by REM Editorial Team | Dec 13, 2023 | Boards & Associations, News
On December 8, a new development in the controversial debate about the Ontario Realtor Wellness Program (ORWP) – which, on November 29, was voted to move forward as mandatory – was posted to the Facebook group, “Legal Fund for Ontario Agents”. What...
by Susan Doran | Dec 1, 2023 | Boards & Associations, News
Voting at a special general meeting (SGM) on November 29 that could have axed the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA)’s contentious pending insurance plan for all realtors in the province wound up determining that the program will go ahead as planned. It’s a blow —...
by Emma Caplan-Fisher | Nov 29, 2023 | Boards & Associations, News
Editor’s note: In addition to the results below, there were also 29 who abstained (REM did not have this information at the time of writing). Today, the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) held a special general meeting to discuss and vote on its...
by Gerald Tostowaryk | Nov 23, 2023 | Columnists
Like many of us in Canadian real estate, I have been watching the conversation around the Ontario Realtor Wellness Program (ORWP) in REM. By now, we are all aware of the recent court case challenging the ORWP. The plaintiffs are alleging human rights violations...
by Susan Doran | Nov 10, 2023 | Legal Issues, News
Lawyer Adam Chisholm has plunged into the blowup around the polarizing mandatory insurance plan that the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) is set to put in place for all 96,000 realtors in the province at the beginning of 2024. Chisholm, a partner with McMillan...
