Resources, Articles, & Advocacy
Article | June 11, 2026
Get to Know Your Exec: Kathleen Robichaud
Interview with Kathleen Robichaud, Member-at-Large on the OBA Business Law Section Executive.
Article | June 11, 2026
Get to Know Your Exec: Mark Simon
An interview with Mark Simon, Regional Representative on the OBA Business Law Executive.
Article | June 11, 2026
Get to Know Your Exec: Colleen Coleman Wright
An interview with Colleen Colemn Wright, Member-at-Large.on the OBA Business Law Section Executive.
Article | June 11, 2026
Get to Know Your Exec: Tulu Harsa
An interview with Tulu Harsa, Member-at-Large on the OBA Business Law Section Executive.
Article | June 09, 2026
Software and Copyright Ownership Issues in the Building Industry
Since the early 2000s, Building Information Modelling (BIM) has become an increasingly popular workflow process in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry (AEC industry). While the rise of BIM software has allowed greater efficiency and collaboration in the AEC industry, it has also given rise to questions regarding copyright ownership: Who owns the copyright in a BIM model? What rights do collaborators have to use and modify the information in a design made using a BIM model?
Article | June 09, 2026
Noting Contractors in Default: What ProDemnity’s Latest Guidance Means for Consultants in Ontario
On February 5, 2026, Pro-Demnity Insurance Company (the mandatory professional liability insurer for Ontario architects) published an article titled “Who Decides that a Contractor is in Default? A Guide for Architects” The message to architects administering construction contracts is unequivocal: under no circumstances should an architect make a determination that a contractor is in default or issue a Notice of Default. This is because a finding of default is, in substance, a legal opinion as to whether a contractor is in breach of contract – and architects are not in the business of giving legal opinions.
Article | June 08, 2026
Ontario IPC Levies Second AMP Under PHIPA for Snooping in Health Records
The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario has issued its second administrative monetary penalty, since the expansion of its enforcement powers, against an individual who worked at a hospital and was caught snooping in 436 patient records without authorization. While the IPC did not issue a penalty against the hospital, the IPC made recommendations for the hospital to improve certain privacy practices.
