Prompt payment and mandatory adjudication legislation is being
considered and adopted across Canada to alleviate payment delays in
the construction industry. Comparing the new Alberta
Builders' Lien Act to the Ontario
Construction Act was a major focus of discussion during
Osler's Alberta Prompt Payment and Adjudication webinar,
hosted by Andrew Wong, partner, Commercial. The presenters were
Paula Olexiuk, partner, and Co-Chair of the Construction and
Infrastructure group, and Jagriti Singh, associate, Commercial.
With the Alberta legislation, there is a requirement for a
contractor or consultant to provide a proper invoice to the owner
every 31 days. An exception would be when contractual testing or
commissioning is involved. Ontario does not specify a number of
days – only suggesting that a proper invoice be submitted
monthly.
