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Osler Update November 23, 2020

Amending Bill 37: Alberta’s prompt payment regime

While Bill 37, titled the Builders’ Lien (Prompt Payment) Amendment Act, 2020, passed second reading on October 28, 2020, the prompt payment...

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Osler Update November 2, 2020

Prompt payment and adjudication come to Alberta

The Alberta government has tabled Bill 37: Builders’ Lien (Prompt Payment) Amendment Act, 2020, which seeks to modernize and make substantial...

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Osler Update October 13, 2020

SCC confirms application of anti-deprivation rule

In Chandos Construction Ltd. v Deloitte Restructuring Inc., the SCC confirmed the application of the common law anti-deprivation rule in the context...

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SCC confirms application of anti-deprivation rule
Blog October 8, 2020

Québec Court of Appeal comments on eligibility requirements for general contractors in a public call for tenders

On September 8, 2020, the Québec Court of Appeal released its decision in Société québécoise des infrastructures v. Agences Robert Janvier...

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Webinar September 23, 2020

Will Infrastructure Spending be part of Canada’s Economic Recovery Plan?

Join us for an insightful presentation featuring Osler special advisor, Mr. Stephen Poloz, the former Governor of the Bank of Canada.

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Will Infrastructure Spending be part of Canada’s Economic Recovery Plan?
Osler Update August 6, 2020

Ontario introduces sweeping changes to environmental legislation

On July 21, 2020, the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020 (Bill 197), which simplifies regulatory processes across various industries, received...

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Osler Update May 5, 2020

Ontario introduces significant amendments to the Pesticides Act and the Pesticides Regulation

The Ontario government has passed significant amendments to the Pesticides Act and the Pesticides Regulation

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Osler Update April 16, 2020

Class action dismissed against the REM: Limits on obligations owed to public transit users

Recently, in Barré v. CDPQ Infra Inc., the Quebec Superior Court dismissed an application for authorization to institute a class action relating to...

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Blog March 17, 2020

Contractual rights and obligations in the context of COVID-19

The significant disruption caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic brings threats to stable contractual relations and the economic expectations that...

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Contractual rights and obligations in the context of COVID-19
Osler Update December 16, 2019

Should you be retaining lien holdback under your repair or maintenance contract?

Stakeholders should pay close attention to the type of work under their maintenance or repair contracts, in order to determine if materials or...

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