Service fee - Condominium Dispute Resolution Tribunal

Condominium corporations will receive a Tribunal Service Fee Notice annually. This is an invoice outlining how much the corporation is responsible to pay to the Government of Alberta. The notice is sent to the address for service registered with the Land Titles Office for each corporation.

When a condominium is built, the developer files a condominium plan with the Land Titles Office. This plan identifies the number of units that will be built.  The Land Titles Office then creates a separate legal title for each unit listed on the plan.

The total number of titled units is based on the original registered plan, plus any later registered changes, such as redivisions, consolidations, amalgamations, or court orders.

You can check the unit count on the Condominium Additional Plan Sheet (CAD) at SPIN2 or ARLO.

The CAD sheet lists registered changes that affect the unit count, such as redivisions, consolidations, amalgamations and court orders. If there are no later registrations, you can review the original condominium plan and its unit factor table.

A space counts as a unit if it has its own legal number and unit factors. Spaces marked CS (Common Space) are common property and do not count as units. 

The corporation pays $9.00 each year for every titled unit, including parking, storage, commercial and residential units. For example, if a condominium unit, parking space and storage locker each have their own legal title, the corporation pays $27.00 per year for those three units.

Check your notice

Review the number of units in the notice and confirm whether it matches the number of titled units that belong to the condominium corporation.

• The unit count includes all titled units, not just residential units.

Request verification

If you believe that there is an error in the number of units in the notice, you can request a verification of the unit count total against Land Titles records.

Condominium corporations are exempt from this fee if all units in the condominium are owned by the same owner or group of owners.

A corporation can request this exemption from the Tribunal Service Fee by email to [email protected].  Upon receiving a request for exemption, the titles associated with the corporation will be reviewed and an exemption granted, if applicable.

Because title can change at any time, a corporation will be required to request an exemption annually after receiving the Tribunal Service Fee notice.

Payment must be made annually in full on or before December 31. Payments can be made online or by cheque. 

You can pay online by logging into the Condominium Registry Service.

If paying by cheque, it must be payable to the Government of Alberta and include the condominium corporation number. 

Please mail it to:

Service Alberta – SPFS Revenue Management
5th Floor, Commerce Place
10155 - 102 Street
Edmonton, AB T5J 4G8