{"id":1108,"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","status":"current","audiences":["kevin","candid-team"],"topics":["gc-vertical","construction-act"],"reference_body":"**Claim:** Ontario Dispute Adjudication for Construction Contracts (ODACC) — the statutory adjudication body for the prompt-payment regime — has five years of operating data:\n\n- **Notices of adjudication commenced:** 32 (FY2020), 50 (FY2021), 121 (FY2022), 269 (FY2023), 277 (FY2024) — near nine-fold increase\n- **Determinations rendered:** 3, 34, 67, 161, 151 respectively (cumulative ~416 over five fiscal years)\n\n**Source:** ODACC annual reports, summarized by Glaholt Bowles LLP (\"ODACC 2024 Annual Report in Review,\" https://www.glaholt.com/resources/publications/publication/odacc-2024-annual-report-in-review) and Singleton Urquhart (\"Highlights from ODACC's 5th Annual Report,\" https://singleton.com/insights/2024/highlights-from-odacc%E2%80%99s-5th-annual-report-continued-uptake-in-adjudication/).\n\n**Confidence:** Verified.\n\n**For Candid:** Adjudication has scaled rapidly. Five years of data make it a legitimate cash-flow backstop in principle — but the volume is still tiny relative to the residential construction sector's number of payment disputes, and the 30-day statutory compliance has eroded ([[odacc-30-day-compliance-erosion-65pct-fy2023]]). A GC's calibrated prior that disputes are slow and uncertain remains rational. The cash-flow time horizon driven by that prior is stable.","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":"construction-act-prompt-payment-oct-2019-jan-2026","title":"Ontario Construction Act prompt-payment regime — Oct 1, 2019; Bills 216 and 60 amendments effective Jan 1, 2026","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"}],"incoming":[{"slug":"odacc-30-day-compliance-erosion-65pct-fy2023","title":"ODACC 30-day statutory compliance fell to 65% (FY23) from 75% (FY22) — adjudication cannot yet be treated as a reliable fast backstop","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"},{"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","link_type":"relates-to"}]},"created_at":"2026-05-25T13:13:31.029Z","updated_at":"2026-05-25T13:13:31.029Z"}