O. Reg. 16/99: AUTOMATED SYSTEM, Land Registration Reform Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L.4

Land Registration Reform Act
Loi portant réforme de l’enregistrement immobilier

ONTARIO REGULATION 16/99

AUTOMATED SYSTEM

Historical version for the period April 20, 2009 to May 10, 2009.

Last amendment: O. Reg. 164/09.

This Regulation is made in English only.

Automated Recording and Property Mapping

1. All of Ontario is designated for the purpose of Part II of the Act. O. Reg. 16/99, s. 1.

Electronic Registration

2. In sections 3, 4 and 5,

“document” does not include,

(a) a plan registered, submitted, made or deposited under the Land Titles Act,

(b) a declaration or description within the meaning of the Condominium Act, 1998 or an amendment to such a declaration or description, or

(c) a notice of termination described in section 122 or 123 of the Condominium Act, 1998, a deed for a sale described in section 124 of that Act, a plan of expropriation for an expropriation described in section 126 of the Act or an order for termination described in section 128 of that Act. O. Reg. 16/99, s. 2; O. Reg. 51/01, s. 1.

3. (1) Subject to subsection (3), the land included within the boundaries of the land titles divisions specified in Column 1 of the Table is designated under clause 19 (a) of the Act as an area in which documents may be registered under the Land Titles Act in either an electronic format or a written form starting on the date specified opposite those divisions in Column 2 of the Table.

TABLE

Column 1	Column 2
Land Titles Division	Date
Frontenac (No. 13)	April 11, 2005
Grey (No. 16)	January 22, 2007
Haliburton (No. 19)	October 16, 2006
Kent (No. 24)	March 27, 2006
Leeds (No. 28)	October 23, 2006
Manitoulin (No. 31)	January 8, 2007
Oxford (No. 41)	January 9, 2006
Parry Sound (No. 42)	September 18, 2006
Prescott (No. 46)	June 19, 2006
Victoria (No. 57)	October 24, 2005

O. Reg. 16/99, s. 3 (1); O. Reg. 164/00, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 427/00, s. 1; O. Reg. 476/00, s. 1; O. Reg. 574/00, s. 1; O. Reg. 20/01, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 35/01, s. 1; O. Reg. 119/01, s. 1; O. Reg. 177/01, s. 1; O. Reg. 206/01, s. 1; O. Reg. 362/01, s. 1; O. Reg. 398/01, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 426/01, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 463/01, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 44/02, s. 1; O. Reg. 111/02, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 164/02, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 218/02, s. 1; O. Reg. 219/02, s. 1; O. Reg. 272/02, s. 1; O. Reg. 310/02, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 344/02, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 345/02, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 5/03, s. 1; O. Reg. 6/03, s. 1; O. Reg. 7/03, s. 1; O. Reg. 31/03, s. 1; O. Reg. 32/03, s. 1; O. Reg. 125/03, s. 1; O. Reg. 192/03, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 193/03, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 243/03, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 244/03, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 245/03, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 286/03, s. 1; O. Reg. 287/03, s. 1; O. Reg. 376/03, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 395/03, s. 1; O. Reg. 429/03, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 13/04, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 53/04, s. 1; O. Reg. 216/04, s. 1; O. Reg. 236/04, s. 1; O. Reg. 237/04, s. 1; O. Reg. 283/04, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 284/04, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 364/04, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 365/04, s. 1; O. Reg. 52/05, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 87/05, s. 1; O. Reg. 101/05, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 170/05, s. 1; O. Reg. 178/05, s. 1; O. Reg. 205/05, s. 1; O. Reg. 220/05, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 273/05, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 540/05, s. 1; O. Reg. 574/05, s. 1; O. Reg. 592/05, s. 1; O. Reg. 3/06, s. 1; O. Reg. 35/06, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 43/06, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 85/06, s. 1; O. Reg. 108/06, s. 1; O. Reg. 121/06, s. 1; O. Reg. 189/06, s. 1; O. Reg. 236/06, s. 1; O. Reg. 323/06, s. 1; O. Reg. 356/06, s. 1; O. Reg. 361/06, s. 1; O. Reg. 394/06, s. 1; O. Reg. 447/06, s. 1; O. Reg. 484/06, s. 1; O. Reg. 497/06, s. 1; O. Reg. 525/06, s. 1; O. Reg. 530/06, s. 1; O. Reg. 541/06, s. 1; O. Reg. 1/07, s. 1; O. Reg. 11/07, s. 1; O. Reg. 207/07, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 469/07, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 540/07, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 541/07, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 542/07, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 552/07, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 564/07, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 48/08, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 57/08, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 100/08, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 201/08, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 449/08, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 164/09, s. 1 (1).

(2) Subject to subsection (3), the land included within the boundaries of the land titles divisions specified in Column 1 of the Table is designated under clause 19 (c) of the Act as an area in which documents may not be registered under the Land Titles Act unless they are in an electronic format alone starting on the date specified opposite those divisions in Column 2 of the Table.

TABLE

Column 1	Column 2
Land Titles Division	Date
Algoma (No. 1)	October 15, 2007
Brant (No. 2)	December 12, 2002
Bruce (No. 3)	April 21, 2008
Cochrane (No. 6)	February 22, 2005
Dufferin (No. 7)	November 21, 2001
Durham (No. 40)	March 19, 2002
Elgin (No. 11)	May 22, 2007
Essex (No. 12)	September 9, 2003
Haldimand (No. 18)	March 20, 2008
Halton (No. 20)	April 25, 2001
Hastings (No. 21)	December 15, 2008
Huron (No. 22)	May 14, 2003
Kenora (No. 23)	February 23, 2006
Lambton (No. 25)	September 10, 2007
Lanark (No. 27)	June 11, 2003
Lennox (No. 29)	March 10, 2008
Middlesex (No. 33)	March 7, 2000
Muskoka (No. 35)	November 19, 2007
Niagara North (No. 30)	September 16, 2004
Niagara South (No. 59)	September 16, 2004
Nipissing (No. 36)	June 9, 2005
Norfolk (No. 37)	September 24, 2007
Northumberland (No. 39)	April 20, 2009
Ottawa-Carleton (No. 4)	May 23, 2002
Peel (No. 43)	October 24, 2001
Perth (No. 44)	May 14, 2003
Peterborough (No. 45)	August 20, 2007
Prince Edward (No. 47)	December 17, 2007
Rainy River (No. 48)	November 22, 2004
Renfrew (No. 49)	June 11, 2003
Russell (No. 50)	June 11, 2003
Simcoe (No. 51)	November 20, 2002
Stormont (No. 52)	June 16, 2008
Sudbury (No. 53)	March 15, 2005
Thunder Bay (No. 55)	May 19, 2005
Timiskaming (No. 54)	February 9, 2006
Toronto (No. 66)	December 9, 2003
Waterloo (No. 58)	February 10, 2004
Wellington (No. 61)	December 11, 2002
Wentworth (No. 62)	January 29, 2001
York Region (No. 65)	December 12, 2001

O. Reg. 16/99, s. 3 (2); O. Reg. 164/00, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 20/01, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 119/01, s. 2; O. Reg. 398/01, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 426/01, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 463/01, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 111/02, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 164/02, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 310/02, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 344/02, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 345/02, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 192/03, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 193/03, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 243/03, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 244/03, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 245/03, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 376/03, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 429/03, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 13/04, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 283/04, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 284/04, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 364/04, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 52/05, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 101/05, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 220/05, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 273/05, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 35/06, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 43/06, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 207/07, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 469/07, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 540/07, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 541/07, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 542/07, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 552/07, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 564/07, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 48/08, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 57/08, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 100/08, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 201/08, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 449/08, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 164/09, s. 1 (2).

(3) If the electronic land registration database is not capable of receiving a document or group of documents by direct electronic transmission, the document or group of documents may not be registered in an electronic format but must be registered in written form. O. Reg. 16/99, s. 3 (3).

4. (1) Despite section 24 of the Act, if a person submits a document for registration under the Land Titles Act in an electronic format and the document is required to include an affidavit, a declaration or any other written evidence, the evidence is not required to be in an electronic format. O. Reg. 16/99, s. 4 (1).

(2) If the evidence mentioned in subsection (1) is a judgment or order that is not in an electronic format, it shall comply with subsection 17 (3) of Regulation 690 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990. O. Reg. 16/99, s. 4 (2).

5. (1) If access to the electronic or imaged records or documents of a land registry office is not available for any reason and documents may be registered under the Land Titles Act in the office in an electronic format, the Director may authorize the land registrar to accept for registration copies of electronic documents delivered to the office in a format approved by the Director. O. Reg. 16/99, s. 5 (1).

(2) When access to the electronic or imaged records or documents of the land registry office is restored, the land registrar shall register the copies mentioned in subsection (1) in an electronic format, in the manner specified by the Director, in the order in which they were received and before proceeding with any other registrations. O. Reg. 16/99, s. 5 (2).

6. Omitted (revokes other Regulations). O. Reg. 16/99, s. 6.