Key changes to Ontario’s Construction Act introduced by Bill 216 and Bill 60

By Stephanie Lanz and Leor Margulies ( February 18, 2026, 9:17 AM EST) -- For the past nine years, the construction industry has been governed by the new Construction Act, which came into force in 2017 and replaced the previous Construction Lien Act. Owners and contractors have adapted to the 2017 legislation, which was further updated in 2019 with the prompt payment and adjudication rules. Even with the updated Act that sought to modernize outdated legislation, legal professionals, and trade suppliers and contractors, have continued to be critical of inefficiencies that exist or are caused by the drafting of the Act and have pushed for further amendments....