Tariff of Fees Regulation

(Consolidated up to 5/2025) ALBERTA REGULATION 120/2000 Land Titles Act TARIFF OF FEES REGULATION Table of Contents 1 Fees 1.1 Individuals 65 years or older — total fee reduction 2 Services for the Crown 3 Transfers or orders correcting or reversing a transaction 3.1 Transfer related to mortgage with no payment of interest required 4 Encumbrances securing annuities, rent charges or vendor’s or purchaser’s liens 5 Caveats 6 Writs of enforcement 7 Builders ’ liens 8 Plans 9 New descriptions 10 Tax recovery services 11 Other documents 12 Extra titles 13 Extra cancellations or endorsements 14 Searches and other services 15 Refunds 15.1 Transitional 16 Repeal 17 Expiry 18 Coming into force Schedule Fees 1 (1) This Regulation prescribes the fees payable under section 164(1)(b) of the Land Titles Act (a) for the performance of a duty by the Registrar, and (b) as assurance fees. (2) For each fee, 90% of the total amount is payable as the fee for the performance of the duty specified and 10% of the total amount is payable as assurance fees. AR 120/2000 s1;158/2024 Individuals 65 years or older — total fee reduction 1.1 (1) In this section, (a) “registry agent” means a registry agent as defined in section 1 of Schedule 12 to the Government Organization Act ; (b) “registry service” means any service included in the definition of “registry services” as set out in section 1 of Schedule 12 to the Government Organization Act ; (c) “service charge” means the amount charged by a registry agent in accordance with the Registry Service Charges Regulation (AR 183/2005); (d) “total fee” means the sum of the fees prescribed by this Regulation for a registry service listed in the Schedule and the service charge for the registry service. (2) Notwithstanding section 1(1), and subject to subsection (3), an individual shall receive a 25% reduction from the total fee for the provision of a registry service listed in the Schedule if the individual provides proof, satisfactory to the Registrar, that, at the time a request is submitted for the provision of the registry service, the individual (a) is 65 years or older, and (b) is a resident of Alberta. (3) A request under subsection (2) must be made (a) by the individual on the individual’s own behalf, and (b) using a registry agent or the Government of Alberta’s online system. (4) The 25% reduction from the total fee will first be applied to the fees prescribed by this Regulation. (5) In the event the fees prescribed by this Regulation are less than the 25% reduction applied in subsection (4), (a) the service charge must be reduced by the amount necessary to provide a 25% reduction from the total fee, and (b) the Registrar shall reimburse the registry agent for the reduction applied to the service charge. AR 55/2024 s2;158/2024 Services for the Crown 2 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Crown in right of Alberta is exempt from paying any of the fees prescribed by this Regulation. (2) The following are required to pay the fees prescribed by this Regulation: (a) an agent of the Crown in right of Alberta; (b) the Minister of Municipal Affairs when acting in accordance with Part 10 of the Municipal Government Act ; (c) the Public Trustee. AR 120/2000 s2;35/2007;68/2008;158/2024 Transfers or orders correcting or reversing a transaction 3 (1) An instrument that, on registration, results in a transfer of ownership of land correcting an error in a previous transaction or reversing an aborted sale transaction $50 (2) A court order correcting an error in a previous transaction or reversing an aborted sale transaction $50 AR 120/2000 s3;29/2011;135/2019;158/2024 Transfer related to mortgage with no payment of interest required 3.1 An instrument that, on registration, results in a transfer of ownership to a transferee referred to in section 64.1(4.1) of the Act $50 AR 5/2025 s2 Encumbrances securing annuities, rent charges or vendor’s or purchaser’s liens 4 An encumbrance securing an annuity, rent charge, vendor’s lien or purchaser’s lien $50 AR 120/2000 s4;29/2011;135/2019;158/2024 Caveats 5 (1) A caveat other than a caveat to which section 102.1 or 133 of the Land Titles Act applies $35 (2) Lapse of a caveat $10 AR 120/2000 s5;29/2011;137/2015;158/2024 Writs of enforcement 6 A writ of enforcement $15 AR 120/2000 s6;158/2024 Builders’ liens 7 (1) A builders’ lien other than a builders’ lien by a labourer for wages $15 (2) A builders’ lien by a labourer for wages or any document relating to such a lien, including a certificate of lis pendens and discharge and extra endorsements NIL (3) Lapse of a builders’ lien $10 Plans 8 (1) A plan $30 plus (a) for each parcel created by a plan of subdivision or road plan, including the cancellation, issuance or amendment of certificates of title $10 (b) for each parcel affected by a right of way plan $2 (2) A document cancelling, varying or correcting a plan $30 New descriptions 9 Approval of a new parcel description $30 Tax recovery services 10 (1) A tax arrears list $10 (2) A tax notification endorsement $5 (3) Mailing of a tax notice $5 Other documents 11 (1) A notice of change of address - for the first endorsement NIL plus for each additional endorsement, whether or not the address change is included in one or more notices $2 (2) Merger of an estate or interest $15 (3) Issuance of a mineral certificate $10 (4) Any other document not specifically mentioned which results in a change or amendment of registered ownership or parcel description in a certificate of title $15 (5) Any discharging document not specifically mentioned $10 (6) Any other document not specifically mentioned $10 AR 120/2000 s11;135/2019 Extra titles 12 Each certificate of title issued or affected by a change or amendment of registered ownership or parcel description pursuant to a registration, after the first certificate of title, $10 Extra cancellations or endorsements 13 Each cancellation or endorsement pursuant to a registration, after the first cancellation or endorsement, $5 Searches and other services 14 (1) In conjunction with a registration service, an electronically-generated certified copy of $10 (a) a certificate of title, $10 (b) a condominium additional plan sheet, $10 (c) a non‑patent record sheet, $10 (2) A copy of a cancelled certificate of title produced from microfilm or microfiche, $10 (3) A copy of a document $10 but if provided through a registry agent, $10 (4) A copy of a plan, (a) if it is a paper copy, $3 (b) if it is a digital copy, $2 (c) - (e) repealed AR 158/2024 s7. (5) Certification of a cancelled certificate of title search or a copy of a plan or document, $10 (6) A search sent via manual facsimile transmission, the fee payable for the item searched plus $1 for each item (7) Repealed AR 29/2011 s5. (8) For a name search under section 17 of the Land Titles Act where the information provided is in respect of current owners, historical registered owners or current document parties (a) a report indicating that no names were found $2 (b) a summary list showing title or instrument particulars in respect of names found $12 AR 120/2000 s14;251/2001;108/2003;29/2011;158/2024 Refunds 15 The Registrar may authorize the refund of the fee paid for a document that was registered in error or for a search or other service that was provided in error. Transitional 15.1 If a request for the registration of a document or the performance of a search or other service by the Registrar was submitted to the Registrar before the coming into force of this section, this Regulation as it read immediately before the coming into force of this section applies to the registration of the document or the performance of the search or other service, as applicable. AR 158/2024 s8 Repeal 16 The Tariff of Fees Regulation (AR 140/87) is repealed. Expiry 17 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassed in its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulation expires on June 30, 2030. AR 120/2000 s17;354/2003;29/2011;44/2021;87/2022; 158/2024 Coming into force 18 This Regulation comes into force on July 2, 2000. Schedule Fee Reduction Services for Individuals Aged 65 Years or Older Item Registry service 1 Copy of a current certificate of title 2 Copy of an historical certificate of title 3 Copy of a cancelled certificate of title 4 Online view of a certificate of title 5 Faxed certificate of title AR 55/2024 s3