The Construction Prompt Payment and Adjudication Act received Royal Assent on 16 June 2023 and commences by proclamation under section 46. The official commencement schedule checked for this edition lists it as not yet proclaimed. Its future payment, notice and adjudication obligations must be distinguished from the Construction Remedies Act, which already governs lien and holdback rights.
Existing lien and holdback obligations have their own scope and status. Read the relevant topic before using a figure.
Deadlines and reference points
Read the trigger and conditions with the figure. These are statutory reference points, not calculated dates for your project.
- Adjudication referral windowNot in force
The prompt-payment framework is not operative. Do not use a working-model number as a current obligation. Existing contract, lien and holdback duties remain separate.
Read the source and commencement status- Adjudicator determinationNot in force
The prompt-payment framework is not operative. Do not use a working-model number as a current obligation. Existing contract, lien and holdback duties remain separate.
Read the source and commencement status- Comply with determinationNot in force
The prompt-payment framework is not operative. Do not use a working-model number as a current obligation. Existing contract, lien and holdback duties remain separate.
Read the source and commencement status
Availability comes before procedure
The enacted Act provides for adjudication, but commencement and implementing procedure must be checked before claiming that this statutory remedy is available. Do not use Ontario's authority, forms or referral deadline as a New Brunswick rule. Current contractual remedies and Construction Remedies Act rights remain separate.
Prepare the dispute and evidence
Identify the contract, parties, payment obligation, disputed amount and remedy sought. Organize the contract, variations, invoices, delivery evidence, valuations, notices and payments in a chronology. The proper forum and the dispute types it may decide must be confirmed before starting proceedings.
Keep the signed contract and changes, invoices, the exact work and amounts claimed, proof of giving or receipt, prescribed notices and reasons, payments and allocations, certificates and publication records. Preserve original versions and dates. A chronology supports a claim; it does not by itself establish entitlement or extend a statutory deadline.
Do not import another province's timetable
Check the eventual authority, adjudicator appointment, referral cutoff, document and response dates, decision period and enforcement provisions. Those steps cannot be inferred from an Ontario example or a planning calculator.
This guide does not label a working-model adjudication period as an active New Brunswick legal deadline. A court order or contractual dispute result must be assessed under the rules that actually govern it.
Protect existing remedies in parallel
The Construction Remedies Act generally uses a 60-day preservation period, with different triggers for contractors and other claimants, certification, last supply, completion or abandonment. Choose the correct statutory branch and earliest applicable event; do not calculate from the invoice's due date.
An existing limitation period, lien-filing deadline, contractual notice or court step does not wait for the new adjudication framework to commence. Seek advice on the available current process while preserving those rights.
Questions about this guide
Is New Brunswick's prompt-payment framework in force?
The Construction Prompt Payment and Adjudication Act received Royal Assent on 16 June 2023 and commences by proclamation under section 46. The official commencement schedule checked for this edition lists it as not yet proclaimed. Its future payment, notice and adjudication obligations must be distinguished from the Construction Remedies Act, which already governs lien and holdback rights.
Can I use another province's statutory deadlines or forms?
No. Commencement, project scope, local regulations and the applicable contract must be checked. A model period or form is not a substitute for an operative local rule.
Do existing lien and holdback obligations still apply?
The Construction Remedies Act generally requires 10% holdback. Its holdback provisions distinguish substantial performance, completion or abandonment and relevant contract or subcontract certificates. The applicable 60-day period does not run from the invoice merely because that invoice records a holdback deduction. The Construction Remedies Act generally uses a 60-day preservation period, with different triggers for contractors and other claimants, certification, last supply, completion or abandonment. Choose the correct statutory branch and earliest applicable event; do not calculate from the invoice's due date.
Can Learn calculate these prompt-payment deadlines?
No active prompt-payment dates are generated for this jurisdiction. These guides distinguish current obligations from future legislation.
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Compare the general concepts, then return to the local rules before acting. Each tool states its supported scope.
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Edition: 9 October 2026. General education, not advice on a specific contract. Confirm the current law, project scope and transition before relying on a deadline. This edition has not been represented as independently reviewed by a lawyer.
Construction Remedies Act — current lien and holdback lawConstruction Prompt Payment and Adjudication Act — enacted textNew Brunswick — Acts not yet proclaimed and proclamation schedulesSource register & editorial method