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CCDC 32 introduces a progressive design-build framework that allows owners and design-builders to collaboratively develop project scope, budget, and schedule before committing to a final price. Through a two-phase structure with project gates and off-ramp provisions, this standardized contract addresses complex construction projects where requirements cannot be fully defined at the outset. How does this collaborative approach balance flexibility with cost certainty while reshaping traditional roles in const

Despite repeated interest rate hikes over the past year, the real estate market in many major Canadian cities remains resilient, and construction of new housing continues to grow.

In Alberta, private construction project participants enjoy the luxury of the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act, RSA 2000, c P-26.4 (the "PPCLA")...

Alberta's Builders' Lien legislation has recently changed and been renamed to the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act (the "Act").

The Ontario Court of Appeal has clarified how construction lenders and contractors rank in priority disputes when a developer becomes insolvent.

Most commercial real estate agreements contain a clause detailing how the parties are to give notice to one another if a notice needs to be sent under the agreement.

On October 1, 2019, the second set of amendments to the Construction Lien Act came into force. Now called the Construction Act, these amendments

On November 17, 2016, it was announced that Manitoba became a party to the New West Partnership Trade Agreement (the "NWPTA").

Clark Wilson LLP showcases its latest legal insights and firm achievements, including guidance on property transfers between family members and recognition as the most-named firm on Business in Vancouver's Biggest Real Estate...

In the recent case of 1951789 Alberta Ltd. v. Britannia Block General Partnership Inc.,[1] Applications Judge Farrington made the decision to release the alternate security paid into court...

Individuals in Canada who have the authority to direct how another person does work or performs a task have a duty under s. 217.1 of the Criminal Code to take reasonable steps ...

The Canadian Securities Administrators have proposed the most significant amendments to issuer bid, take-over bid and beneficial ownership reporting regimes in over a decade.

We regularly advise foreign clients on expanding their businesses to Canada.

The field of behavioural economics is a fascinating one and it has helped shed light on the many ways in which humans act irrationally.

We got together with one of the founders of Small Claims Wizard to talk about the possibilities surrounding the innovation of the legal field through the use of technology.

Startup Source's Mat Goldstein recently contributed to a Techvibes article, entitled "Cross-Border Considerations for Canadian Startups," which considers the benefits of setting up a cross-border corporate structure.

This quarter's Ontario class action decisions reveal evolving judicial approaches to parallel proceedings, individual action stays, and the predominance test. Courts examined novel duty-to-recall...

This week's Powerful Women series profiles Indy Butany-DeSouza, Vice President Regulatory Affairs & Privacy Officer, at Alectra Utilities Corporation, the second-largest municipally-owned electricity utility in North America.

When I'm working late, I frequently head down to Marché to grab a salad from their salad bar. At Marché, the salad bar employees perform 3 key functions:

The Canadian Industrial Relations Board has issued its first interpretation of the new federal replacement worker provisions under Bill C-58, clarifying that the restrictions are categorical rather than absolute. In a landmark decision involving Montreal Gateway Terminals Partnership, the Board established key principles about when and how employers can use replacement workers during lawful strikes and lockouts, including critical distinctions about hiring dates, workplace geography, and employee classifica