Leader of the Canadian Condominium Institute

The LCCI designation is open to any CCI member who provides goods and/or services, through annual employment time and volunteer time, to or within the condominium/strata/copropriété industry. The designation is open to any particular profession or trade.
 

What is the Leader of the Canadian Condominium Institute (LCCI) designation?

• Designation awarded by CCI National to successful applicants
• Designation to a CCI member who provides goods and/or services, to or within the condominium/strata/co-propriétée industry.
• The ACCI designation has been retired and no new ACCIs will be awarded.
• ACCIs may continue to use ACCI  if they choose or can be grandfathered and choose to use the LCCI designation.

Who Can Apply?

• An individual or professional member of CCI who prior to the date of application:
  • Is a member in good standing;
  • Has a minimum of three (3) years as an individual or professional member of CCI immediately preceding the date of the new designation application;
  • And a minimum of three (3) years’ service to the condominium industry through provision of  goods and/or services, through annual employment time and volunteer time within the condominium industry;
• Note:  a current ACCI member can forego the application process and fee and use the LCCI designation.

Applicant Requirements

• Provide at least two (2) letters of reference/endorsement from a CCI member who has at least five (5) years of membership in CCI
• Provide an executed declaration that the candidate will comply with the CCI Code of Ethics.
• Details of participation in CCI at either the Chapter or National level in the three (3) years immediately preceding the date of new designation application.
  • roles on committees 
  • conference/seminar attendance
• In the three (3) years immediately preceding the date of the new designation application;
  • Proof of public speaking or presentation experience at two (2) events on condominium related or CCI topics   
  • Or At least two (2) written articles on condominium related topics as published in a newsletter, paper or other publication 

Process

• Submit an application online to CCI National 
• Payment of the non-refundable fee of  $150 + HST
• Application reviewed by the chapter Board of Directors Member designate
• Board of Directors designate presents successful applicants to the Chapter Board
• The  Chapter Board will review the application and make recommendations to CCI National
• The National Executive will review the Chapter recommendation and either approve the designation or follow up to advise why it was not approved

Maintaining LCCI Designation

• Maintaining LCCI designation requires the following:
  • Submission of an Annual Report of the designator’s activities throughout the preceding year.
  • The details of these reports should be similar to the designation criteria.
  •  These reports to be uploaded and saved in the CCI National Database under the designator’s  name.
  • There could be a random annual audit of some Reports to ensure compliance.
  • NOTE:  These requirements also apply to ACCI members who accepted the LCCI designation

Loss of LCCI Designation

• A CCI member may lose their LCCI designation if one or more of the conditions below apply:
  1. Failure to complete an Annual Report
  2. Not a current member in good standing of CCI
  3. Non-compliance uncovered after an audit of an Annual Report
  4. If there is a legitimate complaint about the conduct of an LCCI (i.e. violation of CCI’s Code of Ethics) made to CCI-N and the National Executive chooses to revoke the person’s CCI membership.                   
  5. Note:  there is no appeal process for LCCI complaints and revocation of one’s CCI membership.

Visit CCI National to learn more.