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Important amendments to Ontario’s Construction Act received Royal Assent on Nov. 6 under the Building Ontario For You Act (
Putting the amendments in context, one is reminded that the principles behind the OCA are to ensure a steady flow of funds down the construction pyramid to contractors and subtrades, and to reduce the number of disputes going to court. 3. Provide greater clarity and certainty to the construction industry through various technical and housekeeping amendments.“The range of issues which can be referred to an interim adjudication be extended, and that this expansion will also include cross contract disputes within the same project,” Shoor said. “Any party involved in a related dispute can also request an adjudicator, or order the consolidation of adjudications.
“What occurs right now is that when the adjudicator renders a decision, there’s no going back to the adjudicator. You have to go back to court.”
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