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Conference Countdown Clock
Do you still want to register early and take advantage of the discounts? You spoke, we listened. Location, Location, Location The 2019 Annual Education Conference and Exhibitor showcase will be held at the Mohawk Inn and Conference Centre. For the last couple of years, we had the event in Mississauga, which while a great venue and …
Dates of Interest – 2018
The Home Inspection Profession is, like other professions, subject to external influences. Some affect our businesses directly, some have a knock-on effect from changes outside of our profession. We’ve put together a list of dates we think might have an impact on the profession. January 1, 2018 New Stress testing for Mortgages – …
WSIB Policy review
WSIB Policy Changes – 2018 We are pleased to announce, that after five years of meetings, discussions and communication with the Minister and Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Government and Consumer Services and the Workplace Safety Insurance Board, the WSIB has finally decided to change the policies that affect the Home Inspection Profession. As of …
Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act (ONHWPA) and the Tarion Warranty Corporation (Tarion) Review
The Honourable Douglas Cunningham has released his Interim Progress Report on the review of the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act (ONHWPA) and the Tarion Warranty Corporation (Tarion). The report summarizes what he has heard and learned to date and outlines some preliminary thoughts on how to improve consumer protection, accountability, transparency, and board governance …
Summer’s Over – The Fall (out) begins
So 2016 is going into the record books as the second hottest Summer on record. And that’s only for the weather! As far as the housing market goes, most Realtors will tell you it’s been their hottest one ever. But the same is not true for Inspectors. Here at OntarioACHI we’ve heard the same story …
Is the future rosy? Unlikely!
Over the last 3-4 months most Inspectors in Ontario have seen a decided down-turn in the Home Inspection business. While a lot of this can be attributed to people waiving the home inspection condition as part of a multiple bid scenario, this is not the only driver. High prices restricting entry Ontario has seen a …
New Look for OntarioACHI
Web services updates We have been doing a lot of work at the back-end of the web services. These changes are to better help our members and also provide easier navigation for members of the public. Quick access We have added a new menu button that allows anyone to see the whole menu. While this …
OntarioACHI – TELUS phone plan comparison
Following a report by Global News in 2015, the board of OntarioACHI embarked on a mission to try to obtain a Mobile phone plan that fitted the Home Inspection profession and offered the best price point. This plan is open to ALL Canadian Home Inspectors but for the purposes of administration costs must be purchased …
Our membership continues to grow – April 2016
We would like to welcome our newest members. These are all Ontario Home Inspectors who have chosen to show they are prepared to prove their professional attitude: Howard Walsh Victor Safanov Benn MacDonald Raymond Yvon Carriere Hugh Dwyer Ed Novosky Want to know more about these members? Click on their names to see their profiles. …
Our membership continues to grow – February 2016
We would like to welcome our newest members. Daniel Swedlo Pedro Giorgana Doug Hurley Guy Hutcheson Robert Klassen Chris McArthur Bruce McFeteridge Matthew Merla Frank Salaris Gary Landiault Want to know more about these members? click on their names to see their profiles. The following members have registered as non-practicing students. We ask everyone to …
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InterNACHI Quebec training 2015
Hello to all! This is to let everyone know that there InterNACHI training will be held June 12, 2015 in La Prairie We apologise for any technical difficulties that may have meant some have not yet received the information. If anyone is interested, I can send you the agenda. And of course, you can contact …
New Site, New services, new accounts
The last few weeks have seen a massive site re-development. This has meant that we’ve had to replace all user accounts from the old system with new accounts on this one. You will be receiving an email with you user ID and password over the next couple of days which will allow you to log …
Ministry of Consumer Services Survey of Inspectors.
The Ministry of Consumer Services via their consultants SEG will be reaching out to all inspectors in Ontario, regardless of affiliation to complete a survey. This survey is to assist the Government in the way in which the regulations will be formulated, managed and costed so it is extremely important that everyone fills it out …
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OntarioACHI offers mobile options.
You can now get OntarioACHI information on your android device. Just scan any of the following QR codes, or enter the URLs to download the application installer to your device and never be without your daily OntarioACHI fix. Main site posts (Read only) This android app will display the posts on your device but offers …
OntarioACHI-AlbertaACHI agreement for the CCHI
The boards of both the Ontario Association of Certified Home Inspectors and the Alberta Association of Home Inspectors are pleased to announce that a formal agreement has been signed by both parties allowing OntarioACHI to both adopt and award the Canadian Certified Home Inspector (CCHI) certification standard. Not only is this standard the highest certification …
Free Radon Webinar
Thanks to Roy Cooke for passing this on: Webinar: Reducing Radon in Canadian Homes Health Canada is hosting a webinar on reducing radon in new and existing homes. Join us to learn about: · Radon mitigation techniques with a detailed overview of the new Canadian mitigation guide entitled: Reducing Radon Levels in …
Bill 182 Radon Testing
The following is a link to Bill 182 which is in passage through the Provincial parliament. Bill 182 – An Act to raise awareness about radon, provide for the Ontario Radon Registry and reduce radon levels in dwellings and workplaces We believe this piece of legislation is a step forward in bringing legislation, designed to …
