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CRA Entitled To Priority Over Subcontractors To Trust Funds In Owner’s Hands

February 21, 2017

The Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench recently held that the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) has priority over subcontractors and the bonding company in respect of

Is The Charge Or Lien Against The Holdback Separate From The Lien Against The Land?

October 2, 2016

Summary In the recent decision in Brook Construction (2007) Inc. v. Blackwood Contractors Ltd, the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal held that the charge