31 (1) Unless preserved under section 34, the liens arising from the supply of services or materials to an improvement expire as provided in this section.  R.S.O. 1990, c. C.30, s. 31 (1); 2017, c. 24, s. 67. Contractor’s liens (2) Subject to subsection (4), the lien of a contractor, (a)  for services or materials supplied to an improvement on or before the date certified or declared to be the date of the substantial performance of the contract, expires at the conclusion of the 60-day period next following the occurrence of the earlier of, (i)  the date on which a copy of the certificate or declaration of the substantial performance of the contract is published as provided in section 32, and (ii)  the date the contract is completed, abandoned or terminated; and (b)  for services or materials supplied to the improvement where there is no certification or declaration of the substantial performance of the contract, or for services or materials supplied to the improvement after the date certified or declared to be the date of substantial performance, expires at the conclusion of the 60-day period next following the occurrence of the earlier of, (i)  the date the contract is completed, and (ii)  the date the contract is abandoned or terminated.  R.S.O. 1990, c. C.30, s. 31 (2); 2017, c. 24, s. 26 (1-5), 66. Workers’ trust fund lien (2.1) Subject to subsection (4), the lien of the trustee of a workers’ trust fund on behalf of a worker or workers, (a)  for services or materials supplied to an improvement on or before the date certified or declared to be the date of the substantial performance of the contract, expires at the conclusion of the 60-day period next following the occurrence of the earliest of, (i)  the date on which a copy of the certificate or declaration of the substantial performance of the contract is published, as provided in section 32, (ii)  the date on which the final worker who is a beneficiary of the workers’ trust fund last supplies services or materials to the improvement, (iii)  the date the contract is completed, abandoned or terminated, and (iv)  the date a subcontract is certified to be completed under section 33, where the services or materials were supplied under or in respect of that subcontract; and (b)  for services or materials supplied to the improvement where there is no certification or declaration of the substantial performance of the contract, or for services or materials supplied to the improvement after the date certified or declared to be the date of the substantial performance of the contract, expires at the conclusion of the 60-day period next following the occurrence of the earlier of, (i)  the date on which the final worker who is a beneficiary of the workers’ trust fund last supplied services or materials to the improvement, (ii)  the date the contract is completed, abandoned or terminated, and (iii)  the date a subcontract is certified to be completed under section 33, where the services or materials were supplied under or in respect of that subcontract. 2017, c. 24, s. 26 (6). Liens of other persons (3) Subject to subsection (4), the lien of any other person, (a)  for services or materials supplied to an improvement on or before the date certified or declared to be the date of the substantial performance of the contract, expires at the conclusion of the 60-day period next following the occurrence of the earliest of, (i)  the date on which a copy of the certificate or declaration of the substantial performance of the contract is published, as provided in section 32, (ii)  the date on which the person last supplies services or materials to the improvement, (ii.1)  the date the contract is completed, abandoned or terminated, and (iii)  the date a subcontract is certified to be completed under section 33, where the services or materials were supplied under or in respect of that subcontract; and (b)  for services or materials supplied to the improvement where there is no certification or declaration of the substantial performance of the contract, or for services or materials supplied to the improvement after the date certified or declared to be the date of the substantial performance of the contract, expires at the conclusion of the 60-day period next following the occurrence of the earlier of, (i)  the date on which the person last supplied services or materials to the improvement, (i.1)  the date the contract is completed, abandoned or terminated, and (ii)  the date a subcontract is certified to be completed under section 33, where the services or materials were supplied under or in respect of that subcontract.  R.S.O. 1990, c. C.30, s. 31 (3); 2017, c. 24, s. 26 (7-10). Separate liens when ongoing supply (4) Where a person has supplied services or materials to an improvement on or before the date certified or declared to be the date of the substantial performance of the contract and has also supplied, or is to supply, services or materials after that date, the person’s lien in respect of the services or materials supplied on or before the date of substantial performance expires without affecting any lien that the person may have for the supply of services or materials after that date.  R.S.O. 1990, c. C.30, s. 31 (4); 2017, c. 24, s. 67. Declaration of last supply (5) Where a person who has supplied services or materials under a contract or subcontract makes a declaration in the prescribed form declaring, (a)  the date on which the person last supplied services or materials under that contract or subcontract; and (b)  that the person will not supply any further services or materials under that contract or subcontract, then the facts so stated shall be deemed to be true against the person making the declaration.  R.S.O. 1990, c. C.30, s. 31 (5); 2017, c. 24, s. 65, 66. Notice of termination (6) If a contract is terminated, either the owner or the contractor or other person whose lien is subject to expiry shall publish, in the manner set out in the regulations, a notice of the termination in the prescribed form and, for the purposes of this section, the date on which the contract is terminated is the termination date specified in the notice for the contract. 2017, c. 24, s. 26 (11). Validity of termination (7) Subsection (6) does not prevent a person from contesting the validity of a termination. 2017, c. 24, s. 26 (11). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2017, c. 24, s. 26 (1-3, 5-11) - 01/07/2018; 2017, c. 24, s. 26 (4), 65-67 - 12/12/2017