The Osgoode Certificate in Public-Private Partnership (P3) Law and Practice in Canada York University

Programme Structure

The program focuses on:

• Examine the key elements, mechanisms and distinguishing features of the various P3 project models and the associated risks and benefits
• Unpack a classic P3 project (Design-Build-Finance-Maintain), the key players and contract documents and review the procurement process from start to commercial close
• Learn how to anticipate common but perplexing project issues unique to a classic P3 (and how to avoid them!)
• Explore how and why the Canadian infrastructure delivery landscape intersects with politics, culture and Indigenous rights and communities
• Discuss how recent global events, the pandemic and other crises impact infrastructure delivery and classic P3s in Canada
• Develop strategies and tactics to better manage key legal risks and challenges arising during the day-to-day project administration in the construction, operations and maintenance phases – including communication, documentation, payment processes and flow of funds, delays, deductions, and overarching interface and integration systems concerns
• Explore approaches for mitigating risk arising from rapidly changing technology, climate change and sustainability impacts and ongoing uncertainty in the marketplace
• Examine the project dispute resolution processes and mechanisms available within classic P3s, and develop tactics for resolving disputes effectively at all stages, including when to initiate a rapid dispute process and when to escalate