ODACC’s Duties and Powers

Section 13.3(1) of the Construction Act sets out ODACC’s duties, as follows:

13.3 (1) The Authority shall,

(a) develop and oversee programs for the training of persons as registry adjudicators and as private adjudicator;
(b) qualify persons who meet the prescribed requirements as registry adjudicators and as private adjudicators;
(c) establish and maintain a publicly available registry of registry adjudicators;
(d) appoint registry adjudicators for the purposes of subsection 13.9 (5); and
(e) perform any other duties of the Authority set out in this Part or that may be prescribed for the purposes of this Part.

Section 13.3(2) of the Construction Act sets out ODACC’s powers, as follows:

13.3(2) The Authority may,

(a) subject to the regulations, set fees, costs or other charges related to the administration of adjudication under this Part, including fees, costs or charges for the training and qualification of persons as adjudicators or for the appointment of registry adjudicators, but not including for the appointment of private adjudicators and require their payment; and
(b) exercise any other power of the Authority set out in this Part or that may be prescribed for the purposes of this Part.

Further duties and powers of ODACC are listed in sections 6 through 18 of Ontario Regulation 264/25. These additional duties and powers relate to:

• The Adjudicator Registry;
• The Adjudicators’ Code of Conduct;
• Training programs for Adjudicators;
• The Schedule of Fees;
• Complaints regarding Adjudicators;
• Educational materials;
• ODACC’s annual reports;
• Access to adjudication determinations;
• Accessibility; and
• The administration of adjudications.