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Supreme Court of Canada Affirms Statutory Trust and Lien Protections for Subcontractors are Distinct and Complementary
October 26, 2015
The Supreme Court of Canada very rarely weighs in on the construction lien regime. However, on appeal from the Manitoba Court of Appeal in Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Co v Structal Heavy Steel (2015 SCC 43), a unanimous Supreme Court confirmed the power of two important statutory protections afforded to subcontractors in the construction industry,
