CAT Says That a Recording of a Meeting Can Be a Record of the Corporation

CAT Says That a Recording of a Meeting Can Be a Record of the Corporation

The case of Kent v CCC 268 dealt with the issue of whether a recording of a meeting held on the Zoom video conferencing platform could be considered a record of the corporation in the context of a condominium corporation. The Tribunal concluded that it was, as it was created and maintained by the corporation for the purpose of managing the corporation. However, the owner's request for a copy of the recording was denied because the request was not solely related to the owner's interests as an owner, purchaser, or mortgagee of a unit. Condominium corporations should carefully consider whether to create a recording of meetings, as owners may request access to the recording and a properly prepared meeting minute can achieve all of the corporation's needs. A minute-taker can still make their own recording to assist in preparing the minutes, but any such recording should belong exclusively to the minute-taker and should be destroyed once the minutes are finalized.