An order was made on March 20, 2020 under the Emergency
Management and Civil Protection Act (the "Order")
which may provide some relief to those civil litigants running up
against limitation periods and other procedural time limits (see
our
blog on this topic). However, the Order may have unintended
consequences for the construction industry.
The Order suspends the operation of,
- Any provision establishing a limitation period; and
- Any provision establishing a period of time within which any
step must be taken in a proceeding, or intended proceeding.
The suspension invoked by the Order is retroactive to March 16,
2020 and lasts for the duration of the emergency that was declared
by the province.
