This Week in Construction Law: May 9 – 13, 2022
May 16, 2022
In national news, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, a small-business lobby group, is demanding that provincial workers’
This Week in Construction Law: May 2 – 6, 2022
May 8, 2022
In Ontario news, more than 21,000 residential construction workers in the province went on strike on May
This Week in Construction Law: April 25 – 29, 2022
May 2, 2022
In federal news, the Canadian Infrastructure Bank appears poised to fund $20 billion in new projects every year.
This Week in Construction Law: April 11 – 15, 2022
April 18, 2022
In national news, Dan Strand of WorkSafeBC recently represented Canada at a meeting of experts hosted by the
This Week in Construction Law: April 4 – 8, 2022
April 11, 2022
In federal news, the lobby group Progressive Contractors Association of Canada praised the recent announcement by the federal
This Week in Construction Law: March 28 – April 1, 2022
April 4, 2022
In national news, the 2020 National Model Codes have been released. The newest version of these construction codes
The Wait is Over: Regulations Have Been Released and Alberta’s Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act comes into force August 29, 2022
On February 25, 2022, the Government of Alberta confirmed that the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act (the “PPCLA”)[1]Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act, c P-26.4 [Prompt Payment Act]. will
Do Section 23 Builders Lien Applications Exceed Masters’ Jurisdiction in BC? 2022 BCSC 287
The February 24, 2022 decision in Metro-Can Construction (PE) Ltd. v. Escobar[1]Metro-Can Construction (PE) Ltd. V. Escobar, 2022 BCSC 287. (“Metro-Can”) suggests that construction practitioners may wish to shift their
Maintenance Work, Repair Work, Capital Repair Work, and Lien Rights in Canada
Introduction I often explain the difference between non-lienable maintenance and repair work on the one hand, and lienable construction work on the other, using the analogy of a landscaper called
Saving Paper Could Cost You – Potential Perils of Incorporating Terms by Reference: Razar Contracting Services Ltd v. Evoqua Water
Why this decision matters Commercial agreements frequently incorporate or make reference to separate documents that form part of the larger bargain. This practice is known as “incorporation by reference”, and