March 19, 2025    |    12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m.   |    Online

 
What’s New and How Will it Apply?
 
Amendments to The Builders’ Liens Act implementing prompt payment and interim adjudication of payment disputes are scheduled to come into force in Manitoba on April 1, 2025.
 
Learn about important changes for the industry, and the practice of law in this area, including:
 

• Which contracts are subject to prompt payment?
• What are the new timelines under the Act for payment by owners, general contractors, subcontractors and suppliers?
• What are the requirements for a “proper invoice” triggering payment obligations?
• What happens if a payment is disputed?
• What is the new interim adjudication process?
• What is the new deadline to register or serve a builders’ lien in Manitoba?

 
Presenters:
 
Daryl A. Chicoine, MLT Aikins LLP
John B. Martens, MLT Aikins LLP