In BLG's October 23, 2020, November 4, 2020, November 11, 2020 , May 3, 2021, June 2021, and February 2, 2022 articles, we discussed upcoming changes to Alberta's Builders' Lien Act.
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Prompt payment and adjudication take effect August
29, 2022
In BLG's October 23, 2020, November 4, 2020, November 11, 2020 , May 3, 2021, June 2021, and February 2, 2022 articles, we discussed
upcoming changes to Alberta's Builders' Lien
Act.
On February 25, 2022, the Government of Alberta issued an Order
in Council proclaiming that Bill: 37 The Builders'
Lien (Prompt Payment) Amendment Act will come into force
on August 29, 2022 (the PPCLA). This will make Alberta the third
province to introduce prompt payment into its lien legislation.
Ontario's Construction Act added prompt
payment in October 2019 and Saskatchewan's changes came into
effect on March 1, 2022.
Also on February 25, 2022, the Government of Alberta issued
Orders in Council releasing the long awaited regulations to the
PPCLA:
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