Agenda Regulations Update August 22, 2017 7:00 7:10 pm Welcome and Introductions Brian Antman 7:10 7:25 pm Communication to Owners and Mortgagees Mario Deo 7:25 7:40 pm Mandatory Disclosures and Training Directors Tania Haluk 7:40 7:55 pm Meeting, Quorum and Voting Brian Antman 7:55 8:10 pm Q & A 8:10 8:25 pm BREAK 8:25 8:50 pm Record retention and Access to Records Armand Conant 8:50 9:10 pm Condominium Authority of Ontario and Tribunal Frank D Onofrio 9:10 9:30 pm Questions and Closing comments. Brian Antman
MODERATOR/SPEAKER PROFILE Brian Antman, CPA, CA Brian graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1981 and became a Chartered Accountant in 1987. Subsequently, he worked in industry and then in his own practice prior to merging with the firm Adams & Miles LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants in 2006 and becoming a partner. Brian provides his clients with practical advice on all financial aspects of their business. Over the years, he has formed strong and lasting relationships with clients by providing high quality professional services. He is a member of the Canadian Condominium Institute (CCI) - Toronto and Huronia Chapters, a member of the Association of Condominium Managers of Ontario (ACMO). He was recently elected to the Board of CCI Toronto, was a Board member and treasurer of CCI - Huronia Chapter from 2010 2013, is a member of the several committees of ACMO. He has taught courses for Directors at CCI, has contributed to articles published by CCI and ACMO, presented and acted as an expert advice previous CCI-ACMO annual conferences. Brian is married to Rosalie and they have three children. He enjoys baseball, hockey and along with his two boys, has a keen interest in following the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL.
Armand Conant, B.Eng., LL.B., D.E.S.S. (Sorbonne) Armand heads up the condominium law department of the full service law firm of Shibley Righton LLP, and represents numerous condominium corporations of all types across Ontario. Armand resides in Toronto, is a Past-President of the Canadian Condominium Institute (Toronto), where he also serves on its Board of Directors and is Chair of the joint ACMO and CCI (Toronto) Legislative Committee, which prepared and submitted an extensive legislative brief to the Ontario government with recommendations for changes to the Condominium Act, 1998 (the Act ). Armand has been on all the government committees involved in the reform of the Act and was one of 11 people appointed to the government's Expert Panel that conducted the final analysis of the Act. Armand has also been appointed as one of the four founding/first Directors of the newly created Condominium Authority of Ontario. Armand has written numerous articles for such publications as CCI-T s Condovoice, ACMO s CM Magazine and many other publications. He also lectures at CCI-T s Directors courses, and has lectured at Humber College. In addition, Armand presents and speaks at various condominium conferences, including the annual Condominium Conference, PM Expo and SpringFest, and has appeared on television and radio shows to discuss condominium and real estate issues. Armand is the first lawyer in Ontario to be appointed by the Superior Court as a full Administrator (appointed under the Act), to take over all the duties of the Board of Directors of, and run, troubled corporations. Armand has also been appointed as an Inspector under the Act and is a mediator and arbitrator. Armand combines his legal education and engineering degree with the hands on experience of having been on the steering committee and then board of directors of a 276 unit condominium corporation for over 5 years. He has extensive condominium, real estate, litigation and business law experience. Having received a Master of Law degree from the Sorbonne (France). Armand is also bilingual
Mario Deo B.A., L.L.B. Mario Deo is a partner with Fine & Deo Barristers and Solicitors, a firm which focuses its practice on representing condominium corporations. He attended the University of Western Ontario Law School and was called to the bar in 1988. Mario was the President of CCI Toronto from 2014 2016 and has served on the CCI Toronto Chapter Board of Directors since 2005 in a number of capacities including service on the Government Relations, Conference and Communications Committees. In 2006, Mario was the fifth recipient of ACMO s President s award. Mario is actively involved in the condominium industry and is a frequent presenter at CCI-T courses as well as at the annual CCI-T/ACMO Condominium Conference. Mario has also served as the Editor of CCI-Toronto's Condovoice magazine. Mario is a consumer advocate for condominium corporation issues and is the chair of the Consumer Advisory Committee at Tarion, which is a committee that advises the Tarion Board of Directors on suggested consumer-related improvements for both condominiums and freehold homes.
Frank D Onofrio, BA (Hons) In his role as the Vice Chair for the CAO, Frank is responsible for assisting the Chair of Board of Directors in conducting his duties. To this end Frank forms an integral part of the CAO s Board of Directors in conducting its duties. Frank is currently the Distinguished Public Servant in Residence in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University. He is also a member of external advisory groups at Seneca College and Service Canada. Frank served in the Ontario Public Service for more than 30 years, during which time he worked in several senior executive positions at the Ministry of Transportation and Service Ontario. In 2012, he was appointed Deputy Minister and Chief Executive Officer of Service Ontario, until his retirement in 2014. In addition to his multiple years of experience Frank also has a Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography and Economics from the University of Toronto.
Tania Haluk, BA, RCM Tania oversees the operations and services at FirstService Residential in her role as Vice President, High Rise Management. By serving in the condominium industry for about 20 years, Tania understands the needs of a community and enjoys sharing this knowledge and experience through seminars, training, writing policies and articles. In addition to having managed buildings and townhouses and working with boards and residents, she has frequently presented at CCI-T courses as well as taught the Humber College HR and Admin course, moderated and presented at numerous annual CCI/ACMO conferences and developed an in-house finance and training course for senior managers. Recruiting, new employee workshops, board training, start up and transition teams and continuing education for managers remain a focus for Tania, as well as her dedication to team building and enhancing customer service relations. She is serving her second term on the CCI-T Board of Directors as 1 st Vice President and also Chairs both the Toronto and National Education Committees.