June 2023
Amendments to the Condo Act have been proposed which pertain to virtual meetings and electronic communications.
Virtual and hybrid meetings will be allowed without requiring condominium corporations to pass a by-law for this purpose.
Owners and mortgagees will no longer be required to submit an Agreement to Receive Electronic Notices before a condominium corporation can send them e-mail communications. It will be assumed that providing an e-mail address is sufficient authorization. Those desiring paper communications will be required to make a specific request.
The Record of Owners and Mortgagees, which includes addresses for delivering documents and is available to owners on request, would presumably now include e-mail addresses.
Anyone casting an electronic vote prior to an owners’ meeting will be considered present at the meeting even if they choose not to attend. This makes it easier for condominium corporations to achieve quorum while possibly eliminating any practical reason to require proxies.
These changes are expected to be decided on later in 2023.
