Write to the Minister about the SIREG collapse

Owners can ask the Ontario government to investigate what happened at SIREG Management Inc. and to protect owners and tenants. This page helps you write your own letter in a few minutes.

Hon. Stephen Crawford, Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement

Email: stephen.crawford@ontario.ca

His ministry is responsible for the Condominium Act, 1998 and oversees the Condominium Authority of Ontario (CAO) and the Condominium Management Regulatory Authority of Ontario (CMRAO).

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What the CAO told owners on October 8

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To: stephen.crawford@ontario.ca
Subject: SIREG condo governance crisis - [building] - owner letter

Dear Minister Crawford,

I own unit [unit number] at [building] (a building SIREG Management Inc. managed). SIREG's collapse has left the building without working management, and the people most exposed right now are the tenants who live there.

I am asking you to investigate the collapse of SIREG Management Inc. and to act now to protect the tenants and owners in the buildings it managed.

MY BUILDING

- [legal name (corporation number)], [address], [number] units. My unit [unit number].

WHAT IS AT RISK RIGHT NOW

- INSURANCE. On an October 8 call with the Condominium Authority of Ontario (CAO), an October 22 insurance deadline was raised for at least one building. Owners do not yet know the insurance position of every building, and in many buildings nobody with clear authority is in place to keep coverage going.

- UTILITIES. SIREG's preliminary creditor list shows about $2.8 million listed as owed to 26 utility creditors (details below). Tenants depend on heat, power and water continuing.

- NO ONE IN CHARGE. Many of these condominiums have no working board and no working manager. Owners cannot get the owner list we need to contact each other, call a meeting and elect a board.

- RENT AND MANAGEMENT. CBC News reported that the situation has left tenants and investors "trying to understand what happens next, including who is responsible for collecting rent, paying bills and managing the buildings" (CBC News, September 29, 2026).

One Kipps Lane resident told CBC News: "Tenants are shocked that their units are owned." (CBC News, September 29, 2026)

WHAT REGULATORS AND THE NEWS HAVE REPORTED

- CMRAO, September 29, 2026: the regulator immediately suspended SIREG Management Inc.'s licence. Its public registry says an inspection "indicates SIREG failed to deposit funds received on behalf of client condominium corporations into general and reserve accounts in the names of those corporations", contrary to section 115 of the Condominium Act, 1998.
https://www.cmrao.ca/consumer-protection/public-registry/registry-record?ID=824f5c2e-c73c-e811-8142-480fcff4b171&type=company

- CBC News, September 29, 2026: "Ontario's condominium management regulator is investigating SIREG Management", with tenants "uncomfortable being approached by people they don't know and being asked to pay rent directly".
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/sireg-tenants-9.7361430

- Insolvency Insider, October 4, 2026: SIREG entities filed notices of intention under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, and secured debt across the broader group "likely exceeds $150 million".
https://insolvencyinsider.ca/p/sireg-entities-file-amid-investor-turmoil

- CBC News, September 23, 2026: SIREG told owners it was facing "market and liquidity challenges that are affecting our ability to make timely rental payments".
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/sireg-management-condo-investors-scrambling-9.7353303

WHAT SIREG LISTS AS OWED (PRELIMINARY)

SIREG Management Inc. filed a notice of intention to make a proposal on September 25, 2026. Its preliminary list of creditors (as at September 24, 2026) was submitted by the company "without admission as to any liability". It covers SIREG as a whole and does not break amounts out by building.

- Total listed as owed to unsecured creditors: $5,066,005.25
- Utilities (26 creditors): about $2,811,756, or 55.5% of the total
- Hydro One: $913,653.79
- Enbridge Gas: $574,290.96
- Kitchener Utilities: $251,456.88
- London Hydro: $212,630.84
- ENWIN Utilities: $123,825.71
- North Bay water: $87,221.58

WHAT I AM ASKING FOR

Main request: investigate the collapse of SIREG Management Inc. and protect the tenants and owners in the buildings it managed.

I also ask the Ministry to:

1. Now: require the information sharing owners need in this collapse, so owners can get the owner list and contact information for their corporation from the CAO, the CMRAO or the corporation's records, as appropriate.

2. Going forward: amend the Condominium Act, 1998 so owner information can be shared in a future crisis, for example by having the CAO hold owner contact information, or be able to release it, when a board or manager fails.

3. Have the CAO and the CMRAO confirm in writing where directors have resigned, so owners can use the section 34 path to call a meeting and elect a board where the facts support it.

4. Support faster paths to stable governance, including court-appointed administrators, so insurance, utilities and tenants are not left without anyone responsible.

ABOUT THE CAO'S GUIDANCE

On the October 8 call, the CAO told owners that its guidance is general information, not legal advice, and is not binding, and that owners should get their own legal advice. The CAO also said it is open to working with owners to find creative solutions within its authority, and to raising these gaps with your office.

LINKS

- CAO public registry (condo corporation records): https://www.condoauthorityontario.ca/public-registry/
- Condominium Act, 1998: section 34 (board vacancies and loss of quorum), section 46 (owner requisitions) and section 131 (court-appointed administrator): https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/98c19
- CAO guide to owner-requisitioned meetings: https://www.condoauthorityontario.ca/condo-living/owners-meetings/owner-requisitioned-meetings/
- CAO registry record for [corporation]: [link from the CAO public registry]

Thank you for your attention to this.

Sincerely,
[Your full name]
[Your email]
Owner, [corporation number] unit [unit number]

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Main request: investigate the collapse of SIREG Management Inc. and protect owners and tenants.

Supporting requests (untick any you don't want to include):

Now: require information sharing so owners can get the owner list and contact information Going forward: amend the Condominium Act so owner information can be shared in a future crisis Have the CAO and CMRAO confirm director resignations in writing (section 34) Support faster paths, including court-appointed administrators

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About the figures in the letter

The dollar amounts come from SIREG Management Inc.’s preliminary list of creditors as at September 24, 2026, “as submitted by the Company without admission as to any liability”. They are amounts listed as owed, not proven debts.
The list is for SIREG Management Inc. as a whole. It does not say which building each bill belongs to.
“Utilities” is our grouping of 26 listed creditors (power, gas and water). Total: $2,811,756 of $5,066,005.25 (55.5%).
The October 22 insurance deadline was raised on the October 8 CAO call for at least one building. It may not apply to yours.
We don’t have reliable tenant numbers, so the letter doesn’t give any.

Sources and references

CMRAO public registry record for SIREG Management Inc.: www.cmrao.ca
CMRAO media release, September 29, 2026: www.cmrao.ca
CBC News, September 29, 2026: www.cbc.ca
Insolvency Insider, October 4, 2026: insolvencyinsider.ca
CAO public registry (condo corporation records): www.condoauthorityontario.ca
Condominium Act, 1998: section 34 (board vacancies and loss of quorum), section 46 (owner requisitions) and section 131 (court-appointed administrator): www.ontario.ca
CAO guide to owner-requisitioned meetings: www.condoauthorityontario.ca
CBC News, September 23, 2026: www.cbc.ca
Globe and Mail, October 2, 2026 (paywalled): www.theglobeandmail.com
Ontario: the Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement: www.ontario.ca
Ontario: Meet the Premier's team: www.ontario.ca

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