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Cancellation Cost Calculator
Add up cancellation costs, kept separate from completed work.
- Version
- 2026.1
- Last updated
- October 24, 2026
Prepared by ArtBuild to help you organise your paperwork. It is general information, not legal advice, and it has not been reviewed by a lawyer. Check the rules for your province or territory before you act.
Part of the Contract Cancellation and Recovery Kit: start with its guide, and download the whole kit there.
Download Excel workbook (.xlsx)
What this workbook is for
Add up cancellation costs, kept separate from completed work.
How to use it
- Download the Excel workbook and save a copy for each project.
- Type only in the amber cells; grey cells calculate automatically. Formulas are protected so they cannot be overwritten by accident.
- On a phone, scroll sideways to see every column; nothing is frozen, so the whole screen is yours.
- Use the example sheet to see how a completed row looks; it uses fictional figures.
Include incremental exit costs only. Completed work, material and trade totals belong in separate schedules.
Columns in the workbook
- Item ID
- Scope / item / unit
- Counterparty / location
- Signed quantity
- Unit cost CAD
- Gross cost CAD
- Credit CAD
- Net record CAD
- Cost status
- Evidence / basis
- Review flag
Sheets
- Live records
- Fictional examples
Before you act: this document is general information prepared by ArtBuild to help you organise facts and paperwork. It is not legal advice and has not been reviewed by a lawyer for your situation. Rules differ by province and territory and change over time. Check the official source for your project, and for deadlines, liens, court or insolvency steps, speak with a lawyer licensed where the project is located.