Canada: Construction & Planning

Subscribe

Real estate law and construction law thought leadership, articles, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore insights covering topics such as construction and planning, conveyancing, estate management, land law and agriculture, and real estate law.

Silence Is Not Golden: Ontario Court Holds Contractual Termination Must Be Crystal Clear

In a recent decision involving the sale of a pre-construction townhouse in Oakville, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice reaffirmed that a contract does not automatically terminate upon a default by one of the parties.

Canada Real Estate

PV

Pallett Valo LLP

Recent LAT/HCRA Decision Relating To Purchase Agreement Cancellations - HCRA v. Briarwood (Angus) Ltd.

In a recent September, 2025 decision, Briarwood was successful in having the HCRA Discipline Committee dismiss 128 out of 142 counts of misconduct under Section 3 of the Code of Ethics...

Canada Real Estate

RA

Robins Appleby LLP

Key Updates To The CCDC 30 – 2025

This summer, the Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC) released the CCDC 30 – 2025, the revised standard form contract for Integrated Project Delivery (IPD).

Canada Real Estate

CW

Clark Wilson LLP

Breaking The Chain: Legal Risks In Disrupting The Construction Payment Hierarchy

Cash flow is the lifeblood of Ontario's construction industry that keeps projects moving and businesses afloat.

Canada Real Estate

SW

Soloway Wright

Strata Document Review: Tips For Buyers

Canada Real Estate

LM

Lesperance Mendes Lawyers

The Quick And Dirty On Ontario's 2025 Amendments To The Excess Soil Regulation

Canada Real Estate

ML

McMillan LLP

Principe de compensation équitable et doctrine des mains propres : qu'est-ce que la plus récente décision de la Cour d'appel de l'Alberta signifie pour les réclamations en construction

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

2-5-10 New Home Warranty Claims: Post-Submission Steps

Canada Real Estate

LM

Lesperance Mendes Lawyers

Changes On The Horizon: Bill 60, Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025

Canada Real Estate

ML

McMillan LLP

Bill 60: Further Proposed Amendments To The Construction Act

Canada Real Estate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Federal Budget 2025: Key Infrastructure Considerations In Canada Strong

Canada Government

D

Dentons Canada LLP

Projet de loi 20 : Dépôt d'un régime de paiement rapide en Colombie-Britannique

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Bill 60, Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025: Notable Amendments To The Development Charges Act, 1997 And The Planning Act

Canada Real Estate

SW

Soloway Wright

Who Is Responsible For Condo Walls, Ceilings, And Floors? Alberta Court Of Appeal Clarifies In Aubin v Condominium Plan No 862 2917

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

2025 Federal Budget Tax Highlights

CM

Crowe MacKay LLP

Budget 2025: Federal Government Proposes Changes To Veterans And RCMP Medical Cannabis Benefits

Canada Cannabis

C

Cassels

Now Hiring? New Job Posting Rules Take Effect In 2026

Canada Employment

WH

Williams HR Law

Share Redemption And Share Retraction: Tax Treatment By CRA—plus They Are Useful Tax Planning Tools

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

2025 Canada Federal Budget: A Summary Of Key Tax Proposals

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Historic Roots, Changing Times: A Look At The Proposed Archaeology Exemption Criteria And The Updated Ontario Heritage Tool Kit

The Ontario Heritage Act (OHA) provides the legislative framework for the conservation of Ontario's cultural heritage and is an important vehicle through which municipalities in Ontario can designate...

Canada Real Estate

D

Dentons Canada LLP

Is Your Arbitration Agreement Enforceable In A Crisis? A Post-Petrowest Guide For Business Leaders

Recent cases show courts increasingly willing to stretch Petrowest, not only across provincial arbitration acts but even into proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, RSC, 1985, c. C-36 (the "CCAA").

Canada Litigation

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

BoC's Rate Cut Triggers Hope And Concern In Housing Sector

The Bank of Canada (BoC) cut its interest rate by 25 basis points, lowering it from 2.50% to 2.25%. This marks the central bank's second consecutive rate cut, following the same reduction in September.

Canada Real Estate

RA

Robins Appleby LLP

Torys On Budget 2025: Infrastructure And Nation-Building Projects

On November 4, the federal government released its long-awaited budget, Canada Strong (Budget 2025)...

Canada Government

TL

Torys LLP

Garantie quinquennale, et défaut d'entretien : quels sont les enseignements clés de l'arrêt Tyco International ?

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Developer-Friendly Changes To Ontario's Record Of Site Condition Regime

Canada Real Estate

ML

McMillan LLP

Ontario's Proposed Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 And What It Means For The Development Process

Canada Real Estate

D

Dentons Canada LLP

Budget fédéral de 2025 : Résumé des propositions fiscales

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Ontario Seeks Public Input On Proposed Official Plan Reforms Under The Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025

Canada Real Estate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Beyond The Blueprint: When Do Owners Owe A Duty Of Care To Contractors?

Canada Real Estate

CC

CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

New Housing Rebate For Builders

Canada Real Estate

MK

Millar Kreklewetz

Pièges à éviter lorsqu'une transaction immobilière tombe à l'eau

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Insurers Prevented From Using Subrogation And Assignment Rights To Recover Against Own Insureds

Canada Insurance

TG

Theall Group LLP

On The Road To Reform: The Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025

Canada Real Estate

C

Cassels

New Housing Rebate For Builders

As we have blogged here and here, homeowners who sell their newly built homes shortly after taking possession have long been a target of CRA audits.

Canada Real Estate

MK

Millar Kreklewetz

Pièges à éviter lorsqu'une transaction immobilière tombe à l'eau

Il est 16 h, et tout indique que votre première transaction immobilière (d'achat ou de vente) n'aboutira pas comme prévu. Naturellement, une question s'impose : que faire? En pratique, quatre possibilités s'offrent à vous...

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Insurers Prevented From Using Subrogation And Assignment Rights To Recover Against Own Insureds

In Realtrium Holdings Pickering Inc. v Simpson, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice considered whether an underwriter of a statutorily mandated insurance program was entitled to recover from its own insured for amounts it paid to third-party claimants.

Canada Insurance

TG

Theall Group LLP

On The Road To Reform: The Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025

On October 23, 2025, the province of Ontario (the Province) introduced Bill 60, the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025, for first reading. Bill 60 is an omnibus bill that proposes...

Canada Real Estate

C

Cassels

B.C. Introduces Prompt Payment Legislation

Canada Real Estate

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

First-Time Buying A Home In Canada: Essential Tax Incentives And Rebates You Should Know

First-time home buyers in Canada have access to a variety of government programs designed to support their entry into the housing market. This article focuses specifically on Federal tax-related programs—most of which are administered by the Canada Revenue Agency.

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Liening On Fairness

Construction Disputes continue to arise from the intersection of adjudication and construction lien actions in the relatively new era of prompt payment and adjudication in the construction industry.

Canada Real Estate

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Construction Claim Confusion? Understanding Public Works Act Claims Following Alberta Social Housing Corporation v Dawson Wallace Construction Ltd., 2025 ABKB 124

The Alberta Court of King's Bench (the "Court") recently considered the entitlement to funds paid into Court under section 15(4) of the Alberta Public Works Act, RSA 2000, c P-46 (the "PWA")...

Canada Real Estate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Equitable Set-Off And Clean Hands: What Alberta's Latest Court Of Appeal Decision Means For Construction Claims

For construction law practitioners, this case provides useful guidance for when equitable set-off can serve as a valid defence to summary judgment.

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Tariffs And Turbulence: Analyzing Trade Tensions In Canada's Construction Industry

Canada Real Estate

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

A New Look At GST/HST Housing Rebates

MK

Millar Kreklewetz

From Promise To Proof: Why Written Assurances Matter

Canada Real Estate

MR

McLennan Ross LLP

Ancestral Remains On Construction Sites: Legal, Practical And Contractual Considerations

Canada Real Estate

CC

CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

Get Paid, Not Played: B.C. Introduces Prompt Payment Bill

Canada Real Estate

ML

McMillan LLP

Alberta Court Of Appeal Confirms Equitable Set-off As A Defence To Summary Judgment

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Construction Prompt Payment Is Coming To B.C.: What To Expect And How To Get Ready

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Prompt Payment Legislation Arrives In British Columbia: What You Need To Know

Canada Real Estate

SU

Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP

Bill 20: Prompt Payment Legislation Introduced In British Columbia

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Importantes modifications apportées aux contrats 5A, 5B, 17 et 30 du CCDC

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

First-Time Buying A Home In Canada: Essential Tax Incentives And Rebates You Should Know

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

How To Prepare For Commercial Tenant Transfers: A Landlord's Guide

Canada Real Estate

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

B.C. Introduces New Construction Prompt Payment Act

Canada Real Estate

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

B.C. To Enact Prompt Payment And Adjudication Legislation

Canada Real Estate

CW

Clark Wilson LLP

Build Canada Homes: A Federal Reset On Affordable Housing Delivery

Canada Real Estate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

See more

Latest Videos

See more

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

FH

FH&P Lawyers

WATCH – Construction Law Update: Key Cases From 2023-2024 (Video)

CW

Clark Wilson LLP

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

CM

Crowe MacKay LLP

Construction Law: Fact Versus Fiction (Video)

F

Fasken

What To Look For When Choosing A Construction Litigator (Video)

BD

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Mondaq uses cookies on this website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies as set out in our Privacy Policy.

Learn More