Archived Webinars & YouTube Videos
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Please visit our “SEMINARS” page for a listing of our upcoming education program.
Below is a listing of our archived “Lunch & Learn with CHOA” webinars
Webinar: Electric Vehicles and Strata Corporations: The Impact of Bill 22
Date: June 13, 2023
Speakers: Speakers: Jennifer Neville, Partner. Hamilton & Company: Understanding recent legislative amendments and how Bill 22 will impact strata corporations that are considering installing EV Chargers, and Ministry of Energy & Mines: Qualifying for Carbon Capture Rebates and how to benefit from Carbon Credit Captures.
Sponsor: Associa BC
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of this webinar
Presentation SLIDES – Jennifer Neville
Presentation SLIDES – Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
Webinar: Regulatory Authority, Technical Safety BC: Electrical Operating Permits
Date: March 14, 2023
Speaker: Technical Safety BC
Sponsor: Proline Property Management
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of this webinar
Presentation SLIDES
Technical Safety BC: Printable FAQ (PDF)
Technical Safety BC: Are you eligible for an electrical operating permit? and Where to apply?
Webinar: Managing Expectations & Conflicts in a Strata Corporation
Date: March 7, 2023
Speakers: Elaine McCormack, Lawyer. Wilson McCormack Law Group and Matt Fischer, Lawyer, Fischer & Company
Sponsor: BrowMac
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of this webinar
Presentation SLIDES
HANDOUT material
Webinar: Bill 44: Electronic Voting at General Meetings
Date: Feb 28, 2023
Speaker: Veronica Franco, Partner, Clark Wilson
Sponsor: Premium Fence
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of this webinar
Presentation SLIDES
Webinar: Bill 44: Age Restriction Bylaws
Date: Feb. 21, 2023
Speaker: Paul Mendes, Partner. Lesperance Mendes
Sponsor: CWB Maxium Financial
Due to technical difficulties a video recording of the presentation is not available.
Presentation SLIDES
Webinar: Bill 44 – How Strata Corporations Will Manage Rentals
Date: Feb. 14, 2023
Speaker: Lisa Mackie, Partner. Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP & Tony Gioventu, Executive Director, CHOA
Sponsor: Power Strata
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of this webinar
Presentation SLIDES
Webinar: Bill 44 – 2022 Building and Strata Statutes Amendments Act, 2022
Date: Nov. 30, 2022
Speaker: Lisa Mackie, Partner. Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP & Tony Gioventu, Executive Director, CHOA
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of this webinar
Presentation SLIDES
BC Legislative Assembly: Bill 44 – 2022 Building and Strata Statutes Amendments Act, 2022
CHOA Bulletin 700-017: Legislative Update: BILL 44 – 2022 BUILDING AND STRATA STATUTES AMENDMENT ACT, 2022
Webinar: Winding Up A Strata Corporation
Date: Feb. 22, 2022
Speaker: Allyson Baker, Partner, Clark Wilson LLP
Sponsor: Cygnus Contracting
There is no video recording of this webinar.
Presentation SLIDES
Clark Wilson LLP: Strata Wind Up FAQ
Clark Wilson LLP: Strata Corporation Winding Up – Step by Step
Webinar: Pets, Pet Bylaws and the Guide Dog and Service Dog Act of BC
Date: Feb. 15, 2022
Speaker: Lisa Mackie, Partner. Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP
Sponsor: CuraFlo
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
CHOA Guide: Accessibility in Strata Developments: What Does the Human Rights Code Require?“
Webinar: Fibre optic contracts and installations, communication towers and network installations, plus elevator contracts.
Date: Jan. 25, 2022
Speaker: Cora D. Wilson, Lawyer. Wilson McCormack Law Group
Sponsor: Tribe
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
CHOA Bulletin: 200-256 The Facts and Dangers of Rooftop Transmitting Devices on High-Rise Buildings
CHOA Bulletin: 200-150 Stratas Beware This Communications Agreement Gives the Strata Worse Than Nothing
CHOA Bulletin: 200-097 Rooftop Cellphone Antennas Significant Revenue buy Strata Beware
CHOA Bulletin: 200-110 The Case of the Unauthorized Cable Contract
Webinar: How will your strata corporation manage meetings, use of property, and contractors through the 4th wave of COVID-19
Date: Sept 28, 2021
Speaker: Andrea Raso and Allyson Baker from Clark Wilson LLP
Sponsor: Remdal Painting & Restoration
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
ORDER OF THE PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER: FACE COVERINGS (COVID-19) – SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
ORDER OF THE PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER: GATHERINGS AND EVENTS – SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
Webinar: Procurement: Purchasing and Negotiating Services and Products
Date: Sept. 14, 2021
Speaker: Sat Harwood, Lawyer. Lesperance Mendes Lawyers
Sponsor: Telus
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
Webinar: Modernizing your building for Electric Vehicle Service Equipment (EVSE)
Date: August 31, 2021
Speaker: Tony Gioventu, Executive Director, CHOA and Neil MacEachern and Rob MacGregor from Electrum Charging Solutions
Sponsor: Power Strata
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
Webinar: Roofing Maintenance & Inspections: What to do, what not to do!
Date: August 17, 2021
Speaker: Sean Lang, Inter-Provincial Roof Consultants Ltd.
Sponsor: Blue Print Strata Management Inc.
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
Webinar: Insurance Risk Bylaws & Educating your Residents
Date: August 3, 2021
Speaker: Allyson Baker, Partner, Clark Wilson LLP and Steve Storrey, Managing Partner BFL
Sponsor: Cleveland Doan Barristers & Solicitors
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
CHOA Bulletin 600-004: What a strata corporation needs to know about insurance?
Webinar: Rentals, Rental Bylaws and the Residential Tenancy Branch
Date: July 20, 2021
Speaker: Lisa Mackie, Partner Alexander Holburn
Sponsor: LandlordBC
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
Webinar: Alteration Bylaws for strata lots. How do strata corporations adopt bylaws that enable council to impose conditions and costs on owners for strata lot alterations that ensure the property and strata corporation assets are still protected?
Date: July 6, 2021
Speaker: Matt Fischer, Lawyer, Fischer & Company
Sponsor: Proline Property Management
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
CHOA Bulletin: 400-047 Checklist for Alterations: Before you give permission
CHOA Bulletin: 200-077 Alteration & Indemnity Agreements
CHOA Bulletin: 200-001 Contracts Relating to Alterations to a Strata Lot or Common Property
Webinar: Procedures for electing councils & why the strata corporation must hold general meetings in person or electronically, and cannot impose restricted proxies
Date: June 22, 2021
Speakers: Adrienne Murray, Lawyer Hamilton & Company & Veronica Franco, Partner Clark Wilson LLP
Sponsor: Associa BC
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
Webinar: Covid-19 Update: Navigating “BC’s Restart Plan” for Strata Corporations in BC.
Date: June 8, 2021
Speakers: Veronica Franco, Partner, Clark Wilson LLP and Tony Gioventu,Executive Director, CHOA
Sponsor: BMS Plumbing & Mechanical
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
Webinar: Understanding Insurance in Air Space Parcels, Sections and Commercial Activities
Date: March 30, 2021
Speakers: Allyson Baker, Partner. Clark Wilson LLP, Steve Storrey, Managing Partner, BFL & Tony Gioventu, Executive Director. CHOA
Webinar Sponsor: BFL Canada
Archive VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
BFL Bulletin: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WET AND DRY SPRINKLERS?
BFL Bulletin: WHAT IS A SEISMIC GAS SHUTOFF VALVE?
BFL Bulletin: WHAT IS A BACKFLOW PREVENTER?
BFL Bulletin: COPPER/ALUMINUM WIRING SYSTEMS
BFL Bulletin: POLYBUTYLENE PIPING SYSTEMS (POLY-B)
Webinar: The Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT)
Date: March 23, 2021
Webinar Speaker: Kate Campbell, Vice Chair – Strata, Societies and Cooperative Associations
Webinar Sponsor: CuraFlo
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
Webinar: Voting Methods & Options for Electronic Meetings
Date: February 23, 2021
Webinar Speaker: Tony Gioventu, Executive Director. CHOA
Webinar Sponsor: Cygnus Contracting
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
Webinar: Homeowners & Landlords Insurance
Date: January 19, 2021
Webinar Speaker: Danielle Russell, Client Executive, Vice President, Partner. CapriCMW Insurance Services and Tony Gioventu, Executive Director, CHOA
Webinar Sponsor: Power Strata
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
CHOA Bulletin 600-004 What a strata corporation needs to know about insurance? (this bulletin includes the flow chart mentioned during the webinar)
Webinar: Collections
Date: December 8, 2020
Webinar Speaker: Matt Fischer, Fischer & Company
Webinar Sponsor: Inter-Provincial Roofing Consultants Ltd.
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
CHOA Bulletin 400-033: SAMPLE Demand Notice
CHOA Bulletin 400-503: SAMPLE Monthly Receivables Report
Webinar: Gas fireplace regulations, carbon monoxide information and elevating device requirements.
Date: October 6, 2020
Webinar Speaker: Technical Safety BC
Webinar Sponsor: Wynford Strata Management
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
Below are a few key LINKS referenced during the webinar:
- Technical Safety BC (TSBC)
- Homepage: https://www.technicalsafetybc.ca/
- B44-16 safety code for elevators and escalators: https://www.technicalsafetybc.ca/elevating-devices/b44-16-elevating-safety-code-and-mcp-requirements
- Carbon Monoxide (CO): https://www.technicalsafetybc.ca/public-safety/carbon-monoxide-safety
- Elevating Devices FAQs: https://www.technicalsafetybc.ca/covid-19/elevating-devices-faqs
- Equipment recalls: https://www.technicalsafetybc.ca/news-events/recalls
- Find a Licensed Contractor: https://www.technicalsafetybc.ca/find-licensed-contractor
- Learning Centre: https://learning.technicalsafetybc.ca/#/public-dashboard
- Sign up for the TSBC newsletter: https://subscribe.technicalsafetybc.ca/subscribe
- Questions? Please email: engage@technicalsafetybc.ca
- Health Canada
- Equipment recalls: https://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/index-eng.php
- Resources on Carbon Monoxide Education
- CO Safety: COsafety.tips
- British Columbia Fire Chiefs’ Association: FCABC.ca
- Fire Prevention Officers’ Association of BC: FPOA.bc.ca
- Fortis BC: https://www.fortisbc.com/safety-outages/natural-gas-safety/carbon-monoxide-safety
- Office of the Fire Commissioner: gov.bc.ca/FireSafety
- Pacific Northern Gas: PNG.ca
Webinar: What happens when the strata corporation fails to maintain and repair common property?
Date: September 9, 2020
Webinar Speaker: Jamie Bleay, Lawyer. Access Law Group
Webinar Sponsor: Access Law Group
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
Webinar: Collections
Date: September 1, 2020
Webinar Speaker: Stephen Hamilton, Lawyer. Hamilton & Company
Webinar Sponsor: CWB Maxium Financial
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
SAMPLE: Demand Notice
Webinar: Zoom Electronic Annual General Meeting
Date: August 18, 2020
Webinar Speaker: Veronica Franco, Partner. Clark Wilson LLP and Tony Gioventu, Executive Director. CHOA
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
SAMPLE: Instruction Page & Sample Agenda (word document)
Webinar: Contracts and Warranties
Date: August 11, 2020
Webinar Speakers: John Mendes, Partner and Sat Harwood, Lawyer. Lesperance Mendes Lawyers
Webinar Sponsor: Lesperance Mendes
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
Lesperance Mendes guide: 2-5-10 Warranties during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Lesperance Medes article: 2-5-10 New Home Warranty Reporting: Ten Frequently Asked Questions
Webinar: Responding to alteration requests and managing access to common areas for alterations to strata lots and common property
Date: August 4, 2020
Webinar Speaker: Jennifer Neville, Lawyer. Hamilton & Company
Webinar Sponsor: Steadfast Properties
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
Webinar: Implementing a Depreciation Report to Develop an Operations Plan for Annual Budgeting and Operations
Date: July 28, 2020
Webinar Speaker: Tony Gioventu, Executive Director. CHOA
Webinar Sponsor: First Service Residential
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
CHOA Bulletin 200-220: SAMPLE Operations Planning Chart
CHOA Bulletin 400-509: SAMPLE: Strata Council Binder Index with Tab Suggestions
Webinar: Planning depreciation reports renewal and implementation
Date: July 21, 2020
Webinar Speaker: Jeremy Bramwell, AACI, P.App, RI.Strata Reserve Planning
Webinar Sponsor: First Service Residential
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
Webinar: Planning and preparing for a roof replacement
Date: July 14, 2020
Webinar Speaker: Sean Lang, Inter-Provincial Roof Consultants
Webinar Sponsor: Inter-Provincial Roof Consultants
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
Webinar: Accommodation and the BC Human Rights Code
Date: July 7, 2020
Speaker: Adrienne Murray, Lawyer. Hamilton & Company
Webinar Sponsor: Bayview Strata & Rental Management
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
CHOA Guide 600-013 – Accessibility in Strata Developments: What Does the Human Rights Code Require?
Webinar: Bylaw Enforcement During COVID-19 Restrictions
Date: June 30, 2020
Speaker: Paul G. Mendes, Partner. Lesperance Mendes
Webinar Sponsor: Proline Property Management
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
Webinar: Rentals, Air BnB and Managing Transient Accommodations During Covid-19.
Date: June 23, 2020
Speaker: Lisa Mackie, Partner. Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP
Webinar Sponsor: Grime Fighters Service Group Ltd.
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
As follow-up to the webinar hosted on June 23rd, Ministerial Order M089 (which is referenced in the webinar) was repealed and replaced by Ministerial Order M195 on June 24, 2020. For more information on the new Ministerial Order please see the below information:
- CHOA Bulletin 400-510: A Harder Case for Hardship: A Strata Owner’s Guide to Ministerial Order M195 June 25, 2020
- Ministerial Order M195
Webinar: Collections and the deferral of strata fees. Can your strata amend its annual budget?
Date: June 16, 2020
Speaker: Elaine McCormack, Lawyer. Wilson McCormack Law Group
Webinar Sponsor: West Coast Title Search Ltd.
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
Webinar: Managing Construction Projects During Covid-19. With a Case Study Focusing on Painting & Finishings On Your Buildings
Date: June 9, 2020
Speakers: Sat Harwood, Lawyer. Lesperance Mendes and Dan Schmidt, Remdal Painting & Restoration Inc.
Webinar Sponsor: Associa British Columbia
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
Guide: Checklist for Contracts for Goods and Services – Before you sign an agreement
Guide: Painting Project Checklist
Webinar: How Strata Corporations Are Managing Common Areas, Recreation Facilities & Access To Units For Maintenance & Repairs Under The Phase 2 Covid-19 Implementation Plan
Date: June 2, 2020
Speaker: Tony Gioventu, Executive Director. Condominium Home Owners Association of BC (CHOA)
Webinar Sponsor: Associa British Columbia
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
RESOURCES (see links below):
BC Regional Health Authorities:
WorksafeBC:
Real Estate Council of BC (RECBC)
Legislation
BC Recreation and Parks Association
Webinar: Conducting Hearings & Council Meetings Using Electronic Communication
Date: May 26, 2020
Speaker: Cora D. Wilson, Lawyer. Wilson McCormack Law Corporation
Webinar Sponsor: Power Strata
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
Guide: ELECTRONIC COUNCIL MEETINGS & HEARINGS
Webinar: Understanding Strata Insurance & Managing Insurance Premiums & Deductibles
Date: May 19, 2020
Speaker: Allyson Baker, Partner. Clark Wilson LLP
Webinar Sponsor: BFL Canada
Archived VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar
Presentation SLIDES
Other organizations’ webinars
Webinar: Strata Living in British Columbia: Town Hall Edition
Presented By: Peoples Law School
Date: Feb. 24, 2022
Speakers: Tony Gioventu, Executive Director. CHOA and Lisa Mackie, Partner. Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP
For more information, please visit the Peoples Law School website
Webinar: Home Buying Master Class Series
Presented by: HAVEN
Speaker: Join CHOA’s executive director Tony Gioventu as he shares his expertise on bylaws, the importance of strata minutes, strata corporation insurance coverage and more to protect your investment.
For more information, please visit the HAVEN website
Webinar: EV Charging for Sea to Sky Apartments and Condos
Presented by: District of Squamish and Resort Municipality of Whistler.
Speaker: Various speakers including CHOA Strata Advisor Daryl Foster who discussed alterations in a strata corporation.
For more information including a link to the webinar please visit the Electric Sea to Sky website. Please click here for a copy of the CHOA presentation slides.