Claims for Lien

All Claims for Lien must be electronically submitted to Peel Region as a mandatory method.

To submit any Claims for Lien attached to Peel-Region-owned premises, email the Regional Clerk.

Claims for Lien received by email after 5 p.m. local time are deemed to have been given on the following business day.

Lien claimants are encouraged to seek independent legal advice prior to preserving a Claim for Lien.

Background

On October 1, 2019, subsection 34 (3.1) of the Construction Act came into force and states that where the owner of the premises is a municipality, a claim for lien shall be given to the clerk of the municipality.

Ontario Regulation 304/18, as amended by Ontario Regulation 112/19, made under the Construction Act, allows a municipality to choose a mandatory method by which a claim for lien shall be given.

Section 16 of the Construction Act provides that a lien does not attach to a premises owned by a municipality, but rather, constitutes a charge upon the holdback to be retained.