Ontario Condo Management Guides
Resources for Ontario condominium corporations and boards.
Ontario guides
How to Verify a CMRAO Licence in Ontario
Step-by-step: search the CMRAO public registry, read the licence status, and check discipline history.
How to Choose a Condo Management Company
Verify licences, evaluate proposals, ask the right questions, and avoid red flags — all provinces.
How to Switch Your Condo Management Company in Ontario
Board vote only. Condominium Act s.111, 60-day notice, and getting records back in 15 days.
Ontario licensing essentials
Since November 2017, Ontario's Condominium Management Services Act, 2015 requires every company providing condominium management services to hold a Condominium Management Provider Licence from the CMRAO. Individual managers must hold a General or Limited licence. Hiring an unlicensed provider is illegal and removes key statutory protections from your corporation.
Licence status values are Active, Expired, Cancelled, Revoked, or Refused. Former licensees remain searchable in the registry — we list them too, so boards can identify red flags. Verify any status directly at cmrao.ca before signing a management agreement.