{"id":1110,"slug":"odacc-claim-amount-sectoral-split-fy2024","title":"ODACC FY2024 — avg claim $620,367; sectoral split (industrial $432K, residential $213K, commercial $107K, transportation $102K, public $58K)","kind":"reference","scope":"business","status":"current","audiences":["kevin","candid-team"],"topics":["gc-vertical","construction-act"],"reference_body":"**Claim:** Average claim per adjudication in FY2024 was **CAD $620,367** (highest sectoral average in industrial work). Sectoral split of FY2023 determinations (average amount payable):\n\n- **Industrial:** $432,464\n- **Residential:** $213,773\n- **Commercial:** $106,914\n- **Transportation/infrastructure:** $102,031\n- **Public buildings:** $57,981\n\n**Source:** DLA Piper (March 2025), \"Adapting to change: Prompt payment and adjudication in Canada.\" https://www.dlapiper.com/en/insights/publications/2025/03/adapting-to-change-prompt-payment-and-adjudication-in-canada. Osler 2024 citing ODACC 4th Annual Report.\n\n**Confidence:** Verified.\n\n**For Candid:** Residential adjudication claims average $213K — large enough to be ruinous for a small GC, small enough that the adjudication process is genuinely worth using. The sectoral picture suggests ICI and infrastructure GCs are the most active users; residential adjudication uptake is real but lower. For Candid's primarily-residential audience this is consistent with the slower diffusion of \"adjudication-as-routine\" expectations.","rationale_body":null,"metadata":null,"links":{"outgoing":[{"slug":"research-brief-risk-aversion-post-failure-may-2026","title":"Research brief: risk aversion, loss aversion, and post-failure decision patterns in GC and trades-business decision-makers (May 2026)","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"},{"slug":"odacc-five-year-operating-data-fy2020-fy2024","title":"ODACC five-year operating data — adjudication notices grew 32 (FY20) → 277 (FY24); ~9x increase; ~416 determinations cumulative","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"}],"incoming":[]},"created_at":"2026-05-25T13:13:31.037Z","updated_at":"2026-05-25T13:13:31.037Z"}