Many industries are experiencing shortages due to the pandemic. However, as we see the situation change to an endemic, the staff lost through layoffs and shutdowns may no longer be waiting in the wings. Now is the time to look at talent recruitment and the technology that can make the process easier.

How can social media be a safe venue for transparency, so that owners, residents, boards and management aren't afraid of the platform?

Contractors working in the snow and ice management industry are facing a blizzard of challenges on the insurance side, or what many are calling a crisis.

Many condo corporations struggle to prioritize. In fact, it's a challenge facing several organizations across industries, from a board level, right down to day-to-day task assignments. Condo boards and their management teams are no different.

Anyone entering the condo management field needs to be willing to work on their interpersonal skills, which outweigh academic credibility.

As policies continue to change and the labour shortages remain unsettled, managers must continue to ride the waves.

Building failures of this horrific scope are seldom seen in North America. But it is important to examine what happened so we can learn and prevent similar collapses in the future.

A few Toronto-based condos authorized a “safety and security” committee, made up of owners, to research security concerns and solutions and advise the board of directors.

None of us know how long proof of vaccination will be required in Ontario in the settings mandated by the province, or whether those areas and exemptions will be amended over time.

An increasing number of condos within the last two months have implemented mandatory vaccination policies, which apply to indoor common element amenity users and on-site employees.

Maintaining residents’ privacy is nothing new in condos, but optional vaccine policies are bringing more relevance to the issue of anonymity. .

The combination of improved suppression and ignition source depletion has reduced the risk of fire-related fatalities within residential high-rises, and all dwellings in general, since 1980.

A vaccine policy for amenity use may spark emotionally-charged debates from opposing residents and enforcing it proves challenging.

If one board director considers another director problematic, despite an excellent board orientation, it is time to act.

As appealing as old buildings are, they do present some unique challenges for residents. Often, these aging developments hang on to old processes.

One of the biggest trends in the multi-unit residential market is using mobile devices to manage access.

The CAT appears to have adopted a wait-and-see approach, not only with respect to motions to dismiss, but also with respect to the disclosure of records to a unit owner whom the condominium might perceive as problematic.