• Alternative dispute resolution in the construction industry in Canada (available online) by Harvey J. Kirsh. Table of Contents.
• Bidding and tendering : what is the law?, 7^th ed. (available online) by Glaholt Bowles et al. Table of Contents.
• Builders’ liens by Legal Education Society of Alberta. Table of Contents.
• Canadian construction contracts guidebook, 2^nd ed. by Elliott A. Smith. Table of Contents.
• Canadian forms and precedents : debtor/creditor (available online) by Jennifer Babe. Table of Contents. – contains a chapter on construction lien precedents
• Conduct of a lien, trust and adjudication proceedings / Brendan D. Bowles. Table of Contents.
• Construction, builders’ and mechanics’ liens in Canada, 8th ed. (available online) by David I. Bristow. Table of Contents.
• Construction delay claims, 7^th ed. by Barry Bramble. Table of Contents.
• Construction dispute mediation : theory and practice by Duncan W. Glaholt. Table of Contents.
• Construction law in Canada (available online) by Leonard Ricchetti & Timothy J. Murphy. Table of Contents.
• Dealing with delay and disruption on construction projects, 2nd ed. by Kim Rosenberg & Erin Miller Ranking. Table of Contents.
• Guide to Canadian construction insurance law, 2^nd ed. by R. Bruce Reynolds & Sharon C. Vogel. Table of Contents.
• Heintzman, West, and Goldsmith on Canadian building contracts, 5th ed. (available online) by Thomas G. Heintzman, Bryan West & Immanuel Goldsmith. Table of Contents.
• Hudson’s building and engineering contracts, 14^th ed. Table of Contents.
• Keating on construction contracts, 12^th ed. by Vivian Ramsey. Table of Contents.
• Law and practice of complex construction projects by Fabio Solimene. Table of Contents.
• Manual of construction law (available online) by Howard Wise. Table of Contents.
• National Building Code : 2019 Alberta edition published by the National Research Council of Canada. Table of Contents.
• Planning law and practice in Alberta by Frederick A. Laux, Q.C., & Gwendolyn Stewart-Palmer. Table of Contents.
• Prompt payment, adjudication and construction liens in Alberta : procedure, law, the annotated act and regulations by Brian G. West & Allyson L. Hopkins. Table of Contents.
• Registration of title to land by Victor DiCastri. Table of Contents

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• Construction law reports

Electronic Resources

• CanLII
• ICLR
• Lexis+™ Canada
• vLex Justis
• Westlaw Edge Canada

For more information on finding cases see our research guide: Finding and Researching Cases

Last revised Sept. 9, 2025

• Means illustrated construction dictionary editor Kornelis Smit.
• Canadian construction law dictionary (judicially considered) by Harvey J. Kirsh & Paul A. Ivanoff.

Last revised Sept. 9, 2025

• Building codes and standards
• Land Titles Act, RSA 2000, c L-4
• Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act, RSA 2000, c P-26.4
• Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Forms Regulations, Alta Reg 51/2002

 To access or purchase the official version, go to: Alberta King’s Printer

Last revised Sept. 9, 2025

• All Canadian summaries, Canadian case summaries and Canada digest are available online through Lexis+™ Canada
• Canadian encyclopedic digest (C.E.D.),Western 4^th ed. (available online).
  Sections related to construction law include:
  • Builders’ Liens (Western)
  • Building Contracts
  • Construction Liens (Ontario)
• Halsbury’s Laws of Canada (available online). This multi-volume set explains the legislation and cases which govern construction law issues in every jurisdiction in Canada.
  Titles related to construction law include:
  • Construction(HCU)
    Additional information may be found under other topical headings

Last revised Sept. 9, 2025

• Canadian College of Construction Lawyers legal update (available online)
• Construction law letter
• Journal of Canadian College of Construction Lawyers (available online) by Duncan Glaholt
• Kennaley on construction law (available online)

Indexes

• Index to Canadian legal literature (ICLL) (available online) 
• Current index to legal periodicals (CILP) (available online)
• Index to Canadian construction law literature by Harvey J. Kirsh

Additional full-text articles are available electronically through:

• CanLII – commentary – contains books, articles and reports.
• HeinOnline – provides full-text access to Canadian and international law reviews and legal journals.
• Lexis+™ Canada
• vLex Justis
• Westlaw Edge Canada – contains a collection of Canadian journals and law reviews, as well as all articles and case comments appearing in Carswell law reports.

For more information on looking for journal articles see our research guide Finding journal articles, conference materials & theses

Last revised Sept. 9, 2025

• Alberta land titles – Government of Alberta
• Supplemental land titles related forms
• Construction industry – Government of Alberta

Last revised Sept. 9, 2025