On August 26, 2020, the Ontario government announced that
changes to expand the jurisdiction of the Condominium Authority
Tribunal (the "CAT") will come into
effect on October 1, 2020.
To date, the CAT's jurisdiction has been limited to hearing
disputes relating to requests for records.
The changes are found in Ontario Regulation 179/17, and will
require disputes relating to the following provisions of the
declaration, by-laws or rules of a condominium to proceed to the
CAT:
- Provisions that prohibit, restrict or
otherwise govern pets or other animals in a unit, the common
elements or the assets, if any, of the corporation.
- Provisions that prohibit, restrict or
otherwise govern an automobile, motorcycle, van, truck, trailer,
bus, mobile home, farm tractor, bicycle, motor-assisted bicycle,
motorized snow vehicle, motorboat, rowboat, canoe, kayak, punt,
sailboat, raft, aircraft, device used to facilitate the transport
of a person with a disability, or any
