Project and service invoice recovery
Review accepted quotes, work orders, invoices and payment records to assess an unpaid commercial account.
Explore this serviceFor Contractors, Trades & Building Suppliers
Address unpaid project, service and supply accounts.
Commercial recovery support for contractors, trade businesses and building suppliers dealing with unpaid invoices and payment disputes.
Ontario Alberta British Columbia
Support for your industry
Connect the work supplied with the amount owing.
Project accounts can involve changing instructions, progress payments, deliveries and disagreements about the work. A clear account history and supporting records are essential when payment discussions stop moving forward.
We help your business review ordinary commercial payment claims and decide whether further recovery steps make sense. The review considers the agreement, work or goods supplied, any dispute and the appropriate scope of assistance for the matter.
Building supply accounts
Organize credit terms, orders, delivery records and account statements when supplied goods remain unpaid.
Explore this serviceCommercial court claims
Assess eligible payment disputes and the evidence needed for the applicable Small Claims Court process.
Explore this serviceThe province, agreement, parties and type of claim guide the available process. We review these with your team before recommending a course of action.
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Let’s discuss your unpaid project accounts.
Share the project, service or supply account your business needs help moving forward.
Helpful for our first conversation
- Accepted quote, work order or credit agreement
- Invoices, progress payments and current account ledger
- Delivery records, work records and change instructions
- Dispute correspondence and a timeline of important dates
A brief overview is enough to start. We’ll discuss how to provide the supporting records.
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Consultation request received.
Our team will review your request and follow up to arrange a consultation.
Illustrative scenarios
The kinds of matters
we can discuss.
These examples show the issues a first conversation may cover. For actual file histories and outcomes, see the published case studies below.
A final service invoice is withheld
Illustrative scenario: a trade business finishes agreed work, but the customer withholds the final payment. The quote, work records, change instructions and correspondence help clarify the account and the reason for non-payment.
A supply account falls into arrears
Illustrative scenario: a building supplier has several unpaid deliveries on a customer’s credit account. The credit application, orders, delivery confirmations and ledger help the team assess a commercial recovery claim.
The recovery knowledge centre
Information for your
next recovery decision.
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Read articleFrom published files
Relevant recovery
experience.
Explore the facts, decisions and outcomes of these published files, with the connection to your industry explained for each.
A custom home builder and an individual defendant successfully defended a homeowner claim at trial.
Case Study · Commercial Defence
A Custom Home Builder Successfully Defends a Homeowner Claim at Trial
Defence preparation, document briefs and witness preparation supported a successful trial result for a custom home builder and an individual defendant.
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Read case study Related supply-account experience: this creditor was a food distributor, rather than a building supplier.
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Payment After Default Judgment in an Alberta Restaurant Supply Debt
A food distributor’s unpaid restaurant account led to default judgment and a writ, followed by a cheque payment resolving the outstanding balance.
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Read case study Questions from your industry
Before you refer
a matter.
Start with the questions that matter to your team, then speak with us about your specific circumstances.
Discuss Your Project AccountsCan you review an unpaid contractor or supply invoice?
Yes. Provide a short overview of the account, province, amount owing and any disagreement about the work or goods. We review the fit with our commercial recovery services before discussing an appropriate next step.
What if payment is being withheld because of a complaint?
Include the complaint and your response, together with the agreement, work or delivery records and any proposed adjustments. The dispute needs to be understood alongside the invoice before a recovery strategy can be assessed.
Are change orders important to the review?
Yes. Signed change orders and other records of additional instructions help explain how the final account arose. If there is no signed change order, include the available emails, messages and other supporting records.
Should we mention urgent project-related dates in the enquiry?
Yes. Identify any urgent dates or existing proceedings in your initial overview. Our team can assess the requested scope and whether the matter or any particular issue requires another type of legal assistance.
More procedural guidance
Ontario, Alberta and British ColumbiaWhat is and how Can a business do a Business Search?OntarioDoes a business need to have a record of any payments, returned cheques, etc. and/or a clear recollection of what happened and when?OntarioCan both parties talk about a settlement once a Small Claims Court claim is filed?Put the next step in perspective
Let’s discuss your unpaid project accounts.
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