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Tarion Review: Assistance in Recruitment for Regional Industry Sessions
Tarion Review: Assistance in Recruitment for Regional Industry Sessions
As you may be aware, the Ontario government has appointed the Honourable Justice Cunningham to review existing home warranty protections for owners/purchasers of new homes and identify potential opportunities to improve consumer protection. More specifically, Justice Cunningham will be reviewing the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act (ONHWPA) and the Tarion Warranty Corporation (Tarion).
Public town halls will gather feedback from owners/purchasers of new homes.
Industry consultation sessions will gather feedback from stakeholders knowledgeable about and/or who frequently engage with Tarion and ONHWPA. Industry stakeholders include:
- builders
- boards and associations
- consumer advocacy groups
- building officials
- engineers and architects
- legal professionals
- real estate professionals
- home inspectors
Dates and locations of the sessions as well as information on how to RSVP to the session of your choice are available at the following link: https://www.ontario.ca/page/consumer-protection-owners-new-homes.
Alternatively, if you would like to provide written feedback to the review, you can do so by emailing tarionreview@ontario.ca.
More information about the review, including the Terms of Reference, is also available on the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services’ website noted above.