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The province has shifted its approach since the release of its draft inclusionary zoning regulation, which was made available for public comment in December 2017.

The B.C. Court of Appeal (the "BCCA") recently issued reasons for judgment in the highly anticipated case of JVD Installations Inc. v Skookum Creek Power Partnership ("Skookum").

Le 29 septembre 2022, la Cour suprême du Canada a rejeté la permission d'appeler de la Ville de Mascouche (la « Ville ») dans l'affaire Ville de Mascouche c. Dupras, 2022 CanLII 88678 (CSC).

The PPCLA permits the removal of a lien where security is given or payment is made into court to stand in place of the project lands. The PPCLA also imposes a trust over funds...

When does a municipality's planning decisions amount to a de facto expropriation of land, and when is the owner entitled to compensation? These issues were considered...

Nous rappelons que le projet pilote pour faciliter le paiement aux entreprises parties à des contrats publics de travaux de construction ...

The construction industry will be transformed over the next few years by the green building movement.

Those who claim a builders lien must comply strictly with the requirements of the Builders Lien Act are frequently on the lookout for liens that can be extinguished for a failure to satisfy such requirements.

Contractors and subcontractors – also known as lienholders in the context of this post – may run into difficulties with obtaining prompt payment during the course of a construction project.

The Alberta Court of Appeal has significantly reduced the protection that consultants rely upon when they include limitations of liability provisions in their contracts.

On May 9, 2024, the Minister responsible for Infrastructure tabled Bill 62, An Act mainly to diversify the acquisition strategies of public bodies and to offer them more agility...

In the recent decision, Ross-Clair v. Canada (Attorney General) the Ontario Court of Appeal reaffirmed and clarified the necessity to follow the provisions in a construction contract to properly advance a claim for compensation in excess of the contract price.

That maybe was an ambitious assumption in the face of trying to do bigger projects and trying to tighten up the model and make the model and contractual terms a little more rigid.

Ontario's new Construction Lien Amendment Act (the "Act") has significantly overhauled Ontario's construction law rules. While the first set of the amendments have already come into force ...

On May 2, 2019, Ontario's Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing introduced new legislation under Bill 108, referred to as the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019, aimed at improving affordability by eliminating...

The defendant, Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Ltd (Stuart Olson), was the general contractor for the construction of a residential rental building, and plaintiff, Limen Forming West Ltd...

In March 2015, we reported on the Province's first reading of Bill 73 – Smart Growth for Our Communities Act, 2015 – and some of its key changes to the Planning Act and the Development Charges Act, 1997.