Infrastructure Infrastructure

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...

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...

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...

Bill 66: Québec revamps its infrastructure bill

On September 23, 2020, the Québec government (the “Government”) tabled Bill 66, An Act respecting the acceleration of certain...

So you received an adjudication determination: what comes next?

Adjudication, a quick method meant to achieve interim binding resolution of construction disputes, was introduced to the construction industry as one...

Alberta fast-tracks infrastructure stimulus plan and spending

The Government of Alberta (the “Government”) has identified infrastructure investment as a key component of Alberta’s economic...

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...