Title Check
- Can I see my order history in Title Check?
- How do I search for a plan in Title Check?
- How do I search for an instrument in Title Check?
- How do I search for my title in Title Check?
- Do I have to apply for access to Title Check?
- Why can’t I use my deposit account in Title Check?
General information
- What if I’m not allowed to perform a personal name search, but still need to search regularly?
- Can I pay with my credit card in Land Titles Online?
- If I am dealing with a piece of property outside of Winnipeg, which land titles office should I deal with?
- Do I need to have a lawyer in order to register documents at land titles?
- Can the staff at the land titles office help me complete my forms?
- I would like to go to a land titles office for assistance with one of the services offered. Should I make an appointment to be seen?
Builders’ liens, judgments and caveats
- I believe that someone has registered or will be registering a lien/judgment against my land. How can I find out if this has happened?
- I just received a notice in the mail telling me that a caveat has been registered on my title. What is a caveat?
- How can I get an invalid or expired caveat off my title? I am unable to get a discharge from the person who registered it.
- A judgment is registered against the title to my property. I do not believe that the judgment is validly registered. I am unable to get a discharge from the person who has the judgment. How can I get it off my title?
- The thirty day notice process
- A person owes me money. Can I register a lien on their land?
Changes in ownership
- My spouse has just passed away. How do I get our land into my name alone?
- I am named as executor in the will of a close family member. All of the other assets of the estate have been dealt with, leaving only one piece of property. Do I have to have the will probated in order to deal with the property?
- How can I add another name to my title? Does it make any difference if this person is my spouse, parent, child or sibling?
- How do I remove a name from my title? Does it make any difference if this person is my spouse, parent, child, or sibling?
- What is homesteads evidence? I have had a transfer rejected by your staff and they tell me I need this.
- I have sold my property and I do not want to hire a lawyer. Will the land titles staff complete the documents for me?
Forms
- Some information is the same every time I fill out a smart form. Is there a way to fill out some sections of the smart form and save it as a template for future registrations?
- What is a smart form?
- How do I use a smart form?
- What is the difference between a content page and a signature page?
- How do I submit a smart form for registration?
- I only see a few smart forms, where are the other forms?
Condominiums
Historical information
Corporations
- My corporation is acquiring land in the province of Manitoba. My corporation was incorporated in Manitoba. What do you require from me?
- My corporation is transferring (or mortgaging) land in the province of Manitoba. Title is already in the name of the corporation. What do you require from me?
- My corporation is acquiring a mortgage on lands in Manitoba. My corporation was incorporated in the province of Manitoba. What do you require from me?
- My corporation is acquiring a mortgage on lands in the province of Manitoba, but it was not incorporated in the province of Manitoba. What do you require from me?
- My corporation owns land in Manitoba (or has a mortgage on lands in Manitoba). The corporation has changed its name by virtue of amendment (or amalgamation). What does land titles require for the corporation to be able to deal with the land (mortgage)?
eRegistration
- Why are we mandated to use eRegistration for survey plan series?
- Why is my survey plan registration in deficiency?
- Do I have to use eRegistration?
- How do I apply for access to eRegistration?
- What are the system requirements for eRegistration?
- How does eRegistration work?
Title Information
- What is a record of title?
- What is the difference between a duplicate title and the original title?
- Do I have to send in my title when registering a transfer at land titles?
- Can I get my duplicate title from the land titles office any time I want?
- Why do I need to provide an address for service?
- How can I keep my address for service current?
Marriage and death certificates
- I understand that I may need a death certificate to accompany a registration at land titles. Can I use the death certificate provided by the funeral director?
- I understand that I may need a marriage certificate to accompany a registration at land titles. Can I use the marriage certificate provided by my church?
Mortgages
- I have paid off my mortgage. What do I have to do to get it off my title?
- Can my lender charge me a fee for preparing a discharge of my mortgage? If so, how much can they charge?
- I paid off my mortgage some time ago, but it is still on my title. What can I do?
- I paid off my mortgage years ago, but I do not know if the mortgage has been removed from my title. How can I find this out?
Subdivision, planning and land survey questions
- How can I get a copy of a survey plan?
- How can I get a copy of a plan deposit?
- Can you give me a copy of the survey certificate for a particular property?
- I wish to subdivide my property. Under what circumstances may I subdivide without having a plan prepared?
- I have been told that to subdivide my property I must have a plan prepared. Why is this?
- I have been told that to subdivide my land I need a survey plan. Can I use my staking and/or building location certificate?
Plan Deposit Submission
- How do your Survey Examiners prioritize my deposits?
- In what order should I submit deposits that belong together (for example, a subdivision and an easement)?
- Why can’t I find a surveyor’s name in the drop down list while creating a new deposit?
- Should I still be sending paper titles, deeds, abstracts and cover letters in my deposit submission?
- Is there a delay between submitting a deposit and being able to search it in Land Titles Online?
- Do I have to provide the DGS when I submit a deposit for examination?