Construction liens and mortgages in Ontario, Canada: Cautionary lessons on priority disputes from Clarkson Road Developments GP Inc.

The team at Norton Rose Fulbright summarizes a recent Ontario decision in the construction context confirming that earlier unregistered lienable work can establish construction lien priority over later mortgages, and that collateral mortgages securing guarantor obligations without an actual advance to the mortgagor may be primed by lien claims.

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