Will there be a Condominium Authority Tribunal in Manitoba like Ontario and now Alberta?
The amount of condominiums in Winnipeg is still increasing as our population grows and the affordability of buying and owning a traditional detached home is getting further and further out of reach for many; even in what we like to believe is our small prairie market that is immune to what is happening in the larger metropolitan centres of Canada.
As Ontario is essentially the capital of condominiums in Canada, it only makes sense that Ontario was the first jurisdiction in Canada to have an online tribunal (the “CAT”) that is dedicated to helping condo owners and corporations resolve disputes conveniently, quickly and affordably in order to avoid expensive arbitration or lengthy court proceedings while resolving disputes collaboratively. Alberta has just recently announced that they are also following suit with their own tribunal, which I shall mention below. I will discuss the Ontario tribunal
