Alberta Gazette — 14 December 2019 (Part II)
14 December 2019
Alberta — Gazette
Alberta Regulation 148/2019
Various Acts
CLIMATE CHANGE AND EMISSIONS MANAGEMENT ACT
TITLE CHANGE AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: November 22, 2019
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 234/2019)
on November 22, 2019 pursuant to Various Acts.
1(1) The Administrative Penalty Regulation (AR 140/2007) is
amended by this section.
(2) Section 1 is repealed and the following is substituted:
Definition
1 In this Regulation, "Act" means the Emissions Management and
Climate Resilience Act.
(3) The
Schedule is amended in
section 1 by striking out
"Climate Change and Emissions Management Act" and substituting
"Emissions Management and Climate Resilience Act".
2(1) The Climate Change and Emissions Management Fund
Administration Regulation (AR 120/2009) is amended by
this section.
(2) The title of the Regulation is repealed and the following
is substituted:
Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction
Fund Administration Regulation
(3) Section 1 is amended
(
a) by repealing clause (
a) and substituting the
following:
(a) "Act" means the Emissions Management and Climate
Resilience Act;
(
b) by repealing clause (
c) and substituting the
following:
(c) "Fund" means the Technology Innovation and
Emissions Reduction Fund continued by
section 10 of
the Act.
3(1) The Designation and Transfer of Responsibility
Regulation (AR 44/2019) is amended by this section.
(2) Section 10(1) is amended
(
a) by repealing clause (f);
(
b) by adding the following after clause (i):
(i.1) Emissions Management and Climate Resilience Act;
4(1) The Exemption Regulation (AR 125/99) is amended by
this section.
(2) Section 2(a.1) is repealed and the following is
substituted:
(a.1) the Emissions Management and Climate Resilience Act;
5(1) The Renewable Fuels Standard Regulation
(AR 29/2010) is amended by this section.
(2) Section 1(1) is amended
(
a) by repealing clause (
a) and substituting the
following:
(a) "Act" means the Emissions Management and Climate
Resilience Act;
(
b) by repealing clause (
k) and substituting the
following:
(k) "Fund" means the Technology Innovation and
Emissions Reduction Fund continued by
section 10 of
the Act;
6(1) The Specified Gas Reporting Regulation (AR 251/2004)
is amended by this section.
(2) Section 1(
a) is repealed and the following is substituted:
(a) "Act" means the Emissions Management and Climate
Resilience Act;
7 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2020.
Alberta Regulation 149/2019
Conflicts of Interest Act
Employment Pension Plans Act
Financial Administration Act
BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION (PENSIONS)
AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: November 22, 2019
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 235/2019)
on November 22, 2019 pursuant to
section 23.921 of the Conflicts of Interest Act,
section 159 of the Employment Pension Plans Act and
section 2 of the Financial
Administration Act.
1(1) The Conflicts of Interest Act
Part 4.3 Designation Order
(AR 42/2018) is amended by this section.
(2) The
Schedule is amended in Table 1 under the heading
TREASURY BOARD AND FINANCE by adding the following:
LAPP Corporation
CEO
PSPP Corporation
CEO
SFPP Corporation
CEO
after the following:
Credit Union Deposit
Guarantee Corporation
CEO
2(1) The Employment Pension Plans Regulation
(AR 154/2014) is amended by this section.
(2) Section 11(3)(a)(
i) is amended by striking out "section
57(2)" and substituting "section 57(2) or (2.1), as applicable,".
(3) Section 71(1) and (2) are amended by striking out
"section 57(2)" and substituting "section 57(2) or (2.1), as
applicable,".
(4) Section 73(1) is amended
(
a) by repealing clause (
b) and substituting the
following:
(b) "CANSIM rate", in relation to a period of not more than
12 months for which interest is payable, means the rate
of interest calculated on the basis of the average of the
reference rates, which average is determined in relation
to the most recent period of that length for which the
rates are available;
(
b) by adding the following after clause (d):
(e) "reference rate" means the last weekly Wednesday rate
of each month published by the Bank of Canada in
CANSIM Series V80691336, which sets out the 5-year
personal fixed term chartered bank deposit rates.
3(1) The Exemption (Public Sector Pension) Regulation
(AR 3/2019) is amended by this section.
(2) Schedule 1 is amended
(
a) in
section 2
(
i) by repealing subsection (1);
(ii) by repealing subsection (2);
(iii) by adding the following after subsection (4):
(4.1) The Plan is exempt from the application of
section
35(7)(
a) of the EPPA as it applies to the Corporation in
respect of the role of APS under
section 17(1) of
Schedule
1 to the JGA and the role of AIMCo under
section
17.1(2)(
a) of
Schedule 1 to the JGA.
(iv) in subsections (5) and (6) by striking out "or" at
the end of clause (
a) and repealing clause (b);
(
v) by adding the following after subsection (6):
(6.1) The Plan is exempt from the application of
section
57(2.1) of the EPPA as it applies to any contributions that
were made by a member to meet the Plan's previous
unfunded liability in respect of service that was recognized
as pensionable service, and the benefits that were in place,
as at December 31, 1991.
(vi) by repealing subsection (9);
(
b) in
section 4
(
i) by repealing subsection (3);
(ii) in subsection (6) by striking out "one year" and
substituting "2 years";
(iii) in subsection (7) by striking out "section 62(3)(a)"
and substituting "section 62(3)".
(3) Schedule 2 is amended
(
a) in
section 2
(
i) by repealing subsection (1);
(ii) by repealing subsection (2);
(iii) by adding the following after subsection (4):
(4.1) The Plan is exempt from the application of
section
35(7)(
a) of the EPPA as it applies to the Corporation in
respect of the role of APS under
section 17(1) of
Schedule
2 to the JGA and the role of AIMCo under
section
17.1(2)(
a) of
Schedule 2 to the JGA.
(iv) in subsections (5) and (6) by striking out "or" at
the end of clause (
a) and repealing clause (b);
(
v) by adding the following after subsection (6):
(6.1) The Plan is exempt from the application of
section
57(2.1) of the EPPA as it applies to any contributions that
were made by a member to meet the Plan's previous
unfunded liability in respect of service that was recognized
as pensionable service, and the benefits that were in place,
as at December 31, 1991.
(vi) by repealing subsection (9);
(
b) in
section 4
(
i) by repealing subsection (3);
(ii) in subsection (6) by striking out "one year" and
substituting "2 years";
(iii) in subsection (7) by striking out "section 62(3)(a)"
and substituting "section 62(3)".
(4) Schedule 3 is amended
(
a) in
section 2
(
i) by repealing subsection (1);
(ii) by repealing subsection (2);
(iii) by adding the following after subsection (4):
(4.1) The Plan is exempt from the application of
section
35(7)(
a) of the EPPA as it applies to the Corporation in
respect of the role of APS under
section 16(1) of
Schedule
3 to the JGA and the role of AIMCo under
section
16.1(2)(
a) of
Schedule 3 to the JGA.
(iv) in subsections (5) and (6) by striking out "or" at
the end of clause (
a) and repealing clause (b);
(
v) by adding the following after subsection (6):
(6.1) The Plan is exempt from the application of
section
57(2.1) of the EPPA as it applies to any contributions made
by a member in respect of the unfunded liability that is the
subject of
section 38 of
Schedule 3 to the JGA.
(vi) by repealing subsection (9);
(vii) by repealing subsection (15) and substituting
the following:
(15) The Plan is exempt from the application of
section
89(1) of the EPPA as it applies to any benefit resulting
from contributions made in respect of service before 1992
where the member's pension has vested; however,
sections 58, 59, 60 and 61 of the former Special Forces
Pension Plan (AR 369/93) apply to that benefit as if that
Regulation had remained in force, and any waiver of a
benefit by a surviving pension partner must be in the form
and manner required by the Corporation.
(
b) in
section 4
(
i) by repealing subsection (3);
(ii) in subsection (6) by striking out "one year" and
substituting "2 years";
(iii) in subsection (7) by striking out "section 62(3)(a)"
and substituting "section 62(3)";
(
c) in
section 7 by adding the following after
subsection (1):
(1.1) Until December 31, 2036, the Plan is exempt from the
application of
section 60(2)(
b) of the EPPR as it applies to the
unfunded liability that is the subject of
section 38 of
Schedule
3 to the JGA.
(5) Subsections (2)(a)(ii) and (vi), (3)(a)(ii) and (vi) and
(4)(a)(ii) and (vi) come into force on April 1, 2020.
4(1) The Funds and Agencies Exemption Regulation
(AR 128/2002) is amended by this section.
(2) Schedule A is amended by striking out the following:
Alberta Teachers'
Retirement Fund Board
Alberta
Teachers'
Retirement Fund
sections
28(6), 37 and
Minister responsible for
the Gaming, Liquor and
Cannabis Act
Lottery Fund
the whole Act
(3) Schedule B is amended
(
a) by adding the following after "Alberta Capital Finance
Authority":
Alberta Pensions Services Corporation
(
b) by adding the following after "The Government House
Foundation":
LAPP Corporation
(
c) by adding the following after "Persons with
Developmental Disabilities Foundation":
PSPP Corporation
SFPP Corporation
Teachers' Pension Plans Board of Trustees (also known as the
Alberta Teachers' Retirement Fund Board)
Alberta Regulation 150/2019
Regional Health Authorities Act
REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES
AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: November 22, 2019
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 237/2019)
on November 22, 2019 pursuant to
section 23 of the Regional Health Authorities Act.
1 The Regional Health Authorities Regulation (AR 15/95) is
amended by this Regulation.
Section 2(4) is amended by striking out "A regional health
authority shall, on or before September 30, 1995," and substituting
"Subject to
section 2.4(1), a regional health authority shall".
Section 2.2(6) is repealed and the following is
substituted:
(6) A regional health authority that borrows shall determine the risks
of interest rate and foreign exchange rate fluctuations in respect of
that borrowing and may enter into a transaction in respect of
(
a) a swap or forward contract, or
(
b) the purchase of financial futures or options, only if the
purpose of the transaction is to offset or reduce the risk of
interest rate or foreign exchange rate fluctuations associated
with liabilities in respect of the borrowing.
(6.1) A transaction referred to in subsection (6) must be approved
by resolution in advance of the transaction and recorded in the
minutes of the meeting at which the resolution was approved.
(6.2) A regional health authority that enters into a transaction
referred to in subsection (6) shall establish policies and procedures
to measure and monitor the risks of such transactions.
Section 2.3 is repealed.
Section 2.4 is repealed and the following is substituted:
Investment of regional health authority funds
2.4(1) A regional health authority shall adhere to prudent
investment standards in making investment decisions.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), prudent investment
standards are those that, in the overall context of an investment
portfolio, a reasonably prudent person would apply to investments
made on behalf of another person with whom there exists a
fiduciary relationship to make those investments, without undue
risk of loss or impairment and with a reasonable expectation of fair
return or appreciation.
(3) A regional health authority shall establish a statement of
investment policies and goals that complies with subsection (1) and
the by-laws made under
section 2(4).
(4) A regional health authority shall ensure that its funds are
invested in accordance with the statement of investment policies
and goals.
Investment management services
2.41(1) A regional health authority is a designated entity under
section 6(1) of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation
Act in respect of its funds.
(2) Subject to subsections (4) and (5), a regional health authority
shall, through an investment management agreement,
(
a) engage Alberta Investment Management Corporation as the
exclusive provider to the regional health authority of
investment management services in respect of its funds, and
(
b) ensure that all investments of its funds are managed by
Alberta Investment Management Corporation.
(3) The investment management agreement must take effect as
soon as possible, but no later than June 30, 2020 or such later date
as set by order of the President of Treasury Board and Minister of
Finance.
(4) A regional health authority may exclude investments of its
funds from an investment management agreement under subsection
(2) if the funds invested are reasonably required to meet the
regional health authority's expected current liabilities and
operating expenses.
(5) The President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance may
by order authorize a regional health authority to exclude from an
investment management agreement under subsection (2), for a
fixed or an indefinite period of time, specific investments or classes
of investments of its funds but such investments must not make up
more than 10% of the total value of the regional health authority's
investments at the time the order is made, excluding investments
made under subsection (4).
Transfer of investment management services
2.42(1) Subject to
section 2.41(4) and (5), a regional health
authority shall, in conjunction with Alberta Investment
Management Corporation, establish as soon as possible, but no
later than December 31, 2020, a plan to transfer the management of
the following investments to Alberta Investment Management
Corporation:
(
a) investments made by the regional health authority itself;
(
b) investments made by or through any other person.
(2) For the purposes of
section 2.41(2)(b), a regional health
authority shall transfer the management of the investments referred
to in subsection (1) as soon as possible after the parties enter into
an investment management agreement and in any case no later than
December 31, 2021.
(3) The President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance may
Treasury Board and Minister of Finance considers appropriate,
(
a) extend a deadline referred to in subsection (1) or (2), or
(
b) direct a regional health authority to transfer the management
of any investments referred to in subsection (1) to Alberta
Investment Management Corporation if
(
i) the parties fail to establish a plan under subsection (1),
(ii) in the opinion of the President of Treasury Board and
Minister of Finance, the parties fail to make sufficient
progress towards the transfer of the management of
investments under subsection (2).
Section 2.91(1)(d)(ii) is repealed and the following is
substituted:
(ii) the regional health authority shall invest the principal amount
in one or more of the following:
(
A) an interest-bearing account managed by a deposit-taking
institution in Canada;
(
B) securities that are issued or guaranteed by the
deposit-taking institution in Canada, for a term of one
year or less;
(
C) money market mutual fund units where the investment
policy of the fund ensures that at least 90% of the assets
of the fund consist of the securities described in
paragraph (B);
(
D) an account or other arrangement made available by the
Crown for the management and pooled investment of
cash.
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Alberta Regulation 151/2019
Marketing of Agricultural Products Act
ALBERTA WHEAT COMMISSION
AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: November 26, 2019
For information only: Made by the Alberta Wheat Commission on October 15, 2019
pursuant to
section 26 of the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act and approved by
the Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council on October 22, 2019.
1 The Alberta Wheat Commission Regulation
(AR 137/2012) is amended by this Regulation.
Section 4(2) is amended by striking out "55 days" and
substituting "30 days".
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Alberta Regulation 152/2019
Fair Registration Practices Act
FAIR REGISTRATION PRACTICES REGULATION
Filed: November 26, 2019
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 239/2019)
on November 26, 2019 pursuant to
section 23 of the Fair Registration Practices Act.
Table of Contents
Definitions
2 Notice of audit, audit scope and audit standards
3 Auditor qualifications
4 Auditor's duties
5 Auditor's fees and expenses
6 Review
7 Coming into force
Definitions
1 In this Regulation, "Act" means the Fair Registration Practices
Act.
Notice of audit, audit scope and audit standards
2(1) The Minister shall include the following information in a notice
given to a regulatory body under
section 10(2) of the Act:
(
a) the date by which the audit is to begin;
(
b) the date by which the audit is to be completed;
(
c) the reason for the audit;
(
d) the scope of the audit and the audit standards;
(
e) the process by which the auditor will be selected;
(
f) notice of the requirement under
section 5 for the regulatory
body to pay the auditor's fees and expenses.
(2) The notice must be given to the regulatory body at least 30 days
before the audit is to begin.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (1)(d), the Minister shall establish
the scope of an audit in respect of a regulatory body, taking into
consideration the following audit objectives:
(
a) to determine whether the registration practices carried out by
the regulatory body are transparent, objective, impartial and
procedurally fair;
(
b) to determine whether the regulatory body is complying with
any or all of the requirements set out in sections 4 to 9 of the
Fair Registration Practices Code;
(
c) to identify any areas for improvement with respect to the
regulatory body's registration practices and its fulfilment of
the requirements set out in sections 4 to 9 of the Fair
Registration Practices Code.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (1)(d), the Minister shall establish
audit standards that include the following auditor responsibilities:
(
a) to assess the extent to which the regulatory body's
registration practices and activities comply with the Fair
Registration Practices Code;
(
b) to assess the effectiveness of the regulatory body's
registration practices and activities in complying with the
Fair Registration Practices Code;
(
c) to identify measures that are recommended for the regulatory
body to take to remedy any non-compliance with the Fair
Registration Practices Code or to increase the effectiveness
of the regulatory body's registration practices or activities in
complying with the Fair Registration Practices Code.
Auditor qualifications
3(1) A person is authorized to conduct an audit referred to in
section
10(2) of the Act if
(
a) the person is independent of the Government and the
regulatory body being audited, and
(
b) the person has the capability and resources necessary to
properly conduct the audit.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(a), a person is independent of
the Government and the regulatory body being audited if the person
has no direct or indirect relationship with the Government or the
regulatory body that could reasonably be expected to interfere with the
exercise of the person's professional judgment.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), the following criteria must
be considered in determining whether a person has the capability and
resources necessary to properly conduct an audit in respect of a
regulatory body:
(
a) the person's experience in conducting reviews, assessments
and audits of the policies, practices and procedures of
regulatory bodies or other organizations;
(
b) the person's experience in applying the principles of
transparency, objectivity, impartiality and procedural fairness
within a regulatory environment;
(
c) the person's knowledge of the registration practices of
regulatory bodies.
Auditor's duties
4(1) An auditor who conducts an audit referred to in
section 10(2) of
the Act shall
(
a) conduct the audit in accordance with the requirements set out
in the notice referred to in
section 2(1),
(
b) without delay on completion of the audit
(
i) prepare a draft audit report, and
(ii) provide a copy of the draft audit report to the regulatory
body together with a notice that the regulatory body
may, within 30 days of receiving the draft audit report,
make written submissions to the auditor,
and
(
c) without delay after the expiry of the 30-day period referred to
in clause (b)(ii), prepare a final report and provide it to the
Minister and the regulatory body.
(2) The auditor shall consider any written submissions made by the
regulatory body in accordance with subsection (1)(b)(ii) in preparing
the final audit report.
Auditor's fees and expenses
5 A regulatory body in respect of which an audit is conducted under
section 10(2) of the Act shall pay the auditor's fees and expenses
relating to the audit.
Review
6 The Minister shall, within 5 years after the date this Regulation
comes into force and every 5 years thereafter, review the provisions
and operation of this Regulation.
Coming into force
7 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into force of the
Fair Registration Practices Act.
Alberta Regulation 153/2019
Forests Act
TIMBER MANAGEMENT (EXPIRY DATE
EXTENSION) AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: November 26, 2019
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 241/2019)
on November 26, 2019 pursuant to sections 4 and 30 of the Forests Act.
1 The Timber Management Regulation (AR 60/73) is
amended by this Regulation.
Section 175 is amended by striking out "April 30, 2020"
and substituting "April 30, 2022".
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Alberta Regulation 154/2019
Condominium Property Act
CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: November 26, 2019
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 243/2019)
on November 26, 2019 pursuant to
section 81 of the Condominium Property Act.
1 The Condominium Property Regulation (AR 168/2000) is
amended by this Regulation.
Section 1(1) is amended
(
a) by adding the following after clause (a):
(a.01) "contemplated litigation" means any matter that might
reasonably be expected to become a legal action
involving a corporation based on information that is
within the corporation's knowledge or control;
(
b) by adding the following after clause (a.2):
(a.3) "purchaser" includes, for the purposes of this
Regulation and
section 44 of the Act, a person who has
entered into
(
i) a purchase agreement respecting a unit, or
(ii) an agreement to purchase a leasehold interest in a
unit;
Section 5 is amended by adding the following after
subsection (3):
(4) Units that are delineated, illustrated and labelled as parking
spaces under
section 8(1)(l.1) of the Act must be identified on the
condominium plan in a form and manner acceptable to the Registrar.
Section 7 is amended by striking out "Form 1" and
substituting "the form set by the Registrar".
Section 11 is amended by striking out "Form 2 or in any
other form that the Registrar specifies" and substituting "the form
set by the Registrar".
Section 12 is amended by adding the following after
subsection (1):
(1.1) A notice of an amendment to a bylaw of a corporation made
pursuant to
section 34.1(2) of the Act is to be in Form 3.1.
Section 13 is amended by adding ", 52(5) or 63(4)" after
"49(4)".
Section 17 is amended by striking out "Form 6" and
substituting "Form 4".
Section 20 is repealed and the following is substituted:
Directors of corporation
20 The notices required to be filed under sections 10.1(1) and
(2) and 28(5) and (6) of the Act
(
a) is to be in Form 8, and
(
b) must include the name and current address for service of
each current member of the board of directors of the
corporation.
Section 20.1(1)(
e) is repealed and the following is
substituted:
(
e) events leading to an order under
section 24.1(1) of the
Financial Administration Act in respect of a public
emergency or disaster;
Section 20.2 is amended
(
a) by renumbering it as
section 20.2(1);
(
b) by adding the following after
section 20.2(1)(r):
(
s) a copy of any standard insurable unit description, as
defined in
section 60.1(c).
(
c) by adding the following after subsection (1):
(2) Section 20.2(1)(
s) applies only in respect of a board
elected under
section 29 of the Act on or after January 1, 2020.
12 The following is added after
section 20.4:
Part 1.6
Documents Provided
by Corporation
Information provided after annual general meeting
20.5(1) Within 60 days after an annual general meeting, a
corporation shall provide each owner and each mortgagee who has
given written notice under
section 26(3) of the Act with the approved
minutes, or draft minutes if no minutes have been approved, of the
annual general meeting.
(2) The approved minutes or draft minutes provided under
subsection (1) must include records of the votes held at the annual
general meeting, recording the following information:
(
a) if an ordinary resolution was proposed, the results of the
vote;
(
b) if a special resolution was proposed,
(
i) the number of persons entitled to exercise the power of
voting who voted in favour of the resolution and the
number of unit factors represented by these persons, and
(ii) the number of persons entitled to exercise the power of
voting who did not vote in favour of the resolution and
the number of unit factors represented by these persons;
(
c) for an election of board members determined by a vote, the
number of votes in favour of each candidate.
Annual budget disclosure
20.51(1) In addition to complying with financial disclosure
requirements under
section 30(4) of the Act, a corporation shall, at
least 30 days before the start of the fiscal year to which the annual
budget applies, provide a copy of the annual budget to owners and to
mortgagees who have given written notice under
section 26(3) of the
Act.
(2) If the corporation makes revisions to the budget provided under
subsection (1), the corporation shall provide a copy of the revised
budget to the owners and mortgagees as soon as possible.
Information, documents disclosed for purposes of s44 of Act
20.52(1) Subject to subsection (2), the following information and
documents are prescribed for the purposes of
section 44 of the Act:
(
a) an information statement that includes all of the following:
(
i) the particulars of
(
A) any action commenced against the corporation in
respect of which the corporation has been served,
including the amount claimed against the
corporation,
(
B) any unsatisfied judgment or order for which the
corporation is liable, and
(
C) any written demand made on the corporation for an
amount in excess of $5000 that, if not met, may
result in an action being brought against the
corporation;
(ii) a statement setting out the amount of the capital
replacement reserve fund;
(iii) a statement setting out the amount of the contributions
and the basis on which that amount was determined;
(iv) a statement setting out any structural deficiencies that
the corporation has knowledge of at the time of the
request in any of the buildings that are included on the
condominium plan;
(
v) loan disclosure statements for current loans, including
documents showing the starting balance, current
balance, interest rate, monthly payment, purpose of the
loan, amortization period and default information, if
applicable;
(
b) the particulars or a copy of any subsisting or prior
management agreement;
(
c) the particulars or a copy of any subsisting recreational
agreement;
(
d) the particulars respecting any post tensioned cables that are
located anywhere on or within the property that is included in
the condominium plan;
(
e) a copy of the budget of the corporation;
(
f) a copy of the annual financial statements of the corporation;
(
g) a copy of the bylaws of the corporation;
(
h) in respect of a particular fiscal year, a copy of
(
i) all approved minutes of all general meetings of the
corporation, if available,
(ii) draft minutes of general meetings, if approved minutes
are not available, for meetings that occurred at least 30
days before the date of the request, and
(iii) approved minutes of board meetings;
(
i) a statement setting out the unit factors and the criteria used to
determine unit factor allocation;
(
j) a copy of any lease agreement or other exclusive possession
agreement with respect to the possession of a portion of the
common property or real property of the corporation,
including a parking stall or storage unit;
(
k) a consolidation of all the rules made by the corporation under
section 32.1 of the Act;
(
l) the text of written ordinary and special resolutions voted on
by the corporation and the results of the voting on those
resolutions, other than the results of a vote conducted by a
show of hands;
(
m) copies of reports prepared for the corporation by
professionals, including professional engineers but excluding
reports requested and obtained by the corporation's legal
counsel in relation to actual or contemplated litigation;
(
n) copies of insurance certificates held by the corporation;
(
o) copies of insurance policies held by the corporation;
(
p) the current standard insurable unit description for the
residential units or classes of residential units;
(
q) copies of reserve fund plans, reserve fund reports and annual
reports.
(2) Subsection (1) applies
(
a) to information or documents to which
section 20.55(2)
applies, only for the applicable retention period determined
under
section 20.55(1), or
(
b) to information or documents created before January 1, 2020,
only if the corporation possesses or has access to the
information or documents.
(3) An owner is not precluded from making copies of any
information or documents provided under
section 44 of the Act and
providing copies of this information or these documents to other
persons.
Fees
20.53(1) A corporation or any person providing documents on
behalf of a corporation may charge fees not exceeding the following
amounts, subject to subsections (2) and (3), for the provision, in the
ordinary course, of the following classes of information or
documents:
(
a) a certificate provided under
section 43.2 of the Act, $200;
(
b) an information statement that includes all the information
listed in
section 20.52(1)(a), $100;
(
c) a document other than one referred to in clause (
a) or (b),
(i) $0.25 per page, where the document is provided in hard
copy format and exceeds 40 pages in length, or
(ii) $10, where the document is provided in a format other
than hard copy format or does not exceed 40 pages in
length.
(2) If a corporation or a person acting on behalf of the corporation
produces, as requested, information or a document listed in
section
20.52(1) within 3 days of the request, excluding a holiday as defined
in the
Interpretation Act, the corporation may, subject to the bylaws,
charge the following fee in addition to the applicable fee under
subsection (1):
(
a) up to $100 for a certificate provided under
section 43.2 of the
Act;
(
b) up to $50 for particulars or an information statement listed in
section 20.52(1)(a);
(
c) up to $20 for any other information or document.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), a party that is at arm's length from
both the corporation and the condominium manager may charge a
reasonable fee to provide information or documents listed in
section
20.52(1) to parties requesting the information or documents.
(4) A party that is at arm's length from both the corporation and the
condominium manager may charge a fee under subsection (3) only if
all of the following conditions are met:
(
a) the fee is calculated on the basis of either a charge for each
document or a charge representing a percentage of the cost of
the documents, but not both;
(
b) the method by which the fee is to be calculated has been set
out in a contract with the party charging the fee;
(
c) the fee is applicable to all requests from any party for any
documents or information listed in
section 20.52(1);
(
d) a mechanism is available for any party to obtain the
information or documents, other than through the party at
arm's length from the corporation and condominium
manager.
(5) A party charging a fee under subsection (3) shall not provide any
portion of the fee to the corporation, condominium manager or an
employee of the corporation or condominium manager.
Information, documents provided at no charge
20.54 A corporation shall not charge for providing information or
documents to a person making a request under
section 44 of the Act
(
a) the information or document provided had not been requested
by the person making the request, or
(
b) under the Act, the regulations under the Act or the bylaws,
the person making the request is entitled to receive the
requested information or document without making a request,
but has not yet received that information or document at the
time of the request.
Retention periods for information and documents
20.55(1) A corporation shall retain the information and documents
described or set out in the first column of
Schedule 3 for the
corresponding time period set out in the 2nd column of
Schedule 3,
or the time period set out in the bylaws, whichever period is longer.
(2) A corporation may retain information or a document referred to
in subsection (1) in an electronic format if the information or
document
(
a) is complete,
(
b) is legible in its entirety, and
(
c) is capable of being reproduced by the corporation in an
electronic format or in a hard copy format.
(3) If a version of a document in an electronic format complies with
subsection (2), the version in an electronic format is considered the
original document.
Section 21 is amended
(
a) by repealing subsection (1)(c);
(
b) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the
following:
(2) For the purposes of
section 23, a reference to a reserve
fund study provider includes a corporate entity if the corporate
entity, in carrying out the functions of a reserve fund study
provider, employs or otherwise retains the services of an
individual who is a reserve fund study provider to carry out
those functions.
(3) For greater certainty, nothing in this Part precludes a
reserve fund study provider from
(
a) engaging a person who is not a reserve fund study
provider to assist in the carrying out of a reserve fund
study or in the preparation of a reserve fund report, or
(
b) relying on information and documents prepared or
provided by persons who are not reserve fund study
providers in the carrying out of a reserve fund study or
in the preparation of a reserve fund report.
14 The following is added after
section 21:
Reserve fund study provider qualifications
21.1(1) In this Part, subject to subsection (2), in respect of the
depreciating property, an individual is not permitted to act as a
reserve fund study provider unless the individual
(
a) is
(
i) a professional engineer,
(ii) a professional technologist,
(iii) a certified technologist as defined in the ASET
Regulation (AR 282/2009) who holds a certificate
of registration as a certified engineering
technologist or applied science technologist,
(iv) a registered engineering technologist as defined in
the ASET Regulation (AR 282/2009),
(
v) a registered architect,
(vi) a person who is a member of the Appraisal
Institute of Canada and holds the designation of
Accredited Appraiser Canadian Institute,
(vii) a person who is a member of the Canadian
National Association of Real Estate Appraisers and
holds the designation of Designated Reserve
Planner or Designated Appraiser Commercial,
(viii) a person who is a member of the Canadian
Institute of Quantity Surveyors and holds a
designation as a Professional Quantity Surveyor,
(ix) a certified reserve planner who is accredited by the
Real Estate Institute of Canada,
(
x) a persons who holds a certificate from the Reserve
Fund Planning Program at the University of British
Columbia, or
(xi) an individual who has successfully completed
training recognized by the Director or possesses
qualifications that are recognized by the Director,
and
(
b) is knowledgeable with respect to
(
i) the depreciating property or that type of
depreciating property,
(ii) the operation and maintenance of the depreciating
property or that type of depreciating property, and
(iii) the costs of replacement of or repairs to, as the
case may be, the depreciating property or that type
of depreciating property.
(2) In this Part, despite subsection (1), the following individuals
are not permitted to act as a reserve fund study provider:
(
a) a director, officer or employee of the corporation;
(
b) a condominium manager under a management
agreement with the corporation;
(
c) a partner, employer or employee of a person referred to
in clause (
a) or (b);
(
d) the spouse or common law partner or a child of a
director or officer of the corporation, or a child of the
spouse or common law partner of a director or officer of
the corporation;
(
e) an owner of a unit on the parcel;
(
f) an occupant of a unit on the parcel.
(3) Despite subsections (1) and (2) and sections 21.2 and 23,
where a contract for a reserve fund study was entered into before
January 1, 2020, the qualifications of an individual to carry out a
reserve fund study are governed by
section 21 as it read on
December 31, 2019.
Developer, interim board reserve fund plan
21.2 A developer or interim board that arranges for a reserve
fund study before a board is elected under
section 29 of the Act
shall ensure that the reserve fund study is carried out by a reserve
fund study provider who is at arm's length from the developer or
every member of the interim board, as the case may be.
Section 22 is amended by striking out "qualified person"
and substituting "reserve fund study provider".
Section 23 is amended
(
a) in subsection (1)
(
i) by striking out "qualified person" and substituting
"reserve fund study provider";
(ii) in clause (
a) by striking out "25 years" and
substituting "30 years or a time period longer than 30
years";
(
b) in subsection (2)
(
i) by striking out "qualified person" and substituting
"reserve fund study provider";
(ii) by adding the following after clause (a):
(a.1) conduct an on-site visual inspection of all visible
components of the depreciating property;
(a.2) interview the members of the board;
(a.3) interview, to the extent the reserve fund study
provider considers necessary, the condominium
manager or managers for the corporation, if any,
any employees of the corporation or condominium
manager, or any other person;
(a.4) review relevant documents, including the
condominium plan, construction documents and
maintenance records;
(
c) in subsection (3)
(
i) by striking out "On completing the reserve fund
study under this section, the person who carried out the
study" and substituting "After the reserve fund study
under this
section is completed, the reserve fund study
provider";
(ii) by repealing clause (
b) and substituting the
following:
(
b) a signed statement that the person is a reserve fund
study provider and no grounds of disqualification
under
section 21.1 or 21.2 apply;
Section 25 is amended by striking out "qualified person to
preparing" and substituting "reserve fund study provider to
prepare".
Section 29 is amended
(
a) in subsection (1) by adding the following after
clause (c):
(
d) the amount of the reserve fund projected for the current
fiscal year;
(
e) total payments by ordinary or special resolutions into,
and payments out of, the reserve fund for the current
fiscal year;
(
f) a list of the depreciating property projected to be
repaired or replaced during the current fiscal year and
the projected costs of the repairs and replacements.
(
b) by repealing subsection (2).
Section 30 is amended by striking out "At the conclusion
of" and substituting "On or before".
Section 31 is repealed.
21 The following is added after
section 31.1:
Part 2.2
Meetings, Voting
Proxies
31.2(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a proxy may be given to
any individual by an owner or a mortgagee who has given written
notice under
section 26(3) of the Act.
(2) A proxy is invalid if it is given to a minor or a person other than
an individual.
(3) A proxy is invalid if it is given to a condominium manager or
employee of either the corporation or a management company
retained by the corporation, unless the proxy contains a limitation
that it was given only for the purposes of establishing quorum for a
meeting.
(4) An owner that is not an individual may be represented in a vote
(
a) by a member of the board of directors of the owner, or, if
there is no board of directors, by a member of a similar body
in respect of that owner, or
(
b) by an individual to whom the owner has given a proxy.
(5) Where 2 or more proxies are presented to a corporation in
respect of the same unit by the same owner, only the most recently
given proxy is valid.
Written proxy requirements
31.3(1) A proxy is invalid unless it is in an electronic or hard copy
format and contains at least the following elements:
(
a) the name and unit number of the owner or mortgagee giving
the proxy;
(
b) the name of the individual to whom the proxy is given;
(
c) the date the proxy is given;
(
d) the signature of the owner or mortgagee giving the proxy, or
in the case of an owner or mortgagee that is not an
individual, the signature of a person authorized to sign for
that owner or mortgagee.
(2) A proxy may be revoked in an electronic or hard copy format.
Restrictions respecting proxies
31.4 A proxy expires on the earliest of
(
a) the expiry date set out on the proxy,
(b) 6 months from the date on which the proxy was given, and
(
c) the date on which the person who gave the proxy ceases to be
an owner or mortgagee of the unit in respect of which the
proxy was given.
Rules respecting proxies
31.5(1) Except to the extent that a matter is already dealt with in
the bylaws, subject to subsection (2), a corporation may adopt rules
respecting the use of proxies, including, without limitation,
procedures respecting the presentation, verification and registration
of proxies.
(2) Rules may be adopted under subsection (1) only as may be
reasonably necessary for the expedient conduct of meetings or votes.
(3) Subject to the bylaws, proxies must be certified before or at the
outset of the general meeting at which an individual is seeking to
exercise the proxy.
Amendment, repeal of rules
31.6(1) For greater certainty, a rule established by the board may be
amended or repealed by an ordinary resolution.
(2) If there is a conflict or inconsistency between an ordinary or
special resolution and a rule established by the board, the resolution
prevails to the extent of the conflict or inconsistency.
Part 2.3
Borrowing by Corporation
Resolution for borrowing
31.7(1) In this section, "resolution" means an ordinary resolution,
or a special resolution if a bylaw requires that a special resolution be
passed for the purposes of approving borrowing of money by the
corporation.
(2) Subject to subsection (5), the borrowing of money by a
corporation must be authorized by a resolution where the sum of the
amount of the loan and all outstanding loans during that fiscal year is
more than
(a) 15% of the corporation's revenues as set out in the most
recent financial statements prepared under
section 30(4)(
a) of
the Act, or an amount set out in the bylaws, or
(
b) the maximum amount of borrowing for the corporation for
that fiscal year, as adopted by a previous resolution to
authorize borrowing,
whichever is greater.
(3) A resolution adopted under subsection (2)(
b) must specify the
maximum amount the corporation is permitted to borrow in the fiscal
year as either a percentage of the corporation's revenues as set out in
the most recent financial statements prepared under
section 30(4)(
a) of the Act, or as an amount in dollars.
(4) Subject to subsection (5), nothing prevents a corporation from
passing more than one resolution under subsection (2)(
b) in a year,
but, if a corporation lowers the maximum amount permitted for
borrowing by a resolution, the resolution has no impact on a loan
validly borrowed under a higher permitted maximum amount.
(5) Subsections (2) to (4) do not apply if the certificates of title to all
of the units included in the condominium plan are registered in the
name of the same owner or the same group of owners.
Statement respecting permitted borrowing
31.8(1) A board may issue a statement to a lender or a prospective
lender attesting to the corporation's
(
a) maximum permitted borrowing amount, as of the date of
issue, and
(
b) remaining permitted borrowing amount, based on current
corporate indebtedness.
(2) Unless a statement issued under subsection (1) is withdrawn
before a loan is advanced to the corporation, the statement is
conclusive proof in favour of the person who received the statement
that if the corporation borrows funds in accordance with the limit
described on the statement, it does so validly, unless the person has,
or by virtue of the person's position with or relationship to the
corporation ought to have, knowledge of more accurate facts at the
relevant time.
(3) A corporation shall withdraw or revise a statement respecting
permitted borrowing where the corporation's borrowing limit
changes before a loan is advanced to the corporation on the basis of
the statement.
Section 42 is repealed.
Section 60(1)(
a) is amended by striking out "Form 12"
and substituting "the form set by the Registrar" .
24 The following is added before
section 61:
Definitions
60.1 In this Part, in respect of all the units on a parcel or all
classes of residential units on the parcel,
(a) "class of residential units" means residential units on the
parcel
(
i) having a comparable design or comparable original
fixtures and finishing, or
(ii) in similar types of buildings, in the case of multiple
buildings on a condominium plan;
(b) "fixtures and finishing" means the property described in
section 61.1(3);
(c) "standard insurable unit description" means a description, as
provided to purchasers by the developer, or as adopted by the
corporation under
section 61.2(2), of standard fixtures and
finishing in a residential unit or a class of residential units.
Insurance requirements imposed by corporation
60.2 A corporation may, by bylaw,
(
a) require owners to purchase insurance with respect to
deductibles that may be payable to a corporation under
section 62.4 in respect of a corporation's insurance policy,
(
b) specify the particulars of insurance to be purchased for the
purposes of clause (a), and
(
c) specify the proof an owner must provide to the corporation
respecting the insurance purchased.
Section 61(1)(
k) is repealed and the following is
substituted:
(
k) riot, vandalism or a malicious act, other than vandalism or a
malicious act caused by an owner to the unit the owner owns
or by an occupant or tenant to the unit that the occupant or
tenant occupies;
Section 62 is repealed and the following is substituted:
Insurance on units, fixtures, finishing
61.1(1) For the purposes of this Part and
section 47(1) of the Act,
"improvements" as made to units by owners do not include
(
a) any property included in the applicable standard insurable
unit description, in the case of a residential unit, or
(
b) any fixtures and finishing that must be insured by a
corporation under subsection (2), in the case of a non-
residential unit.
(2) Unless the bylaws require that additional insurance be provided
by the corporation, for the purposes of
section 47(1)(
a) of the Act, a
corporation shall, at a minimum, place and maintain the following
amount of insurance, as applicable:
(
a) for the residential units on the parcel, other than those owned
by a developer, the replacement value of the units and of the
fixtures and finishing in the units, as if all units contained the
features as described in the applicable standard insurable unit
description;
(
b) for the residential units owned by the developer on the
parcel, the replacement value of the units and of the fixtures
and finishing as they existed at the time of the registration of
the condominium plan;
(
c) for the non-residential units on the parcel, other than those
described in clause (d), the replacement value of the units,
which, for greater certainty, excludes the replacement value
of any fixtures and finishing in the units;
(
d) for the non-residential units on the parcel being used in
connection with a residential purpose, including parking
spaces and storage units for owners of residential units, the
replacement value of the units and of the fixtures and
finishing in the units, as the units and fixtures and finishing
were typically provided to purchasers by a developer;
(
e) for the units on the parcel that are owned by the corporation,
the replacement value of the units and of the fixtures and
finishing in the units.
(3) A standard insurable unit description must include a description
of the typical features in the applicable units, other than units that
are common property, including the following, as applicable:
(
a) floor coverings, wall coverings and ceiling coverings;
(
b) electrical lines and fixtures, including lighting fixtures;
(
c) plumbing lines and fixtures;
(
d) natural gas lines and fixtures;
(
e) fixtures with respect to air exchange and temperature control;
(
f) walls that do not form the unit's boundaries, and any
windows and doors located in those walls;
(
g) cabinets and counter tops;
(
h) non-chattel appliances.
(4) Nothing in this Part precludes a corporation from increasing the
amount of insurance obtained for a unit in accordance with
subsection (2)(
a) to reflect a higher replacement value, where the
corporation determines that there are variations, in size or in other
material factors, from the standard insurable unit description among
the units in a class of residential units.
Standard insurable unit description process
61.2(1) If
section 61.1(2)(
a) applies, and if the developer has not
prepared and provided the standard insurable unit description for the
residential units or each class of residential units, the corporation
shall
(
a) ensure that a standard insurable unit description has been
adopted for each class of residential units, and
(
b) identify the standard insurable unit description that applies to
each of the residential units on the parcel if there are 2 or
more classes of residential units on the parcel.
(2) A corporation may adopt or amend a standard insurable unit
description by
(
a) a special resolution,
(
b) an ordinary resolution, if the corporation has not passed a
special resolution referred to in clause (a), or
(
c) a board resolution, if the corporation has not passed a special
resolution referred to in clause (a), and has not passed an
ordinary resolution referred to in clause (b).
(3) If a corporation adopts a standard insurable unit description
pursuant to subsection (2)(c), the corporation must present that
description as an agenda item at the next annual general meeting of
the corporation for ratification or amendment by ordinary resolution.
(4) If a corporation adopts a standard insurable unit description
under subsection (1) or (2) or amends a standard insurable unit
description under subsection (2), the corporation shall file at the land
titles office a notice containing the most current standard insurable
unit description applicable to all classes of residential units.
(5) A notice under subsection (4)
(
a) must be submitted for filing in a form acceptable to the
Registrar, and
(
b) must contain
(
i) a clear indication of the type of resolution under which
the standard insurable unit definition was adopted or
amended,
(ii) a certification that the resolution was duly passed,
(iii) the seal of the corporation, and
(iv) any other information required by the Registrar.
(6) A corporation shall file all standard insurable unit descriptions
adopted or amended under subsection (2) with the land titles office
in the form set by the Registrar.
Insurance amount and deductible
62(1) Property that is insured as required pursuant to
section 47 of
the Act, other than pursuant to
section 47(1)(
a) of the Act, must be
insured for its replacement value.
(2) Property insurance required pursuant to
section 47 of the Act is
subject to any reasonable deductible that is agreed to by the
corporation and the insurer.
Notice to owner
62.1(1) The standard insurable unit description for a residential unit
is an additional matter of which the corporation shall provide notice
to each owner in accordance with
section 48 of the Act.
(2) If the corporation receives a notice of cancellation of an
insurance policy, it shall provide written notice of the cancellation to
all unit owners as soon as possible.
Repairs to units
62.2(1) A corporation shall make repairs or arrange for and
supervise repairs to a unit and fixtures and finishing in a unit after
damage where the corporation is responsible for insuring the
property affected by the damage.
(2) A corporation is not responsible for making or arranging for
repairs after damage where the damage is in respect of property that
the corporation is not required to insure, including improvements
made by an owner or to property covered by insurance specified by
corporation bylaws as being the responsibility of an owner.
(3) Where a unit is insured on the basis of a standard insurable unit
description, the corporation shall rebuild the unit to the standard set
out in the standard insurable unit description, unless
(
a) an owner of a unit has a separate policy of insurance for
improvements made by the owner, or is willing to pay for
improvements to the unit as an out-of-pocket expense,
(
b) at least one item of the property described as fixtures and
finishing was absent, destroyed or partially damaged or
below the standard of the standard insurable unit description
at the time of the damage and the corporation had no prior
obligation to repair the property from its previous status as
absent, destroyed or partially damaged, unless the owner is
willing to pay out of pocket for the costs of repairing the
absent, destroyed or partially damaged property, or
(
c) the fixtures and finishing in the unit had been installed below
the standard as set out in the standard insurable unit
description.
(4) In a situation described in subsection (3)(c), the corporation shall
rebuild the unit to reflect its prior fixtures and finishing, unless the
owner is willing to pay the costs of upgrading the fixtures and
finishing of the unit as an out-of-pocket expense.
(5) Subject to subsection (6), a corporation is not responsible for
making or arranging for repairs after damage where the damage is in
respect of property that the corporation is not required to insure,
including improvements made by an owner or to property covered
by insurance specified by corporation bylaws as being the
responsibility of an owner.
(6) Where a unit owner acquires a separate policy of insurance for
the fixtures and finishing in a unit for an amount in excess of what
the corporation is required to insure, and the fixtures and finishing of
the unit are damaged, unless the corporation is not required to insure
the fixtures and finishing in the unit, the unit owner and the unit
owner's insurer shall allow the corporation to make repairs or
arrange for and supervise repairs to the fixtures and finishing of the
unit on the unit owner's and the insurer's behalf, unless the
corporation agrees to another arrangement.
(7) Nothing in this
section precludes a corporation, by bylaw, from
assigning responsibility to the owner of a unit for making repairs or
arranging for and supervising repairs of the unit.
Urgent repairs by corporation
62.3(1) A corporation is authorized to make or arrange for and
supervise repairs to a unit after damage that was not the
corporation's responsibility to insure against, if
(
a) the failure to repair poses a risk to public safety, or puts
common property, other units, occupants or personal
property in common property or other units at risk,
(
b) the owner of the unit or an agent of the owner has not
commenced repairs within a reasonable amount of time, and
(
c) the corporation has provided reasonable notice to the owner.
(2) The owner of a unit repaired by the corporation is liable to pay
the corporation for the prudent costs of actions taken by the
corporation under subsection (1).
Recovery of amount of deductible
62.4(1) A corporation may pay an insurance deductible in an
insurance claim and recover the amount of the deductible from an
owner in accordance with this section.
(2) Subject to subsections (3) and (5), an owner, on demand by the
corporation, is absolutely liable to the corporation for the amount of
the deductible in the corporation's insurance claim for damage that
originates in or from the owner's unit or an exclusive possession area
assigned to the owner.
(3) Despite any bylaw to the contrary, a corporation must not
require an owner to pay an amount greater than $50 000 as a
deductible in the corporation's insurance claim.
(4) A corporation may recover an amount under subsection (2) from
an owner by
(
a) an action in debt, or
(
b) levying a contribution under
section 39(1) of the Act, if
permitted by the bylaws.
(5) An owner is not liable to a corporation for the amount of the
deductible in the corporation's insurance claim where the claim
arose from
(
a) a defect in the construction of the unit or exclusive
possession area assigned to the owner,
(
b) damage attributable to
an act or omission of the corporation,
a member of the board, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, or any combination of them, or
(
c) normal structural deterioration of the common property, the
managed property or the real property of the corporation,
other than property that the owner was responsible to repair
or maintain.
(6) Nothing in this
section shall be construed in a manner to affect a
civil action or other remedy at law of an owner or a corporation
against a person who is responsible for damage to property,
including damage to property caused through wilfulness or
negligence.
Insurance against fraudulent or dishonest acts
62.5(1) In this section, "manager" includes an employee who
handles money belonging to the corporation.
(2) A corporation shall obtain one or more corporation insurance
policies that provide the corporation with coverage from a loss
directly caused by a fraudulent or dishonest act of a member of the
board or a manager, where the member of the board or manager acts
alone or in collusion with others with intent to
(
a) cause a loss to the corporation, or
(
b) improperly obtain a financial benefit for the member of the
board or the manager or another person.
(3) The amount of coverage under the insurance policies held by a
corporation under subsection (2) must be at least
(
a) the amount, if any, set or determined in accordance with
criteria set for this purpose by the corporation in its bylaws,
(
b) the sum of the reserve fund balance at the start of the
corporation's current fiscal year, and the balance of the
operating account at the beginning of the corporation's
current fiscal year, if no amount or criteria are set in the
corporation's bylaws.
(4) A corporation shall review the amount of coverage for insurance
policies held under subsection (2) at least once every 2 years, and
adjust it as necessary, to ensure that it complies with subsection (3).
(5) Subsections (2) to (4) do not apply to a corporation if the
certificates of title to all of the units included in the condominium
plan are registered in the name of the same owner or the same group
of owners.
(6) This
section applies to a corporation beginning at the time that
the first insurance policy is obtained or renewed by the corporation
under
section 47 of the Act on or after January 1, 2020.
Director's
interpretation
62.6(1) The Director may issue advisory opinions and
interpretation bulletins with respect to insurance under this
Regulation and
section 47 of the Act.
(2) Advisory opinions and
interpretation bulletins issued under
subsection (1) are not binding.
27 The following is added after
section 73:
Part 8.01
Transfer, Lease or Sale of Common
Property, Easement of Covenant
or Condominium Parcel
Transfer, lease or sale of common property
73.01(1) In this section, "persons having a registered interest in the
parcel" means persons who have an interest registered against the
condominium plan or certificate of title to a unit in the condominium
plan, but does not include persons who own units.
(2) Before a corporation proceeds with a transfer or lease of
common property under
section 49 of the Act, the corporation shall
obtain the consent in writing of at least 75% of the persons having a
registered interest in the parcel to
(
a) the release of those interests in respect of the land comprised
in the proposed transfer or lease, or
(
b) the execution of the proposed transfer or lease.
(3) Before a corporation grants an easement or covenant burdening a
parcel under
section 52 of the Act, the corporation shall obtain the
consent in writing of at least 75% of the persons having a registered
interest in the parcel to the release of those interests in respect of the
land comprised in the proposed easement or covenant.
(4) Before a corporation proceeds with a transfer of a parcel or part
of a parcel under
section 63 of the Act, the corporation shall
(
a) hold a meeting of the owners and persons having a registered
interest in the parcel, and
(
b) obtain the consent in writing of at least 75% of the persons
having a registered interest in the parcel to the release of the
interest in respect of the land comprised in the proposed
disposition.
(5) A corporation shall provide the following information to persons
attending a meeting under subsection (4)(a):
(
a) the reason for the termination of the corporation;
(
b) the status of the termination process;
(
c) details of the proposed sale;
(
d) a statement of the proportion of the sale proceeds to be
allocated in respect of each unit;
(
e) a list of the persons having a registered interest in the parcel
who will be asked to consent to the release of their interests
in respect of the parcel;
(
f) any other factors the corporation considers relevant to the
owners and persons having a registered interest in the parcel
in respect of the sale.
(6) Despite subsection (2), (3) or (4), a corporation may, on 60 days'
written notice to each of the persons having a registered interest in
the parcel, apply to the Court for an order to proceed with
(
a) a transfer or lease of common property under
section 49 of
the Act,
(
b) a grant of an easement or covenant burdening the parcel
under
section 52 of the Act, or
(
c) a transfer of a parcel or part of a parcel under
section 63 of
the Act.
(7) The Court may, after hearing an application under subsection
(6), waive the requirement for at least 75% of persons having a
registered interest in the parcel to release their interests, and make
the order sought under subsection (6), subject to any terms and
conditions that the Court considers appropriate in the circumstances.
(8) Where the Court makes an order under subsection (7), the
interests of the persons having a registered interest in the parcel are
terminated to the extent of the disposition permitted by the order of
the Court.
Sale of condominium parcel
73.02(1) On registration by the Registrar of a transfer executed
under
section 63 of the Act, the proceeds of the sale shall be
(
a) first, used to pay any remaining debts and liabilities of the
corporation, and
(
b) second, distributed to the owners of the units in the
condominium plan in shares proportional to the unit factors
for the units, subject to subsection (2) and
section 73.03.
(2) Nothing in this
section affects a claim to sale proceeds arising
under this
section by a person holding a charge on a unit.
Corporation-owned units on termination
73.03 A unit owned by the corporation constituted in respect of a
particular condominium plan is deemed to have been allocated zero
unit factors for the purposes of
(
a) determining the shares of the owners of units of a parcel as
tenants in common under
section 62(2) of the Act, or
(
b) the distribution of proceeds of a sale of the parcel under
section 63 of the Act.
28 The following is added after
section 73.4:
Part 8.3
Notices, Notifications
Definition
73.5 In this Part, "corporation" means the corporation constituted
in respect of a particular condominium plan.
Electronic notices, notifications
73.51(1) Where an owner has requested and consented to receive
communications from a corporation by electronic means and has
provided an electronic address for this purpose, the corporation shall,
subject to subsection (3), send minutes, notices and notifications,
including, without limitation, notices of meetings or notices of non-
compliance with bylaws and notifications of new rules by electronic
means to that address.
(2) Where the corporation provides notice to an electronic address,
the notices and any attachment to the notices must be sent in a
manner that is capable of being indefinitely retained by the recipient.
(3) The corporation is not required to send notices to electronic
addresses pursuant to subsection (1) unless the electronic address is
(
a) an email address, or
(
b) any other type of electronic address that is permitted by the
bylaws or the rules, or that is acceptable to the board, as
signified by a board resolution.
(4) A notice or notification sent under subsection (1) is considered
to have been received by the owner 24 hours after it is sent by
electronic means to the electronic address referred to in subsection
(1).
(5) An owner who has provided an electronic address for the
purpose of receiving communications from a corporation shall
ensure that the corporation is notified if this electronic address
changes.
Notification of new rule
73.6(1) Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4), at least 30 days
before a new rule is to come into effect, a corporation shall
(
a) provide written notice of the new rule by either
(
i) delivering it to each occupied unit on the parcel, or
(ii) posting it in an open and conspicuous common area on
the parcel to which all owners and occupants have
access,
and
(
b) serve written notice of the new rule on all owners who do not
reside on the parcel.
(2) A corporation may establish a rule that comes into effect
immediately on notice being provided to, or served on, all the
persons referred to in subsection (1) in accordance with subsection
(1) if the rule
(
a) addresses a safety concern, a security concern or an
emergency, including an emergency resulting from one of the
circumstances set out in
section 20.1(1)(
a) to (g), and
(
b) ceases to apply when the safety concern, security concern or
emergency no longer exists.
(3) Subject to subsection (2), a rule is of no force or effect until 30
days after all written notices have been provided or served under
subsection (1).
(4) Subsection (1)(
b) does not apply if the certificate of title to all of
the units included in the condominium plan is registered in the name
of the same owner or the same group of owners.
Consequences of non-compliance with bylaw
73.7(1) Before imposing a sanction on a person who fails to
comply with a bylaw, a corporation must serve a notice of proposed
sanction on the person.
(2) If a person who fails to comply with a bylaw is a tenant, a
corporation may serve a notice of proposed sanction on the owner of
the unit, in addition to complying with subsection (1).
(3) A notice of proposed sanction must contain the following
information:
(
a) the unit number associated with the failure to comply with a
bylaw;
(
b) the name of the person subject to the proposed sanction, if
known;
(
c) the provision of the bylaw that has not been complied with;
(
d) if the sanction is provided for in a bylaw in respect of non-
compliance with a rule, the rule that has not been complied
with;
(
e) the date and time of the non-compliance, if applicable;
(
f) other relevant particulars of the failure to comply;
(
g) if applicable, the maximum monetary sanction for non-
compliance with the bylaw;
(
h) a description of corrective or other action, if any, that must
be taken in respect of the non-compliance;
(
i) the deadline, which must be at least 3 days, excluding
holidays, after service of the notification, for taking the
required actions or providing a written response to the
notification, if any.
(4) A person who is served with a notice of proposed sanction must
be provided at least 3 days, excluding holidays, to provide a written
response to the notice or to comply with the actions required under
the notice.
(5) When the deadline for a written response or corrective actions
has expired and the corporation is not satisfied with the response or
actions, if any, the corporation may, in accordance with subsection
(6), impose a sanction
(
a) on the person named in the notice of proposed sanction, or
(
b) if no person is named in the notice of proposed sanction,
(
i) on the owner, if the owner has not provided a notice to
the corporation under
section 53(5) of the Act setting
out the name of the tenant in possession of the unit, or
has provided a notice to the corporation under
section
53(6) of the Act that a tenant is no longer in possession
of the unit, or
(ii) on the tenant, if the owner has provided a notice to the
corporation under
section 53(5) of the Act and has not
provided a notice to the corporation under
section 53(6)
of the Act that a tenant is no longer in possession of the
unit.
(6) A corporation imposing a sanction shall serve on the person
subject to the sanction a notice of sanction that contains the
following information:
(
a) in respect of a monetary sanction, the amount of the sanction
and the instructions and the deadline for payment of the
sanction;
(
b) in respect of a sanction other than a monetary sanction, a
description of the sanction and the date and time at which it
comes into effect;
(
c) reasons for issuing the sanction;
(
d) the date of the board resolution approving the sanction.
(7) Where a person who is the subject of a proposed sanction is not
an owner, a notice required to be served under this
section may be
served on the person electronically, if the person has provided the
board with an electronic address, by personal service, ordinary or
recorded mail addressed to the unit with which the sanction is
associated, or by being left with a person apparently over the age of
18 years at the unit.
(8) A corporation imposing a sanction on a tenant shall ensure that
the owner of the unit to which the sanction relates is provided with
copies of
(
a) the notice of proposed sanction served by the corporation
under subsection (1), and
(
b) the notice of sanction served by the corporation under
subsection (6).
(9) Service is deemed to have been effected
(
a) on the date on which acknowledgment of receipt of recorded
mail is signed,
(b) 7 days after the date on which the document is sent by
ordinary mail, or
(c) 24 hours after the document is sent by electronic means.
(10) Subject to its bylaws, a corporation may delegate a power or
duty conferred on it under this section, except the power to decide to
impose a sanction.
(11) For greater certainty, nothing in this
section precludes a
condominium manager or other person from serving notices relating
to proposed sanctions.
Maximum monetary sanctions
73.8(1) Subject to subsection (2) and any other limitations set out
in the corporation's bylaws, the maximum monetary sanction that
may be imposed by a corporation for the failure to comply with a
bylaw is
(
a) for the first instance of non-compliance, $500 or a lower
amount set out in the corporation's bylaws, and
(
b) for the 2nd and subsequent instances of non-compliance,
$1000 or a lower amount set out in the corporation's bylaws.
(2) The maximum amount of the monetary sanction to be imposed
for continuing non-compliance with a bylaw is $500 for the first
week for the first instance of non-compliance and $1000 for each
subsequent week or each week of any subsequent continuing non-
compliance.
No monetary sanction for non-compliance with rule
73.81 Despite any bylaws to the contrary, no monetary sanction
may be imposed for a failure to comply with a rule.
29 The following is added before
section 74:
Definition
73.9 In this Part, "corporation" means the corporation constituted
in respect of a particular condominium plan.
30 The following is added after
section 74:
Reasonable expenses re caveat
74.1 The following expenses are prescribed for the purposes of
section 42(
b) of the Act, up to an aggregate maximum amount of the
expenses equal to the original amount owing in respect of the unit:
(
a) legal and other professional fees and disbursements
associated with preparing, registering and discharging the
caveat;
(
b) the cost of registering and discharging the caveat under the
Land Titles Act.
Maximum rental deposit
74.2(1) For the purposes of
section 53 of the Act, the maximum
rental deposit that may be charged is prescribed to be $1000 or one
month's rent, whichever is greater.
(2) Despite subsection (1), any rental deposit that is greater than the
amount prescribed in subsection (1) that was collected from an
owner by a corporation before January 1, 2020 may be retained until
the owner gives written notice that the owner's unit is no longer
rented.
Statement of account for rental deposits
74.3 A statement of account under
section 53(7) of the Act must
include an itemized list of the deductions from the rental deposit and
the purpose for which each deduction was made.
No compensation for transferred parking unit
74.4 An owner of a unit labelled in a condominium plan of
redivision as a parking space for visitors or persons with disabilities
that must be transferred to the corporation under
section 20(9) of the
Act is not entitled to any compensation respecting that unit or
transfer.
No unit factors for corporation-owned unit in
condominium contribution calculation
74.5 A unit owned by the corporation is deemed to have been
allocated zero unit factors for the purposes of calculating
contributions under
section 39 of the Act.
Section 79.1 is amended by adding the following after
subsection (9):
(10) A corporation shall, by March 31, 2020,
(
a) comply with
section 32.1(4) of the Act in respect of all rules
that were in effect immediately before January 1, 2020, and
(
b) ensure that all owners and all unit occupants receive a copy
of all rules that are in effect.
(11) On and after April 1, 2020, a rule for which a corporation failed
to comply with under subsection (10) is invalid and of no force or
effect.
(12) The registration status of existing bylaws registered by a
corporation before the repeal of the previous
section 33 of the Act
continues notwithstanding the coming into force of the new
section
33 of the Act.
(13) Section 44.2 of the Act does not apply to documents that, on
January 1, 2020,
(
a) no longer exist, or
(
b) the corporation no longer had control over or access to.
Section 81 is amended by striking out "November 30,
2019" and substituting "November 30, 2024".
Schedule 1 is amended
(
a) by repealing Form 1 and Form 2;
(
b) by adding the following after Form 3:
Form 3.1
Condominium Property Act
Section 34.1(2)
Change of Bylaw to Ensure Conformity
with the Act and Regulations
Condominium Corporation No. ____ hereby certifies that, by an
ordinary resolution passed on the ___day of ____, 20___, a bylaw of
the corporation was amended in compliance with
section 34.1(2) of the
Condominium Property Act as follows:
(set out or attach the terms of the resolution)
The seal of Condominium Corporation No. ____was affixed on the __
day of _______, 20__, in the presence of ____________.
_________________________
Director (Corporate Seal)
(
c) in Form 4
(
i) in the heading by striking out "Section 49(4)" and
substituting "Sections 49(4), 52(5) and 63(4)";
(ii) by striking out "all persons having registered interests
in the parcel and all other persons having interests
(other than statutory interests) which have been notified
to the corporation have consented in writing to the
release of those interests in respect of the land
comprised in the instrument+ and the instrument
conforms with the terms of that resolution" and
substituting "at least 75% of persons having
registered interests in the parcel have consented in
writing to the release of those interests in respect of the
land comprised in the +(transfer, lease easement,
covenant or disposition or other instrument)";
(iii) by adding
"+Include only the applicable text above
(Include only the applicable instructions of the 2 sets of
instructions below)
above
"+If, in the case"
(
d) by repealing Form 6;
(
e) in Form 8
(
i) by striking out
Notice of New or Change of Directors
and substituting
Notice of Current Board Members' Names and Addresses
for Service
(ii) by striking out "directors of the board of
Condominium Corporation No.___" and substituting
"current members of the board of directors of the
Condominium Corporation+";
(iii) by adding "FOR SERVICE" after "ADDRESS";
(iv) by adding "(add as many rows as are necessary)"
above "The seal";
(
v) by adding the following at the bottom of the
form (below "(Corporate Seal)"):
"+In the case of any change in board members for any
reason (whether an election, a resignation or
disqualification of a board member or the appointment
of a replacement board member), or a change in the
name or address of one or more board members, the
copy of Form 8 that is prepared and submitted to the
Registrar should include the names and current
addresses for service of all board members at the time."
(
f) by repealing Form 12.
34 The following is added after
Schedule 2:
Schedule 3
Minimum Retention Period for a
Corporation's Documents and Information
(Section 44.2 of the Act,
Section 20.55 of this Regulation)
Type of Documents and Information
Minimum Retention
Period
Documents and information consisting of
(
a) A copy of the current bylaws of the corporation (section
32 of the Act)
Permanent
(
b) The particulars of any action commenced against the
corporation and served on the corporation (section
20.52(1)(a)(i)(
A) of this Regulation)
At least 7 years after the
action concludes
(
c) The particulars of any unsatisfied judgment or order for
which the corporation is liable (section 20.52(1)(a)(i)(
B) of this Regulation)
At least 7 years after the
judgment or order is satisfied
(
d) The particulars of any written demand made on the
corporation for an amount in excess of $5000 that, if not
met, may result in an action being brought against the
corporation (section 20.52(1)(a)(i)(
C) of this
Regulation)
At least 7 years after the
demand is made
(
e) The particulars of any post tensioned cables that are
located anywhere on or within the property that is
included in the condominium plan (section 20.52(1)(
d) of this Regulation)
Permanent
(
f) A statement setting out the unit factors and the criteria
used to determine unit factor allocation (section
20.52(1)(
i) of this Regulation)
Permanent
(
g) A statement setting out any structural deficiencies that
the corporation has knowledge of at the time of the
request in any of the buildings that are included on the
condominium plan (section 20.52(1)(a)(iv) of this
Regulation)
(
h) Professional reports, such as engineering reports
(section 20.52(1)(
m) of this Regulation)
Permanent
(
i) Copies of any legal or other professional advice or
opinions paid for by the corporation
At least 7 years after the date
of the report
(
j) Copies of all manuals, schematic drawings, operating
instructions, service guides, manufacturers'
documentation, records of service and repairs and other
similar information or documentation in the possession
or control of the developer, the interim board or the
corporation respecting the construction, maintenance,
repair and servicing of any common property or real or
personal property of the corporation (section 16.1 of the
Act,
section 20.2(1)(
d) of this Regulation)
At least 7 years after the date
the advice or opinion was
received
(
k) Structural, electrical, mechanical and architectural
working drawings and specifications, and as built
drawings (sections 8(1)(
b) and (
e) and 16.1(1)(b)(
i) and
(ii) of the Act)
3 years after the property to
which the record relates is
disposed of
(
l) The plans that exist showing the location of
underground utility services, sewer pipes and cable
television lines located on the parcel (section 16.1(1)(
c) of the Act)
Permanent
(
m) All certificates, approvals and permits issued by a
municipal authority, a person accredited by the
Administrator under the Safety Codes Act, the
Government or an agent of the Government that relate to
the real property of the corporation, the common
property and managed property
Permanent
(
n) Any building assessment report required under the New
Home Buyer Protection Act or, in the case of a
conversion, required under
section 16.1(1)(
f) or 21.1 of
the Act
Permanent
(
o) Copies of all plans, documents and amended documents
that are required to be prepared under the Safety Codes
Act
Permanent
(
p) Copy of the condominium plan and any plan of
redivision (sections 8 and 20 of the Act)
Until the subsequent plan is
filed
The reserve fund report, reserve fund plan and any
updates of either (section 20.52(1)(
q) of this Regulation)
12 years after creation
Documents and information consisting of
(
a) A copy of the budget of the corporation (section
20.52(1)(
e) of this Regulation)
7 years after creation
(
b) Annual financial statements, if any, of the corporation
(section 30(4)(
b) of the Act)
7 years after creation
(
c) A copy of any approved minutes of proceedings of a
general meeting of the corporation or of the board
(section 20.52(1)(
h) of this Regulation)
7 years after creation
(
d) A copy of all insurance policies and insurance records
obtained by or on behalf of the corporation and the
certificate respecting each insurance policy (section 48
of the Act,
section 20.52(1)(
n) and (
o) of this
Regulation)
7 years after creation
(
e) Records of repair and maintenance
3 years after the property to
which the record relates is
disposed of
(
f) Copies of all records respecting the account maintained
by the financial institution holding the reserve fund,
operating funds or any other funds of the corporation
7 years after creation
Documents and information consisting of
(
a) A statement produced on request setting out the amount
of any contributions in respect of a unit and the amount
that is payable
3 years after creation
(
b) A statement produced on request setting out the amount
of the capital replacement reserve fund (section
20.52(1)(a)(ii) of this Regulation)
3 years after creation
(
c) A statement setting out the amount of the contributions
and the basis on which that amount was determined
(section 20.52(1)(a)(iii) of this Regulation)
3 years after creation
(
d) A copy of all caveats registered against units that are
owned by the corporation or intended to be transferred
to the corporation
3 years after registration
(
e) Draft minutes of an annual general meeting that
happened at least 30 days before (section 20.52(1)(
h) of
this Regulation)
Current - until replaced by
approved minutes
(
f) A loan disclosure document (section 20.52(1)(a)(
v) of
this Regulation)
3 years after creation
(
g) Certificate issued under
section 43.2 of the Act
3 years after creation
(
h) Copies of all outstanding orders made pursuant to the
Safety Codes Act, Municipal Government Act or New
Home Buyer Protection Act
3 years after expiry of the
order
(
i) A copy of any restrictive covenant registered against the
parcel (sections 51 and 52 of the Act)
3 years after creation
(
j) Proposals and notices of bylaw sanction (section 73.7 of
this Regulation)
3 years after the notice
Results of votes on ordinary or special resolutions
3 years after vote
List of all common assets
3 years after the item was
disposed of, along with the
details of any disposition
Documents and information consisting of
3 years after end of
agreement
(
a) A copy of any subsisting or prior management
agreement (section 20.52(1)(
b) of this Regulation)
3 years after end of
agreement
(
b) A copy of any subsisting recreational agreement (section
20.52(1)(
c) of this Regulation)
3 years after end of
agreement
(
c) A copy of any lease agreement or exclusive use
agreement, or bylaw, lease, licence or other instrument
granting an owner the right to exercise exclusive
possession with respect to the possession of a portion of
the common property, including a parking stall or
storage unit (section 20.52(1)(
j) of this Regulation)
3 years after end of
agreement
(
d) Every lease, licence or agreement for the common
property or real property of the corporation
3 years after end of rental
agreement
(
e) List of the names of each tenant, the unit number being
occupied by the tenant and the amount of any deposit
paid by the owner (section 53 of the Act)
3 years after end of
agreement
Rules adopted by the corporation (section 32.1 of the
Act)
3 years after the rule ceases to
be in effect or is amended or
repealed
All warranties and guarantees on the real and personal
property of the corporation, the common property and
managed property
3 years after the expiry of the
last warranty coverage
Original votes cast in an ordinary or special resolution
(sections 26.3 to 26.8 of the Act)
12 months after the vote
Proxy forms (section 26(5) of the Act,
section 31.2 of
this Regulation)
180 days after provided to the
corporation
Documents and information consisting of
3 years after the rule ceases to
be in effect or is amended or
repealed
(
a) Assignments of areas of exclusive possession to each
owner (sections 8(1)(
i) and 50 of the Act)
3 years after the end of the
assignment of the exclusive
possession area
(
b) Any additional address for service of an owner, apart
from the owner's unit address
Maintain on ongoing basis
(
c) List of the names and addresses of all mortgagees who
have given written notice to the corporation under
section 26(3) of the Act
Maintain on ongoing basis
Schedule 4
(Section 33 of the Act)
(Note:
Section 33 of the Act provides that the bylaws in
this
Schedule apply only until they are repealed or
replaced by special resolution and registered at the land
titles office.)
Bylaws of the Corporation
1(1) In these bylaws,
(a) "Act" means the Condominium Property Act;
(b) "annual general meeting" means an annual general meeting
of the corporation;
(c) "general meeting" means a general meeting of the
corporation;
(d) "Regulation" means the Condominium Property Regulation
(AR 168/2000).
(2) Words and expressions defined in the Act or the Regulation have
the same meaning in these bylaws.
(3) The rights and obligations given or imposed on the corporation or
the owners under these bylaws are in addition to any rights or
obligations given or imposed on the corporation or the owners under
the Act and the Regulation.
(4) If there is any conflict between these bylaws and the Act or the
Regulation, the Act or the Regulation prevails, to the extent of the
conflict.
(5) A notice that is required to be provided under these bylaws may be
provided in writing or electronically to the address provided to the
corporation by the owner or, if applicable, the occupant.
Duties of the Owner, Occupant and
Corporation Respecting Entry
2(1) An owner and an occupant shall permit the corporation and its
agents, at all reasonable times on notice, except in case of emergency,
to enter in or on the owner's unit for the purpose of
(
a) inspecting the unit,
(
b) maintaining, repairing or replacing pipes, wires, cables and
ducts existing in or on the unit and used or capable of being
used in connection with the enjoyment of any other unit or
common property or real property of the corporation,
(
c) maintaining, repairing or replacing common property or real
property of the corporation or maintaining, repairing or
replacing other property in accordance with
section 62.3 of
the Regulation, or
(
d) ensuring compliance with the bylaws.
(2) An owner
(
a) shall forthwith pay all contributions, levies, rates, taxes,
charges and assessments that may be payable in respect of
the owner's unit,
(
b) shall forthwith carry out all work that may be required
pursuant to these bylaws or as required by a municipal
authority or other public authority in respect of the owner's
unit, other than any work for the benefit of the building or
parcel generally,
(
c) shall maintain the owner's unit and exclusive possession
areas in a state of good repair,
(
d) shall notify the corporation forthwith of
(
i) any change in the ownership of the unit, or
(ii) any mortgage registered against the unit,
and
(
e) shall not make structural, mechanical or electrical alterations
to the owner's unit or to the common property unless the
owner
(
i) has obtained the prior written consent of the board,
which must not be unreasonably withheld, and
(ii) has ensured that all permits required under law have
been obtained.
(3) Except in case of emergency, the corporation shall give an owner
or occupant at least 24 hours' written notice before seeking entry to the
unit for the purposes set out in subsection (1)(a).
Monetary Sanction
3 A corporation may impose a monetary sanction on an owner or
occupant who contravenes
section 2(1) or (2)(
b) to (
e) up to a
maximum sanction of
(a) $500 for the first contravention,
(b) $1000 for the 2nd and subsequent contraventions, and
(
c) in the case of a continuing contravention, a further sanction
of $250 for each week during which the contravention
continues after the first week.
Powers of the Corporation
4 The corporation may
(
a) acquire personal property to be used
(
i) for the maintenance, repair or replacement of the real or
personal property of the corporation or the common
property, or
(ii) by owners in connection with their enjoyment of the
real or personal property of the corporation or the
common property,
(
b) subject to
section 31.7 of the Regulation, borrow money
required by the corporation in the performance of its duties or
the exercise of its powers,
(
c) secure the repayment of money borrowed by the corporation
and interest on that money by negotiable instrument, a
mortgage of unpaid contributions, whether levied or not, or a
mortgage of any property owned by it or by any combination
of those means,
(
d) grant a right of exclusive possession to an owner under
section 50 of the Act,
(
e) charge interest under
section 40 of the Act on any
contribution owing to the corporation by an owner, and
(
f) make an agreement with an owner or tenant of a unit for the
provision of amenities or services by the corporation to the
unit or to the owner or tenant of the unit.
Election of the Board
5(1) The board shall consist of not fewer than 3 and not more than 7
individuals.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), if there are not more than 2
owners, the board may consist of at least one and not more than 7
individuals.
Eligibility to Sit on the Board
6(1) An individual does not need to be an owner in order to be elected
to the board.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1),
(
a) if a unit has more than one owner, only one owner in respect
of that unit may sit on the board at one time, and
(
b) an owner who has not paid to the corporation the
contributions or levies due and owing in respect of the
owner's unit is not eligible for election to the board.
(3) An individual is not eligible to be a member of the board if the
individual
(
a) is under 18 years of age,
(
b) is a represented adult as defined in the Adult Guardianship
and Trusteeship Act,
(
c) is the subject of a certificate of incapacity that is in effect
under the Public Trustee Act,
(
d) is a formal patient as defined in the Mental Health Act,
(
e) has been found, in Alberta or another province, to be of a
mental state that is the equivalent of a state described in
clauses (
b) to (
d) and that finding has not expired or been
overturned or vacated by a court in Canada,
(
f) is an undischarged bankrupt, or
(
g) is incarcerated.
(4) An individual is not eligible to be a member of the board if the
individual
(
a) is on probation,
(
b) has been convicted of an offence involving fraud, deceit or
breach of trust or an offence under the Act in the past 10
years,
(
c) has judgments against the individual under the Act, or
(
d) has or potentially has a private interest in an agreement,
arrangement or transaction involving the corporation that
could occur during the individual's term on the board,
and does not disclose that information at a general meeting before a
vote to elect members of the board is called where that individual is
standing for election to the board.
Voting
7(1) At an election of members of the board, each person who has a
right to vote may vote for the same number of nominees as there are
vacancies to be filled on the board.
(2) A person who owns 2 or more units may vote in respect of each
unit in an election.
Term of Office
8(1) Subject to subsection (2), a member of the board is to be elected
at an annual general meeting for a term expiring at the conclusion of
the annual general meeting convened in the 2nd year following the
year in which the member was elected to the board.
(2) At the meeting convened under
section 29 of the Act to elect the
first board,
(
a) not more than 50% of the members of the board shall be
elected for a term expiring at the conclusion of the annual
general meeting convened in the year following the year in
which they were elected, and
(
b) the balance of the members shall be elected for a term
expiring at the conclusion of the annual general meeting
convened in the 2nd year following the year in which they
were elected.
(3) Each member of the board shall remain in office until
(
a) the office becomes vacant under
section 28.1(1) of the Act or
section 9,
(
b) the member resigns,
(
c) the member ceases to be a member of the board under
section
28.1 of the Act, or
(
d) the member's term of office expires,
whichever comes first.
Vacating of the Office of a
Member of the Board
9 In addition to the grounds set out in
section 28.1 of the Act under
which an individual ceases to be a member of the board, the office of a
member of the board is vacated if the member
(
a) is absent from 3 consecutive meetings of the board without
permission of the board and it is resolved at a subsequent
meeting of the board that the member's office be vacated,
(
b) is found guilty of an offence involving fraud, deceit or breach
of trust under any enactment of Alberta, another province,
Canada or another country,
(
c) fails to make a disclosure as required under
section 6(4),
(
d) is incarcerated while on probation, or
(
e) commits an offence under the Act.
Vacancy
10(1) Unless a special general meeting is called to re-elect a board,
when a vacancy occurs on the board other than under
section 28.1(1)
of the Act, or when a member of the board becomes deceased, the
board may appoint an individual to fill that office for the remainder of
the former member's term.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), if all offices on a board become vacant,
the individual whose office was the last to become vacant shall
immediately call a general meeting to be held within 14 days to elect a
new board, unless that individual is deceased or otherwise unable to
convene a general meeting.
(3) If the individual whose office was the last to become vacant is
unable to call a general meeting or does not do so under subsection (2),
the condominium manager, or if there is no condominium manager, the
solicitor for the corporation, shall call a general meeting to be held as
soon as reasonably possible to elect a new board.
(4) If subsection (2) is not complied with, and there is no
condominium manager or solicitor for the corporation, an owner may
call a general meeting to be held as soon as reasonably possible to elect
a new board.
Officers of the Corporation
11(1) At the first meeting of the members of the board held after the
general meeting of the corporation at which they were elected, the
board shall designate from its members a president, vice-president,
secretary and treasurer of the corporation.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the board may designate one
individual to fill the offices of secretary and treasurer.
(3) In addition to those duties assigned to the officers by the board,
(
a) the president or, in the event of the president's absence or
disability, the vice-president
(
i) is responsible for the daily execution of the business of
the corporation, and
(ii) shall act as chair of the meetings of the board,
(
b) the secretary or, in the event of the secretary's absence or
disability, another member of the board designated by the
board
(
i) shall record and maintain all the minutes of the board,
(ii) is responsible for all the correspondence of the
corporation,
(iii) is responsible for retaining and managing corporation
documents in accordance with the Regulation, the Act
and these bylaws,
(iv) is responsible for preparing and providing corporation
documents on request and in accordance with the
Regulation, the Act and these bylaws, and
(
v) shall carry out the secretary's duties under the direction
of the president and the board,
and
(
c) the treasurer or, in the event of the treasurer's absence or
disability, another member of the board designated by the
board shall
(
i) receive all money paid to the corporation and deposit it
as the board may direct,
(ii) properly account for the funds of the corporation and
keep those books as the board directs,
(iii) present to the board when directed to do so by the board
a full, detailed account of receipts and disbursements of
the corporation, and
(iv) prepare or arrange for the preparation of audited
statements and any budgets required under the
Regulation, the Act and these bylaws.
(4) The corporation may delegate any duty or function conferred or
imposed by subsection (3), other than subsection (3)(a)(ii), to any
determined by the corporation.
(5) An individual ceases to be an officer of the corporation if the
individual ceases to be a member of the board.
(6) If an individual ceases to be an officer of the corporation, the
board shall designate from its members an individual to fill that office
for the remainder of the term.
(7) An individual who ceases to be a member of the board or an
officer of the corporation shall return all corporation property and
documents to the corporation within 14 days after ceasing to be a
board member or officer.
(8) If a board consists of not more than 3 individuals, those
individuals may perform the duties of the officers of the corporation in
any manner that the board may direct.
Majority Vote and Quorum of the Board
12(1) At meetings of the board, all matters are to be determined by
majority vote and, in the event of a tie vote, the chair is entitled to a
casting vote in addition to the chair's original vote.
(2) A quorum for a meeting of the board is a majority of the members
of the board.
Written Resolutions
13 A written resolution of the board signed by all of the members of
the board has the same effect as a resolution passed at a meeting of the
board duly convened and held.
Seal of the Corporation
14(1) The corporation shall have a corporate seal that must not be
used except
(
a) under the authority of a resolution of the board given prior to
its use, and
(
b) in the presence of not fewer than 2 members of the board
who shall sign the instrument to which the seal is affixed.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), if there are not more than 3
members of the board, one member may be authorized by the board to
use the corporate seal and sign the instrument to which the seal is
affixed.
Signing Authority
15 The board shall prescribe, by resolution,
(
a) those officers or other individuals who are authorized to sign
cheques, drafts, instruments and other documents not
required to be signed under the corporate seal, and
(
b) the manner, if any, in which those cheques, drafts,
instruments or other documents are to be signed.
Powers of the Board
16(1) The board shall
(
a) meet at the call of the president to conduct its business and
adjourn and otherwise regulate its meetings as it thinks fit,
and
(
b) meet when a member of the board gives to the other
members not less than 7 days' notice of a meeting proposed
by the member, specifying the reason for calling the meeting.
(2) The board may employ on behalf of the corporation any agents and
employees it thinks necessary to control, manage and administer the
real and personal property of the corporation and the common property
and in that respect may authorize those persons to exercise the powers
of and carry out the duties of the corporation.
(3) The board may, subject to any restriction imposed on it or
direction given to it at a general meeting of the corporation, delegate to
any of its members or to other persons any or all of its powers and
duties as it thinks fit, and may at any time revoke that delegation.
Duties of the Board
17 The board shall
(
a) cause proper books of account to be kept in respect of all
money received and expended by it and the matters in respect
of which the receipt and expenditure take place,
(
b) prepare financial statements relating to all money of the
corporation, and the income and expenditures of the
corporation, for each fiscal year,
(
c) maintain financial records of all the assets, liabilities and
equity of the corporation, and
(
d) submit to the annual general meeting an annual report
consisting of the financial statements and other information
as the board may determine or as may be directed by a
resolution passed at a general meeting.
Procedure
18 All meetings of the board and general meetings are to be
conducted according to the latest edition of Robert's Rules of Order
Newly Revised, to the extent that it is consistent with these bylaws,
unless alternate rules of procedure are adopted by the board.
Notice of Annual General Meetings
19(1) The board shall provide each owner with a preliminary notice
of each annual general meeting at least 60 days before the scheduled
annual general meeting.
(2) A preliminary notice of an annual general meeting must contain
the following information:
(
a) the date and location of the annual general meeting;
(
b) a call for proposed agenda items;
(
c) a deadline for submission of proposed agenda items, which
must be no more than 30 days before the annual general
meeting;
(
d) a statement that a proposed agenda item submission must
include
(
i) a description of the proposed agenda item that provides
sufficient detail and clarity for the purposes of a vote by
owners on the contents of the meeting agenda, and
(ii) any other information necessary to effectively consider
the proposed agenda item;
(
e) a statement that the owners present at the annual general
meeting will decide the contents of the agenda by a majority
vote at the beginning of the annual general meeting;
(
f) if the corporation accepts electronic submission of proposed
agenda items, the specific electronic address to which
proposed agenda items must be submitted.
(3) An owner may submit a proposed agenda item by sending the
description of the item
(
a) to the corporation's address for service, or
(
b) to the corporation's electronic address.
Quorum
20(1) Except as otherwise provided by these bylaws, no business shall
be transacted at an annual general meeting or a general meeting unless
a quorum of persons with a right to vote is present or represented by
proxy at the time when the meeting commences.
(2) A quorum for an annual general meeting or a general meeting
consists of not less than 25% of all the persons with a right to receive
notice under
section 30(3) or 30.1(1) of the Act being present in person
or represented by proxy at that meeting.
(3) If, within 30 minutes from the time appointed for the
commencement of an annual general meeting or a general meeting, a
quorum is not present, the meeting shall stand adjourned to the
corresponding day in the next week at the same place and time and if,
at the adjourned meeting, a quorum is not present within 30 minutes
from the time appointed for the commencement of the meeting, the
persons with a right to vote who are present or represented by proxy
constitute a quorum for the purpose of that meeting.
Order of Business
21(1) The president or, in the event of the president's absence or
disability, the vice-president or other individual designated by the
president or vice-president, shall act as chair of an annual general
meeting or a general meeting.
(2) The order of business at an annual general meeting and, as far as
practicable, at any other general meeting, is to be as follows:
(
a) call to order by the chair;
(
b) calling of the roll and certifying of proxies;
(
c) proof of notice of meeting, waiver or proxies, as the case
may be;
(
d) reading and disposal of any unapproved minutes;
(
e) vote on agenda items;
(
f) reports of officers, if any;
(
g) reports of committees, if any;
(
h) election of members of the board;
(
i) agenda items of unfinished business;
(
j) agenda items of new business;
(
k) adjournment.
(3) In the event that there are no members on the board and a general
meeting is called, the order of business at the meeting is to be as
follows:
(
a) call to order by the individual who called the meeting;
(
b) calling of the roll and certifying of proxies by the individual
who called the meeting;
(
c) proof of notice of meeting, waiver or proxies, as the case
may be, by the individual who called the meeting;
(
d) election of a meeting chair;
(
e) other business as may be applicable under subsection (2)(
e) to (k).
Show of Hands
22(1) At a general meeting, an ordinary resolution shall be voted on
by a show of hands unless a poll vote is demanded by a person with a
right to vote and present in person or by proxy, and unless a poll vote
is so demanded, a declaration by the chair that a resolution has on the
show of hands been carried is conclusive proof of the fact without
proof of the number or proportion of votes recorded in favour of or
against the resolution.
(2) If an owner owns more than one unit, the owner's show of hands
signifies the vote in respect of all units owned by that owner.
(3) If a proxy holder holds more than one proxy, the proxy holder's
show of hands signifies the vote in respect of all units owned and all
proxies held by that individual.
(4) If an individual demands a poll vote, that individual may withdraw
that demand and on the demand being withdrawn the vote shall be
taken by a show of hands.
Conduct of Poll Vote
23(1) A poll vote, if demanded, shall be conducted in a manner as
directed by the chair, and the result of the poll vote shall be deemed to
be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll vote was demanded.
(2) Where a poll vote is conducted, the votes must be counted by at
least 2 individuals.
(3) Where possible, the 2 individuals who count the votes of a poll
vote shall consist of a member of the board and an owner who is not a
member of the board.
Vote by Co-owners
24(1) If a unit is owned by more than one person, those co-owners
may vote personally or by proxy and
(
a) in the case of a vote taken by a show of hands, those co-
owners are entitled to one vote between them, and
(
b) in the case of a vote taken by a poll, a co-owner is entitled to
that portion of the vote applicable to the unit as is
proportionate to the co-owner's interest in the unit.
(2) A co-owner may demand that a poll vote be taken.
Tie Vote
25 In the case of a tie in a vote taken at an annual general meeting or
a general meeting, whether on a show of hands or on a poll vote, the
resolution does not pass.
Vote at Annual General Meeting
or General Meeting
26(1) Except for matters requiring a special resolution, all matters
shall be determined by ordinary resolution.
(2) The following must be recorded in the minutes of an annual
general meeting or general meeting:
(
a) the results of whether or not a resolution passed in a show of
hands vote;
(
b) the number of persons entitled to exercise the power of
voting who voted in favour of the resolution in a poll vote
and the number of unit factors represented by these persons;
(
c) the number of persons entitled to exercise the power of
voting who voted against the resolution in a poll vote and the
number of unit factors represented by these persons,
(
d) the text of resolutions adopted by the corporation.
Date of Next Annual General Meeting
27 On and after July 1, 2020, each annual general meeting shall
occur within 90 days after the beginning of the fiscal year.
Appointment of Proxy
28 An instrument appointing a proxy shall not be transferred by a
proxy holder to an individual who is not named in the proxy.
No Further Restrictions on Voting
29 Except as provided for in the Act and the Regulation, there are no
restrictions or limitations on an owner's right to vote at an annual
general meeting or a general meeting.
Counting and Certification of Votes
30 The chair or the chair's delegate shall certify the results of votes
conducted at a general meeting.
Failure to Comply with Bylaws
31 The board may exercise the powers provided for in
section 36 of
the Act.
Limits on Corporation Powers
32 A corporation may exercise all powers granted to a corporation
under the Act and the regulations under the Act, except to the extent
that
(
a) the Act requires a specific bylaw to be enacted before the
corporation exercises that power, or
(
b) an ordinary resolution made under
section 28.2(1) of the Act
directs the board not to exercise a right or a power granted by
the Act or the regulations under the Act.
Amendment of Bylaws
33 If an amendment, repeal or replacement of a bylaw is proposed,
not fewer than 14 days prior to the day on which the special resolution
is to be voted on, the persons with a right to vote shall be given written
copies of the existing bylaw accompanied with highlighted or
underlined text showing the bylaw as it would read if the proposed
amendment, repeal or replacement had been implemented.
Restrictions in Use
34(1) In this section,
(a) "occupant" means a person present in or on a unit or in or on
the real or personal property of the corporation or the
common property with the permission of an owner;
(b) "owner" includes a tenant.
(2) An owner shall not
(
a) use or enjoy the real or personal property of the corporation
or the common property in such a manner as to unreasonably
interfere with its use and enjoyment by other owners or the
occupants,
(
b) use the owner's unit in a manner or for a purpose that will
cause a nuisance or hazard to any other owner or occupant,
(
c) use the owner's unit for a purpose that is illegal,
(
d) make undue noise in or on the owner's unit or on or about
real property of the corporation or the common property,
(
e) keep an animal in or on the owner's unit or on the real
property of the corporation or the common property after a
date specified in a notice provided to the owner by the board,
(
f) in the case of a residential unit, use the owner's unit for a
purpose other than for residential purposes,
(
g) do anything in respect of the owner's unit, the real or
personal property of the corporation or the common property
or bring or keep anything on it that will in any way increase
the risk of fire or result in an increase of any insurance
premiums payable by the corporation,
(
h) use a toilet, sink, tub, drain or other plumbing fixture for a
purpose other than that for which it is constructed,
(
i) hang or place on the real property of the corporation or the
common property or within or on a unit anything that is, in
the opinion of the board, esthetically unpleasing when
viewed from outside the units,
(
j) leave articles belonging to the owner's household on the real
property of the corporation or the common property when
those articles are not in actual use,
(
k) obstruct a sidewalk, walkway, passage, driveway or parking
area other than for ingress and egress to and from the
owner's unit, or
(
l) use any portion of the real property of the corporation or the
common property except in accordance with the bylaws.
(3) An owner shall ensure that the owner's occupants comply with
those requirements that the owner must comply with under subsection
(2).
Code of Conduct
35(1) A corporation shall establish a code of conduct for the members
of its board by resolution.
(2) Each member of the board who is elected after January 1, 2020
shall be provided with the code of conduct forthwith and
(
a) acknowledge in writing that he or she is aware of the code of
conduct and agrees to comply with the code of conduct while
acting as a member of the board, and
(
b) return the acknowledgment to the corporation.
(3) A member of the board referred to in subsection (2) is not
permitted to vote at meetings until that member complies with
subsection (2).
35 The Condominium Property Amendment Regulation
(AR 256/2018) is repealed.
36(1) This Regulation, except sections 1, 10, 32 and 35,
comes into force on January 1, 2020.
(2) Section 10 comes into force on the coming into force of
section 7(4) of the Ensuring Fiscal Sustainability Act, 2019.
Alberta Regulation 155/2019
Alberta Human Rights Act
HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION AND MULTICULTURALISM FUND
GRANT (EXPIRY DATE EXTENSION) AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: November 26, 2019
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 249/2019)
on November 26, 2019 pursuant to
section 14 of the Alberta Human Rights Act.
1 The Human Rights Education and Multiculturalism Fund
Grant Regulation (AR 157/2013) is amended by this
Regulation.
Section 15 is amended by striking out "March 31, 2020"
and substituting "March 31, 2022".
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Alberta Regulation 156/2019
Family Property Act
Judicature Act
Personal Property Security Act
FAMILY PROPERTY (VARIOUS REGULATIONS)
AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: November 26, 2019
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 250/2019)
on November 26, 2019 pursuant to
section 32 of the Family Property Act,
section 28.1
of the Judicature Act and
section 73 of the Personal Property Security Act.
Regulations under the
Family Property Act
1(1) The Matrimonial Property Regulation (AR 13/99) is
amended by this section.
(2) The title is repealed and the following is substituted:
FAMILY PROPERTY REGULATION
(3) Section 1 is repealed and the following is substituted:
Form of disclosure statement
1 For the purposes of
section 31 of the Family Property Act, a
statement disclosing the particulars of the property of a spouse or
adult interdependent partner must
(
a) show the full particulars of all real and personal property of
that spouse or adult interdependent partner whether the
property is situated in Alberta or elsewhere, and
(
b) be in Form 1 set out in the Schedule.
(4) Section 2 is amended by striking out "Matrimonial
Property Act must be in the form" and substituting "Family
Property Act must be in Form 2".
(5) The
Schedule is repealed and the following is
substituted:
Schedule
Form 1
Family (Matrimonial) Property Statement
[Section 31 Family Property Act]
Clerk's stamp:
COURT FILE NUMBER
COURT Court of Queen's Bench
JUDICIAL CENTRE
PLAINTIFF
(DEFENDANT BY COUNTERCLAIM)
DEFENDANT
(PLAINTIFF BY COUNTERCLAIM)
DOCUMENT FAMILY (MATRIMONIAL)
PROPERTY STATEMENT OF
(Indicate name of party
providing statement)
ADDRESS FOR SERVICE AND
CONTACT INFORMATION OF
PARTY FILING THIS DOCUMENT
I, (name) , the (Plaintiff or Defendant) in this
action, hereby swear or affirm that:
1. Pursuant to
section 31 of the Family Property Act (formerly
Matrimonial Property Act), the following is a statement disclosing
particulars of all property in which I have an interest in Alberta and
elsewhere, including property disposed of within one year before
the statement of claim was filed in this action:
Asset (in or out of
Alberta)
Nature of
Interest/
Location
Date Acquired
& Purchase
Price
Current
Market Value
(Estimated)
1. Real Estate
(List any interest in land,
including leasehold
interests and mortgages,
whether or not you are
registered as owner.
Provide legal descriptions
and indicate estimated
market value of your
interest without deducting
encumbrances or costs of
disposition.) (Record
encumbrances under
debts.)
2. Vehicles
(List cars, trucks,
motorcycles, trailers,
motor homes, boats, etc.)
3. Financial Assets
(List savings and
chequing accounts, cash,
term deposits, GICs,
stocks, bonds, Canada
Savings Bonds, mutual
funds, insurance policies
(indicate beneficiaries),
accounts receivable,
securities, etc.)
4. Pensions and RRSPs
(Indicate name of
institution where accounts
are held, name and
address of pension plan
and pension details.)
5. Corporate/
Business Interests and
Trust Interests
(List any interest you
hold, directly or
indirectly, in any
corporation,
unincorporated business,
partnership, trust, joint
venture, etc.)
6. Other
(List anything else of
value that you own,
including money owing to
you, precious metals,
collections, works of art,
jewellery or household
items of high value,
tools.)
Debt
Particulars/
Name on Debt
Date Incurred
Balance Owing
1. Secured Debts
(List all mortgages, lines
of credit, car loans and
any other debt secured
against an asset that you
own. Include name of
creditor/lender.)
2. Unsecured Debts
(List all bank loans,
personal loans, lin