b"LEGISLATIONMechanics' Lien Act with a revised Construction Lien ActLe Nouveau-Brunswick tudie activement lainformed by Ontario's amendments.possibilit de remplacer sa Loi sur le privilge des Nova Scotia passed Bill 119, An Act to Amend Chaptermcaniciens par une Loi sur le privilge dans la277 of the Revised Statutes, 1989 the Builders Lien Act, inconstruction rvise, claire par les modifications April 2019.apportes en Ontario.La Nouvelle-cosse a adopt en avril 2019 le projetPreparing for changede loi 119, Act to Amend Chapter 277 of the Revised Promptpaymentchangeswon'thappenovernight.ThereStatutes, 1989 the Builders Lien Act. willbegrowingpainsasorganizationsputtheprocedures, education and awareness in place to navigate the new rules andSe prparer au changementadjudication process effectively. We have to remember thatLes changements ne se feront pas du jour au lendemain. Il y this is probably the biggest cultural shift in the constructionaura des difficultsmesure que les organisations mettront industry in our collective memories, so you can imagine thaten place les procdures ncessaires pour voluer efficace-there's work to be done on both sides to get ready, says Skivsky.ment au milieu des nouvelles rgles.Nous devons nous In addition to defining and smoothing out the adjudicationrappeler quil sagit, de mmoire dhomme, du plus grand process, preparing for prompt payment will require educationchangementcultureldanslindustrie,alorsvouspouvez and training for contractors and their partners. It's a process,imaginer quil y a du travailfaire , dit Mme Slivsky. says Skivsky, adding, I would imagine that in a year or twoEn plus de dfinir et dharmoniser le processus darbitrage, we'll start seeing that change. People will start to think twicela prparation au paiement rapide exigera de la formation. as to why they might not pay somebody on time or they will Cest un processus, dit Mme Skivsky. Jimagine que dans un an ou deux, nous commenceronsvoir ce changement. Les gens commencerontrflchir aux raisons pour lesquelles ils Transitioning to a newpourraient ne pas payer quelquuntemps. Il faudra peut-tre un certain temps avant que le processus system that holds all partiessedroulecommeprvu.Danslecasdesentrepreneurs delOntario,celasignifiequilfautconnatrelesrleset more accountable will takeles responsabilits lisla mise en uvre de la loi, ce qui comprend la prsentation dunefacture en bonne et due time and cooperation formepour dclencher le dlai de paiement de 28 jours. follow the rules and come up with the notifications.ItmaybesometimebeforetheprocessisrunningasLa transition vers un nouveau intended,butthatleavescontractorstimetoprepareon theirend.InthecaseofOntariocontractors,thatmeanssystme prendra du temps learning the roles and responsibilities involved with the act's implementation, which includes the submission of a properet de la collaborationinvoice required to trigger the 28-day payment deadline. It'sadocumentationprocess,andastradecontractors, you are under certain timelines and obligations, especially if youhavesubsorpaymentsdownstream,explainsSkivsky. Entantquematreduvre,voustessoumis Preparing for that will require changing your own internalcertaines obligations, surtout si vous avez des sous-traitants processes to be more proactive when it comes to putting thatou des paiements en aval, explique Mme Slivsky. Pour vous y proper invoice together, submitting notifications upstream andprparer, vous devrez modifier vos processus afin dtre plus downstream, and keeping track of deadlines. proactifs dans la prparation de la facture, la prsentation des Late payment has become a norm in the industry. As such,avis en amont et en aval et le suivi des chances. transitioningtoanewsystemthatholdsallpartiesmoreLesretardsdepaiementsontdevenuslanormedans accountablewilltaketimeandcooperation.SaysSkivsky:lindustrie.Parconsquent,latransitionversunnouveau Prompt payment legislation is a step forward, but there aresystmeprendradutempsetdelacollaboration.Mme responsibilities that go with it. This is a tool, and it doesn'tSkivsky explique :La lgislation est un pas en avant, mais work unless you actually pick it up and make use of it. Soelle saccompagne de responsabilits. Cest un outil, et il ne doing things the way you've always done them and expectingfonctionne pasmoins que vous ne le preniez et que vous to get different outcomes even under the legislation is unlikelyne lutilisiez. Il est donc peu probable que vous vous obteniez to happen. des rsultats diffrents si vous ne changez pas de mthode. You have to be aware of what you need to do, when you Vous devez savoir ce que vous devez faire, quand vous need to do it, and take the appropriate actions to make thesedevez le faire et prendre les mesures appropries pour rendre rules effective, she adds. ces rgles efficaces , conclut-elle. 32 ROOFING CANADA FALL/WINTER 2019"