Construct Legal

Ontario owners: Day 7 now matters. If you don’t send a written notice within 7 days, the invoice can be deemed a “proper invoice” – and the prompt-payment clock starts.

Check out Anatolii Panin’s blog post on the 2026 Construction Act changes and practical tools owners can use.

Bonus: a simple 2026 payment-procedure flowchart for owners.

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For decades, owners have treated the 10% statutory holdback as the ultimate safety net. As of January 1, 2026, that mindset can create real cash-flow, administrative, and contract-administration risks for longer projects. Those issues are manageable, but only with a deliberate approach to budgeting, tracking, and contract drafting.

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New year, new hire.

We are thrilled to announce that Anatolii Panin has officially joined as our first ever articling student.

Anatolii comes with extensive experience as a lawyer from Russia with experience with construction both in private practice and in-house.

We can’t wait for him to work with us to serve our clients.

Here is a photo of us welcoming him to the firm . Stay tuned for Mike’s review of Linny’s.

Welcome Anatolii!

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