Court limits holdback priority to unpaid invoices absent subcontractor claims

By Karunjit Singh ( July 14, 2026, 5:13 PM EDT) -- The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that construction lien claimants’ priority over a building mortgagee is limited to the deficiency in the statutory 10 per cent holdback based on unpaid invoices, rather than total invoices, where no subcontractor lien claims exist....