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In general if you have a claim against someone for payment you don't have an unlimited period of time in which to commence a legal proceeding to collect that payment. The Ontario Limitations Act requires that you shall not commence a proceeding to recover that money after the second anniversary of the day on which the claim was discovered. Claim A claim means a claim to remedy an injury,...

On May 31, 2017, Bill 142 was introduced into the Ontario legislature.  It has already passed first reading and is expected to be made law in early 2018. This is the first major shakeup of Construction Lien legislation in Ontario since the old Mechanics Lien Act, was replaced by the Construction Lien Act, in 1983. But note, this time around, the previous legislation isn’t being scr...