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Modular Construction Contracts: Key Considerations For A Successful Project

Modular construction is rapidly evolving to meet the needs of a variety of stakeholders on all sorts of projects. Modular construction involves assembling a structure on-site using components or modules made off-site.

Canada Real Estate

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WeirFoulds LLP

The Only Constant In The Construction Industry Is Change – Amendments To Ontario's Construction Act In Force As Of January 1, 2026

In 2017 and 2018, Ontario implemented a major overhaul of its construction lien legislation. In 2018 and 2019, as the changes came into force, Ontario's Construction Act (the "Act")...

Canada Real Estate

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Pallett Valo LLP

Updates To Prompt Payment Legislation In Ontario, British Columbia And Alberta

Prompt payment and dispute resolution reforms are changing how construction project participants are to be paid, their disputes determined and when liens are to be filed and holdbacks released.

Canada Real Estate

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

British Columbia Court Of Appeal Awards Specific Performance In Culos Development (1996) Inc. v. Baytalan, 2025 BCCA 265

In a significant decision, the British Columbia Court of Appeal awarded the remedy of specific performance for a breach of an option to purchase (OTP) in Culos Development (1996) Inc. v. Baytalan, 2025 BCCA 265.

Canada Real Estate

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

La Cour d'appel de la C.-B. confirme les obligations du propriétaire après un avis de privilège d'un sous-traitant

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ce que les promoteurs et les investisseurs négligent souvent dans les coentreprises immobilières au Canada 

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Building The Future: Canada's 2026 Proptech Evolution

Canada Real Estate

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Shifting The Balance: What Ontario's Construction Act Changes Mean For Contractors

Canada Real Estate

RA

Robins Appleby LLP

No Duty To Mitigate Before You Terminate…Yet: Commercial Landlords In Ontario

Canada Real Estate

FR

Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

Landlord Considerations: To Term Or To Terminate

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Removing Or Passing Over An Executor And Administrator From The Estate

Canada Real Estate

ML

McKercher LLP

Montréal à l'heure du virage nord‑américain de l'« abondance »

Canada Real Estate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Ontario's Construction Act Amendments Now In Force: Key Changes To The Annual Holdback Regime And Related Updates

Canada Real Estate

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Dentons Canada LLP

Purchasing A Cottage On Leased Land In Manitoba: Understanding The Landscape And The Legal Framework

Canada Real Estate

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Fillmore Riley

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Modular Construction Contracts: Key Considerations For A Successful Project

Modular construction is rapidly evolving to meet the needs of a variety of stakeholders on all sorts of projects. Modular construction involves assembling a structure on-site using components or modules made off-site.

Canada Real Estate

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WeirFoulds LLP

How GST/HST Works On Multi-Residential Rental Construction?

For commercial mortgage lenders financing in-progress or newly completed multi-residential rental or retirement projects in Ontario, it is important to understand how GST/HST applies at completion.

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

The Only Constant In The Construction Industry Is Change – Amendments To Ontario's Construction Act In Force As Of January 1, 2026

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Pallett Valo LLP

Updates To Prompt Payment Legislation In Ontario, British Columbia And Alberta

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Canada Real Estate

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ce que les promoteurs et les investisseurs négligent souvent dans les coentreprises immobilières au Canada 

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Miller Thomson LLP

Building The Future: Canada's 2026 Proptech Evolution

Canada Real Estate

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Bennett Jones LLP

Shifting The Balance: What Ontario's Construction Act Changes Mean For Contractors

Canada Real Estate

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Robins Appleby LLP

Montréal à l'heure du virage nord‑américain de l'« abondance »

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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Land Law & Agriculture

Canada And China Reach Consensus On A "Strategic Partnership": What Your Business Needs To Know

On January 13, 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney made his first official visit to the People's Republic of China, Canada's second-largest single-country trading partner.

Canada International

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Dentons Canada LLP

Primer On Saskatchewan Farm Land Holding Restrictions Under The Saskatchewan Farm Security Act (SFSA)

The Saskatchewan Farm Security Act (the "SFSA") restricts the ability of non-resident persons and non Canadian-owned entities to directly or indirectly hold , or have interest in, Saskatchewan farm land.

Canada Real Estate

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McKercher LLP

Contracts Make It Safer To Explore New Markets

MLT Aikins lawyers Danielle Graff and Samer Awadh discuss the importance of drafting clear and practical contracts that account for ever-changing international markets, tariffs, currency fluctuations, supply chain delays and more.

Canada Commercial

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MLT Aikins LLP

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Canada Technology

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Bennett Jones LLP

Fast Tracks And Green Gaps Part V: From Carrots To Carbon Credits: How The World Is Powering Green Agri-Tech Beyond IP

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Bennett Jones LLP

Drone Use In Agriculture Requires Understanding The Rules

Canada Real Estate

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MLT Aikins LLP

Employers Required To Harvest Harmony, Cultivate Respect

Canada Employment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Q&A On Managing Intergenerational Growth In Canadian Agribusiness

Canada Real Estate

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Bountiful Harvest: Prime Minister Carney Prioritizes Response To China's Tariffs On Canadian Agriculture Exports

Worldwide Real Estate

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MLT Aikins LLP

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Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 17 – 20, 2026)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of February 17, 2026.

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Ce que les promoteurs et les investisseurs négligent souvent dans les coentreprises immobilières au Canada 

Que vous soyez promoteur immobilier, propriétaire, gestionnaire d'actif, financier ou investisseur, la manière de structurer...

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

No Duty To Mitigate Before You Terminate…Yet: Commercial Landlords In Ontario

Ontario commercial landlords generally do not have a duty to mitigate losses if a tenant repudiates a lease and the landlord keeps the lease alive.

Canada Real Estate

FR

Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

Landlord Considerations: To Term Or To Terminate

Canada Real Estate

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 9 – February 13, 2026)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Address Versus Addressee, Franchisor Versus Franchisee: Lessons Learned From The Ontario Court Of Appeal's Decision In Yulee Developments Inc. V. Mr. Zagros Management Inc.

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Dale & Lessmann LLP

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

The 2026 Commercial Leasing Outlook: Navigating An Omnichannel And Industrial-First Market

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Dale & Lessmann LLP

Navigating Lease Due Diligence: Key Considerations Upon Amalgamations

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Dale & Lessmann LLP

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Conveyancing

When One Owner Dies: Understanding The Right Of Survivorship For Individuals And Corporations

However, this structure introduces an additional layer of complexity, when determining how the right of survivorship applies when a joint tenant is a corporation.

Canada Real Estate

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Pallett Valo LLP

Start The Clock: How Long Do Estate Trustees Have To Administer Real Property?

In today's world of high real estate prices, the property held by an estate is often its most valuable asset.

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Homeowner Staves Off Enforcement Of Judgment Against Co-owner's Registered Interest (Brunton V. Lanzarotta)

Ontario's Land Titles Act is intended to be a true and accurate reflection of the state of title to a property.

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

If They Repudiate, You Can Remediate: Remedies For Alberta Landlords In Commercial Lease Abandonment

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

The Fight Of Survivorship

Canada Real Estate

CM

Casey & Moss LLP

Can Your Neighbour Expropriate Your Land? (A Consideration Of Remedies For Trespass)

Canada Real Estate

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Bennett Jones LLP

Purchasing Real Property In Alberta – The Lawyer's Role

Canada Real Estate

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Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer

Neighbour Entitled To Retain Land Upon Which Lasting Improvements Were Made (Margaritis v. Milne)

Canada Real Estate

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Property Owner Allowed To Maintain Property's Use As Three Dwelling Units (Vitale v. Toronto (City Of))

Canada Real Estate

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

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Crowe MacKay LLP

Property Division After Separation In Ontario: Married Vs. Common-Law (Video)

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“Déjà Vu Or Real Change?” Changes To Ontario’s Construction Act – The Construction Institute Of Canada

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