Critics of Ontario's Tarion Warranty Corporation say it's moving too slowly to implement the recommendations of the Auditor-General
Among the recommendations Tarion says it has now implemented are a review of builder licencing procedures and an end to its financial sponsorship of Ontario home builder events.The new CEO of Ontario’s Tarion Warranty Corporation on Friday rejected criticism that his organization is moving too slowly to implement the recommendations of the province’s Auditor-General as it revealed that it has followed through with 11 of 25 of the orders, nine months after they were received.
Among the recommendations Tarion says it has now implemented are a review of builder licencing procedures and an end to its financial sponsorship of Ontario home builder events. But still outstanding is the creation of a new home construction regulatory authority, as well as consumer protection issues related to home inspections, dispute resolution and warranty service concerns the Auditor-General said have negatively impacted thousands of new-home buyers in recent years.
Tarion is one of Ontario’s administrative authorities that performs a public regulatory role but operates at arms-length from the provincial government.
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