Description

BC’s construction industry is navigating a period of economic pressures, succession shifts, and upcoming legislative changes. Join us for a focused workshop designed for builders, renovators, contractors, trades, and business owners who want to get ahead of what is coming next.

Doane Grant Thornton LLP will introduce the “All-Purpose” structure, a flexible and tax-efficient framework that supports sale, succession, and transition planning for owner-managed construction businesses. Attendees will learn how early planning preserves wealth, minimizes tax burdens, and creates more options for future outcomes.

Pushor Mitchell LLP will provide a legal briefing on Bill 20 – 2025, the Construction Prompt Payment Act, recently introduced by the provincial government. While the Act is not yet in force, understanding its requirements now will help ensure contracts, billing systems, and payment practices are ready when the new rules take effect.

Attendees will learn how to:
• Understand current succession and ownership transition pressures facing construction businesses in BC
• Evaluate how flexible business structuring can support sale, succession, or management transition while preserving wealth and minimizing tax burdens
• Identify timing considerations and real-world scenarios where early planning creates more flexibility and reduces risk
• Gain clarity on the structure and intent of BC’s proposed Construction Prompt Payment Act and how it compares to other jurisdictions
• Assess how upcoming legislative changes may affect existing contracts, billing practices, cashflow, and payment timelines
• Take practical steps to prepare internal systems, documentation, and decision-making for ownership transition and prompt payment compliance

Whether you are thinking about retirement, exploring ownership transition or business sale, or preparing for upcoming legislative changes, this workshop will help you make informed decisions in a changing landscape

Pending approval for 2 CPD.