KiwiCode builds custom Construction Act payment workflows for Ontario ICI contractors in London and across Southwestern Ontario: holdback tracking, proper invoices, subcontractor pay gates, and payment automation built for Ontario law.
London, Ontario has seen 39% ICI investment growth, driven primarily by industrial sector expansion: manufacturing facilities, logistics infrastructure, and technology-sector buildouts in the London region. For ICI contractors and major subs working in this market, growing project volumes mean growing compliance complexity under the Construction Act.
KiwiCode builds custom ICI payment and compliance software for Ontario contractors. The core problems we address: holdback tracking across concurrent prime contracts (10% statutory holdback, basic and finishing holdback mechanics, trust fund obligations), proper invoice generation that meets the Construction Act's statutory definition and triggers the 28-day payment clock correctly, subcontractor pay gate management with WSIB clearance certificate and COI verification, and payment workflow automation from project milestones through to disbursement.
London's industrial ICI market involves complex subcontractor chains on large-footprint projects. Industrial builds often have multiple trade prime contracts running concurrently on the same site, each with independent holdback obligations, payment clocks, and lien exposure. Managing this manually, tracking payment dates in spreadsheets and chasing WSIB certificates by email, creates legal and financial risk that compounds with each project added to the pipeline. A missed notice of non-payment or holdback released too early can have consequences that surface months later.
US-built software designed for US construction markets assumes US lien law and US retention mechanics. Ontario's Construction Act is a different regime: proper invoices trigger payment obligations with defined timelines, notice of non-payment must be issued within 14 days, holdback trust funds create liability for improper release, and adjudication provides a fast-track dispute resolution path that subcontractors can access unilaterally. A platform that does not model these mechanics cannot operationalize compliance. KiwiCode is an Ontario team and we build for Ontario's Construction Act. We scope pilots before committing to a full build.
10% statutory holdback tracked per prime contract, with basic and finishing holdback mechanics and trust fund obligation visibility.
Generate invoices that meet the Construction Act statutory definition (date, amount, description, period, payer/payee) and trigger the 28-day payment clock correctly.
Stop payments until WSIB clearance certificates and certificates of insurance are current. No manual chasing.
Connect contract milestones to disbursement. Notice of non-payment within 14 days, adjudication escalation path, and payment schedule aligned to Construction Act timelines.
US-built construction platforms like Procore, Buildertrend, and Sage are designed for US lien laws and payment structures. Ontario's Construction Act operates on different mechanics: proper invoices trigger a 28-day payment obligation, payers must issue notice of non-payment within 14 days, and holdback trust fund obligations create legal exposure for improper release. These are not toggles you can enable in US-built software.
KiwiCode is an Ontario team. We start from the Construction Act framework and build workflow around your specific operation: HST handling, WSIB clearance requirements, holdback trust fund mechanics, and adjudication escalation paths are the baseline, not an afterthought.
We scope pilots before committing to a full build. Book a fit call to walk through your current workflow and identify where Construction Act compliance can be operationalized.
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