If you are a condominium manager, an owner requisitioning a meeting is probably not the email you are hoping to find in your inbox.
And starting December 31, 2026, the requirements for owner-requisitioned meetings under the Condominium Act, 1998 (the Act) and its regulations are changing.
There is another important date to put in your calendar: July 1, 2027, when the Condominium Authority Tribunal (CAT) will gain jurisdiction over many disputes involving the requisition process.
So, what do managers actually need to know?
Here is our checklist.
There will be a prescribed requisition form
No more wondering whether an email, letter or collection of signatures constitutes a proper requisition.
Under the amendments to the Act and the new regulations, owners will have to use the prescribed Requisition to Call and Hold a Meeting of Owners form. The form requires specific information, including the name of the corporation, the purpose of the meeting, and the name, unit number and signature of each requisitionist.
Manager tip: When a requisition arrives, don’t just count signatures. Start with the form and work through the statutory requirements.
The 15% threshold remains, but check who signed
Generally, the requisitionists must own at least 15% of the units. They must also appear, or be required to appear, in the corporation’s new record under section 46.1 of the Act and cannot have common expenses that have been in arrears for 30 days or more when the board receives the requisition.
There are special requirements where the requisition involves the election or removal of a director in the position reserved for voting by owners of non-leased voting units.
Manager tip: Don’t assume 15% worth of signatures automatically means a valid requisition. Who signed matters.
Watch the new response deadline
This is an important one.
The regulations prescribe 20 days for the board to respond to a requisition. The response must say either that the board will call and hold the meeting or that it will not, together with the reasons the board believes the requisition does not comply with the statutory requirements.
Manager tip: Date-stamp the requisition the day it is received and immediately calendar the response deadline.
Delivery is getting much clearer
The new regulations spell out several ways a requisition can be delivered, including prepaid mail, courier and deposit in a mailbox at certain permitted addresses. Electronic delivery can also be used where the board has passed a resolution accepting that method.
Manager tip: Boards should consider ahead of time whether they want to pass a resolution authorizing an email address for receipt of requisitions. Don’t wait until a contentious requisition arrives.
Owners can fix a defective requisition
This is another useful change.
If the board determines that a requisition doesn’t comply with the requirements, the new regulations provide for a revised requisition using another prescribed requisition form.
That should help move the discussion away from technical fights over defective requisitions and toward whether the requisition can actually be corrected.
There are new requirements for withdrawing a requisition
The prescribed form identifies an owner who is authorized on behalf of the requisitionists to withdraw it. The regulations also set out how and when withdrawal can occur, including a 15-day period following delivery in certain circumstances.
Manager tip: If someone says, “We changed our minds,” don’t simply cancel the process. Make sure the statutory withdrawal requirements have actually been met.
Then comes July 1, 2027, and CAT
This may ultimately be one of the most significant changes.
Starting July 1, 2027, CAT’s jurisdiction will expand to include many disputes involving the requisition and calling of owners’ meetings. That includes disputes about notice of requisition rights, preliminary notices, the form and delivery of materials, when the meeting must be held and reimbursement of an owner’s reasonable costs where the owner calls the meeting.
CAT’s new jurisdiction does not extend to everything. The regulation specifically excludes disputes about what happens at the meeting itself and disputes concerning advance voting, including ballots and proxies.
That distinction will be important.
The Manager’s Requisition Checklist
When a requisition lands on your desk after December 31, 2026:
- Record the exact date it was received.
- Confirm that the prescribed form was used.
- Check the 15% threshold and the status of the requisitionists.
- Look carefully at the stated purpose of the meeting.
- Determine whether the special requirements for a reserved director position apply.
- Calendar the 20-day response deadline immediately.
- If there is a defect, make sure the board’s response identifies it.
- If a revised requisition or withdrawal arrives, don’t assume it is effective. Check the requirements.
- Get legal advice early where the validity of the requisition is unclear.
The biggest mistake a manager can make with a requisition is to put it aside while everyone decides what to do.
Under the amended Act and the new regulations, dates, forms and process matter.
And once CAT’s expanded jurisdiction takes effect in July 2027, mistakes in that process may have a much faster route to a tribunal proceeding.
So perhaps the most useful advice for managers is also the simplest:
When a requisition arrives, start the checklist.
