2010-02 Fees
Bulletin information:
Issue Date: December 16, 2010
Legislation: Land Titles Act, Registry Act, Electronic Land Registration Services Act, 2010
Bulletin content:
On November 18, 2010, the Ministry of Finance announced that the Ontario government had negotiated the principal terms of a proposed agreement to renew to its long-standing business partnership with Teranet Inc., by extending its exclusive licences to provide electronic land registration and writs services in Ontario for an additional 50 years. As part of the terms of the agreement fee changes will take place in 2015.
The Minister’s Order contains both statutory fees under the Land Titles Act and Registry Act as well as certain other fees paid to the Ministry of Government Services’ service provider for electronic land registration services, Teranet Inc. The Electronic Land Registration Services Act, 2010 (ELRSA) now requires these fees be specified in a Minister’s Order. The fees in the schedules below described as “ELRSA Fees” are fees required to be specified in an order under Section 2(4) of the ELRSA. Those described as “Statutory Fees” are the fees established under the Land Titles Act, the Registry Act or the Administration of Justice Act. Fees shown in Schedules I, II and III are payable from December 16, 2010 to and including November 1, 2015. The overall cost for services has not changed.
On November 2, 2015 the fee for searching properties will be harmonized to $28.00 to equalize fees for searches done in land registry offices and those done remotely (at an LRO, through Teraview for a key LRO and through Teraview for a non-key LRO), as shown in schedule IV. For the purposes of the Bulletin and Schedule, “remote” means the service is not obtained at a land registry office, save for those services obtained at a land registry office from a self service kiosk that requires a license as described in Schedule III; and, “key” means the default LRO or EO associated with a license described in Schedule III to this Bulletin when used in reference to a Land Registry Office (“LRO”) or Writs Enforcement Office (“EO”).
In addition, the fees set out in Schedule I, (which will be amended as set out in Schedule IV), are to be adjusted by an accumulation of 50 per cent of inflation based on the consumer price index for each year between 2010 and 2015. It is anticipated that once it is known what the consumer price index for each year is set at, a new bulletin will be issued in the fall of 2015 to identify the fees applicable in November 2015. The fees in Schedules II and III will not be increased by the consumer price index.
As the fees in Schedule I will be adjusted by 50 per cent of the consumer price index annually beginning on November 2, 2016, it is expected that yearly communication of these changes will be made.
Schedule I
Tariff of Fees
Item | Service | Statutory Fee | ELRSA Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | For registration or deposit of an instrument or plan under the Registry Act | $60.00 | Not applicable |
2 | For the correction of errors, defects and omissions in a registered document or deposited plan under the Registry Act | $60.00 | Not applicable |
3 | For registration or deposit of an instrument or plan in electronic format | $60.00 | $10.00 |
4 | For registration of an instrument or deposit of a plan in non-electronic format under the Land Titles Act (including registrations under section 25 of the Land Registration Reform Act) | $70.00 | Not applicable |
5 | For the correction of errors, defects and omissions in a registered or deposited plan under the Land Titles Act | $70.00 | Not applicable |
6 | For registration of condominium plan in non-electronic format | $70.00 | Not applicable |
7 | For registration of subdivision plan in non-electronic format | $70.00 | Not applicable |
8 | For copy of parcel register at an LRO, includes first page (includes self-service kiosks at an LRO that do not require a license under Schedule 3) | $8.00 | Not applicable |
9 | For copy of additional page of parcel register at an LRO | $1.00 | Not applicable |
10 | For copy of remote parcel register, includes the first page (Key LRO) | $8.00 | $10.00 |
11 | For copy of remote parcel register, includes first page (Other than as specified in 8 and 10) | $8.00 | $20.00 |
12 | For adjacent remote parcel register search, each PIN, includes first page | $8.00 | $2.50 |
13 | For copy of additional page of remote parcel register | $1.00 | $1.00 |
14 | For copy of inactive parcel register at an LRO | $1.00 | Not applicable |
15 | For copy of inactive remote parcel register | $0 | $1.00 |
16 | For search for writs, per name searched | Set under O.Reg 294/92 | Non-key Enforcement Office |
17 | For each report showing the details of a writ, lien or order or for copy of writ, lien or order | Set under O.Reg 294/92 | Not applicable |
Schedule II
Tariff of Fees
Item | Service | Statutory Fee | ELRSA Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | For registration of condominium declaration under the Condominium Act 1998 | $0 | Not applicable |
2 | For each unit created by the declaration and description under the Condominium Act 1998 | $5.00 per unit created | Not applicable |
3 | For registration of a Plan Document under, O. Reg. 43/96, s. 25(1)(a) of the Registry Act | $0 | Not applicable |
4 | For each lot and block created by the plan of subdivision under the Land Titles Act | $2.00 per lot and block | Not applicable |
5 | For registration of,
under either the Land Titles Act or Registry Act:
| $0 | Not applicable |
6 | For search of other indices (condominium corporation, by-laws, general registrations, Canada land) | $8.00 to search, to copy first page and $1.00 for each subsequent page | Not applicable |
7 | For search of a day book under the Registry Act | $0 | Not applicable |
8 | For copies of property index map & block map at an LRO | $1.00 per sheet | Not applicable |
9 | For certifying a copy for which item Schedule I, Items 8, 9, 14 and 17 and Schedule II, Items 6, 10 and 11 applies | $2.00 per document or register | Not applicable |
10 | For document viewing and copying at an LRO, including standard charge terms | $0 to view; $0.50 per page to copy | Not applicable |
11 | For plans viewing and copying at an LRO | $0 to view, $5.00 per page for paper print | Not applicable |
12 | For a non-electronic search of a power of attorney index at an LRO (for entries prior to electronic registration availability) | $0 | Not applicable |
13 | Remote display parcel map by PIN | Not applicable | $5.00 |
14 | For remote email copies of instruments, other than plans, per page | $0.50 | $0.50 |
15 | For remote courier copies of instruments, other than plans, per page | $0.50 | $0.50 |
16 | For an electronic search of a power of attorney index | $0 | $18.00 |
17 | For remote instrument, other than plans, viewing and copying | $0.00 | $3.00 per document |
18 | For remote plans viewing and copying | $5.00 | $10.00 (includes copying of downloaded plan) |
19 | For remote email copies of plans | $5.00 | $10.00 each |
Schedule III
Tariff of Fees
Item | Service | Statutory Fee | ELRSA Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Obtain license for “Getting Started” - one time fee | $0 | $595.00 |
2 | Obtain “Additional User Packages” – one time fee (One license to install software on 1 PC and 1 Personal Security License) | $0 | $345.00 |
3 | Obtain “Additional Personal Security Packages” – one time fee | $0 | $195.00 |
4 | Obtain “Additional Software Licenses” – one time fee | $0 | $180.00 |
5 | Obtain “Additional Key Land Registry Office” | $0 | $300.00 (per year) |
6 | Obtain “Additional Key Writs Enforcement Office” | $0 | $60.00 (per year) |
Schedule IV
Item | Service | Statutory Fee | ELRSA Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
8 | For copy of parcel register at an LRO, includes first page (includes self-service kiosks at an LRO that do not require a license under Table 3) | $28.00 | Not applicable |
10 | For copy of remote parcel register, includes the first page (Key LRO) | $8.00 | $20.00 |
Original signed by:
Katherine M. Murray, Director of Titles
Michelle Kalsbeek, Director of Land Registration