Trust Money, Mixed Bank Accounts, and Contractors Held Personally Liable

Podcast: The Deconstruction Podcast · Jobtable

Opublikowano: 2026-10-06

When you get paid for a job in Ontario, part of that money already belongs to the subs and suppliers on it. Spend it on another job's payroll and you can be sued personally, even if you never took a dollar for yourself. Kosta and Johny break down an Ottawa court case where a contractor didn't pay its supplier in full and the judge held both owners personally liable. They walk through how a normal week of paying whatever is due next turns into a breach of trust, whether you need a separate bank account for every...