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

On September 8, 2025, Quebec's construction industry was ushered into a new era.

Canada Real Estate

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Miller Thomson LLP

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

In early October 2025, the British Columbia provincial government introduced Bill 20: Construction Prompt Payment Act ("Bill 20") in an effort to streamline payments across the construction industry...

Canada Real Estate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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

Depuis le 8 septembre 2025, le secteur de la construction au Québec est entré dans une nouvelle ère.

Canada Government

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Vancouver City Council Approves Measures To Support Development Viability

Vancouver City Council ("Council") has introduced a comprehensive package of policy changes aimed at tackling housing affordability and improving 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

GW

Gowling WLG

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

Canada Real Estate

BL

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

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

Canada Real Estate

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Construction Et Infrastructures En Ontario : Que Change La Nouvelle Loi Visant À Encourager À Acheter Ontarien Pour Votre Entreprise?

Canada Government

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Show Me The Money – British Columbia Introduces Prompt Payment

Canada Real Estate

WT

DWF Group

Understanding And Applying The Trust Provisions Of The Builders Lien Act: Five Things To Know

Canada Real Estate

M

McQuarrie

Camino Construction v Graham Construction: Three Routes To A Stay Of Lien Proceedings

Canada Real Estate

SU

Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP

Canada's New Citizenship Rules Explained: What Bill C-3 Means For Canadians Born Abroad

Canada Immigration

DS

Devry Smith Frank LLP

Big Changes Planned For Express Entry 2026

Canada Immigration

Moving2Canada

Government Financing Options For Intellectual Property

GW

Gowling WLG

Canada's Updated Influencer Marketing Disclosure Guidelines: Navigating AI, Affiliate Marketing, Child Audiences And More

Canada Media & IT

GW

Gowling WLG

What You Should Know About The Freestyle Libre 3 Recall

Worldwide Litigation

GP

Gluckstein Lawyers

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

AH

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

F

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

ML

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

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

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

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

BC Construction Prompt Payment Act Receives Royal Assent

Canada Real Estate

F

Fasken

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

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

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

Canada Real Estate

ML

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

TM

Torkin Manes LLP

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

Canada Real Estate

WL

WeirFoulds LLP

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

Canada Real Estate

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

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

Imagine saving for years to finally invest in your dream home, only to discover that the builder wasn't licensed to sell or construct in Ontario — and you've lost your entire deposit.

Canada Real Estate

RA

Robins Appleby LLP

Ontario Scraps Annual Expiration Of Lien Rights

On January 1, 2026, long-anticipated amendments to the Construction Act, R.S.O. 1990 c. C.30 ("Construction Act") will come into effect.

Canada Real Estate

TM

Torkin Manes LLP

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

December 5 and 6, 2025 marked major milestones on the road to the FIFA World Cup 2026™. The final groups were drawn on December 5, and the next day FIFA...

Canada Real Estate

WL

WeirFoulds LLP

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

Ontario's construction sector is bracing for significant legislative change as key amendments to the Construction Act will take effect on January 1, 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

A Big Shift For Small Setbacks: Understanding Ontario's New 90% Rule

On November 21, 2025, O. Reg. 257/25 (the "Regulation") came into effect, allowing a setback to be treated as compliant if it's at least 90% of the setback required in the zoning by-law.

Canada Real Estate

DH

Davies Howe

New Year, New Rules: Ontario's Construction Act Amendments Are Here!

The legislative amendments to Ontario's Construction Act (the "Act") resulting from Duncan Glaholt's 2024 independent review for the Ministry of the Attorney General will take effect on January 1, 2026.

Canada Real Estate

ML

McMillan LLP

YIMBY: The Lesser-Known Movement For Social Acceptance

Anthony Arquin and Agnès Pignoly examine the "Yes in My Backyard" movement.

Canada Real Estate

DW

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Building On Shaky Ground: Ignoring Permit Rules Leads To A Demolition Order

In The Corporation of the Town of Ajax v. 1940475 Ontario Inc., 2025 ONSC 5325, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the "Court") ordered the demolition and removal of all above-grade...

Canada Real Estate

WD

Wildeboer Dellelce LLP

Court Of Appeal Clarifies Late Service Rules: No Jurisdiction Without Timely Claim Form

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Manitoba's Rental Housing Construction Tax Credit Officially Launches

Canada Real Estate

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Here's The Drill: The 2025 CCDC 5B Update – Modernized Pre-Construction Services, Payment Structures, And Risk Allocation

Canada Real Estate

WL

WeirFoulds LLP

CRA Audits Purpose-Built Housing Rebate

MK

Millar Kreklewetz

From Bids To Bricks Part 3 (Video)

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Arbitral Appeals: Final Means Final

Canada Litigation

C

Cassels

HCRA Under The Microscope: What The Auditor General Missed About Builders' Real Challenges

Canada Real Estate

RA

Robins Appleby LLP

Better Early Than Sorry : Strict Compliance Required For Lien Deadlines

Canada Real Estate

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Common Mistakes In OH&S (Video)

Canada Employment

BD

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

La C.-B. Adopte Une Loi Sur Les Paiements Rapides Et Modifie La Builders' Lien Act : Votre Entreprise De Construction Est-elle Prête?

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

How Does Bill 60 Impact The Construction Act?

Canada Government

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Five-year Warranty And Lack Of Maintenance: Key Lessons From Tyco International

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

WATCH – 2025 Construction Law: Year In Review (Video)

Canada Real Estate

CW

Clark Wilson LLP

Bill 60: Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025

Canada Real Estate

RA

Robins Appleby LLP

Alternative Dispute Resolution In Construction: Collaborative Paths To Settlement

Canada Real Estate

PV

Pallett Valo LLP

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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

Revisiting Five Noteworthy Expropriation Cases From 2023

GW

Gowling WLG

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