BCCA has just confirmed there is a strict two-year limitation period for third party claims. To understand when time starts running, see Neale Engineering Ltd. v. Ross Land Mushroom Farm Ltd., 2023 BCC 429.
Don’t wait to add third parties! Determine early in the litigation what third parties should be added and include them then to avoid a limitation issue. In this re-released three-minute video, Director of Claims, Leanne Wood, summarizes the rules and law with respect to third party claims.