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  • Condo Residents Working from Home – What to Say When Asked for Advice

    Blog Contributor – Mon, 22 Mar 2021 12:00:00 GMT – 0 comments

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    The CMRAO has received inquiries about how condominium managers should respond to residents who want guidance on claiming work-from-home expenses on their 2020 income tax returns. With the ongoing pandemic resulting in thousands of Ontarians working from home, condominium managers may be approached with interesting income tax–related questions and scenarios.

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  • New CMRAO Education Requirements

    Blog Contributor – Thu, 04 Mar 2021 13:00:00 GMT – 0 comments



    Effective November 1, 2021, the authority for setting education requirements will be transferred to the Registrar of the CMRAO. To prepare for this important transition, the CMRAO has developed a competency profile for condominium managers in Ontario, a curriculum roadmap, and course blueprints, which are available on our website.

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  • CMRAO Mandate and the Complaints Process

    Blog Contributor – Wed, 09 Dec 2020 13:00:00 GMT – 0 comments



    The CMRAO works in the public interest to build trust in condominium management services across Ontario. Handling complaints is an important part of our consumer protection mandate to promote ethical and competent condominium management services in Ontario. Our actions are guided by the Condominium Management Services Act, 2015 (CMSA), the legislation that established the CMRAO and authorizes our regulatory activities.

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  • Using Your CMRAO Licence Designation

    Blog Contributor – Wed, 11 Nov 2020 13:00:00 GMT – 0 comments



    The CMRAO recently announced three professional designations that condominium managers and management provider businesses can use to represent their CMRAO licence. Before this announcement, some licensees either adopted the CMRAO logo or used their own wording, such as “CMRAO Licence” or “Licensed Manager” to display their CMRAO designation – both of which are unintentionally misleading.

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  • Representing Your CMRAO Licence

    Blog Contributor – Fri, 09 Oct 2020 12:00:00 GMT – 0 comments

    We receive many questions from licensees. Here is one that we see often.

    “Has the CMRAO decided on a designation that you want licensed managers to use, for example, General Licensee, GL, or Licensed Condominium Manager?”

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  • Designations for CMRAO Licensees

    Blog Contributor – Mon, 10 Aug 2020 12:00:00 GMT – 0 comments

    In response to inquiries from the sector related to the use of a specific CMRAO licence designation, on March 23, 2020, the CMRAO’s Board of Directors adopted a resolution to assign designations according to the class of a licence.

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  • New Competency Profile for Condominium Managers in Ontario

    Blog Contributor – Mon, 06 Jul 2020 12:00:00 GMT – 0 comments

    Effective November 1, 2021, the authority for setting education requirements will be transferred from the Minister of Government and Consumer Services to the Registrar of the CMRAO. To prepare for this important transition, in 2019 the CMRAO began developing a competency profile to define the condominium management profession in Ontario.

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  • Emergency Order Provides Flexibility for AGMs During COVID-19

    Blog Contributor – Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:00:00 GMT – 0 comments

    During these challenging times, the CMRAO has continued to receive and respond to a variety of questions from the condominium management sector regarding board meetings, annual general meetings (AGMs), requisitioned meetings, and use of common spaces.

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  • Modified Grading Scheme for Condominium Management Courses

    Blog Contributor – Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:00:00 GMT – 0 comments

    COVID-19 has resulted in closures and operational changes for businesses, organizations, and educational institutions across Ontario.

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  • Coronavirus Protocol in Condos

    Blog Contributor – Wed, 11 Mar 2020 12:00:00 GMT – 0 comments

    The CMRAO has received several inquiries from condo managers about the protocol to follow when facing a possible coronavirus case in a condominium community. Here are some recommendations for reducing the transmission of the coronavirus:

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