Land Title Records and Services

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Land title services are delivered by the LTSA’s Customer Operations division. The Director of Customer Operations is responsible for the examination of applications, and the Registrar of Land Titles oversees the registration of applications across our three land title offices.

Learn about Discriminating Covenants—those covenants that restrict the sale, ownership, occupation or use of land on account of sex, race, creed, colour, nationality, ancestry or place of origin of a person— and how to submit a request to the Registrar to strike through a covenant on title.

The LTSA recommends that property owners consult a professional for advice and assistance when searching land title records and making changes to a title.

Land title in British Columbia is based on the principles of the "Torrens system" of land title registration. Sir Robert Richard Torrens, former premier of South Australia, was instrumental in the implementation of this unique and efficient system of dealing with land.

A land survey represents pictorially the legal boundaries and dimensions of a surveyed parcel of land. It identifies the type and location of monuments or survey posts set in the ground to define the boundaries of the parcel.

Land records of various types dating from the earliest days of BC's settlement to the present are in the LTSA’s care. There are plans, maps, letters, documents, certificates, registers, indices, books, and more.

This glossary defines vocabulary and terms used on this website.