How Strata Match matches firms to BC councils.
Strata Match scores BC strata management firms against six criteria, shortlists two or three for your building, and confirms each firm is taking new clients before any introduction. The roster starts from the BCFSA register and is cross-referenced against Google reviews, tribunal records, the corporate registry, professional associations, and direct broker confirmations — landing at 399 firms after exclusions. Nothing below is proprietary. A council should be able to audit a recommendation before acting on it.
The process
The match in three steps.
May 31, 2026
First, hard filters remove firms that should not be in your match set. Second, a scoring pass ranks the rest by building fit, capacity, and reputation across the six criteria, weighted by what you told us. Third, Strata Match sends council a preliminary shortlist; council chooses who to be introduced to, and we confirm those firms are accepting clients before any contact detail changes hands.
Scored on six criteria. You approve. Then we confirm availability.
Step one
Which firms are excluded before scoring?
A firm is excluded from your match set if any of these is true: its BCFSA licence is not active; it had a BCFSA disciplinary action in the last 24 months; or it appears on the Strata Match dropped register — firms removed after a verification check found a closed office, a dead website, or a record that no longer matched the licence.
No firm can pay past these filters. The exclusion list is why the public roster lands at 399, not the full 414 records we hold.
Step two
What are the six criteria Strata Match scores firms on?
The scoring pass weighs six things, weighted by what you told us about your building.
- SizeSize — does the firm handle buildings your size well?
- GeographyGeography — does it actually service your area?
- CapacityCapacity — its last-known signal on whether it's taking new clients (we confirm this live only after you approve a firm).
- PortfolioPortfolio type — does it manage your kind of building (highrise, townhouse, mixed-use)?
- ReputationReputation — what do public reviews and its track record show?
- Issue fitIssue fit — does it have a record with the problems you flagged?
Where a signal is missing, the firm gets a neutral score for that criterion — not a penalty and not a boost. Your match card shows which signals were verified and which we could not confirm.
Step three
What happens at the approval step?
Strata Match sends council a preliminary shortlist. Each firm on it names the fit signals behind the pick and any gaps still pending. Council chooses which firms to pursue.
Only then does Strata Match contact the selected firms — to confirm current intake, manager availability, and the right procurement contact. No firm is contacted until council approves. If a firm declines or goes quiet during that check, we replace it or tell council about the gap before any contact details are shared.
The calculator
How does the BC strata fee calculator produce its range?
Nine inputs in, a realistic fee range out. The base range is drawn from a dataset of Canadian strata operating budgets filtered to BC buildings; we widen the range where the BC sample for your building type is thin rather than pretend to a precision we do not have.
A scope multiplier then adjusts for service level, amenities, and meeting load. The result is a range for a building like yours, not a verdict on your current firm.
Revenue model
How is Strata Match paid, and can a firm buy a better match?
Councils pay nothing for the matching, now or ever. Firms pay nothing to be matched or introduced either — there is no fee tied to a match. No firm can pay for a better match, to appear in your shortlist, or to move up the order. Match order is building fit and measured signals, full stop.
For the record
What Strata Match will not do.
Sell rank, badges, or placement in a match set. Scrape data we cannot legally access. Store individual reviewer names.
The order on your shortlist comes from the six criteria and nothing else. There is no editorial override sitting on top of the score.
Auditability
Which public records back each firm check?
Per-firm checks draw on the public record. Each firm profile shows which of these confirmed it.
BCFSA
The regulator's licence register and 24-month discipline record.
Google reviews
Public rating, review count, how recent the reviews are, and open/closed status.
CRT & CanLII
Civil Resolution Tribunal and CanLII records for a firm's strata dispute history. Searched for every firm; we surface the cases we find. A scrape finding none is not proof of a clean record.
OrgBook BC
Corporate registry — legal entity and standing.
Firm website
Service area, portfolio, and stated capacity.
Broker confirmations
Direct outreach to confirm a firm is taking buildings your size this quarter.
PAMA & SPABC
Professional association membership.
Reference
CHOA for governance guidance; the Strata Property Act (bclaws) as the primary legal source.
Enrichment is ongoing: not every firm has every signal yet, and a firm profile shows exactly which sources confirmed it. Gaps are shown, never invented.
Corrections
Corrections.
If something here is wrong, write the Strata Match team at legal@stratamatch.ca. Corrections get posted with a date, not silently edited.
Common questions
How the matching works.
How does Strata Match make money if councils don't pay?
Councils pay nothing, ever. No firm can pay for a better match or for placement, and there is no public ranking. The matching is funded separately so it stays council-side and independent.
Is Strata Match a ranking of BC strata management companies?
No. Strata Match does not publish a public ranking or a best-of list. It produces a private, council-side shortlist for your specific building.
What are the six criteria firms are scored on?
Size, geography, capacity, portfolio type, reputation, and issue fit. The same six are applied to every firm so the shortlist is comparable.
Do you introduce firms without my approval?
No. We confirm a firm is taking buildings your size, then you approve the shortlist before any introduction. Your contact details stay private until you do.
Is the matching service free for BC strata councils?
Yes. The matching service, the directory, and the tools are all free for BC strata councils.
Run this method on your building.
Tell Strata Match about your building in nine questions. We score firms against the six criteria above and return a preliminary shortlist of two or three. You approve before any firm is contacted.