Unpaid invoices: tips and tricks to optimize your chances of getting paid

General objective :

To provide construction companies and their personnel with the tools and knowledge to effectively manage their accounts payable, maximizing their chances of being paid promptly and appropriately for work performed, services offered and materials supplied.

Specific objectives :

  • Learn about due diligence and key information before committing yourself.
  • Identify and formulate the essential contractual clauses to be included in your contracts and those to be avoided.
  • Recognize when and how to implement mechanisms to preserve your rightsThese include the legal construction mortgage.
  • Understand the importance of properly documenting modifications (extras) during construction.
  • Define procedures to be activated upon completion of work or payment due dateincluding reminders and formal notice.
  • Orchestrate a collection strategy for unpaid invoicesfrom amicable negotiation to legal intervention, with or without legal counsel.
  • Setting up financial and legal guaranteessuch as surety bonds and legal construction mortgages.

Contents:

Construction projects come with their share of challenges, and one of them is getting paid! In an industry where working capital management is vital, getting paid on time is a major issue. To achieve this, it's essential to put in place sound preventive strategies, and to know how to react promptly in the event of non-payment. In the latter case, a formal notice of default may be necessary, or even recourse to the courts. Finally, we sometimes need to consult a lawyer to help us in our efforts.

During this training session, we will clarify your debt collection questions, specifically related to the construction industry, including the following: What preventive strategies should I put in place? Which clauses should be included in my contract and which should be avoided? What should a demand letter contain? How do small claims courts and other tribunals work?

Our objective is to provide you with effective tools, both in terms of prevention and intervention, to strengthen your receivables management and promote better financial health for your company!

Please note that you will have 90 days after March 31th to register your hours on the RBQ website.

Cancellation / Modification

All requests to cancel or modify an activity must be made in writing 10 working days before the event. APECQ retains the full amount of the registration fee if the request to cancel the activity is made 9 working days or less.

In all cases, APECQ agrees to modify the activity at no charge. In addition, it is possible to be replaced by another person, to whom the certificate will be sent.

APECQ reserves the right to cancel any training activity. In such a case, APECQ's sole responsibility will be to reimburse in full the registration fees paid by the participant.

Price
295.95 $
Date
Friday, November 21st, 2025
Hours
8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Duration
4h
Instructor(s)
Me Alexandre Brault
Lawyer
Judicio Avocats
Type
Type
Language
French
Online
Yes