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Amendments to Ontario’s Construction Act

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Please join us on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 for our webinar where Annik ForristalKyle LambertKailey Sutton and Patrick Pinho will discuss amendments to the Construction Act as introduced by Bill 216, which received Royal Assent on November 6, 2024, and the implications for stakeholders in the construction industry once the amendments come into force.

Discussion topics will include:

  • Changes to proper invoice requirements and processes.
  • New provisions relating to designer lien rights where a project is cancelled before construction begins.
  • Changes to holdback release requirements, including the introduction of mandatory annual holdback release.
  • Changes to adjudication, including when adjudication is available and adjudication processes.
  • Transition provisions applicable to existing contracts and projects.

The discussion will be interactive and will include an extensive Q&A period.

CPD: This program qualifies for up to 75 minutes of Substantive CPD in ON, 75 minutes of CPD in BC and 75 minutes of CLE in Quebec.

Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Time: 12 pm – 1:15 pm ET
Webinar: Log-in details will be e-mailed once you RSVP that you are attending.
Speakers
Annik Forristal
Partner,
Construction & Infrastructure | Municipal, Land Use Planning & Development
Toronto
Kyle Lambert
Partner,
Litigation & Dispute Resolution | Employment & Labour Relations
Ottawa
Kailey Sutton
Partner,
Construction & Infrastructure | Municipal, Land Use Planning & Development
Toronto
Patrick Pinho
Associate,
Construction & Infrastructure | Municipal, Land Use Planning & Development
Toronto

For more information and to RSVP to this webinar, please contact [email protected].

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