Homegrown Help for Strata Councils Across BC

When you serve on your strata council, you make important decisions impacting your entire community. It’s a difficult position to be in, but the way to make it easier is simple—a partnership with a trusted and experienced strata management company. 

Beyond that, you want a homegrown management partner. One that understands the nuances of your strata corporation and the neighbourhood it’s located in, and that, yes, neighbourhood is spelled correctly with a u. A partner that understands what it means to be Canadian. 

When you choose to work with FirstService Residential, you get just that. 

Our roots are deeply Canadian, as we are owned and operated by FirstService Corporation, a proudly Canadian-founded company. 

Local support for your strata manager

Our strata managers are supported by a regional director, vice president, president, and administrative and accounting teams local to the Greater Vancouver Area. These professionals provide strategic guidance and handle the administrative needs of our managers. 

Our Resident Support Services (RSS) provides additional support to our managers. Working behind the scenes, the RSS team works to answer the residents’ common inquiries about day-to-day strata living and removing the time-consuming task of responding to resident questions from the strata manager, which allows them to focus on essential council-led tasks and initiatives. 

Additionally, many of our associates are actively involved in the strata industry, attending important industry events and holding positions on association boards, including CCI Vancouver. This allows us to deepen our understanding of what is taking place in the industry, see emerging trends, and help our councils with community improvements that will help maintain property values and remain a top choice when people are looking for a desirable place to call home. 

Keeping an eagle eye on local legislation

Legislation changes that will impact a strata corporation can happen in the blink of an eye. When you work with us, you can rest assured you’re partnered with a management company that keeps up with all legislative changes in British Columbia.

When this happens, we are quick to communicate clearly to our councils that outline the changes and what they mean for the community. We then assist our councils in navigating those changes so they can easily reach a place of compliance. 

Educational opportunities for our strata council members

For a strata corporation to truly thrive, it needs a strong, knowledgeable council. One who feels empowered to make decisions with confidence. To best accomplish this, we believe it goes beyond the standard management company guidance and includes ongoing education for council members. 

That’s why we host regular educational webinars on topics ranging from council 101, budget planning, insurance market trends, and planning for EV charging in your community. These educational opportunities allow us and other industry experts to share our depth of knowledge and add additional tools to the tool belts of our councils, setting them up for success. 

Giving back to the community 

Being genuinely helpful is part of what it means to be Canadian. As a country, we are always ready to support each other in times of need in any way we can. As part of our social purpose initiative, we put tremendous effort into supporting local charities and causes that give back to our shared community. 

Our annual Canuck Place Children’s Hospice Campaign and our partnership with the British Columbia Institute of Technology on multiple scholarships are just a snapshot of the ways we give back to our community every year. To date, our fundraising has brought in over $1 million to support Canuck Place, 

Welcome to Life, simplified 

“We take great pride in being the trusted management partner to over 700 strata corporations throughout British Columbia,” said Chris Churchill, President of FirstService Residential BC. “We understand that the pace of life in downtown Vancouver is different than  Kelowna and that the expectations of the councils in strata communities in these places differ. The management solutions need to be tailored to suit them. We understand that because we don’t just serve these towns, cities, and communities, we live in them too. So let us look after the day-to-day operations of your strata so you can relax and enjoy all that your strata community and surrounding neighbourhood has to offer.” 

Don’t be surprised if you see a familiar FirstService Residential face at your community ice rink, park, farmer’s market or dining at a local hot spot because we are your neighbours.