Lauren Toreson and Emma Johnston write an article for Water Canada's May/June 2024 Edition, entitled "A Year Later: Alberta's Prompt Payment & Construction Lien Act."
For groups entering into drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment, and even hydroelectric projects, a big part of the business environment for the parties relates to the construction law regime in the province or territory in question. The Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act came into force in Alberta on August 29, 2022, introducing amendments to its predecessor legislation, The Builders Lien Ace ("BLA").