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The land registration system contains official records of land and property in Ontario, including the: title, which is a legal term for the land rights held by a person or corporation. deed, which is a term used for the legal document that transfers title from one person to another. mortgage and other land documents.

The OnLand application acts as a “virtual Land Registry Office” (LRO), where you can search or browse land registry records in the Ontario Land Registration system. You can search for historical books, documents and property title records in any LRO, for viewing or download.

The OnLand application acts as a “virtual Land Registry Office” (LRO), where you can search or browse land registry records in the Ontario Land Registration system. You can search for historical books, documents and property title records in any LRO, for viewing or download.

All Canadian jurisdictions require that the transactions regarding land ownership be registered or recorded in their registry or land titles office. This is the only way to establish conclusive proof of land ownership.

Land title records and the following land registration records, from 1795 to present, are available on the ONLand website, .onland.ca. For help and information on using ONLand, visit https://help.onland.ca/en/home/.

All private property ownership records in Ontario are registered with the government. Anyone can search for land records. You can search: land registration records online using the OnLand site.

Every Ontario property has been assigned a unique 9-digit electronic identification number (“ Property Identification Number“ or “ PIN“ as abbreviated) for unique numerical indexing of legal description-based property identification.

Upon request, copies of the deed, mortgages, transfers and liens can be obtained by conducting an Ontario Registered Document search. Upon request, any outstanding judgments on the registered owners as they appear on the Parcel Register can be obtained by ordering a Writ of Execution.

The fee for an execution search certificate under the Land Titles Ac t is $3.00 per name searched. A certificate of search under the Land Titles Act , including executions, cost $20.00.