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Niagara Construction News staff writer<\/p>\n

Ontario Construction News (OCN) <\/a>is the first Ontario construction trade news website to provide a dedicated digital filing service for Form 6 (Notice of Annual Release of Holdback), ensuring the province\u2019s construction industry can meet the new mandatory reporting requirements that came into force on Jan. 1.<\/p>\n

The updated service, available immediately at ontarioconstructionnews.com\/certificates<\/a>, addresses the recent amendments to the Construction Act<\/em>. These changes mandate that owners release holdback funds on an annual basis for multi-year projects, rather than waiting until the end of a contract\u2014a significant shift designed to improve cash flow across the supply chain.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe industry is adapting to a major legislative shift this year with the mandatory annual release of holdback,\u201d said Chase, publisher of Ontario Construction News. \u201cWe have upgraded our platform specifically to handle the new Form 6 filings, ensuring that owners and contractors can comply with these annual obligations just as easily as they have always handled their Certificates of Substantial Performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the standard Form 9 (Certificate of Substantial Performance) continues to be published as usual to trigger the 60-day lien period upon project completion, the new Form 6 is required specifically for the annual release of accrued holdback funds.<\/p>\n

\u201cCompliance with the annual release rules is critical for keeping projects moving and ensuring trades get paid on time,\u201d Chase added. \u201cBy digitizing the Form 6 submission process, we are simplifying what could otherwise be a complex administrative hurdle. Our system provides the immediate proof of publication required by the Act to greenlight those funds.\u201d<\/p>\n

Construction professionals can now access the reporting tool for both Form 6 (Annual Release) and Form 9 (CSP) directly through the OCN website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

OCN is a Canadian Owned and Operated daily digital construction newspaper and website compliant with Construction Act<\/em> regulations, providing essential news, tender information, and certificate publication services to the province’s architecture, engineering, and construction community. OCN is the only provider to offer free universal search for all Form 6 (Annual Release) and Form 9 (CSP )and other notice requirements at certificatesubstantialpeformance.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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