Construction and Engineering

COVID-19: Ontario extends state of emergency and stay-at-home order – impact on permitted construction activities

On April 16, 2021, the Government of Ontario announced the extension of the provincial declaration of emergency and stay-at-home order first...

Optimizing the relationship between technology and the construction and infrastructure industry

On March 25, 2021, Osler lawyers Simon Hodgett and Andrew Wong, along with Rosemarie Lipman, Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President,...

CCDC 31 (2020): A new consultant contract

The Canadian Construction Documents Committee has published a new standard form document – the CCDC 31 (2020) (CCDC 31). This new document...

Québec – New regulations to amend the Construction Code, Chapter I – Building and the Safety Code – Chapter VIII – Buildings

On December 16, 2020, the Québec government proposed new regulations under the Building Act; namely draft regulation to amend Chapter I, Building,...

Ontario Construction Act a “Comprehensive Scheme” – Claims for statutory breach of trust and unjust enrichment between subcontractor and owner dismissed

The Ontario Divisional Court recently confirmed that the Ontario Construction Lien Act (now the Construction Act) (the “Act”), which...

COVID-19: Ontario’s second state of emergency – Amendments to list of permitted construction activities

On January 12, 2021, the Government of Ontario declared its second state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Government announced...

Anti-deprivation rule applies to construction contracts

In Chandos Construction Ltd. v. Deloitte Restructuring Inc., the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed the application of the common law anti-deprivation...

Prompt payment and adjudication come to Alberta

On October 21, 2020, the Government of Alberta tabled Bill 37: Builders’ Lien (Prompt Payment) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 37), which seeks to...

Adjudication: ODACC releases first annual report

On October 1, 2020, Ontario Dispute Adjudication for Construction Contracts (“ODACC”) issued its much anticipated 1^st Annual...