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Understanding The Impact Of Ontario's Construction Act Changes (Video)

Effective January 1, 2026, updated amendments to Ontario's Construction Act will introduce significant changes to processes, operations, and timelines across the construction ecosystem.

Canada Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Recent Saskatchewan Court Of King's Bench Decision Reaffirms The Broad Application Of The One-year Limitation Period For Suing Municipalities In Saskatchewan

In Canadian National Railway Company v Town of Edgeley and RM of South Qu'Appelle No. 157, 2025 SKKB 202 [Edgeley], the Honourable Mr. Justice A.S. Davis ruled in favour of the municipality defendants...

Canada Litigation

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

Les Modifications À La Loi Sur La Construction De L'Ontario Sont Désormais En Vigueur

Le 1er janvier 2026, d'importantes modifications à la Loi sur la construction de l'Ontario (la « Loi »), promulguées par la Loi de 2024 visant à bâtir l'Ontario pour vous (auparavant, le « projet de loi 216 »)...

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

2025 CCDC Contract Updates: What Construction Professionals Need To Know

In mid-2025, the Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC) released new versions of several standard construction contracts to modernize these agreements...

Canada Real Estate

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Pallett Valo LLP

WATCH – Enforcing And Defending Builders Liens: What Contractors And Owners Need To Know In Times Of Economic Uncertainty (Podcast)

Canada Real Estate

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Clark Wilson LLP

Prompt Payment And Adjudication Legislation And The Application On AFP Projects

Canada Government

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Bennett Jones LLP

Proving Delay And Damages: Lessons On Critical Path Analysis And Insurance Recovery In Dependable Mechanical V Ledcor

Canada Real Estate

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Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP

BC Supreme Court Dismisses Dormant Lien Action — Security Released After Five Years

Canada Real Estate

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Clark Wilson LLP

From Bids To Bricks Part 4 (Video)

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Amendments To Ontario's Construction Act Now In Force

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ontario Contemplates Pushing "Pause" On Inclusionary Zoning, In Toronto, Mississauga, And Kitchener

Canada Government

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WeirFoulds LLP

Mise à jour sur le nouveau cadre de politique d'investissement de Maisons Canada

Canada Real Estate

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

BC's Prompt Payment Regime In Context: A Cross Jurisdictional Comparison

Canada Government

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Clark Wilson LLP

When Dense Makes Sense: BCSC Cancels Obsolete Building Scheme To Clear Way For Townhouses

Canada Real Estate

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Regulatory Incentives For Ontario Distributors To Encourage DER Integration Through Non-wires Solutions

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Torys LLP

A Guide To Canadian Corporate Dividend Tax Strategy

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Sneaky Trusts: The Legal Plot Twist With Gratuitous Property Transfers

Canada Real Estate

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Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

After The Surge: Understanding The GTA's Housing Market Decline

Canada Real Estate

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Bill 30: What B.C. Employers Need To Know About The New Serious Illness Or Injury Leave

Canada Employment

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Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Achieving Canada's Ambitious Infrastructure Goals: Indirect Tax And Major Projects

Following the referral of a second tranche of projects to the Major Project Office (MPO) on Nov. 13, 2025, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed...

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Canadian Infrastructure Developments In 2025: Build More, Faster

We are proud to launch Dentons' Infrastructure and Major Projects Perspectives newsletter with a review of the key policy developments in 2025 that impacted infrastructure development in Canada.

Canada Real Estate

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Dentons Canada LLP

Strong Mayors – Shifting The Municipal Governance Model

On September 8, 2022, the Ontario government passed the Bill 3, Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act, 2022 that provides the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa with new extraordinary executive powers...

Canada Real Estate

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Two Key Changes To Ontario's Construction Act Introduced By Bill 216 And Bill 60

For the past nine years, the construction industry has been governed by new Construction Act (the Act) which came into force in 2017 and replaced the previous Construction Lien Act. Owners and contractors...

Canada Real Estate

RA

Robins Appleby LLP

No Damages Beyond "Buyer Beware": Residential Renovations, The Building Code, And Construction Negligence

Canada Real Estate

Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP

How The New Regulation Respecting Prompt Payments Is Changing Construction Contracts In Quebec

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Bill 20: Prompt Payments, Fast-Tracked Dispute Resolution, And The End Of Shimco Liens

Canada Real Estate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Comment le nouveau règlement sur les paiements rapides transforme les contrats de construction au Québec

Canada Government

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Vancouver City Council Approves Measures To Support Development Viability

Canada Real Estate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Build Canada Homes' New Investment Policy Framework Update

Canada Real Estate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Alberta Court Holds That Contractor Can Sue For Wrongful Public Works Act Claim

Canada Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Changes To Ontario's Construction Act Effective January 1, 2026

Canada Real Estate

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

2026 Amendments To The Construction Act

Canada Real Estate

TM

Torkin Manes LLP

Ontario Court Confirms Strict Enforcement Of Suit Limitation Periods In Surety Bond Claims

Canada Real Estate

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Alberta Court Holds That Contractor Can Sue For Wrongful Public Works Act Claim

Recent case law in Alberta allows parties to sue for damages arising from the registration of a grossly inflated or wrongful claim under the Public Works Act ("PWA").

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Changes To Ontario's Construction Act Effective January 1, 2026

The most significant implication of these amendments are to the administration of the statutory holdback and the requirement for the annual release of holdback going forward for construction projects in Ontario.

Canada Real Estate

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

2026 Amendments To The Construction Act

Effective January 1, 2026, significant amendments to the Construction Act, R.S.O. 1990 c. C.30 (the "Act") are now in effect. The key changes are highlighted below.

Canada Real Estate

TM

Torkin Manes LLP

Ontario Court Confirms Strict Enforcement Of Suit Limitation Periods In Surety Bond Claims

In VanMar Constructors ON 1028 Inc. v Travelers Insurance Company of Canada, 2025 ONSC 6959, the Ontario Superior Court found that a performance bond action by a contractor was commenced...

Canada Real Estate

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

After The Surge: Understanding The GTA's Housing Market Decline

Canada Real Estate

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

BC's Long Awaited Prompt Payment Reforms Land Amid Industry Downturn

Construction contractors across Canada have perennially experienced payment delays on projects, unfairly impacting their cash flow. The reasons for the payment delays are many.

Canada Real Estate

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Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Ontario's Amendments To The Construction Act Take Effect January 1, 2026

Significant amendments to Ontario's Construction Act (the "Act") will come into force on January 1, 2026.

Canada Real Estate

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Fasken

Royal Assent Granted: Preparing For Prompt Payment In BC

On November 27, the Construction Prompt Payment Act (the "Act") received Royal Assent. Following similar legislation in Ontario and Alberta, BC's Act marks a significant shift in the construction industry's payment practices.

Canada Real Estate

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McMillan LLP

The BC Flipping Tax: What Homeowners, Investors, And Builders Need To Know

Since January 1, 2025, British Columbia's Flipping Tax has applied to the disposition of taxable property, pursuant to the Residential Property (Short-Term Holding) Profit Tax Act (the "Act").

Canada Real Estate

CW

Clark Wilson LLP

What Ontario's New Buy Ontario Act Means For Construction And Infrastructure Firms

Canada Government

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Miller Thomson LLP

Two Years On: The Property Manager's Role In Occupation Phase Building Safety

Canada Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

BC Construction Prompt Payment Act Receives Royal Assent

Canada Real Estate

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Fasken

Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 8 – 12, 2025)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Bill 60 Becomes Law – Updated On The Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025

Canada Real Estate

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McMillan LLP

British Columbia's Construction Prompt Payment Act: From Cash-flow Friction To Clear Framework

Canada Real Estate

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Levelling The Playing Field: New Tarion Rule Helps Curb Illegal Home Sales

Canada Real Estate

RA

Robins Appleby LLP

Ontario Scraps Annual Expiration Of Lien Rights

Canada Real Estate

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Torkin Manes LLP

Kick Off Right, Toronto: Make Sure Your World Cup Viewing Party Plays By The Lease Rules!

Canada Real Estate

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WeirFoulds LLP

Ontario's Bill 60: Key Changes To The Construction Act Arriving In 2026

Canada Real Estate

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

St. Catharines v. Al-Kadhee – Closing Order Application Unburdens Community Of Problem House

Canada Real Estate

BA

Boghosian + Allen

Construction Liens And Loan Advances: Why Prudent Commercial Lenders Hit "Pause" And How To Clear The Path

Canada Real Estate

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

St. Michael's Hospital Fraud Case: Key Takeaways For Public Institutions And Contractors

Canada Government

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

Ontario Announces January 1, 2026, Effective Date For Construction Act Changes

Canada Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Planning To Accelerate Development: Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025

Canada Real Estate

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Davies Howe

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Clark Wilson LLP

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

From Bids To Bricks Part 1 (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Construction Law In BC: How Tariffs, Contracts, And Costs Impact Construction Projects (Video)

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FH&P Lawyers

Crowe Master Series - Beedie's CFO Mason Bennett: Who Is Beedie Group? (Video)

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Crowe MacKay LLP

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