Patterson Palmer
Nova Scotia, Canada

The Government of Nova Scotia is providing a new guarantee of ownership to property owners
and is changing how land records are stored and accessed. You need to know how the changes will
affect you.

What is the New System?

The Government of Nova Scotia has enacted new legislation and acquired new technology to
modernize our 250-year-old Registry of Deeds system. The Land Registration Act moves Nova
Scotia from an antiquated, names-based system to a system that guarantees ownership and provides access to land-related information for subscribers through an Internet browser.

What are the Benefits of the New Land Registration System?

The government guarantees ownership of each parcel of land that is registered in the new
system. In the old system, ownership could only be determined after a review of all relevant title
documents deposited at the Registry of Deeds. Lawyers then give an opinion as to who owns
and has legal rights in the property. After a parcel is converted to the new land registration system,
there is no need to do an historic review of title � a person wishing to know who owns a parcel of
land simply has to do a quick check in the system database to see who is listed as the registered
owner. This eliminates the wasteful, expensive, and repetitive need to search the historic title
to land each time it is transferred, mortgaged or subdivided.

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