Construction Lien Act – Improvement
January 2011 Construction Lien Act – Improvement: The Ontario Construction Lien Act has been recently amended to broaden the definition of “improvement”. That definition now includes the installation...
View ArticleDoes The Removal Of Equipment Amount To An Improvement For Lien Purposes?
Update: The decision of the BC Supreme Court in West Fraser Mills Ltd. v. BKB Construction Inc., referred to in this article has since been reversed by the BC Court of Appeal. Please see my blog of...
View ArticleDecision Holding That Demolition Is Not An Improvement Is Reversed
In my article dated December 11, 2011, I reported on a decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court holding that demolition is not an “improvement” for the purposes of the B.C. Builders Lien Act (the...
View ArticleAre There Exclusive and Inclusive Definitions Of “Improvement” In The Lien...
The Saskatchewan Queen’s Bench recently considered the definition of the word “improvement” in the Builders’ Lien Act of Saskatchewan. In Propak Systems Ltd. v. Grey Owl Engineering Ltd., that court...
View ArticleAre “Services” Lienable If They Relate To Something That Is Not An...
Whether something put on land is an “improvement” for the purposes of construction and builders’ liens can be a difficult question of fact and law. Usually the dispute revolves around the degree of...
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