New Brunswick Lien Forms
New Brunswick contractors and suppliers, protect your lien rights, file your lien claims, and release liens against property with these ready-made forms.
Builders, subtrades, suppliers, engineers and architects in New Brunswick can protect their lien rights, submit lien claims, and issue lien releases by using these ready-made Lien Forms. These forms are essential tools for builders, subtrades, suppliers, engineers, and architects who are involved in construction projects.
Who can file a lien?
A mechanics’ liens can be filed under the Builders' Lien Act of New Brunswick by any person or company who performs work or furnishes services or materials for improvements to a project / property. Your lien rights come into existence at the time you first performed the work or provided the services or materials to a job site.
Once a lien is filed against title, no funds or draws can be released and the existence of the lien can prevent the sale or transfer of the property.
Time Frame for Filing Liens
A lien for wages and services must be filed within 30 days from the date of last work. A lien for materials must be filed within 60 days from the date of last furnishing of materials.
New Brunswick Certificate of Discharge of Lien
Discharge a lien against property to which you have provided labour or materials for improvements with this New Brunswick Form 7, Certificate of Discharge of Lien.
- The Certificate of Discharge is made under S. 30(1) of the Mechanics' Lien Act.
- The form includes both the English and French versions of the form.
- Available in either PDF or Word versions.
- Download the form directly from the Government of New Brunswick website by clicking the Download button.
New Brunswick Claim for Lien
New Brunswick contractors, protect your lien rights by registering this Claim for Lien for labour or materials you have provided for improvements to a property.
- The Lien Claim is made in accordance with S. 20(3) of the Mechanics' Lien Act.
- The form sets out a description of the property, a list of the work done or materials furnished, and the amount being claimed.
- The form also contains an Affidavit Verifying Claim form for an individual and for multi-party claims.
- The template contains both the English and French versions.
- You also get a copy of the applicable section of the Act which sets out the procedure for filing a lien claim.
- Available in MS Word format.
- Intended to be used only in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada.
New Brunswick Notice of Lien
NB contractors, give notice of your lien interest in a property by serving the appropriate parties with this New Brunswick Notice of Lien.
- The Notice sets out:
- the address of the property which is subject to the lien,
- the work or services done or to be done to the property,
- the amount due to the contractor by the property owner.
- The file is in MS Word format and includes both the English and French versions of the form.
- Intended to be used only in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada.
