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Your inside look into the BC Land Title and Survey Authority

This publication is essential for: anyone who deals with land title matters in BC.

Published under authority of the Land Title and Survey Authority (LTSA), Land Title Practice Manual is the reference resource for BC conveyancers. Used by LTSA staff when reviewing registration applications, this indispensable resource provides you with the full Land Title Act containing section-by-section commentary with applicable forms, practice tips, and case summaries.

In addition, you will find annotated relevant sections of over 20 other statutes and regulations affecting land title practice. Examples of documents acceptable to the LTSA, guidance on instrument registration, and a survey of liens and charges are also included as handy materials.

With this resource, you will be able to:

  • understand the perspective of LTSA staff who review applications
  • reduce your risk of LTSA defect notices
  • quickly obtain answers to your questions about land title submissions

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Features and Highlights

Highlights of the 2024 Update

  • First Nations’ title registration, execution of instruments—Land Title Act and Property Law Act new enactments, cross-referenced throughout
  • executions and witnessing of enduring powers of attorney clarified, including remote witnessing
  • “release of easement” guidance removed
  • new guidance on “certificate of transfer” by Treaty First Nation
  • new Escheat Act provisions re vesting forfeited Haida Gwaii land in Council of the Haida Nation
  • new guidance on determining ALR boundaries
  • new guidance on depositing reference plan with application for declaration of title
  • new local government requirements re amenities and special needs housing, alternative methods of transportation
  • new guidance on use of Local Government Filing form for notices
  • new Property Transfer Tax Act provisions and amendments re first time home buyers’ and purpose-built rental programs
  • new Strata Property Act and Regulation provisions re electrical planning reports, common property alterations for EV charging infrastructure, depreciation reports, Form B amendments
  • Treaty First Nation Property Taxation Enabling Act new statute title and legislative regime
  • guidance where Public Guardian and Trustee applies for grant of probate or administration
  • amendments re Civil Forfeiture Act registrations
  • Islands Trust Act legal notation
  • all references to Di Castri, Registration of Title to Land, updated to 2023 edition
  • new case law annotations throughout: BCSC, BCCA

Contributors

Editorial Board

Larry S. Blaschuk — Registrar of Land Titles, Land Title and Survey Authority of BC, New Westminster
Nancy Hancharyk — Policy and Program Analyst, Land Title and Survey Authority of BC, New Westminster
Robert G. Howell — Professor of Law, University of Victoria, Victoria
Tim Jowett — Senior Policy Analyst and Deputy Registrar, Land Title and Survey Authority of BC, New Westminster
Carlos MacDonald — Director of Land Titles, Land Title and Survey Authority of BC, Victoria
Mark Parsons — Senior Policy Analyst (Land Titles), Land Title and Survey Authority of BC, Victoria
Peter M. Tolensky — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver

Table of Contents

Chapters

Volume 1

1. Land Title Act, Part 1 (ss. 1 – 3)—Definitions, Interpretation and Application

2. Land Title Act, Part 2 (ss. 4 – 19)—Land Title Offices and Officers

3. Land Title Act, Part 3 (ss. 20 – 38)—Registration and Its Effect

4. Land Title Act, Part 4 (ss. 39 – 40)—Forms of Instruments

5. Land Title Act, Part 5 (ss. 41 – 50)—Attestation and Proof of Execution of Instruments

6. Land Title Act, Part 6 (ss. 51 – 57)—Powers of Attorney

7. Land Title Act, Part 7 (ss. 58 – 120)—Descriptions and Plans

8. Land Title Act, Part 8 (ss. 121 – 137)—Cancellation of Plans

9. Land Title Act, Part 9 (ss. 138 – 146)—Air Space Titles

10. Land Title Act, Part 10 (ss. 147 – 168)—Applications for Registration and Evidence in Support

11. Land Title Act, Part 10.1 (ss. 168.1 – 168.7)—Electronic Filing

12. Land Title Act, Part 11 (ss. 169 – 184)—Registration in Fee Simple

13. Land Title Act, Part 12 (ss. 185 – 190)—Transfers

14. Land Title Act, Part 13 (ss. 191 – 196)—Dealings With Indefeasible Title Other Than by Registration

15. Land Title Act, Part 14 (ss. 197 – 237)—Charges

16. Land Title Act, Part 15 (ss. 238 – 240)—Instruments

17. Land Title Act, Part 16 (ss. 241 – 259)—Cancellation of Charges

18. Land Title Act, Part 17 (ss. 260 – 280)—Transmission and Fee Simple and Charge

19. Land Title Act, Part 18 (s. 281)—Notice of Certain Conditions and Obligations

20. Land Title Act, Part 19 (ss. 282 – 294)—Caveats

21. Land Title Act, Part 19.1 (ss. 294.1 – 294.9)—LTSA Assurance Fund

22. Land Title Act, Part 20 (ss. 294.91 – 307)—Government Assurance Fund

23. Land Title Act, Part 21 (ss. 308 – 314)—Appeals

24. Land Title Act, Part 22 (ss. 315 – 321)—Notices

25. Land Title Act, Part 23 (ss. 322 – 365)—Special Surveys

26. Land Title Act, Part 23.1 (ss. 365.1 – 365.3)—Execution of Instruments by or on behalf of First Nations

27. Land Title Act, Part 24 (ss. 366 – 373)—Registration of Title to Indian Lands

28. Land Title Act, Part 24.01 (s. 373.11)—Treaty Lands

29. Land Title Act, Part 24.1 (ss. 373.2 – 373.91)—Nisga’a Lands and Categories A and B Lands

30. Land Title Act, Part 24.2 (s. 373.92)—Cancelling Registration of Reserve Lands Registered to Canada

31. Land Title Act, Part 25 (ss. 374 – 394)—Miscellaneous

32. Land Title Fees

33. Land Title Act—Regulations and Director’s Directions

34. Land Title Forms

Volume 2

35. Agricultural Land Commission Act

36. British Columbia Home Programs Legislation

37. Builders Lien Act

38. Court Order Enforcement Act

39. Environmental Management Act

40. Escheat Act

41. Expropriation Act

42. Family Matters

43. Fraudulent Conveyance and Fraudulent Preference Acts

44. Interpretation Act

45. Land Act

46. Land Owner Transparency Act

47. Land Surveys Legislation

48. Land Title and Survey Authority Act

49. Land Title Inquiry Act

50. Law Transfer Form Act

51. Law and Equity Act

52. Local Government Legislation

53. Partition of Property Act

54. Perpetuity Act

55. Personal Property Security Act

56. Property Law Act

57. Property Transfer Tax Act

Volume 3

58. Strata Property Act

59. Strata Property Regulations

60. Strata Property Forms

61. Strata Property Index

62. Taxation (Rural Area) Act

63. Treaty First Nation Taxation Act

64. Trustees, Personal Representatives, and Trustees in Bankruptcy

65. Vancouver Charter

66. Powers and Restrictions on Acquisition and Disposition of Land

67. Transferors and Transferees—Proof of Existence and Execution of Instruments

68. Registration of Instruments

69. Government Liens, Charges, and Administrative Penalties

70. Legal Notations and Charges

71. Director’s Directions

72. Practice Bulletins and Practice Notes

Tables
Case Table
Statutes and Related Material Table
Index

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Land Title Practice Manual is recommended to all professionals by the BC Land Title and Survey Authority as a resource for obtaining detailed land title practice information.

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