On April 8, 2020, the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General made Ministerial Order MO98 pursuant to the Emergency Program Act, titled the Limitation Periods (COVID-19) Order No. 2. This Ministerial Order replaces MO86 made on March 26, 2020.
The new Ministerial Order continues to suspend all mandatory limitation periods and any other mandatory time periods for the commencement of a “civil or family action, proceeding, claim or appeal” in the Provincial Court, Supreme Court or Court of Appeal. However, it has carved out an exception for limitation periods and time periods under the Builders Lien Act and certain provisions of the Strata Property Act. Therefore, limitation periods and other mandatory time periods related to builders’ liens remain in effect.
