Risk Management
FireSmart measures begin with maintenance
About 11 million people currently reside in Canada's wildland-urban interface areas, enjoying the benefits of proximity to forests and other natural features, but perhaps overlooking the perils.
Should condos consider pandemic rules?
As areas of Ontario have reopened in the midst of an ongoing outbreak, condos may be asking if a specific set of rules is helpful.
COVID-19 confounds electricity system models
After scrambling to recalibrate their models in the early days of COVID-19-related shutdowns, analysts with Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator faced more uncharted territory when the hot weather arrived.
Budgeting the unknown amid a pandemic
Condo corporations are facing new budgeting challenges in 2020. Planning for unexpected and increasing expenses is difficult to anticipate.
A condo tax refresher
Although condo corporations in Canada are non-profit, there are still tax implications and annual filings that are often overlooked.
A guide to rejuvenating suite doors
There are many budget-friendly upgrades that can help make big visual impacts like refurbishing suite doors in a condo community.
On the move in the condo market
In the shadow of a possible second wave, realtors forge ahead with the new reality of buying and selling condos.
Aiding condo managers on the front lines
Creating less tension is one way to support condo managers who may be exposed to various levels of stress within their work environments.
Condo communities build up resilience in 2020
With always evolving guidelines and pandemic uncertainty, building resilience in condo communities is more important than ever.
Dealing with abusive behaviour in condos
Here are some steps that condo corporations should consider to protect managers and directors from unreasonable treatment.
Are condos prepared for climate change?
While many condos haven’t yet experienced the major effects of climate change, statistics and case studies foreshadow the impacts that could come.
When a condo board becomes interim manager
When most people run for the condo board of directors, the last thing they imagine is a situation where they’re actually running the condominium.
Keeping garbage areas in condos healthy and safe
Cleaning garbage rooms and waste chutes is a maintenance concern for all condo corporations, but the current pandemic has made this to-do item even more relevant.
Plans for reopening condo amenities
As provinces gradually gear up for reopening and ease some coronavirus restrictions, there are proactive measures and legal concerns condo communities might want to think
Condo budgeting concerns afoot
Financial uncertainty prevails for condo corporations that are anxious about continuing operations and budgeting in the wake of COVID-19.
Navigating the unknown in communal living
Condo managers are the corporation’s agents for proactive thinking, but now find themselves asking entirely new questions when it comes to communal living.
Documenting evidence in condos amid COVID-19
Condominium property managers should be documenting evidence in the coming months due to losses and claims amid the pandemic.




