Ontario’s New Construction Lien Act: An Update

There have been many developments since our original seminar on the proposed changes to the Construction Lien Act (Act). The final version of the Act reflected a number of changes proposed during the public consultation process.

As a result, the Act as passed differed in some respects from the one discussed at the previous seminar. Draft regulations have now been made public, and the Act is now on the verge of coming into force. Some of the amendments will come into force on July 1, 2018, while others will follow on October 1, 2019.

Join us for an in-depth discussion about the new law, how it will affect your business and how to plan for the transition.

Speakers

• Catherine Doyle, Partner, Financial Services
• Mark Johnson, Partner, Corporate & Commercial
• Seumas Woods, Partner, Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Agenda

• Breakfast and Registration: 8 – 8:30 a.m. EDT

• Presentations: 8:30 – 10 a.m. EDT

Mandatory Continuing Education

Ontario

This program contains 1 hour and 30 minutes of Substantive content and is approved by The Law Society of Ontario.

Quebec

Please note that pursuant to the amendments to the Règlement sur la formation continue obligatoire des avocats (Regulation respecting mandatory continuing education for lawyers – available in French only) of the Barreau du Québec, which came into force on April 1, 2019, the status of “recognized provider” and the mandatory “recognition” of activities have been abolished.

Blakes will continue to provide you with a confirmation of participation for your records. As stipulated in the above-mentioned regulation, members must preserve supporting documents attesting their completion of training activities for a period of seven years beginning on April 30 following the end of the reference period during which such activities were completed.

British Columbia

This program has been accredited for 1 hour and 30 minutes CPD Credit Hours with The Law Society of British Columbia.

Where

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
199 Bay Street Suite 4000,
Commerce Court West
Toronto, Ontario (Map)

Join by Live Webcast

If you cannot attend in person, you have the option to join our session by live webcast. Please R.S.V.P. to register for the webcast, and log-in details will be sent to you prior to the date.