Jan 22, 2021Essential Construction Activities and Ontario’s Second State of Emergency Once again, Ontario is in a state of emergency and has enacted stricter lockdown rules intended to address the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The new…
Jan 12, 2021Conduct Matters in Contracts: What You Need to Know About the Duty of Honest Performance in Construction Contracts On December 18, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) released its decision in C.M. Callow Inc v Tammy Zollinger[1] (“Callow”); this decision will impact contractors, subcontractors,…
Dec 22, 2020Business as Usual-ish: Construction Activities and a New Lockdown for Ontario Although Ontario is heading back into lockdown starting this Boxing Day, for those in the construction industry it remains very much business as usual (which is to…
Jun 23, 2020Demand Without Supply: Preparing for Supply Chain Issues on Construction Projects Construction is now an essential workplace, and although all work is allowed to start or continue, it is not business as usual. The continuing local and global…
Jun 4, 2020Construction Site and COVID-19: Health and Safety Resources We understand that your inbox, Twitter feed and the news are full of COVID-19 updates, articles and notices. The recommendations and information about health and safety are…
May 15, 2020Is Your Construction Site an Essential Service? UPDATED: May 15, 2020 As far as the construction industry is concerned, things are starting to get back to normal. Beginning Tuesday, May 19, 2020, the Government…
Apr 27, 2020Hot Take: Mandatory Temperature Screenings are a Reasonable Imposition Drastic times do, occasionally, call for drastic measures. Although there is no debate that these are drastic times, that alone does not necessarily give employers free reign…
Apr 13, 2020The Uncertainty is Over: It is Time to Register Your Liens and Allow Holdback to be Released From the moment the Government of Ontario declared a state of emergency—closing all non-essential business and suspending limitation periods and the timelines for taking steps in legal…
Mar 19, 2020Don’t Let Notice Requirements in Your Construction Contracts Go Unnoticed Notice as a Prerequisite to Claims under Construction Contracts Construction projects will be impacted by COVID-19. Although you might not know exactly how your project will be…
Aug 7, 2019WeirFoulds welcomes four new associates WeirFoulds is pleased to welcome back four of our former articling students as associates. Paul Conrod, Satnam Dosanjh, Talia Rotman and Alvin Yau also summered with the…