The Limited Jurisdiction of the New Condo Authority Tribunal

We are expecting the new Condo Authority Tribunal to be up and running as early as November 1st, 2017.  Already some people are suggesting that it is best to delay compliance matters and wait for the Tribunal to adjudicate on condo disputes. In this post, we blog about whether this makes sense and on the limited jurisdiction of the Tribunal.

As part of the revamping of the Condo Act, the province is setting up a new Condominium Authority Tribunal to adjudicate specific condominium disputes. This new Tribunal is expected to have exclusive jurisdiction to  hear, and make legally binding and enforceable decisions on, certain condo disputes. It is important to note that the Tribunal will not have jurisdiction over every condo dispute. Only those over which it is given jurisdiction by regulation.