Holding Pattern: Alberta Awaits Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Updates
Based on announcements by Service Alberta and the Minister, was that the prompt payment and adjudication regimes introduced in the PPCLA would take effect on July 1, 2021. Service Alberta still has no official date for the publication of the regulations, or for when the PPCLA will be proclaimed into force. In addition to requiring the finalization of the regulations, the PPCLA will require the Minister to appoint an authorized Nominating Authority who will be empowered to appoint adjudicators to decide disputes subject to the adjudication regime.
