How to Replace Your Condo Board

If you believe your condominium board is not governing effectively, you have options. Ontario's Condominium Act gives owners meaningful tools to change the board's composition — but using them requires understanding the process.

The Annual General Meeting

The most straightforward way to change the board is through the AGM. Directors are elected by owners at the AGM. If you want different directors, the AGM is your primary opportunity.

Run for the board yourself. Any eligible owner can stand for election. If you're willing to serve, put your name forward.

Encourage others to run. If you know other owners who would make good directors, encourage them to stand for election.

Vote. Owner participation in AGM elections is often low. Encouraging other owners to attend and vote — or to submit proxies — can change outcomes.

Requisitioning a Meeting

If you can't wait for the AGM, Ontario's Condominium Act allows owners holding at least 15% of the units to requisition a meeting of owners. A requisitioned meeting can be used to remove directors and elect replacements.

This is a significant step. It requires organizing a meaningful number of owners, following specific procedural requirements, and being prepared for the meeting itself to be contentious.

Before pursuing a requisitioned meeting, consider whether the issues you're concerned about can be addressed through less disruptive means — a conversation with the board, a formal complaint to management, or engagement at the next AGM.

What You Need to Know

Directors can be removed. Ontario's Condominium Act allows owners to remove directors by a vote at a properly called meeting.

The process matters. A requisition that doesn't meet the Act's requirements can be challenged. Get the process right.

Be prepared for what comes next. Removing directors creates vacancies that need to be filled. Have candidates ready.

Document your concerns. If you're pursuing board replacement because of governance failures, document the specific issues. This helps make the case to other owners and protects you if the matter is later disputed.

A Word of Caution

Board replacement is a significant action with real consequences for the community. It should be pursued when governance failures are serious and other remedies have been exhausted — not as a first response to disagreements about policy or management style.

If you have concerns about your board, start by raising them directly. Many governance problems can be resolved without the disruption of a board change.