The appellant moved existing homes onto lots after putting in foundations, hooked the homes into services and sold the lots. In affirming the finding of Paris J that the appellant was engaged in the “construction or substantial renovation” of residential complexes and, thus, was a builder, Evans JA referenced (at para. 3) the meaning accorded by Paris J to “construction” of “the act of forming something by putting together parts,” and stated (at para. 4):
Counsel says that unless there has been a change to the frame of a residence there has been no “construction” of it. We disagree. The term “construction” in its ordinary sense is not this narrow, but can include, as the Judge found, forming the residential complex by putting the house and the land together.