ECABC Statement: Prompt Payment Legislation Update

Electrical Contractors Association of British Columbia President Matt MacInnis issued the following statement on the BC Government’s decision to develop a legislative proposal on prompt payment legislation:

“ECABC is encouraged the provincial government is taking a meaningful step forward towards prompt payment legislation, which our members have long advocated as their highest priority from the BC government.

“Prompt payment legislation provides payment certainty for everyone on a construction project. ECABC believes that the skilled tradespeople, construction professionals and contractors we rely on to build our homes, hospitals, schools and community infrastructure deserve the same protections available in other provinces, and should be paid in a fair and reasonable timeline for their work.

“Onerous and predatory contract clauses like ‘pay when paid’ or payments that takes months put unfair risk onto trade contractors and result in unnecessary increases in the cost of construction projects.

“This is important legislation that ECABC hopes government will now prioritize. We would like to see it passed by the Legislature this fall.”

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Media Contact

Matt MacInnis

mmacinnis@eca.bc.ca