At Tarion Warranty Corporation, we are entrusted with the responsibility of administering the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan.  This involves, among other things, registering and regulating new home builders and administering and enforcing a statutory warranty plan to protect purchasers of new residential homes in Ontario from certain risks.  These include builder failures or defaults such as substandard construction, faulty workmanship and materials, incomplete construction and loss of deposits.  We also promote better communication between builders and purchasers of new homes and seek to inform and educate new home buyers and builders about their rights and responsibilities.

This Code of Conduct describes the fundamental principles that guide our behaviour.  The code applies to all members of Tarion, including Board members, officers and employees. It is supplemented by other documents, public portions of which are available upon request.

HONESTY AND INTEGRITY
Honesty, integrity, fairness, respect and the absence of discrimination are fundamental to everything we do.

ACCOUNTABILITY
We strive for efficiency and effectiveness by meeting our commitments – balancing the urgency of issues, availability of resources and quality of work.

CONFIDENTIALITY
We will receive and hold all personal and financial information in a confidential manner in accordance with applicable law and recognized best practices.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST
We will not permit our personal dealings to conflict with our Tarion responsibilities.

COMPLIANCE
We will abide by applicable laws and never knowingly do business outside those laws.

ENVIRONMENT
We are committed to a healthy co-existence with our environment.

     

Harry Herskowitz                                   Howard Bogach
Chairman, Board of Directors            Chief Executive Officer and President
October, 2009                                        October, 2009