A recent Saskatchewan Court of Appeal decision makes it easier for subcontractors on provincial infrastructure projects to feel confident that, if necessary, they can impose a builders’ lien on the ...

Under Manitoba’s Builders’ Liens Act, a construction contractor could access both a lien bond and a trust claim if there is a dispute over payment because a firm could have a trust claim independent ...

under the Builders' Lien Act. This must be detailed in writing on the contract before the work is done and should include a date when the funds will be released after the works is completed.

Imagine a scenario where your tenant undertook an improvement of your commercially leased space without your knowledge. Now the tenant is in a dispute with its contractor and the contractor has filed ...