News & Updates
Announcing the Alberta Condominium Management Education Consortium
The Canadian Condominium Institute (CCI), both North & South Alberta Chapters and the Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) are pleased to announce the establishment of the Alberta Condominium Management Education Consortium (ACMEC). Created to offer high-quality condominium management education for industry professionals, by industry professionals.
ACMEC is a pre-licensing education provider for…
ATTENTION ALL CONDO MANAGERS
CCI South Alberta & CCI North Alberta Chapters' are working with a partner and have applied to the Real Estate Council of Alberta to be a third-party course provider for the mandated property management licensing.
Our partnership group will be putting in…
UPDATE: Condominium Manager Licensing Information Sessions
You can now register to attend an information session about condominium manager licensing.
Why attend this session?
Doug Dixon, Regulatory Compliance Advisor, will be covering the eligibility and licensing processes, and doing a demonstration of the application process within RECA's online licensing platform, myRECA. He'll also…
Converted Property Studies to replace Building Assessment Reports in CPR
A recent communication from Service Alberta advised the Converted Property Studies (CPS) will replace the Building Assessment Report (BAR) in the Condominium Property Regulations. All residential and non-residential condominium conversions, that have not already started offering units for sale will need a CPS effective July 1, 2021.
An information sheet on specific…
RECA has addressed questions on the need for a separate condominium manager license
The communication clarifies that existing real estate brokerages that provide condominium management services will need a condominium management brokerage license to provide this service after December 1, 2021. If a real estate broker is qualified under the condominium manager licensing requirements they could also become the broker of the condominium management…
Real Estate Act Amendments Fact Sheet - April 2021
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Alberta Condo Insurance - Virtual Town Hall
Alberta Condominiums have seen some changes to insurance over the last year. CCI South Alberta, CCI North alberta, the Condo Owners Forum of Alberta and other organizations are partnering to work on solutions that will help condo corporations control costs.
TOWN HALL SCHEDULE
North Alberta: March 15 @ 7PM …
VIRTUAL MEETING AMENDMENT PROPOSED Government of Alberta Introduces Bill 53
The Alberta Government has put forward Bill 53 today (March 9, 2021). If passed the legislative amendment could open provisions for condominium corporations to use digital technology to hold electronic meetings.
In Spring 2020, the Government of Alberta suspended the requirement for an organization to meet in-person to protect the…
Alberta Debtor Support Project
Alberta has been hard hit economically for the past few years. With the global pandemic, finding the means to pay debts and mortgages has become increasingly difficult for an increasing number of Albertans. For those whose circumstances have changed and are not sure what to do, where do they turn? There…
CCISA: Congratulates RECA Board of Directors and Industry Councils
Real Estate Council Alberta Update
The Real Estate Amendment Act came into effect on December 1, 2020. Over the past number of months, stakeholder project teams were busily assisting with the restructuring and implementation of these changes. This new governance model for RECA includes a Board of Directors and four…