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The Ontario government is launching an independent review of the Construction Lien Act to address concerns about prompt payment in the construction industry.

On Thursday, May 18th, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs released updates to four of its land use plans that affect Southern Ontario:

This article is an update to our December 2017 article, where some of the most significant substantive changes to the Construction Lien Act (the "CLA") are considered.

One of the main purposes of the Construction Act is to protect parties who make improvements to the land but do not have a contract with the landowner. The Act does this by requiring each party to retain 10%...

Regardless of project size or scope, a comprehensive and tailor-made written construction contract provides the foundation for success.

This practice alert highlights the Rule 48 amendments, however, as noted in the opening words in Rule 48.14, the Rule is subject to an order which contains a set down date which differs from what is contained in the Rule.

Among the flurry of legislative changes recently announced on May 2, the Province introduced a new Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe ("A Place to Grow").

A decision rendered by the Quebec Court of Appeal this past June 10 should serve as a caveat for construction project owners and contract managers regarding the management of contract holdbacks.

On May 30, 2018, the Quebec National Assembly unanimously adopted Bill 162, An Act to amend the Building Act and other legislative provisions mainly to give effect to certain Charbonneau Commission recommendations.

Work sites today can present many safety hazards but even more hazardous may be the pitfalls of trying to negotiate the right insurance package for any given project.

The first phase of amendments to Ontario's Construction Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.C. 30 (the Act) came into force on July 1, 2018.

The latest sections to come into force relate to the qualifications and administration of municipalities' building officials.

Please join BLG, together with leading surety claims professionals, for a roundtable discussion on current developments, issues and anticipated trends facing the Canadian surety and construction industries.

Industry is driven, in part, by developments in technology and construction is no exception. Technology in the construction industry brings ...

The City of Toronto is proposing to enact a bylaw requiring “green roofs”.

Every three years, Ontario's construction industry is thrown into a frenzy as construction employees apply to decertify their union, and unions try to raid one another's bargaining rights.

There's an old joke about there being two seasons in Canada: winter and construction. For many people who live and work in the London, Ontario area, it is the second season that has been particularly...