NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY MAY 24, 2023
ZOOM MEETING, 7:00 PM

• Agenda and Notice of CHOA AGM 2023
• Annual Report 2022 and Approved Budget 2023
• Proxy and Call for Director Nominations 
• CHOA Board Nominees 2023   

Media

• CHOA Information Release – May 1, 2023: EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: BC GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO THE STRATA PROPERTY REGULATIONS, EXPANDING EXEMPTIONS TO 55+ bylaws 

  May 1, 2023, Order-in-Council 0276-2023 – Changes to Strata Property Regulation expand exemptions to 55+ bylaws

• CHOA Information Release – January 24, 2022: NEW REGULATIONS WILL HELP ENSURE BETTER FUNDING FOR ESSENTIAL REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE IN A STRATA CORPRATION AND BETTER DISCLOSURE FOR BUYERS OF STRATA LOTS

  OIC 0031-2023 – These regulatory amendments complete the changes executed under Bill 44 that apply to rentals and age restrictions.
  OIC 0032-2023 – This OIC reflects the changes to CRF contributions and Form B Information Certificates introduced earlier today.

• CHOA Information Release – Nov 21, 2022: BC GOVERNMENT PROPOSES LEGISLATION THAT BANS STRATA CORPORATIONS FROM PROHIBITING RENTALS and accompanying letter to all BC MLA offices 
• CHOA Information Release – July 1, 2022 1000 CONDO SMARTS COLUMN AND GROWING
• CHOA Information Release – Aug 26, 2021 AMBIGUITY AROUND MASK REQUIREMENTS CAUSES CONFUSION IN BC STRATA CORPORATIONS
  Condo Smarts (Sept. 2, 2021): 300-957 Do we have to impose masks?
• CHOA Information Release – Aug 19, 2021: ELECTION TIME. WHAT CAN A STRATA CORPROATION CONTROL?
  Canada Elections Act 
• CHOA Information Release (November 20, 2020): How do the new health orders affect the 32,000 strata corporation in BC?
• CHOA release (June 23, 2020): Steps taken to reduce insurance costs a positive move for BC’s strata community
• BC Government Release (June 23, 2020): First steps to address rising insurance costs for strata owners
• BILL 14 – 2020 MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS AND HOUSING STATUTES AMENDMENT ACT (No. 2), 2020 – First Reading

Submissions

• CHOA’s letter to the Honourable Selina Robinson and Honourable David Eby re: the state of strata insurance in BC (November 30, 2020)
• Facing the Insurance Renewal Crisis in British Columbia for Strata Corporations in 2020 (June 17, 2020)

Frequently Accessed Bulletins

Collections

• CHOA Bulletin 400-033: Sample – Demand Notice

Human Rights

• CHOA Guide: Accessibility in Strata Developments: What Does the Human Rights Code Require?“

Privacy

• Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC): Privacy Guidelines for Strata Corporations and Strata Agents