Beginning January 1, 2021, changes to the Condominium
Act, 1998 will introduce new obligations for condominium
developers. Following these changes, declarants must
provide Ontario's Residential Condominium Buyers'
Guide (the Condo Guide) to purchasers of pre-construction
and newly built residential condominium units or proposed
condominium purchases. The Condo Guide was developed by the
Condominium Authority of Ontario in collaboration with the Ministry
of Government and Consumer Services and was approved by the
Minister.
At this point, the Condo Guide states that it is only required
to be provided to buyers of residential
pre-construction and newly built condominium units or proposed
condominium purchases. However, the Act,
which requires this delivery, currently obliges the declarant to
deliver the Condo Guide to every person who
purchases a unit from the declarant, with no differentiation
between residential, commercial, or retail units. Because of
