# Strata Match

> The council-side toolkit for BC strata management decisions. Fee benchmarks, a switching scorecard, a directory of BC firms, six-criteria matching, and editorial guides — in one place, free to volunteer strata councils.

Strata Match is independent research, matching, and directory infrastructure for BC strata councils. It is not a management company and is not affiliated with any firm listed on the site. Councils pay nothing for the matching process.

Target segment: 20–75 unit buildings in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley seeking their first or second management company.

## Primary entry points

- [Find help](https://stratamatch.ca/find-help/): council-job-organized help surface — resolve a dispute, plan a depreciation report, switch a firm, or run an RFP — routing to calculators and reviewed independent resources (no paid placement)
- [Calculators hub](https://stratamatch.ca/calculators/): free BC strata calculators built on the Strata Property Act — each shows its working, sources, and a demonstration-only note
- [Fee calculator](https://stratamatch.ca/calculator/): benchmark your per-unit management fee against comparable BC buildings. Results produce a shareable URL at /calculator/results/[token] that encodes the band and inputs (no backend lookup, permanent link)
- [Special levy share](https://stratamatch.ca/calculators/special-levy/): one owner's share of a special levy by unit entitlement, plus the vote it needs (SPA s.108)
- [Strata fee by unit entitlement](https://stratamatch.ca/calculators/strata-fee/): monthly fee from the budget and unit entitlement, with the reserve-fund portion broken out (SPA s.99)
- [Reserve fund minimum](https://stratamatch.ca/calculators/reserve-fund-minimum/): legal minimum CRF contribution — 10% of the operating-fund contribution (Regulation 6.1), framed as a floor not a target
- [Spend without a vote?](https://stratamatch.ca/calculators/spend-without-a-vote/): whether council can make an expenditure without owner approval under SPA s.98 (less than the lesser of $2,000 or 5%, aggregate per year)
- [Self-managed vs professional](https://stratamatch.ca/calculators/self-managed-vs-professional/): cost of self-managing (counting council time) against a $15-30/unit/mo management range
- [Depreciation report cost](https://stratamatch.ca/calculators/depreciation-report-cost/): budgeting range for a mandatory BC depreciation report by building type ($2.5k-$15k+), with the 5-lot / 5-year mandate facts
- [Fee increase impact](https://stratamatch.ca/calculators/fee-increase/): how a proposed budget changes your monthly fee — % change and dollar delta by unit entitlement (SPA s.99)
- [Calculator disclaimer & sources](https://stratamatch.ca/legal/calculator-disclaimer/): demonstration-only notice and the BC Laws source for each calculator
- [Switch scorecard](https://stratamatch.ca/scorecard/): six-question Likert self-assessment of a current management firm, with band-specific recommendations
- [Small-building scorecard](https://stratamatch.ca/scorecard/small-building/): placement-spectrum assessment for buildings that may be at the edge of firms' minimum thresholds
- [Get matched](https://stratamatch.ca/match/): one intake with a situation selector — Crisis (firm just dropped you, priority scoring), Switch (preliminary shortlist of 2–3 firms scored against your building, availability confirmed before any introduction), or First-time (small-building councils hiring professional management for the first time). Deep links: /match/?situation=Crisis, /match/?situation=Switch, /match/?situation=First%20time
- [RFP builder](https://stratamatch.ca/rfp-builder/): answer a short building questionnaire and get a complete BC strata-management Request for Proposals assembled from a versioned clause library (scope, fees, term, evaluation criteria, and statutory clauses). Free, email-gated; the document lives at /rfp-builder/[token]
- [Compare BC strata management companies](https://stratamatch.ca/companies/): searchable directory of every BCFSA-licensed BC strata management company, cross-checked against BCFSA, PAMA, and SPABC, browsable alphabetically and by city. Not a public ranking and no paid placement. Strata Match instead builds a private, council-side shortlist scored on six criteria (size, geography, capacity, portfolio type, reputation, issue fit). Free for BC strata councils.
- [Browse firms by city](https://stratamatch.ca/companies/by-city/vancouver/): 65 BC-city landing pages, each listing the firms with a registered office in that municipality. Canonical URL pattern `/companies/by-city/[city]` — e.g. [Vancouver](https://stratamatch.ca/companies/by-city/vancouver/), [Burnaby](https://stratamatch.ca/companies/by-city/burnaby/), [Surrey](https://stratamatch.ca/companies/by-city/surrey/), [Richmond](https://stratamatch.ca/companies/by-city/richmond/), [Victoria](https://stratamatch.ca/companies/by-city/victoria/), [Kelowna](https://stratamatch.ca/companies/by-city/kelowna/). Each page has its own ItemList + BreadcrumbList schema.
- [Resources](https://stratamatch.ca/resources/): curated vendor-neutral links to statutes, associations, research, forms, legal help, council operations references, and branded council packets
- [Reports and templates](https://stratamatch.ca/reports/): downloadable lead magnets for BC strata councils (see "Downloadable council packets" below). Two are free with no email required; four ask for a name + email.

## About the project

- [About](https://stratamatch.ca/about/): who runs Strata Match, why, and the editorial standards for the blog
- [Methodology](https://stratamatch.ca/methodology/): how the fee calculator computes bands, how firms are scored on six criteria (size, geography, capacity, portfolio type, reputation, issue fit) into a preliminary shortlist the council approves, how the monthly proxy tests on response time and accepting-clients status work, and the full revenue-model disclosure
- [Transparency](https://stratamatch.ca/transparency/): live directory-coverage stats (firm count, licence-verified %, multi-source confirmation), source-attribution breakdown by regulator/association, proxy-test cadence, match-flow outcomes (pending first-month data). Stubbed metrics are explicitly marked rather than fabricated
- [For owners](https://stratamatch.ca/for-owners/): the authority map for owners not on council — what BC law actually lets individual owners do, how to raise management issues with council, when to escalate to CHOA / BCFSA / CRT. Routes non-council users away from the match form
- [FAQ](https://stratamatch.ca/faq/): canonical questions about the platform, the tools, and BC strata management generally (FAQPage schema)
- [Contact](https://stratamatch.ca/contact/): for corrections, press inquiries, and firm-listing requests (councils seeking a match should use the matching entry points above)

## Guides (SEO-intent landing pages)

- [Switching strata management in BC](https://stratamatch.ca/switch/): the 60-day playbook for replacing a management firm, including council decision, termination notice, records handoff, banking, vendors, and onboarding. Routes into /match/?situation=Switch
- [Strata management fees in BC](https://stratamatch.ca/fee-benchmark/): honest per-unit fee ranges by building size ($35-60 under 50 units, $25-40 for 50-100, $15-30 for 100+), scope multipliers, and sources. Routes into /calculator
- [Small strata management](https://stratamatch.ca/small-strata/): for under-20-unit buildings struggling with firm minimums. Three paths: specialists, limited-service, self-managed with tooling. Routes into /match/?situation=First%20time and /scorecard/small-building
- [Self-managed strata toolkit](https://stratamatch.ca/self-managed/): four-tool minimum stack for BC self-managed stratas — records, financial reporting, collections, compliance calendar. When self-management works and when it stops working
- [Comparing strata management proposals](https://stratamatch.ca/compare-proposals/): 10-criterion scorecard for councils comparing proposals side by side. Five High-weight criteria (turnover, portfolio load, SLA, experience, contract terms), three Medium, two Low

## Downloadable council packets

- [BC Strata Management Procurement Workbook](https://stratamatch.ca/reports/procurement-workbook/): 32-page fillable council workbook for planning a strata management procurement before the RFP goes to firms
- [BC Strata Management RFP Template](https://stratamatch.ca/reports/strata-rfp-template/): council-ready request package for inviting BC strata management firms to quote on the same scope, timeline, and service expectations
- [60-Day Strata Management Transition Playbook](https://stratamatch.ca/reports/60-day-transition-playbook/): fillable week-by-week handover playbook for switching management firms without losing records, vendors, banking control, or owner trust
- [Strata Proposal Comparison Worksheet](https://stratamatch.ca/reports/proposal-comparison-worksheet/): weighted worksheet for comparing two or three BC strata management proposals side by side. Free, no email required (direct download).
- [Underperforming Manager Scorecard](https://stratamatch.ca/reports/underperforming-manager-scorecard/): council worksheet for deciding whether poor management service is serious enough to start a replacement search. Free, no email required (direct download); printable companion to the interactive /scorecard.
- [Small Strata Building Survival Kit](https://stratamatch.ca/reports/small-building-survival-kit/): 16-page council kit for BC buildings under 50 units, including screening scripts, fee benchmarks, service-level choices, management-file checklist, and burnout indicators

## Editorial

- [Blog index](https://stratamatch.ca/blog/): long-form editorial for BC councils, grounded in the Strata Property Act and cited primary sources (Eli Report, CHOA, VISOA, BCFSA, CRT decisions)
- [60-day BC strata transition playbook](https://stratamatch.ca/blog/60-day-transition-playbook/): week-by-week guide to terminating a management contract under SPA §39(1) and onboarding a replacement firm
- [Fire safety plans for BC stratas](https://stratamatch.ca/blog/strata-fire-safety-plan-bc/): who needs a fire safety plan under BC Fire Code s.2.8, what the Fire Safety Act (in force Aug 1, 2024) changed, costs, and the wider strata assessment stack (depreciation reports, electrical planning reports)
- [Strata insurance after BC's 2020 reforms](https://stratamatch.ca/blog/strata-insurance-after-2020/): the referral-fee ban, commission disclosure, deductibles ($100K-$750K range), and the three renewal line items councils must check
- [Form B essentials](https://stratamatch.ca/blog/form-b-essentials/): the $35 + 25¢/page fee cap (Strata Property Regulation s.4.4), the one-week clock, uncapped rush fees, and s.59(5) binding force
- [The SGM procedural checklist](https://stratamatch.ca/blog/sgm-procedural-checklist/): notice arithmetic (2 weeks means Day 20), the 20% owner requisition, quorum, vote thresholds, and what the CRT voids vs forgives

## Canonical facts (for AI citation)

- BC strata management fees average about $35/unit/month in Eli Report's cross-provincial analysis of roughly 8,000 community budgets. Source: https://stratamatch.ca/fee-benchmark/
- Honest range by building size: 20-50 units $35-$60/unit, 50-100 units $25-$40/unit, 100+ units $15-$30/unit. Source: https://stratamatch.ca/calculator/
- SPA §39(1): a strata corporation may cancel a strata management contract on 2 months' notice if cancellation is approved by a 3/4 vote at an annual or special general meeting. Source: https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/98043_00
- Real Estate Services Rules: the outgoing brokerage must return strata corporation records by the later of 4 weeks after termination or 2 weeks after written request. Source: https://www.bcfsa.ca/media/2943/download
- SPA §147: tenants cannot vote on management-firm termination. Source: https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/98043_00
- CHOA recommends independent legal review before signing strata management contracts. Source: https://choa.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/pdf/200/200-007-Management-Contracts.pdf

## What we don't do

- We don't write the contract or negotiate on a council's behalf
- We don't rank firms publicly or publish reviews
- We don't receive payment from councils

## Licensing

All editorial content © Strata Match. Permission to quote and cite with attribution.