Webinars
Focused and practical advice at your convenience
Our complimentary 1-hour sessions cover a variety of topics ranging from new developments to refreshers on key legal issues. Register to join our live webinar, with an interactive Q&A session, or watch or listen to the recording on-demand at your convenience.
Legislation & Regulation Webinars
The Latest Changes to Ontario’s Excess Soil Regulations: How Owners, Contractors and Excavation Trades Can Manage Evolving Risks
The tenth round of changes to O Reg 406/19 (Excess Soils) came into effect late last year, coming with it a delay to the prohibition on the deposit of excess soil at landfilling or dump sites, which has been pushed to January 1, 2027, and greater flexibility in both types of reuse projects and types of excess soils appropriate for reuse. Join us as we provide an overview of the structure and technical requirements (as well as the latest changes) to Ontario’s excess soil regulation with our guest, Stacy Meek, who is an environmental engineer and qualified person (QP) at EXP Services Inc.
Navigating Ontario Construction Settlements: Partial Settlements, Disclosure Obligations, and Recent Developments in Ontario Case Law
In Ontario, settling a construction dispute requires navigating agreed upon terms and the strict provisions of the Construction Act. The process is rarely a simple two-party handshake, as obligations are owed to others on the project and all are bound by statutory provisions and trust obligations. Join us to discuss settlements, partial settlement, disclosure obligations, recent decisions of Ontario Courts, and everything in between.
You’ve received a Notice of Adjudication! – Adjudication from the Respondent’s Perspective
You’ve received a Notice of Adjudication, what now? In this webinar, we will discuss our experience with adjudication of construction contracts in Ontario from the Respondent’s lens. We will walk you through the timelines and processes of how to participate in an adjudication as a Respondent and the consequence of burying your head in the sand and not participating. Further, as construction disputes are increasingly directed to adjudication, we will guide you on how to best protect yourself on a day to day basis throughout work on your construction improvement.
So You’re Unhappy with the Result? Appeals and Judicial Review of Construction Related Decisions
In litigation, there is always a chance (even if slim) of being on the receiving end of an unexpected and unfavorable decision from a Judge or Adjudicator. Unsuccessful parties often need to decide quickly whether to challenge a decision, on what basis they can challenge a decision, and in what forum they need to bring (or request leave/permission) an appeal and/or judicial review. Join lawyers from Kennaley Construction Law in conversation about what the processes of appeal and judicial review involve, as well as strategic considerations for you to help decide what may be the next right move when the time comes.
Changes to the Ontario Heritage Act Unexpectedly Shift Responsibilities (and Risk) within the Construction Pyramid
In this webinar, we will discuss some unexpected changes to the Ontario Heritage Act over the past five years (by way of Bill-23, -108, and -200 amongst others), including a streamlined approvals system for development, free of red tape, alongside the potential consequences to the environment, heritage buildings, and First Nations sites in the province. With these changes comes a shift in responsibilities (and risks) for those in the construction industry, including, for example, if and when an archaeological assessment needs to take place. In this Webinar, lawyers from Kennaley Construction Law welcome back special guest Lorraine Land, partner with OKT (Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP) and an adjunct professor at Osgoode Hall law school, to discuss this regulatory landscape as it continues to shift.
This Webinar is part of a series in which we offer free 1 hour seminars every Tuesday morning, from 8:30 – 9:30 am, on a variety of timely issues and topics. Our goal is to provide focused and practical information, and to conclude each session on the hour with additional time then set aside for questions and discussion for those that want to stay behind. We hope to see you there!