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Two-Factor Authentication will be required to access your GetQuorum Dashboard

Cybersecurity Organizations worldwide have encouraged the implementation of Multi-Factor Authentication to enhance the security of online accounts. In staying ahead of security best practices, GetQuorum will now require Two-Factor Authentication

Product Updates

New Service: Hosted Virtual Annual General Meetings

As we enter another week of social and physical distancing measures, the world continues to adapt to life during the pandemic of COVID-19. We are glad most condos have heeded

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Annual General Meetings in a Coronavirus world

Online voting at annual shareholder meetings (AGMs) has jumped since the COVID-19 outbreak as condo owners and condo boards are taking the World Health Organization's (WHO) advice to avoid large

Product Updates

New Feature: Easier Proxy Vote Tallies

Scrutinizing and summarizing votes at a meeting will now be even easier. The latest Manager's Dashboard update adds a few quality of life improvements for customers running Electronic Proxy campaigns.

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New in Ontario's Condo Act - Electronic Balloting

The amendments to the Condominium Act (the Amended Condo Act) now permit the use of electronic balloting along with electronic proxies as methods for owners to cast their votes ahead

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Electronic Ballots and Proxies - the different ways to vote online and what condos should be aware of

The amendments to the Condominium Act (the Act) have material changes to the way condo owners cast their votes at owner meetings. First, there has been a wholesale change in

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New Updates to Ontario's Prescribed Proxy Form

As of May 9, 2018, the Ministry has released a new and improved version of their Prescribed Proxy Form. The updated proxy form addresses many of the concerns the condo

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New Changes to Ontario's Prescribed Owner Meeting Forms

Heads up! The Ontario Ministry of Consumer Services just updated a few of the Condo Act Prescribed Forms as of May 1st, 2018. If you've got an Owner's meeting that

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Video: Ontario's Amended Condo Act, four months in.

It's pretty unanimous - property managers, condo lawyers, and practically everyone else in the industry has been having trouble with the new Prescribed Condo Act Forms. We hosted a Breakfast and Learn at Ryerson University on March 8, 2018 to address the new changes

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The "Proxy Holder Discretionary Voting" Debate

Update - May, 10 2018: The changes to the proxy form have addressed some of the concerns in this post. Read about the new changes here. Earlier in the year

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Perplexing Proxies

Patrick Greco, Partner at Shibley Righton LLP, addresses some confusions over Ontario's new prescribed condo proxy forms, and whether proxy holders have the discretion to vote in any manner they

Product Updates

GetQuorum's 2017 Year in Review

It's undeniable that 2016 was an exciting year for us. However it's safe to say that 2017 was an even better year for the GetQuorum team. A big thank you

Ontario Condo Act

The new prescribed proxy form: the good, the bad, and the ugly

The amendments to the Ontario Condo Act are now in effect and with them come the new prescribed proxy form. GetQuorum clients can feel safe knowing proxies collected through our

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Online Message Boards for Condos: Good Idea or Bad Idea?

Storytime! A while ago, a friend of a friend (not me... I swear) found themselves in a bit of a pickle. (We’ll call this person Jon.) Jon was concerned

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How are your condo maintenance fees calculated?

Originally posted on Medium. Note that this post is for informational purposes only and may not reflect your condo. First-time condo buyers and even long time owners are often confused

Condo owners don't want to go to their AGMs

News of the new Condo Act rules just came out yesterday. In this Toronto Star article, Mario Deo, a well respected lawyer in the Ontario condo market had this to

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Questionable proxies, condo clashes, forgery allegations - How electronic proxies can protect against fraud

Earlier this year, there were several stories that emerged about systemic proxy fraud and battles over non-resident / non-owner condo board directors were covered by CBCNews and the Globe and Mail.

Condo Board Battles and Systemic Proxy Fraud

GetQuorum is helping condominium corporations fight the growing problem of proxy fraud. On Monday, May 15th, the Globe and Mail and CBC published articles detailing allegations of the use of

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Tips To Help You Pass Your Next Bylaw

Achieving the minimum representation of 25% of owners (or quorum) can be difficult for some condos. When a bylaw needs to be passed, gathering a majority ("50% plus one&

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The Morgan Part II -- Passing a Standard Unit Bylaw

The Morgan Condominium had been attempting to pass a Standard Unit By-Law for the past few years, but couldn’t get the required turnouts to hold the vote primarily due

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Our Thoughts on Passing Standard Unit Bylaws

So a client recently asked us what the hardest bylaw we had to pass was. It’s a tricky question, every bylaw has it’s own intricacies that make them

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GetQuorum At The Morgan -- A Case Study

The Morgan is a 224 unit condo situated in the heart of Downtown Toronto. With a diverse mix of on-site and off-site owners plus retail units, they’ve usually met

Case Study

Reaching Quorum With Online Proxies -- A Case Study

Our Client is a 200-unit downtown Toronto residential condo corporation that has traditionally had issues reaching quorum at their AGMs. Using the Quorum platform, they were able to significantly increase