Alberta Builders Liens bulletin now available. click here to view sample
Alberta sub-surface Builders Liens bulletin now available. click here to view sample
Builders liens bulletins and monitoring are an essential credit tool for
any construction/oilfield service related company to pay close attention to.
Currently we produce a builders liens bulletin for Alberta however
Saskatchewan and Manitoba will be on-line shortly.
The Builders Lien Act legislation was originally designed to provide a simple and inexpensive method for a person to collect money due to him for work done to or material supplied to a building site. What is referred to as a builders' lien in Alberta is commonly referred to as a "mechanics' lien" in other jurisdictions. All other common law provinces in Canada (i.e., all provinces except Quebec) have Mechanics' Lien Acts. Any person who does work in respect of an improvement or furnishes any material to be used in an improvement for an owner, contractor or subcontractor has a lien on the estate or interest of the owner of the land in respect of which the improvement is being made. The lien is created when the work is started or the first material is furnished but ceases to exist if it is not registered within the time period provided by the Act. Even when registered, a lien may cease to exist in a variety of situations if procedural requirements specified in the Act are not complied with.
Builders liens are typically filed with Alberta Land titles with the exception of a builders' lien against an estate or interest in minerals held directly from the Crown in right of Alberta which is less than a fee simple estate and is not registered under the Land Titles Act is to be registered with the Minister of Energy. Sterling West Credit Corp also gathers the Minister of Energy liens and have described them as Sub-Surface Liens.
