
Condo law reform in Ontario
If passed, Bill 72 would become the Property Owners’ Protection Act, 2012, and amend the existing Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act, Ontario Building Code and Condominium Act, which, despite the province's condo boom, has not been ...
Employers enlisted to prompt workers’ savings
Quebec’s voluntary retirement savings plans (VRSPs) to capture workers not formally enrolled in company pension or group retirement savings plans.
Selective bylaw enforcement
Can a condo corporation enforce a bylaw infraction against an owner when it has not enforced the same infraction against others? The answer is "yes."
Falling glass can cause legal headaches
In Ontario, it is unclear which statutory warranty period applies to the occurrence of falling glass given the lack of specific case law and Tarion direction.



