Last revised:
June 11, 1992

Memo to:

Regional Mangers

From:

Kate Murray
Director of Titles

Contents of the memo:

At our last meeting, I was asked if we were required to produce the original abstract Index instead of a microfilm copy.

Subsection 15(4)(a)(II) under the Registry Act, R.S.O. 1990, provides that:

  • “the Land Registrar shall, upon receipt of a prescribed fee, if any, and a written request where a fee Is prescribed, produce for inspection, In the office during office hours, any book or public record of the office relating to the land, or a facsimile of the book or public record."

Subsection 165(4)(a)(II) is an identical provision under the Land Titles Act.

Section 1 of both the Registry and Land Titles Acts, R.S.O. 1990, define facsimile as an accurate reproduction of a book, document, instrument, or record.

It is our opinion that the Land Registrar need not produce the original abstract index/parcel if the same is available on the microfilm.

Original signed by:

Kate Murray