The land title office is committed to providing current reference material for land title office staff and conveyancing professionals. As an expression of this commitment, the land title office has authorized publication of the Land Title Practice Manual. The purposes of these materials are to explain the practice that has been adopted by the branch; to illustrate, with examples, the documents and instruments acceptable to the registrar; and to provide summaries of relevant case law and cross-references to other publications of general interest to both staff and practitioners.
Highlights of the 2025 Update to Land Title Practice Manual:
- guidance for how a member of the public certifies possession of supporting documents and other e-filing requirements
- amended s. 49 affidavit examples to broaden range of permissible signatories
- BCSC re power of registrar if measurements on plans conflict
- Form A requirements where statutory right-of-way plan submitted
- updated guidance on filing requirements for exchange or disposal of park land
- cancellation of plans requirements in relation to treaty lands
- air space parcels above highways inapplicability to treaty lands
- Crown surface rights inapplicability to treaty lands
- updated forms submissions guidance for cancelling rights of first refusal
- clarification on transfer registration restrictions pursuant to a Treaty First Nation final agreement
- added forms submission guidance for ministerial cancellation of federal reserve lands registration
- added Agricultural Land Commission Act provisions to reflect carve-outs for renewable energy projects with streamlined permitting, Haida Gwaii
- updated guidance on 21-day notice requirement for cancellation of claim of builders lien
- added guidance on ministerial supplementary grant of timber on Crown land
- added forms submission and practice guidance on expired land use contracts
- added or updated guidance for several strata property forms
- BCCA re jurisdictions of land titles registrar and court in face of strata plan error
- annotation revisions to correctly reflect the provincial United Church of Canada Act
- forthcoming repeal and replacement of Mortgage Brokers Act by Mortgage Services Act, effect on CPLs
- repeal of Woodworker Lien Act
- repeal and replacement of Fire Services Act by Fire Safety Act, revised procedures for recovery of costs of securing evacuated premises by local authority or fire commissioner