Check whether your co-owners' meeting can proceed. Free.
Quick answer: in Quebec, the meeting of co-owners can only proceed if co-owners holding the majority of the votes are present or represented (art. 1089 CCQ). Enter your fractions and attendance below: the calculator gives the verdict for the first call and for the reconvened meeting, with the rule that applies.
Without quorum, the meeting can neither deliberate nor vote: electing directors, consulting on the budget, a special assessment — everything is blocked and the meeting must be reconvened. Checking the vote count before the meeting date, then at the opening, avoids a wasted evening and delays on sometimes urgent decisions. A meeting decision can also be contested in court within 90 days (art. 1103 CCQ) — the quorum verdict recorded in the minutes is the record that matters then.
The quorum of the meeting of co-owners is constituted by the co-owners holding the majority of the votes, present or represented (art. 1089 CCQ). Votes are proportional to the relative value of the fractions (art. 1090 CCQ): it is a calculation of relative values, not a headcount. If quorum is not reached, the meeting is adjourned and, at the new meeting, three quarters of the members present or represented constitute the quorum — subject to the article 1097 floor for the weightiest decisions. The calculator applies this regime; it certifies nothing and does not replace the check made when the meeting opens.
Our guide explains the quorum rule, the second call, the voting majorities and concrete tips to reach quorum.
Read the quorum guideThe "first call" verdict says whether the meeting can proceed on the scheduled date: more than 50% of the votes must be present or represented. If it is negative, the "reconvened meeting" verdict shows what would happen at the adjourned meeting, where three quarters of the members present or represented constitute the quorum: it proceeds with whoever attends, but article 1097 decisions remain impossible there until the attendees hold the majority of all the votes. A co-owner deprived of their vote (art. 1094 CCQ) reduces the total votes, and therefore the threshold, accordingly (art. 1099 CCQ).
The calculation here is for preparation. On meeting day, keep the attendance sheet and record the quorum verdict in the minutes: that is the record that will matter if a decision is contested. CondoAide does this calculation live during the sitting — attendance, proxies, undivided co-ownership and co-owners deprived of their vote — and writes it into the minutes automatically.