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MMiller Thomson LLPToronto, ON · October 6, 2026

PPCLA Section 46: No two-year trial deadline where lien is replaced by security

Does Section 46(2) of the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act (“PPCLA”),[1] which requires trial within two years of registration of a Certificate of Lis Pendens (“CLP”), still apply when the lien has been discharged and replaced by security? In 1951789 Alberta Ltd v Britannia Block General Partnership Inc, 2026 ABKB 283 [1951789 Alberta Ltd],...

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