Co-author Radha Lamba (student-at-law)
It's been a year since the first set of amendments to
Ontario's Construction Lien Act (renamed Construction Act) came
into effect. Prompt payment and adjudication are scheduled to come
into force this fall.
Momentum is building.
On July 18, 2019, the Attorney General of Ontario, Doug Downey,
announced that ADR Chambers has been chosen to serve as the
Authorized Nominating Authority to oversee the adjudication
process.
Here are highlights of what's in force today and what's
to come later this year.
Key Dates
There are two keys dates, with transition rules:
July 1, 2018: amendments came into force,
except for prompt payment and adjudication
