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ARTICLE · 01 SEPTEMBER 2023

New OAA Standard Architect Services Contract

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Ontario's Association of Architects (the "OAA") has introduced a new standard form agreement for architect's services that they have instructed their members and clients to use going forward.

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Ismail Ibrahim
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Ontario's Association of Architects (the "OAA") has introduced a new standard form agreement for architect's services that they have instructed their members and clients to use going forward. The OAA600-2021 was released in November, 2022 and replaces the OAA600-2013, which had last been updated in 2019 to incorporate the new prompt payment provisions of the Construction Act (Ontario). This new OAA600-2021 contract is different from its predecessor in both format and substance.

The new format of the OAA600-2021 contract is much easier to navigate and allows for a single document to encompass all legal terms. You will immediately notice that there are significant more articles in the contract that allow for many of the business terms to be inserted directly, which also makes it easier to find these business terms in the future. The schedules are now referenced in the contract that include separate schedules for fees for:

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