Managing your rental
The boards of SIREG's 43 condo buildings resigned in September 2026. How Ontario owners find each other, call a meeting and elect a board under the Condo Act.
By the Tenant.ca teamUpdated 5 min read
According to the October 7 court filing by SIREG's companies and their proposal trustee, the boards of directors of the condominium corporations for all 43 buildings SIREG Management managed resigned together on or about September 17, 2026. The filing says that, with SIREG Management's licence suspended, the corporations have no board to appoint a new condominium manager.
The CMRAO says that choosing who manages a condominium is a decision for the condominium corporation: it does not appoint a replacement manager. Under the Condominium Act, 1998 a corporation acts through its board, so owners electing a board is the first step back to normal.
This page is general information, not legal advice. It reflects public sources checked on October 13, 2026, and the situation is changing: the court had not ruled when it was written.
The Condominium Authority of Ontario (CAO) lists what a condominium corporation must do: have a board that acts in good faith for the owners, hold annual general meetings, keep general and reserve fund bank accounts in the corporation's own name, carry out reserve fund studies, send information certificates and keep records. The board also hires the condominium manager, who must hold a licence from the CMRAO.
Section 115 of the Condominium Act requires money received for a corporation, including owners' common expense and reserve contributions, to be held in trust and kept in accounts in the corporation's name. The CMRAO says its inspection indicates SIREG did not deposit funds it received for client corporations into accounts in their names; its inspection is ongoing.
The CAO's guidance points to three places to start. The free Condo Registry shows what your corporation has filed: its address for service, its directors, its managers and its last annual general meeting. The corporation must keep a record of owners and mortgagees, which owners can request with the mandatory request for records form. Where that record is missing, a lawyer or conveyancer can search property records on OnLand.
Section 34 of the Condominium Act deals with this. If there are no directors in office, an owner may call a meeting of owners to fill the vacancies, following the regulations, and the corporation must reimburse that owner's reasonable costs on request. The CAO says the owner must use the mandatory form and send the notice to every owner, with the place, date, time and agenda, and suggests legal help with the form, the notice and the election.
The court filing says the trustee intends to ask the court for orders to convene owners' meetings in the affected corporations so boards can be elected. If the court grants that, watch for a notice from the trustee about your building's meeting.
Section 131 of the Condominium Act lets an owner, a mortgagee or the corporation apply to the Superior Court of Justice for an administrator, but only if at least 120 days have passed since the corporation's turn-over meeting. The court decides the administrator's powers. The CAO can tell you whether your corporation has reported holding a turn-over meeting. This needs a lawyer.
The CAO's list of first steps for a new board:
A condominium manager works for the condominium corporation: common elements, the corporation's budget and reserve fund, building staff and contractors. That work needs a CMRAO licence and is chosen by the board. Managing your rental is work for you as a unit owner: your tenant, your rent, repairs inside your unit and your lease.
Tenant.ca does the second job. We manage rented units for their owners; we do not manage condominium corporations. Your building needs a board and a condominium manager whoever looks after your tenancy.
While owners sort out the building's board, someone still has to look after each rented unit: the tenant, the rent and repairs inside the unit. That is the part Tenant.ca does.
With Tenant.ca you stay the landlord and we manage the unit under a management agreement: we tell your tenant in writing who to contact and how to pay, collect the rent, coordinate repairs you approve and report to you. The fee is $98 plus HST per unit per month, the first 60 days of the agreement are a trial period, and your owner portal shows each rent payment for each unit.
We take on SIREG-managed units in the GTA and in Brantford, Chatham, Hamilton, Kitchener, Listowel, London (1265 and 1275 Bentley Drive only), Sarnia, St. Catharines, Tillsonburg, Waterloo, Welland, Windsor and Woodstock. Send us the building address and unit number and we will confirm coverage. There is no rush and no obligation, and you can call 1-866-TENANT-0 (836-2680) if you would rather talk it through.
