安大略省政府已揭露立法，成为加拿大第一个制定及时付款法的证明。

Supported by contractors and subs who have long complained of foot-dragging by project owners on payments, the bill would amend the province’s Construction Lien Act to require project owners to make a payment within 28 days of receiving an invoice.

Under the proposal, contractors are required to pay their subcontractors within seven days of receiving payment from the project owner.

反过来，项目所有者有权在收到承包商的发票后的14天内发出未付款通知，详细说明未支付的金额和理由。但是，然后在发票到期后开始产生利息。

"This new legislation will bring significant changes, not only a mandatory prompt payment regime and adjudication of construction disputes, but also changes to lien rights," say attorneys Neil Abbott and Ted Betts of Ottawa-based law firm Gowling WLG, who outlined key changesin a June article.

加拿大律师事务所奥斯勒（Osler）的报告显示，安大略省立法议会预计将于9月举行该法案的委员会听证会，并在明年6月和下一轮大选中进行了潜在通过。

The proposal comes after more than 14 months of discussions with industry stakeholders and an in-depth report commissioned by the provincial government.

Meanwhile, the Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada is making a strong push in Ottawa for a federal prompt-payment law. The subcontractors group helped push a bill through the Senate, which still must be passed by the House of Commons.

根据加拿大国家贸易承包商联盟的一份报告，加拿大是西方世界上唯一没有针对公共项目的及时支付法律的国家。新利18备用网址支持者认为，美国，英国和欧盟都已经通过了立法。