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Contract suspension clause review
Read your contract's suspension, default and notice clauses.
- 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 Non-Payment and Work Suspension Kit: start with its guide, and download the whole kit there.
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Identify the exact proposed power
Complete this review with the entire contract available. Suspension, termination, slowing work and withholding delivery may have different consequences. Do not substitute one remedy for another or assume that non-payment alone supplies a right to suspend.
- Project parties contract and amendments
- Jurisdiction project type and owner
- Proposed action and affected scope
- Clause number and complete wording
- Default relied on and evidence
- Notice clause and incorporated documents
- Reviewer and date
| Requirement | Contract or legal source | Fact or gap |
|---|---|---|
| Qualifying default | [enter] | [enter] |
| Notice content and recipient | [enter] | [enter] |
| Delivery and deemed receipt | [enter] | [enter] |
| Cure opportunity or other condition | [enter] | [enter] |
Record the reviewed conditions
| Review point | Confirmed instruction | Reviewer / evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Applicable statute or restriction | [ask your adviser] | [enter] |
| Earliest permitted action | [ask your adviser] | [enter] |
| Work that must continue | [ask your adviser] | [enter] |
| Third-party notices or consent | [ask your adviser] | [enter] |
| Resumption obligation | [ask your adviser] | [enter] |
- Competing interpretation and unresolved facts
- Actual payment or response since review
- Permitted scope and express limits
- Consequences of wrongful suspension discussed
- Authorized decision and review expiry or change trigger
Fictional review issue: the contract requires notice to a specified representative, but a reminder went only to accounts payable. Record the difference; do not assume the reminder satisfies the notice clause.
This worksheet records a reviewer’s conclusion rather than generating one. Any time period must come from a verified applicable source, not a template default.
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.