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Official lien and prompt-payment legislation, forms and filing resources for each province and territory, and Quebec's legal hypothecs under the Civil Code.
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Official source Legislation · Alberta
Alberta King's Printer office consolidation of the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act, current as of April 1, 2025. It is the Alberta statute on construction liens and prompt payment; contractors, subcontractors and suppliers working in Alberta read it for the rules and time limits that apply to their projects.
Official source Legislation · British Columbia
Official consolidated text of British Columbia's Builders Lien Act, published by the Province of British Columbia on BC Laws.
Official source Legislation · Manitoba
Official consolidated text of Manitoba's The Builders' Liens Act, published by the Government of Manitoba.
Official source Legislation · New Brunswick
Official text of New Brunswick's Construction Remedies Act, published by the Government of New Brunswick.
Official source Legislation · Newfoundland and Labrador
Official consolidated text of Newfoundland and Labrador's Mechanics' Lien Act, published by the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Official source Legislation · Northwest Territories
Office consolidation of the Northwest Territories Builders' Lien Act (SNWT 2023, c. 24), in force September 1, 2025, prepared by the Department of Justice. It states that it is not an official statement of the law.
Official source Government resource · Northwest Territories
Government of the Northwest Territories announcement that the new Builders' Lien Act has come into force.
Official source Legislation · Ontario
Official consolidated text of Ontario's Construction Act on e-Laws, published by the Government of Ontario.
Official source Government resource · Ontario
Government of Ontario page on the 2024 independent review of the Construction Act, which the page describes as the law that regulates how payments are made in the construction industry.
Official source Legislation · Quebec
Official text of the Civil Code of Québec on LégisQuébec. Articles 2724 and 2726 provide a legal hypothec for persons who took part in the construction or renovation of an immovable, such as contractors, subcontractors, workers and suppliers of materials.
Official source Legislation · Saskatchewan
Consolidated text of Saskatchewan's The Builders' Lien Act, published by the Government of Saskatchewan (Publications Saskatchewan).
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