Under the Ontario Construction Lien Act, a contract is considered substantially performed when the improvement, or a substantial part thereof, is ready for use, or is being used for the intended purposes, and when the improvement is capable of completion or, where there is a known defect, correction can be completed for less than the threshold monetary amount.

In its latest report on building construction indexes, Statistics Canada shows a jump of 0.5 percent for the cost of non-residential construction, and a jump of 0.6 percent for residential structures.

Say what you will about Ottawa’s economy – that it’s unspectacular or that it’s heavily dependent on public-sector growth – it’s nothing if not consistent. While many other cities in the province and across the country have seen growth rates about 6 percent in recent years, these are the same cities that have also seen those years followed up with contractions.

Construction is set to begin on an 1,800-kilometre transmission line project in Northwestern Ontario.

Financial details of the Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission Project were completed late last month, and a notice to proceed with construction issued to Valard LP