Everything your council needs — with or without a manager.
Know what's due and when, run your meetings properly, keep the books straight, and find any answer in your documents. Self-manage the whole year, or run this alongside the property manager you already have.
- Beat the July 1, 2027 deadline
- Works with your property manager
- No accounting background needed
- Data stored in Canada
A day in the life
You volunteered for a council seat — not a second job.
Without ManageStrata
- Digging through inboxes for the minutes that mentioned the parkade levy
- Wondering whether you've missed a statutory deadline — and what the penalty is
- Reconciling two funds in a spreadsheet nobody else understands
- Chasing the few owners who haven't paid, by hand, every month
With ManageStrata
- Ask a plain-language question, get the answer cited to the exact page
- A red/amber/green calendar that reminds the whole council before anything lapses
- Operating and reserve funds kept separate, reconciled to the bank
- Overdue accounts flagged with a polite reminder drafted for you to send
Never miss a BC deadline
Never miss a BC deadline again
Track your depreciation report against your BC deadline — July 1, 2027 for the rest of BC — plan contingency reserve (CRF) contributions, and watch a red/amber/green compliance calendar that reminds you before anything lapses.
- Depreciation-report countdown to July 1, 2027
- Works out what your reserve needs to hold
- A red/amber/green year, with reminders before the date
Compliance calendar
BC · SL-1 to SL-48Reminders sent to council 30 / 14 / 7 days before each deadline.
Governance & meetings
Statutory meetings, start to finish
Send the notice your province requires, build the agenda, check quorum, and open voting with a live tally. When the meeting ends the minutes are drafted for you — and a council member approves them before anything is final.
- The notice, agenda and quorum your province requires
- Owners vote from home, and the tally updates live
- Minutes written up for a council member to approve
Resolution 3 · Ordinary resolution
Approve the depreciation-report engagement
AI minutes draft · review & approve
“Resolution 3 carried, 27–3 with 1 abstention…”
Pending council approval — nothing is final until a human signs off.
Documents + AI
Find the answer — with the page to back it up
Ask plain-language questions across your bylaws, minutes, and financials and get answers that cite the exact page. ManageStrata also surfaces red flags like water damage, litigation, and special levies, and files documents automatically.
- Ask in plain words, get the page it came from
- Risks in your documents flagged before they bite
- New uploads filed where they belong
AI answer · cited
“What did we resolve about the parkade membrane?” → A $180,000 special levy was approved to replace it.
Source: 2025 SGM Minutes, p.4
Red flags surfaced
Operating and reserve
Two funds, one tidy set of books
Keep the operating and contingency reserve funds properly apart. Every entry lands in one ledger that carries a running balance, reconciles against your bank statement, and shows each owner where they stand.
- Operating and contingency reserve kept properly apart
- A running balance per lot, reconciled to the bank
- Strata fees billed, and every payment recorded
Operating fund
$184,200
Contingency (CRF)
$612,800
Reconciled to bank · owner ledgers & Stripe billing included.
Already have a property manager?
You don’t have to replace them. Your manager runs the building; ManageStrata gives your council its own workspace for the documents, the money, the deadlines and the decisions — and you invite your manager in when you need them.
| What your council needs | Property manager | ManageStrata |
|---|---|---|
| Runs the building day to day | Yes | Works alongside |
| A workspace your council controls | Depends | Yes |
| Ask your documents a question, and see the page it came from | No | Yes |
| Every statutory date tracked for your province | Depends | Yes |
| See where the money is going, without waiting for a report | Depends | Yes |
| Run the meeting, record the decision, send the minutes | Depends | Yes |
| A record the council keeps, whoever manages the building | No | Yes |
| Somewhere owners can look things up themselves | Often | Yes |
Free guide · 18 pages · no sign-up
Your first term on the strata council
What the job actually is, which decisions are yours, and what the law expects of you — in plain language, for volunteers.
Frequently asked questions
- How does ManageStrata help with the July 1, 2027 depreciation report deadline?
- It tracks your depreciation report on a red/amber/green compliance calendar — counting down to your BC deadline (July 1, 2027 for the rest of BC), flagging the 5-year update cycle, and planning contingency reserve fund (CRF) contributions so your council acts in time.
- Can a volunteer council run statutory meetings with ManageStrata?
- Yes. It works out the notice period your province requires, builds the agenda, checks quorum, and runs electronic voting against the exact BC threshold — majority, three-quarters or unanimous — with a live tally. The minutes are drafted for you, and a council member reviews and approves them.
- Do we need an accountant to manage the finances?
- No. Your operating and contingency reserve funds are kept properly separate, every lot has a running ledger, the bank statement can be matched against what you recorded, and late fees are worked out for you. Built for volunteers, not accountants.
- Can we use ManageStrata if we already have a property manager?
- Yes. Your manager runs the building; ManageStrata gives your council its own workspace for the documents, the statutory dates, the money and the decisions — and lets you ask a question of your own documents without waiting for the next report. Invite your manager in when it helps. The record belongs to the corporation, so it stays with you if you ever change companies.
- Can it answer questions from our bylaws and minutes?
- Yes. Upload your documents and ask in plain language — answers are drawn only from your corporation's files and cite the exact page. It also surfaces red flags like water damage, litigation, and special levies.
Beat the July 1, 2027 deadline.
Get your depreciation report, books, and meetings in order before it's due — and keep your strata running smoothly long after. Self-managed or working with a property manager, either way.
No credit card required.