A phaseout of Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC) and Canadian Construction Association (CCA) hard-copy documents (contracts and guides) is planned by the end of 2026. The expectation is...
Via the Practice Hotline, it has been brought to the OAA’s attention that some owners are requesting certificate of practice (CoP) holders to sign a CCDC 31 Service Contract Between Owner and...
As mentioned in the July 2025 edition of the Practice Advisory newsletter, the Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC) released electronic versions of the key CCDC 5A, 5B, and 17 for...
After much anticipation, Ontario has set January 1, 2026, as the date on which the Construction Act amendments will come into force with some modifications. Gowling WLG's previous article...
The OAA’s governing Council met in Toronto on Friday, November 28 to discuss a variety of topics, from confirming Committee appointments and Conference programming to approving budgets, a new Practice...
The Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC) released new electronic versions of the key CCDC 5A, 5B, and 17 for construction management contracts as well as the CCDC 30 Integrated Project...
Endorsed by Council in June 2025, the refreshed Practice Tip PT. 39.1 Best Practices for Review of RFP Language and Supplementary Conditions to OAA 600 and Other Architectural Services...
Pro-Demnity has provided many articles and Bulletins encouraging the use of the readily available standard forms of contract for the provision of architectural services provided by the OAA. Failure to...
After 18 months of discussion, Infrastructure Ontario (IO) has confirmed the government has approved a final set of supplementary conditions (SCs) for use with OAA 600-2021 contracts, specifically for...
The Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC) is expected to release new versions of the key CCDC 5A, 5B and 17 for construction management contracts as well as the CCDC 30 Integrated Project...