Short pieces for councils that don't have all afternoon.
The 2–5 minute reads — regulatory updates, practical explainers, and the occasional CRT decision digest. For the longer pillar guides, see the 2026 deadline guide.
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CRT digest — Issue zero: how this section will work
We're starting a monthly digest of BC Civil Resolution Tribunal decisions affecting strata corporations. Before the first real issue, here's the format — what we'll cover, what we'll leave out, and what councils should be reading for.
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The capacity crunch: BC depreciation-report providers are turning away work
Roughly 3,000 BC stratas are trying to commission depreciation reports in the same nine-month window. Qualified-preparer capacity is the bottleneck — not labour, not paperwork. Here's how that's playing out tactically for councils.
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Why your insurance broker is asking for your depreciation report
BC strata insurance has been in a hard market since 2018–19. A current depreciation report is one of the few documents that actually moves a renewal quote. Here's what brokers want to see, and why.
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What the October 2025 qualified-preparer expansion actually changed
BC quietly expanded which credentials within the six designated groups can prepare a depreciation report in October 2025. Most coverage out there got the practical implications wrong. Here's the plain-English version.
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BC strata insurance renewals 2026: what's moved, what hasn't
The BC strata insurance market hardened sharply in 2018–19 and only partially settled. Six years in, here's the honest 2026 read — what's stabilised, what's still hard, and what's actually moving renewal quotes this year.
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Reading a depreciation report: the 8 numbers your council should know
You got the report. Now what? Skip the introduction and the methodology section — the 8 numbers below are what actually drive council decisions for the next five years.
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The complete BC strata council year: what happens when
A month-by-month calendar of the recurring obligations every BC strata council deals with — AGMs, insurance, fire safety, backflow, audits. The version we wish someone had handed us when we first joined a council.
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How to find and read CRT decisions affecting your strata
The Civil Resolution Tribunal publishes every strata decision online. Most council members never read one. Here's how to find decisions relevant to your situation and how to know whether a case actually applies to you.
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When to fire your property manager (and how to RFP a new one)
Replacing a BC strata property manager is a six-month project, not a six-week one. Here are the signals that mean it's time, the legal mechanics of unwinding the contract, and the RFP process that gets you a better outcome.
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The treasurer's first 90 days
Just elected to council as treasurer? You inherited a financial picture you don't yet understand and a calendar you don't yet know. Here's the 90-day onboarding most BC strata treasurers wish they'd had.
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Bare-land vs. air-space stratas: what's actually different
BC has two niche strata structures most council resources don't cover well. The depreciation-report rules, repair allocation, and insurance approach differ from condo stratas — but not always in the ways councils expect.
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Townhouse stratas: where the rules differ from condos
BC has thousands of townhouse strata corporations, and most operational guidance defaults to the condo-tower model. Here's where townhouse stratas actually differ — envelope, limited common property, reserve-fund quirks, insurance.
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