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BC Strata Reserve Health Calculator

Does the current reserve and planned contribution support the stated capital-work horizon?

Rules reviewed10 AUG 2026CAD estimates · No sign-in
Direct answer

A contingency reserve balance alone does not establish strata health. Compare the latest balance after approved commitments, the dated work plan, expected contributions, and the applicable allocation method before treating a funding gap as a future special levy.

01

Reserve position

Use the latest financial statement and remove only spending already approved but not yet paid.

02

Plan horizon

Transfer a defined work total and funding contribution from the depreciation report, budget, or other dated record.

03

Unit allocation screen

Use actual unit entitlement only when that is the applicable allocation method for the scenario.

Decision output

Funding context—not a levy prediction.

Use this to test whether dated funding assumptions cover a defined planning horizon.

Method, sources, and limits

Rules version: bc-property-rules-2026-08-11. Reviewed 2026-08-11. Results are deterministic estimates in Canadian dollars.

This tool does not determine eligibility, approval, coverage, legal responsibility, engineering condition, or future cost. Confirm time-sensitive or property-specific results with the professional responsible for that work.

How to use the result

The estimate is a question list, not a filing decision.

This model applies only the amounts and horizon you enter. It does not decide whether work is needed, approve reserve use, update a depreciation report, determine a valid allocation method, or predict a special levy, vote, loan, insurance claim, or price adjustment.

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Questions this calculator answers

Use the result with the right boundary.

Does a large contingency reserve fund mean a strata is healthy?

No. The balance needs context: approved commitments, planned work, report assumptions, annual contributions, actual condition, insurance, and how costs are allocated.

Does an unfunded planning gap prove there will be a special levy?

No. A gap is a question for the strata file. Actual funding can change through updated scopes, reserve use, contributions, borrowing, insurance, owner votes, or work timing.

Continue the decision

Use the result in its full BC context.

Read the BC reserve-fund guideCheck special levy responsibility on saleModel an explicit capital-work scenario