Canadian Condominium Institute
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The Canadian Condominium Institute (CCI) is an independent, non-profit organization formed in 1982 to represent all facets of the condominium
Condominium
A condominium, or condo, is the form of housing tenure and other real property where a specified part of a piece of real estate is individually owned while use of and access to common facilities in the piece such as hallways, heating system, elevators, exterior areas is executed under legal rights...

/strata
Strata title
Strata title is a form of ownership devised for multi-level apartment blocks and horizontal subdivisions with shared areas. The 'strata' part of the term refers to apartments being on different levels, or "strata"....

 community. It has 15 Chapters across Canada.

Objectives

CCI provides educational opportunities for condominium owners and directors; offers information and/or referrals to competent professionals; works to improve provincial condominium/strata legislation; and develops standards for professional members (see ACCI, below).

Membership

CCI members are of four types:
  • Individual condominium unit owners
  • Condominium/strata corporations
  • Professional members (lawyers, engineers, property managers, etc.)
  • Trade suppliers to the community


Through its membership, CCI represents almost a quarter of a million condo owners across Canada and is the only national association dealing exclusively with condominium issues affecting all participants in the condominium community.

Education

CCI Chapters provide education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...

 for condominium owners and directors through a series of courses known as Condo 100, Condo 200 and Condo 300 (although some Chapters have added other courses to this mix). In addition, some Chapters provide seminars and workshops on topics such as insurance
Insurance
In law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for payment. An insurer is a company selling the...

, mediation
Mediation
Mediation, as used in law, is a form of alternative dispute resolution , a way of resolving disputes between two or more parties. A third party, the mediator, assists the parties to negotiate their own settlement...

, etc.

ACCI (Associate of the Canadian Condominium Institute)

The ACCI designation is granted to professionals in condominium matters such as lawyers, engineers, architects, and property (condominium) managers. To be eligible to become ACCIs, individuals must be professional members of CCI, have at least three years of professional condominium experience, have contributed to the condominium community by teaching courses, writing articles, participating in seminars or providing other services, and have successfully completed a thorough examination.

Awards

CCI offers five awards:

Fellow of the Canadian Condominium Institute (FCCI)

CCI may elevate an ACCI to the status of “Fellow”. Fellowship was created to recognize and honour Associates whose meritorious service to the Institute or to the condominium community best exemplifies the standards expected by CCI of its professional members.

Distinguished Service Award (CCI Hon’s)

This honourary designation is awarded to individuals who, by their volunteer work or other achievements, have brought distinction to CCI (either nationally or at the Chapter level), exemplify the standards that CCI promotes and serve as positive role models for others

CCI’s Hall of Fame

This award is to recognize the outstanding and substantial contributions of a very limited number of members. The first inductee, in 2003, and to whom this award is dedicated, is Gerry Hyman, QC, LLM, ACCI, FCCI.

In addition to these three awards, CCI offers the Lorne Young Chapter of the Year Award and the H. Penman Smith Award for excellence for the most outstanding Chapter newsletter.

Communications

Nationally, CCI offers a quarterly newsletter in magazine format, called the CCI Review. It contains articles of national interest on condominiums/strata, summaries of legal cases affecting condominiums/strata from across the country, and Institute news. Chapters also have their own newsletters, most of which are published quarterly, focusing on local/provincial condominium issues and Chapter news.

Chapters

CCI maintains Chapters across Canada. They are:
  • CCI Vancouver Chapter
  • CCI North Alberta Chapter
  • CCI South Alberta Chapter
  • CCI North Saskatchewan Chapter
  • CCI South Saskatchewan Chapter
  • CCI Manitoba Chapter
  • CCI Toronto & Area Chapter
  • CCI London & Area Chapter
  • CCI Ottawa Chapter
  • CCI Golden Horseshoe Chapter
  • CCI Huronia Chapter
  • CCI Windsor-Essex Chapter
  • CCI Northwestern Ontario Chapter
  • CCI Nova Scotia Chapter
  • CCI Newfoundland & Labrador Chapter
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