Chad Kopach
Blaney McMurtry LLP
Subcontractors' Lien Timelines Under the Construction Act
Canada - December 10 2018 The first tranche of revisions to the Construction Act (the “Act”) came into force on July 1, 2018. Some of the most anticipated changes were the...
Owners' Obligations Under Labour and Material Payment Bonds
Canada - February 16 2018 In Valard Construction v Bird Construction, released yesterday (February 15, 2018), the Supreme Court has revealed a long-held misunderstanding in the...
Timeliness of the Lien - Rethinking the "Date of Last Supply"
Canada - October 2 2017 Generally speaking, subcontractors’ liens expire 45 days from the date of last supply. This is the key deadline all subcontractors are looking at...
Adjudication Under the New Construction Act
Canada - June 15 2017 The last article outlined the proposed Prompt Payment provisions that will be added to Ontario’s Construction Lien Act, which should come into force...
Ontario's New Prompt Payment Legislation - How It Will Work
Canada - June 12 2017 As eagerly anticipated, the proposed changes to Ontario’s Construction Lien Act were tabled in the Legislature on May 31. There will be many...
