Governance & Board Decisions
How to Requisition a Condo Owners' Meeting in Ontario
Owners don't have to wait for the board to act. A requisitioned meeting is a formal right, with formal rules attached.
Ontario's Condominium Act, 1998 gives owners of at least 15 per cent of the units the right to requisition a meeting on a stated purpose. The count is by number of units, and the signing owners must be on the corporation's owner record and entitled to vote. If the board doesn't call the meeting within the legislated response window, owners can call it themselves.
A requisition compels a meeting to happen. It doesn't compel a particular outcome, and that distinction matters when deciding how to frame the purpose statement.
Official Ontario sources
- Ontario Condominium Act, 1998Section 46 sets the requisition process; subsection 46(5) lets requisitioning owners call the meeting themselves if the board does not.
- Condominium Authority of Ontario: Owner-Requisitioned MeetingsConfirms the current 15 per cent ownership threshold, signature requirements, and the board's response deadlines.
What to check first
- 1Confirm you have signatures from owners of at least 15 per cent of the units before delivering it.
- 2Draft a clear, specific written statement of the meeting's purpose.
- 3Collect signatures with the unit number beside each one, from owners who are on the corporation's owner record and entitled to vote.
- 4Deliver the requisition in writing to the board or manager with proof of delivery.
- 5Calendar the legislated response window for the board to act.
- 6Prepare for the possibility that owners must call the meeting themselves if the board doesn't.
- 7Confirm the quorum rules that will apply to the requisitioned meeting.
Common mistakes owners make
- Underestimating how many units are needed to reach the 15 per cent threshold.
- Submitting a vague purpose statement that's hard for anyone to act on.
- Not documenting delivery of the requisition to the board.
- Assuming the board must deliver the specific outcome requested, rather than just call the meeting.
- Not planning for quorum requirements in advance.
Documents to gather
- The written requisition and signature list
- Proof of delivery to the board
- Corporation bylaws on meeting requirements
- Prior correspondence on the underlying issue
- AGM or meeting minutes for context
- Your count of signing units against the total number of units
When to get a closer look
- The board isn't responding within the required window.
- You're unsure of the current legislated threshold and process.
- The purpose statement needs to be drafted carefully to be actionable.
- You're weighing a requisition against the Condominium Authority Tribunal or another option.
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Frequently asked questions
How many owners need to sign a requisition?
Owners of at least 15 per cent of the units must sign, counted by number of units rather than by common-interest percentages, and they must be on the corporation's owner record and entitled to vote (Condominium Act, section 46(1)).
What happens after the requisition is delivered?
The board has a legislated window to call the meeting. If it doesn't, the Act generally allows the requisitioning owners to call the meeting themselves.
Can a requisition force a specific decision?
No. It compels a meeting on the stated purpose, but the outcome still depends on the vote that actually takes place at that meeting.
What should the purpose statement include?
Be specific about what you want discussed or decided. A vague statement makes it harder to hold a productive meeting and easier for the request to be challenged as unclear.
Is there a cost to requisitioning a meeting?
If the board does not call the meeting and the requisitioning owners call it themselves, section 46(6) of the Act requires the corporation to reimburse them for the reasonable costs of calling the meeting.
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