Provincial or territorial service · Housing and property
Search or register a land title
Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked
Short answer
Each province keeps the official record of who owns land and what is registered against it. Searches usually cost a small fee.
Who handles it
Each province and territory runs its own. Find yours in the table below.
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In every province and territory
Who handles it in each province and territory, with the official link.
| Province or territory | Who handles it | Official link | Good to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia (LTSA) | Search for a titlechecked | You need the 9-digit parcel identifier (PID); a street address alone cannot be searched. |
| Alberta | Alberta Land Titles (Government of Alberta), also through registry agents | Search land titleschecked | Search titles online through ARLO or at a registry agent office. |
| Saskatchewan | ISC Land Titles Registry (Information Services Corporation) | Find a titlechecked | |
| Manitoba | Teranet Manitoba (Land Titles Office) | Check your titlechecked | |
| Ontario | Ontario Land Registry Offices, online through OnLand (Teranet) | Land registration in Ontariochecked | Searches are done online through OnLand for a fee; registry staff cannot interpret records for you. |
| Quebec | Registre foncier du Québec (Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts) | About the land registerchecked | The online land register is in French only. |
| New Brunswick | Land Registry (Service New Brunswick) | Land Registrychecked | |
| Nova Scotia | Land Registry (Service Nova Scotia) | Land registry and Property Onlinechecked | Ownership records are searched through a Property Online subscription or at a Land Registration Office. |
| Prince Edward Island | Registrar of Deeds, Taxation and Property Records (Department of Finance and Affordability, Government of PEI) | None on record | PEI uses a deeds registry; register or search documents at the Charlottetown or Summerside office. |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Registry of Deeds (Government Services, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador) | Search title recordschecked | Newfoundland and Labrador uses a registry of deeds rather than a land titles system. |
| Yukon | Land Titles Office (Government of Yukon) | None on record | |
| Northwest Territories | Land Titles Office (Department of Justice, Government of the Northwest Territories) | Land titles informationchecked | |
| Nunavut | Land Titles Office (Legal Registries Division, Nunavut Department of Justice) | Land Titles Officechecked | Documents must be filed electronically, usually by a lawyer; request title searches by email or through a POLAR account. |
Cite this page
Canada Service Map, "Search or register a land title", checked 12 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/land-titles