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Tercon: five years later

In 2010, the Supreme Court of Canada affected a shift in contract law when it decided the case of Tercon Contractors Ltd. v. British Columbia (Tercon). That case precipitated two major changes to the law governing exclusion clauses (clauses limiting or excluding liability).

CondoBusiness

Toronto eyes development permit system

Toronto is taking steps towards implementing a development permit system to make the planning application process more efficient and predictable.

Building Strategies & Sustainability

Nova Scotia endorses selling renewable power

Recent legislation in Nova Scotia creates the potential for licensed competitors to start selling renewable power and share the electricity market.

Construction Business

Alberta prepares flood management strategies

Alberta has undertaken proactive flood management strategies to prepare for potential disasters due to snow melt, in the wake of last year's floods.

Canadian Property Management

Toronto island airport expansion up in the air

Toronto city council voted to begin talks with the Toronto Port Authority and Transport Canada to look at a possible Toronto island airport expansion.

Canadian Property Management

Planning for urban growth in Ontario

To manage urban growth in Ontario, the provincial government is seeking input the 10-year review of its Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe.

Construction Business

Contractors have new choices in bonding facility

The days of the one-size-fits-all bonding facility in Canada are over. Smaller contractors now have choices when it comes to bonding.

CondoBusiness

New condo project embraces shrinking unit sizes

Smart House is the first condo development in Toronto to be built specifically with compact living in mind.

Construction Business

A striking mall makeover

A major renovation and expansion project has transformed the aging Guildford Town Centre into a contemporary shopping mall in Surrey, B.C.

CondoBusiness

Mod design meets natural beauty in Burlington

Adi Development Group is trying to shake off Burlington’s image as a sleepy bedroom community with its latest ...

Construction Business

Revolution in rock excavation

ShearForce Equipment is the exclusive Canadian dealer of the Xcentric Ripper, an excavator attachment that uses “impact energy accumulation technology.”

Construction Business

Dispelling the myths about project bundling

Building contractors on Vancouver Island are raising concerns about the practice of bundling construction projects.

Construction Business

The importance of return to work

Six helpful steps employers can follow when developing an injury management plan.

Construction Business

Taking construction safety to the next level

Six key risk factors that construction site workers should consider and the steps necessary for augmenting the chances of success.

Construction Business

Protection against work-related diseases

Preventing disease is a unique challenge for today’s businesses because unlike regular jobsite hazards, workers don't know if they’ve breathed in harmful toxins until they get sick years later.

CondoBusiness

Taking wood frame construction to new heights

BILD has renewed its call on the Ontario government to raise the height limit of wood frame structures ...

Construction Business

Linking the Tri-Cities

Construction of the single largest transportation infrastructure project for the Tri-Cities in Metro Vancouver is underway.