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.
- Deemed-proper review 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.
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Present billing requirements and future legislation
The enacted prompt-payment Act sets out a proper-invoice framework and permits regulations and contract requirements within its restrictions. Before using it operationally, confirm proclamation, transition, prescribed information and delivery rules. Existing contract requirements and proof of delivery remain useful today; a future statutory template is not proof that a current payment clock has begun.
Build a complete invoice record
Record the supplier's identity and contact details, the contract or purchase-order reference, billing period or milestone, work and material descriptions, quantities where relevant, amount, tax, payment terms and payment recipient. These are practical preparation details, not a claim that every item is currently prescribed by the pending statute.
Keep completeness separate from the merits
A document may comply with a contract's invoice requirements while the value or quality of the work is disputed. Conversely, an incomplete invoice does not erase independently existing contract, trust, lien or holdback rights. Identify the actual reason for a response rather than treating all objections as the same notice.
Delivery, revisions and transition
Retain the sent version, attachments, recipient and delivery evidence. If a correction is needed, document what changed and why; do not silently replace an earlier invoice or assume a revised date extends any existing right.
When the new rules commence, check which contracts they cover, the permitted delivery methods, additional prescribed information and any restrictions on approval or certification conditions. Do not adopt another province's deemed-proper-invoice rule.
Use the current Construction Remedies Act's actual triggering event and the applicable interpretation and service rules. Learn's tools do not calculate New Brunswick deadlines, and anticipated prompt-payment periods are not displayed as operative clocks.
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