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This Week in Construction Law, June 6 – 10, 2022

June 13, 2022

In Ontario, the union representing SNC-Lavalin Group’s engineers has filed a complaint with the national labour board

This Week in Construction Law, May 30 – June 3, 2022

June 6, 2022

In national news, the House of Commons transportation committee has published a report describing the Canada Infrastructure Bank

This Week in Construction Law: May 23 – 27, 2022

May 30, 2022

In Ontario, the carpenters’ union has ratified a deal providing pay increases of 10-12.5% over three years,

This Week in Construction Law: May 16 – 20, 2022

May 23, 2022

In Ontario, operating engineers (including crane operators) have agreed to a deal in the midst of sector-wide

This Week in Construction Law: May 9 – 13, 2022

May 16, 2022

In national news, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, a small-business lobby group, is demanding that provincial workers’

This Week in Construction Law: May 2 – 6, 2022

May 8, 2022

In Ontario news, more than 21,000 residential construction workers in the province went on strike on May

Supreme Court Of Canada Grants Leave To Appeal In Bond Notification Case

May 28, 2017 / Alberta, Bonds, Building Contracts, Federal, Fiduciary Duty, Payment Bonds, Payments, Uncategorized / Building Contracts, fiduciary duties, notice of existence of bond, Payment Bonds

On March 9, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal from the decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal in Valard Construction Ltd. v. Bird Construction Co.,

Recommendations To Amend Ontario’s Construction Lien Act

May 3, 2017 / Building Contracts, Construction and Builders Liens, Ontario, Uncategorized / amendments to Ontario's Construction Lien Act, Building Contracts, Construction and Builders Liens

On April 30, 2016, a Report was delivered to the Ontario Government proposing amendments to the Ontario Construction Lien Act. This report may, in whole or in part, soon be

Contract Limitation Clause Precludes Contractor’s Claim Over Against Designer

April 18, 2017 / Building Contracts, Claims, Limitation Period, Ontario, Uncategorized / Building Contracts, claims for contribution and indemnity, limitation periods

The limitation periods which apply to construction claims are difficult to sort out at the best of times. They are even more complicated when the limitation period applies to a

New International Commercial Arbitration Act Enacted In Ontario

April 10, 2017 / Ontario, Uncategorized, Welcome and Introduction Page / Arbitration, commercial arbitration, international arbitration, new legislation

On March 22, 2017, a new International Commercial Arbitration Act, 2017 came into force in Ontario (the 2017 ICAA). The 2017 ICAA is contained in Schedule 5 to the Burden

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