Electronic Registration of Title Documents

Forms

(to be used when lawyers use a Special Trust Account to pay for Land Transfer Tax and Registration Fees)

(to be used when lawyers transfer closing funds electronically from their trust account)

• Document Registration Agreement –  March 2004 (Two Party Document)
  (PDF) | (MS Word) |  
• Document Registration Agreement –  November 2017 (Multi-Party Document)
  (PDF) | (MS Word) |  
• Sample acknowledgement and direction report (PDF)
• Form 9b — Authorization of Withdrawal by Teranet - (MSWord) | (PDF)
• Form 9c –  Electronic Trust Transfer Requisition: Closing Funds - (MSWord) | (PDF)

Guidelines, Rules and By-Laws

• Rule 6.1-5 –  Use of the Lawyer's PSP
• Rule 6.1-6 –  Use of the PSP by a Non-Lawyer Employed by the Lawyer
• Rule 6.1-6.2 - Signing E-Reg ^TM Documents
• Electronic Registration Practice Guidelines 
• Subsection 6(2), Part 1 of By-Law 7.1 –  Prohibition on Sharing PSP
• By-Law 9
  • Transfer of Closing Funds Electronically from the Lawyer's Trust Account – Section 13 
  • Automatic Withdrawals From Trust Account by Teranet –  Section 15 to 17 

Resources 

• PSP: Away from your office and unable to use PSP 
• Article – Payment of Registration Fees and Land Transfer Tax (PDF)

Bookkeeping Guide

• Internet Trust Disbursements for Real Estate Transactions
• Special Trust Account for Payment of Land Transfer Tax and Registration Fees

LAWPRO

• LAWPRO position on the DRA
• LAWPRO position on compliance with law statements

Practice Issues

Background Information

• Electronic Registration: Making it Work for You - Procedures and Practice Standards for Electronic Real Estate Conveyancing
• Information on the Joint Committee for the Electronic Registration of Title Documents

Electronic Registration Frequently Asked Questions

Payment of Land Transfer Tax and Registration Fees  

The Teraview Account  

The Personal Security Package "PSP"  

Law Society Status  

Computerization  

The Acknowledgment and Direction  

The Document Registration Agreement (The "DRA")  

Mortgage Transactions in Electronic Registration