Intro
In 2006 (Jun), EllisDon Construction Services INC signed a contract with Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Canada (AMJ) in terms of building the Ahmadiyya Baitun Nur Mosque Temple.
In 2008 (Jul-5), Baitun Nur celebrated its grand opening on July 5, 2008; 5,000 people were in attendance. Dignitaries who attended the opening included Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Opposition Leader Stéphane Dion, and Calgary Mayor Dave Bronconnier. The Roman CatholicBishop of Calgary, Fred Henry, also attended.Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the current head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, oversaw the opening.
In 2008 (Dec-19), EllisDon Construction Services INC launched a lawsuit vs. Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Canada (AMJ). This was about the Ahmadiyya Baitun Nur Mosque Temple scandal of 2008-2009 in Calgary. In a statement of claim, EllisDon Construction Services alleges that the Ahmadiyya Movement owes 3.9 million in unpaid construction management fees. EllisDon Construction Services also alleges that an Ahmadi named Naseer Ahmad was interfering with subcontractors and contractual relations with them. Naseer Ahmad is also accused of telling subcontractors to reduce their bills on the construction of the Ahmadiyya Baitun Nur Mosque Temple and to charge the difference on other contracts (See the Calgary Herald of Sat, Dec 20, 2008 ·Page 33, The Daily Herald-Tribune of Fri, Dec 19, 2008 ·Page 7 and the Nanaimo Daily News of Sat, Dec 20, 2008 ·Page 8).
In 2009 (Jan-26), Lal Khan Malik (President of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at Canada, AMJC) denied all the allegations of NO payment.
In 2010 (Jan-30), EllisDon resolves dispute over Calgary mosque construction. “EllisDon confirms that the dispute with Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Canada (AMJC) Inc. was resolved to the satisfaction of both parties,” said EllisDon vice president of construction resources Mike Nicolson. “We have withdrawn all claims against them and there is a mutual waiver of claims between the parties. We have completed a business deal, which has been accepted by both parties”. In 2008, the AMJC stopped making payments to EllisDon as it had been advised to do by a lawyer. The trouble arose after a builders’ lien was placed by a sub-contractor whose work on a dome was said to be sub-standard and had earlier been rejected by the supervising architect and the general contractor. There were also some issues with the correction of deficiencies before payment. “We discussed this problem with the general contractor EllisDon and they said whatever was not done to our satisfaction would be adjusted accordingly,” said AMJC national general secretary Aslam Baud. “Now the matter is closed, we are in a position to do the repairs ourselves.” According to Malik, all invoices, which were questioned by AMJ, have been withdrawn by EllisDon and all contractors and sub-trades have received payment due to the release of funds reserved for this purpose, which were held in escrow. EllisDon has also withdrawn a claim made against the project director.

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