Construction ERP software for contractors in Toronto
ERP Infra tracks purchase, stock, labour, machinery and cost on every site, and flags what does not add up the same day. Below is what is being built in Toronto and where projects there tend to lose money.
Construction in Toronto, in brief
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Metrolinx's chief executive said in August 2026 that the Ontario Line now costs about CAD 34 billion, against the CAD 10.9 billion first shared in 2019, and that the budget remains under pressure until the elevated guideway contract is final.
Source: CP24, August 2026 -
The Ontario Line is on track to open in the early 2030s, after an original target of as early as 2027 was moved to 2031.
Source: CP24, August 2026 -
Ontario's Construction Act requires an owner to pay within 28 days of a proper invoice, gives 14 days to issue a notice of non-payment, and requires a contractor to pay subcontractors within 7 days of being paid, for contracts entered into on or after 1 October 2019.
Source: Goodmans LLP -
Ontario non-residential construction prices rose 4.5 percent year on year in the fourth quarter of 2025, with industrial building rising 6.7 percent and factories 7.0 percent, according to Statistics Canada data.
Source: Ontario Construction Secretariat bulletin citing Statistics Canada, January 2026
The work that dominates
- subway and rapid transit lines
- tunnelling and underground stations
- industrial and factory buildings
Where Toronto projects tend to lose money
Budget, committed and actual, per site, every day.
The Ontario Line estimate has more than tripled since 2019 and Metrolinx still describes the budget as under pressure.
How it worksClaimed, certified, received and outstanding, per site.
The 28-7-7 day payment chain makes each late proper invoice or notice a cash-flow event down the contract pyramid.
How it worksEvery quotation ranked on landed cost.
Ontario non-residential prices rose 4.5 percent in a year, so quoted rates age quickly.
How it worksFigures in the screens above are sample data.
Terms used on Toronto sites
The words differ from place to place; the records behind them are the same.
- proper invoice
- An invoice with the content the Construction Act requires, which starts the 28-day payment clock.
- holdback
- The share of each payment Ontario law requires an owner to keep back as lien protection.
- notice of non-payment
- The written notice an owner gives within 14 days to dispute part or all of an invoice.
- adjudication
- A fast statutory process for resolving payment and contract disputes.
- change order
- A written change to scope, price or time.
Under Ontario's Construction Act an owner pays within 28 days of a proper invoice, and each contractor pays the next tier within 7 days of being paid.
Source: Goodmans LLPQuestions from Toronto
- Can contractors in Toronto use ERP Infra?
- Yes. ERP Infra is web-based: office staff use it in a browser and site staff in a phone browser, so it can be used on projects in Toronto. Demos and onboarding are done online by the Flip Retail team.
- Does ERP Infra have an office in Toronto?
- No. ERP Infra is made by Flip Retail, based in Jaipur, India. Work with companies in Toronto is done remotely, starting with a one-month pilot on one project.
- What should a construction company in Toronto check before choosing an ERP?
- Check that it is organised by project and site, that site staff can use it on a phone, and that it can show the same evening what a site cost and whether material used matched the work done. Then ask for a pilot on one of your own projects before committing.
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