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FEDERAL PROMPT PAYMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK ACTOrder Designating Provinces Under Subsection 6(1) of the Federal Prompt Payment for Construction Work ActP.C.2023-1218202312

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Whereas, under subsection 6(1) of the Federal Prompt Payment for Construction Work Acta, the Governor in Council is of the opinion, taking into account the criteria set out in section 2 of the Federal Prompt Payment for Construction Work Regulations (Criteria, Time Limits, Interest and Circumstances), that the designated provinces have, by or under their laws, enacted.aS.C. 2019, c. 29, s. 387a)a regime for the payment of contractors and subcontractors that is reasonably similar to the one set out in that Act; andb)in case of non-payment of contractors or subcontractors, an adjudication regime that is reasonably similar to the one set out in that Act;Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Public Works and Government Services, under subsection 6(1) of the Federal Prompt Payment for Construction Work Acta, makes the annexed Order Designating Provinces Under Subsection 6(1) of the Federal Prompt Payment for Construction Work Act.aS.C. 2019, c. 29, s. 387

Designated provinces1The following provinces are the designated provinces under subsection 6(1) of the Federal Prompt Payment for Construction Work Act:(a)Ontario;(b)Saskatchewan;(c)Alberta.

Coming into force*2This Order comes into force on the day on which section 387 of the Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1, chapter 29 of the Statutes of Canada, 2019, comes into force, but if it is registered after that day, it comes into force on the day on which it is registered.*[Note: Regulations in force December 9, 2023, see SI/2023-77.]