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Administration of Condominium Corporations – Brian Antman, Administrator (Condominium Act, 1998, s. 131)

Standing for election from the floor

Advance nominations closed on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 11:59 PM. If you missed that deadline, you may be able to stand for election from the floor at your corporation's meeting. Whether you can depends on your corporation's by-laws.

Some corporations' by-laws restrict nominations from the floor. They are listed below under "Corporations whose by-laws restrict nominations from the floor". Please check that list before you read the steps.

If you are nominated from the floor, your name will not appear in the meeting package. The package lists only candidates nominated in advance. You may collect proxies in the same way as any other candidate.

The steps

  1. Check whether your corporation's by-laws allow you to be nominated from the floor. See the section below. Read your own corporation's by-laws as well.
  2. Check that you are eligible to be a director. Under the Condominium Act, 1998, s. 29, a director must be an individual who is 18 or older, does not have the status of bankrupt, and has not been found incapable of managing property or incapable by a court. A director whose unit has a certificate of lien that is not discharged within 90 days loses their seat. Also check your corporation's by-laws for any additional requirements.
  3. Attend the meeting. Attend in the way the meeting notice allows. The date, time and how to join will be in the meeting notice for your corporation. If the chair calls for nominations from the floor, ask to be nominated.
  4. Be ready to make your candidate disclosures. O. Reg. 48/01, s. 11.6 requires every candidate to disclose certain information to owners. Because you will not be in the meeting package, be ready to make these disclosures orally at the meeting. The list of disclosures is below.
  5. Proxies. Owners who cannot attend may appoint a proxy using the approved proxy form that comes with the meeting notice. You may ask owners for their proxies like any other candidate.
  6. If you are elected, complete the director training. You must complete the Condominium Authority of Ontario mandatory director training within six months of being elected, unless you completed it in the previous seven years (O. Reg. 48/01, s. 11.7 (4)).

Corporations whose by-laws restrict nominations from the floor

The by-laws of the 11 corporations below say that there can be no nomination from the floor unless there are not enough candidates who gave notice of their candidacy to fill the vacant positions. The wording of each by-law is quoted below. This is a rule in each corporation's own by-laws. It is not a decision of the Administrator.

The chair of each meeting applies the corporation's by-laws. Owners should read their own corporation's by-laws.

Brant Standard Condominium Corporation No. 105 (BSCC 105)
By-law No. 1, Article 4 (Meetings of Owners), s. 4.18 (heading: Provisions relating to the use of Proxies and nominations for Directors from the floor of an Owners' meeting):

"In order to permit Owners voting through a proxy to know the name(s) of any individuals running for the position of a Director there can be no nomination made for the position of Director from the floor of a meeting unless there are insufficient candidates who have given notification of their candidacy to the Board pursuant to subsection 28(2) and/or (3) of the Act to fill all the vacant positions to be filled at the meeting in question."

Essex Standard Condominium Corporation No. 168 (ESCC 168)
By-law No. 1 (registered CE1000806), Article 4 (Meetings of Owners), s. 4.18 (heading: Provisions relating to the use of Proxies and nominations for Directors from the floor of an Owners' meeting):

"In order to permit Owners voting through a proxy to know the name(s) of any individuals running for the position of a Director there can be no nomination made for the position of Director from the floor of a meeting unless there are insufficient candidates who have given notification of their candidacy to the Board pursuant to subsection 28(2) and/or (3) of the Act to fill all the vacant positions to be filled at the meeting in question."

Lambton Condominium Corporation No. 40 (LCC 40)
By-law No. 1, Article 4 (Meetings of Owners), s. 4.18 (heading: Provisions relating to the use of Proxies and nominations for Directors from the floor of an Owners' meeting):

"In order to permit Owners voting through a proxy to know the name(s) of any individuals running for the position of a Director there can be no nomination made for the position of Director from the floor of a meeting unless there are insufficient candidates who have given notification of their candidacy to the Board pursuant to subsection 28(2) and/or (3) of the Act to fill all the vacant positions to be filled at the meeting in question."

Oxford Standard Condominium Corporation No. 115 (OSCC 115)
By-law No. 1, Article 4 (Meetings of Owners), s. 4.18 (heading: Provisions relating to the use of Proxies and nominations for Directors from the floor of an Owners' meeting):

"In order to permit Owners voting through a proxy to know the name(s) of any individuals running for the position of a Director there can be no nomination made for the position of Director from the floor of a meeting unless there are insufficient candidates who have given notification of their candidacy to the Board pursuant to subsection 28(2) and/or (3) of the Act to fill all the vacant positions to be filled at the meeting in question."

Oxford Standard Condominium Corporation No. 129 (OSCC 129)
By-law No. 1, Article 4 (Meetings of Owners), s. 4.18 (heading: Provisions relating to the use of Proxies and nominations for Directors from the floor of an Owners' meeting):

"In order to permit Owners voting through a proxy to know the name(s) of any individuals running for the position of a Director there can be no nomination made for the position of Director from the floor of a meeting unless there are insufficient candidates who have given notification of their candidacy to the Board pursuant to subsection 28(2) and/or (3) of the Act to fill all the vacant positions to be filled at the meeting in question."

Oxford Standard Condominium Corporation No. 130 (OSCC 130)
By-law No. 1, Article 4 (Meetings of Owners), s. 4.18 (heading: Provisions relating to the use of Proxies and nominations for Directors from the floor of an Owners' meeting):

"In order to permit Owners voting through a proxy to know the name(s) of any individuals running for the position of a Director there can be no nomination made for the position of Director from the floor of a meeting unless there are insufficient candidates who have given notification of their candidacy to the Board pursuant to subsection 28(2) and/or (3) of the Act to fill all the vacant positions to be filled at the meeting in question."

Perth Standard Condominium Corporation No. 36 (PSCC 36)
By-law No. 1, Article 4 (Meetings of Owners), s. 4.18 (heading: Provisions relating to the use of Proxies and nominations for Directors from the floor of an Owners' meeting):

"In order to permit Owners voting through a proxy to know the name(s) of any individuals running for the position of a Director there can be no nomination made for the position of Director from the floor of a meeting unless there are insufficient candidates who have given notification of their candidacy to the Board pursuant to subsection 28(2) and/or (3) of the Act to fill all the vacant positions to be filled at the meeting in question."

Perth Standard Condominium Corporation No. 38 (PSCC 38)
By-law No. 1, Article 4 (Meetings of Owners), s. 4.18 (heading: Provisions relating to the use of Proxies and nominations for Directors from the floor of an Owners' meeting):

"In order to permit Owners voting through a proxy to know the name(s) of any individuals running for the position of a Director there can be no nomination made for the position of Director from the floor of a meeting unless there are insufficient candidates who have given notification of their candidacy to the Board pursuant to subsection 28(2) and/or (3) of the Act to fill all the vacant positions to be filled at the meeting in question."

Waterloo Standard Condominium Corporation No. 397 (WSCC 397)
By-law Number One, s. 6 (Proxies and nominations for directors from the floor of an owners' meeting):

"In order to permit owners voting through a proxy to know the name(s) of any individuals running for the position of a director there can be no nomination made for the position of director "from the floor" of a meeting unless there are insufficient candidates nominated from those who have given notification of their candidacy to the Board pursuant to subsection 28(2) and/or (3) of the Act to fill all the vacant positions to be filled at the meeting in question."

Waterloo Standard Condominium Corporation No. 418 (WSCC 418)
By-Law Number One, s. 6 (Proxies and nominations for directors from the floor of an owners' meeting):

"In order to permit owners voting through a proxy to know the name(s) of any individuals running for the position of a director there can be no nomination made for the position of director "from the floor" of a meeting unless there are insufficient candidates nominated from those who have given notification of their candidacy to the Board pursuant to subsection 28(2) and/or (3) of the Act to fill all the vacant positions to be filled at the meeting in question."

Waterloo Standard Condominium Corporation No. 515 (WSCC 515)
By-law No. 1 (January 2011), Part III (Meetings of Owners), s. 5 (Proxies and nominations for directors from the floor of an owners' meeting):

"In order to permit owners voting through a proxy to know the name(s) of any individuals running for the position of a director there can be no nomination made for the position of director “from the floor” of a meeting unless there are insufficient candidates who have given notification of their candidacy to the Board pursuant to subsection 28(2) and/or subsection 28(3) of the Act to fill all the vacant positions to be filled at the meeting in question."

For all other corporations, the by-laws on file with the Administrator do not contain a clause that restricts nominations from the floor. Owners should still read their own corporation's by-laws. The chair of each meeting applies them.

Rules and guidance for candidates (Condominium Act, 1998, O. Reg. 48/01 and Condominium Authority of Ontario)

Legislation (Ontario e-Laws)

  • Condominium Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c. 19:
    • s. 28 – election of directors; the notice of a meeting to elect directors includes the name and address of each individual who gave notice of candidacy by the date in the preliminary notice (s. 28 (2)).
    • s. 29 (1) – qualifications: a director must be an individual, at least 18, not have the status of bankrupt, not have been found incapable of managing property under the Substitute Decisions Act, 1992 or the Mental Health Act, not have been found incapable by a court, and must comply with the prescribed disclosure obligations.
    • s. 29 (2) – disqualification: a person immediately ceases to be a director on bankruptcy, a finding of incapacity, an undischarged certificate of lien on their unit after 90 days, failure to complete the prescribed training in time, or failure to make the prescribed disclosures in time.
    • s. 30 – a person must consent to be elected; a person not present may consent in writing before the meeting or within 10 days after.
    • s. 31 – directors are elected for three years or a shorter term set by the by-laws.
    • s. 40 – a director must disclose in writing any material interest in a contract or transaction (or proposed one) of the corporation, and may not be present for the discussion, vote or quorum on it.
    • s. 45.1 – the preliminary notice of an owners’ meeting asks intended candidates to notify the board of their intention, name and address by a set date.
    • s. 52 – voting at owners’ meetings (show of hands or recorded vote, in person or by proxy; a proxy need not be an owner; a proxy instrument must be in writing and in the prescribed form).
    • s. 131 – court-appointed administrators. This administration: see the Order of Justice Steele dated October 15, 2026.
  • O. Reg. 48/01 (General):
    • s. 11.6 – candidate disclosure obligations (the ten items in the form below); written statements must be signed (s. 11.6 (11)).
    • s. 11.7 – mandatory director training (six months; see below).
    • s. 11.10 – continuing disclosure obligations of directors.
    • s. 12.1 (1) (c) and s. 12.8 (1) (e) – candidates’ written disclosure statements, and the text of Act s. 29 (1) and Reg. s. 11.6, are included with the material for the meeting and the notice of meeting.
    • s. 13 – proxies must be in the form specified under s. 16.1 (the mandatory CAO form).

Condominium Authority of Ontario (CAO)

Citations checked on October 22, 2026 against the e-Laws consolidations of the Condominium Act, 1998 (current to October 19, 2026) and O. Reg. 48/01 (current to October 19, 2026). This summary is for convenience only; the legislation governs.

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