This April, the Land Title and Survey Authority of BC (LTSA) is introducing additional enhancements to online land title applications. The latest online land title application to be made available for the public will be Transmission to Surviving Joint Tenant. Available on LTSA’s website, the new application can be used to transmit (transfer) ownership after the death of an owner on title to any surviving owners who are joint tenants on title with the deceased. The online application form will make it easier for applicants to fill out and file the land title application, Transparency Declaration and the Property Transfer Tax Return.
Shifting from using paper-based forms to a new online form will improve the accuracy and completeness of applications and prevent errors that delay registration times.
Applicants will be able to fill out the surviving joint tenant application on LTSA’s website and submit online directly to LTSA by using the BC Services Card app. LTSA will then send the Transparency Declaration to be filed with the Administrator of the Land Owner Transparency Registry and the Property Transfer Tax return to the Ministry of Finance for processing.
The introduction of the new transmission to surviving joint tenant application continues LTSA’s efforts to improve access for property owners to file common land title applications. This application joins the change of mailing address on title, change name on title, and Claim of Builders Lien applications launched throughout 2022 and 2023. Since the launch of the new online applications, improvements in the accuracy and completeness of applications filed by the public have prevented errors that delay registration times.