Can a strata in Kamloops be self-managed?

Yes. The Strata Property Act lets a strata corporation run itself through the owners' elected council, with no management company. In Kamloops, 14% of stratas have four lots or fewer, which is where self-management is most common.

When is the depreciation report deadline for Kamloops stratas?

A strata of five or more lots must obtain a depreciation report and renew it every five years. In Kamloops, as everywhere outside Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and the Capital Regional District, the first one is due by July 1, 2027. Stratas of four lots or fewer don't need one, though the rest of the Act still applies to them.

How much does strata management cost in Kamloops?

Management companies in BC typically charge $25 to $60 a lot each month, so a 32-lot strata pays about $800 to $1,920 a month. ManageStrata is free for stratas of 4 lots or fewer, and $115.80 a month for 32 lots.

How many strata corporations are there in Kamloops?

The SearchStrata registry records 313 strata corporations in Kamloops with a known lot count. 86% have five or more lots, and the typical one has 26.

Is a 30-lot strata too big to self-manage?

Not on size alone. Plenty of stratas that size run themselves. What decides it is whether the council has three or four people willing to share the work, and a way to keep it organised. Councils that want a manager for maintenance can keep one and still run their own records and meetings in ManageStrata.

Strata management in Kamloops

Kamloops stratas run larger than the BC norm, so almost every council in the city has a depreciation report to commission and a full AGM to run.

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In short

A strata in Kamloops doesn’t need a management company. The Strata Property Act lets the owners’ elected council run it. Of the city’s 313 stratas, 43 have four lots or fewer and 270 have five or more. The five-or-more group needs a depreciation report; every strata, whatever its size, holds an AGM, passes a budget and keeps its records.

Kamloops stratas by size

Strata corporations in Kamloops by number of lots
Size	Stratas	Share
1 to 4 lots	43	14%
5 to 10 lots	40	13%
11 to 30 lots	92	29%
31 to 100 lots	126	40%
More than 100 lots	12	4%
All Kamloops stratas	313

From the SearchStrata registry, built from BC public land-title and assessment records. Counted October 2026, for corporations with a recorded lot count.

Running a mid-sized strata in Kamloops

The typical Kamloops strata has 26 lots, where the typical BC strata has 5. Only 43 of the city's 313 stratas have four lots or fewer, and 126 have between 31 and 100.

A strata of 30 or 40 lots is where a council starts thinking about hiring a manager, and where the monthly bill makes them think twice. It is also big enough to share the work: a treasurer on the books, someone on maintenance, someone on the AGM. ManageStrata gives each of them the same view of what's due, lets owners reply to the AGM notice and vote from home, and drafts the minutes for a council member to approve.

What the Act asks of a Kamloops strata

Every strata holds an annual general meeting, has its owners approve a budget, keeps a contingency reserve fund and keeps minutes of its meetings.
Four lots or fewer: no depreciation report is required. The rest of the Act still applies.
Five lots or more: A strata of five or more lots must obtain a depreciation report and renew it every five years. In Kamloops, as everywhere outside Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and the Capital Regional District, the first one is due by July 1, 2027.

The same rules apply in Sun Peaks, Logan Lake and the rest of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District.

What it costs

Management companies in BC typically charge $25 to $60 a lot each month. For a 32-lot strata, the typical size in Kamloops once you pass four lots, that is $800 to $1,920 a month.

ManageStrata is free for a strata of 4 lots or fewer. A 32-lot strata pays $115.80 a month. It tells your council what’s due before the date, keeps the operating fund and contingency reserve apart, and runs the AGM from notice to minutes. If you keep a manager, ManageStrata works alongside them. See pricing for every size.

Find your strata

Every Kamloops strata in the registry is listed in the directory, with its lot count and what the Act asks of a strata that size. Open yours to set it up with the lots already filled in.

Strata corporations in Kamloops