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61. (1) This section does not apply to land to which the Land Titles Act applies.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 61 (1). (2) If a description is by metes and bounds, in whole or in part, and appears in a previously registered deed, it shall include the registration number of the deed containing the same description that was registered most recently before the date of registration of the instrument containing the description unless, (a)  the instrument is a certificate of discharge; (b)  a property identifier has been assigned to the land; or (c)  the land has been divided into parcels for abstract purposes under subsection 83 (3) of the Registry Act.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 61 (2). (3) If a description sets out an easement and appears in a previously registered deed, it shall include the registration number of the deed containing the same description that was registered most recently before the date of registration of the instrument containing the description.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 61 (3). (4) If the description does not appear in a previously registered deed but describes the same land as a description that appears in a previously registered deed, the description shall include the registration number of the most recently registered deed containing the earlier description.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 61 (4).
62. For the purposes of section 55 and subsection 61 (2), the following descriptions shall be deemed to be metes and bounds descriptions: 1.  A description of a part of a lot lying to one side of a described line. 2.  A description by reference to the perpendicular width, either throughout or to a given perpendicular depth, of a rectangular part of a rectangular lot.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 62.
63. A local description in an instrument that is tendered for registration and that is not by metes and bounds, (a)  shall be of a lot and the concession, tract, range, section or other designation in accordance with the original grant from the Crown, if the instrument affects the whole of a lot according to an original survey; (b)  shall be of a lot and shall include the registration number of a registered plan, if the instrument affects the whole of a lot according to a registered plan; (c)  may be of an aliquot part if the land was described in such a manner in the grant from the Crown or in a registered instrument and the instrument affects an aliquot part of a lot according to an original survey; (d)  may be of an aliquot part, if the instrument affects an aliquot part of a lot according to an original survey and no adjacent part of the lot is owned by the person who owns the aliquot part; (e)  may be of half a lot, if the instrument affects half of a lot according to a registered plan and the land was described in such a manner according to a registered instrument; (f)  shall be of the part with reference to the registration or deposit number of the expropriation plan or reference plan, if the land is shown as a part on an expropriation plan or a reference plan; (g)  shall refer to the lot, block, part or parcel, if the instrument affects a lot, block, part or parcel on a Compiled Plan or a parcel designated for abstract purposes under subsection 83 (3) of the Registry Act or a predecessor of that subsection; (h)  shall refer to a by-law or other instrument by which the street or highway was closed or stopped up if the instrument affects a part of a street or highway that has been stopped up or closed and shall refer to the registration number of, (i)  the by-law, if passed on or after March 29, 1873, in respect of land registered under the Registry Act at the time that the by-law was passed, or if passed on or after February 12, 1987, in respect of lands registered under the Land Titles Act, or (ii)  the other instrument; or (i)  shall conform and refer to a plan confirmed or certified under the Boundaries Act, if the instrument affects any parcel that adjoins a confirmed boundary shown on such a plan unless, because of special circumstances, the examiner of surveys authorizes the registration of an instrument in which the description does not so conform.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 63; O. Reg. 88/18, s. 33.
65. (1) If the description of land in an instrument presented for registration is not a local description or a description acceptable for registration under section 64, the land registrar, having regard to the circumstances, may register the instrument if, (a)  the description accurately describes the land; or (b)  the description is exactly or substantially the same as in a previously registered instrument.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 65 (1). (2) A description of land contained in an instrument registered under subsection (1) shall be deemed to be a local description for that instrument only.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 65 (2).
66. Omitted (revokes other Regulations).  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 66.
67. Omitted (provides for transition).  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 67. PART XIII   ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION AND DEPOSIT OF PLANS General
68. In this Part, “certificate border” means the solid lines enclosing the space reserved for the placement of the certificate of deposit or the certificate of registration for a plan of survey prepared under this Part; (“bord du certificat”) “intended plot size” means the intended overall physical dimensions of a plan, including a 15 mm plan margin, when a plan is printed at the scale at which the plan was drawn; (“taille voulue”) “PDF” means Portable Document Format. (“PDF”) O. Reg. 88/18, s. 35.
69. (1) This Part applies to any of the following plans submitted through direct electronic submission to the land registration system: 1.  Plans of subdivision submitted for registration under the Land Titles Act. 2.  Reference plans submitted for deposit under the Land Titles Act. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 35. (2) Clauses 6 (6) (a) and (b), 9 (1) (a) and (b), 16 (1) (h), (i), (j) and (k), 19 (5) (a), 20 (1) (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) and 24 (a) do not apply to a plan to which this Part applies. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 35.
70. Plans submitted for registration or deposit under this Part shall be in an electronic format, in the manner specified by the Director of Titles. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 35.
71. (1) A plan that is submitted electronically under this Part shall, (a)  be produced directly from a computer assisted drafting system at the intended plot size; (b)  be a PDF file; (c)  be rectangular and not exceed 915 millimetres by 1,500 millimetres or be less than 216 millimetres by 356 millimetres, regardless of orientation, when printed at the intended plot size; (d)  depict all features in black on a white background; (e)  have a straight margin line placed 15 millimetres inside and parallel to the outside edge of the electronic plan; (f)  comply with any other requirements for electronic plan preparation, as specified by the examiner of surveys; and (g)  include the following notation, in English or French, below the scale bar required by clause 18 (1) (h) of Ontario Regulation 216/10 (Performance Standards for the Practice of Professional Land Surveying) made under the Surveyors Act: The intended plot size of this plan is __mm in width by __mm in height when plotted at a scale of 1:__ . O. Reg. 88/18, s. 35. (2) A plan that is submitted electronically under this Part shall be deemed to be a prescribed form for the purposes of section 44 of the Act and section 85 of the Land Titles Act if it meets the requirements of this Regulation. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 35.
72. If, under subsection 6 (1), the approval of the examiner of surveys is required before a plan is submitted under this Part for registration or deposit, the person submitting the plan shall submit the following to the examiner in electronic format: 1.  The plan, including the completed surveyor’s certificate in the applicable prescribed form. 2.  If the examiner so requests, a copy of every registered or deposited plan that shows the land included in the plan and all the boundary-related information respecting the land and that the surveyor has certified as current to the date of the plan. 3.  If the examiner so requests, the documents required by clauses 6 (6) (c), (d) and (e). O. Reg. 88/18, s. 35.
73. (1) Before submitting a plan to which this Part applies for registration or deposit, a person shall provide the plan to the land registrar for approval. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 35. (2) A person who provides a plan to the land registrar under subsection (1) shall also provide the following to the land registrar in electronic format, if the land registrar so requests: 1.  A copy of every registered or deposited plan that shows the land included in the plan or the lands adjoining that land. 2.  A copy of the parcel register of the land included in the plan that the surveyor has certified as current to the date of the plan. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 35. (3) Upon approving a plan under subsection (1), the land registrar shall provide an approval number for it. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 35.
74. (1) A plan shall not be registered or deposited under this Part unless a surveyor’s certificate in the prescribed form is included on the plan. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 35. (2) Despite any other Act or regulation, a surveyor’s certificate in the prescribed form included on a plan of survey submitted under this Part has the same effect for all purposes as a certificate on a plan that is physically signed by a surveyor. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 35.
75. A plan submitted under this Part shall include the number from the related plan submission form of the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors in the following statement in English or French, which shall be placed in a prominent location immediately below the surveyor’s certificate: This plan of survey relates to AOLS Plan Submission Form Number _____. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 35. Strata Plans
76. A strata plan registered or deposited under this Part shall, (a)  use the same sheet size and have the same sheet orientation for all sheets if multiple sheets are required; (b)  include a note in the prescribed form on sheet number 1 if structures have been adopted as survey monuments on the plan; (c)  include a surveyor’s certificate in the prescribed form on sheet number 1; and (d)  include a space reserved for the certificate of registration or the certificate of deposit, as described in sections 77, 81, 83 and 84, on each sheet of the plan image. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 35. Reference Plans
77. (1) A reference plan submitted for deposit shall have a 110 millimetre high by 85 millimetre wide blank space located at the upper right corner of the plan reserved for the placement of the certificate of deposit. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 35. (2) The blank space shall be enclosed by the plan margin on the upper and right sides and by the certificate border on the lower and left sides. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 35.
78. A reference plan that is wholly compiled under subsection 19 (2) shall include a surveyor’s certificate in the prescribed form. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 35.
79. A reference plan that is prepared under subsection 19 (5) to illustrate utility easements on an existing plan of subdivision or an existing plan prepared under the Condominium Act, 1998 or a predecessor of it, other than a plan for a common elements condominium corporation, shall include a surveyor’s certificate in the prescribed form with respect to the parts that are compiled and a certificate in the prescribed form with respect to the parts that are surveyed. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 35.
80. A reference plan deposited under this Part shall include, (a)  a schedule in the prescribed form, as clause 20 (1) (e) requires, that is in a conspicuous place beneath the space reserved for the placement of the certificate of deposit; (b)  below or adjacent to the schedule mentioned in clause (a), a list of all parts that are subject to easements and the instrument numbers of those easements; and (c)  within or below the schedule mentioned in clause (a), a statement of all parts on the plan under each property identifier, if any, and whether the parts represent the whole or part of the land under that property identifier. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 35. Plans of Subdivision
81. (1) A plan of subdivision submitted for registration shall have a 110 millimetre high by 160 millimetre wide blank space located at the upper right corner of the plan reserved for the placement of the certificate of registration. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 35. (2) The blank space shall be enclosed by the plan margin on the upper and right sides and by the certificate border on the lower and left sides. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 35.
82. (1) A plan of subdivision that is submitted for registration under this Part shall include the certificate of every owner of the lands included in the plan in the prescribed form. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 35. (2) Despite any other Act or regulation, the certificate of every owner of the lands included in a plan of subdivision submitted under this Part has the same effect for all purposes as a certificate on a plan that is physically signed by every owner. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 35. (3) A Plan Document, with the consents of chargees or mortgagees if required and with a statement in the prescribed form, must be registered immediately before the submission of an application to register a plan of subdivision. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 35. Registration or Deposit
83. Upon deposit of a plan under this Part, the land registrar shall place a completed certificate of deposit on the plan in the blank space reserved for the certificate. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 35.
84. Upon registration of a plan of subdivision under this Part, the land registrar shall place a completed certificate of registration and the registration number of the Plan Document on the plan in the blank space reserved for the certificate. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 35.
85. (1) The land registrar shall transmit an electronic copy of a plan deposited under this Part to, (a)  the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors; (b)  the clerk of the municipality where the land included in the plan is situate; (c)  the clerk of the regional municipality, if the land is situate in a regional municipality; and (d)  the person who submitted the original plan under this Part. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 35. (2) The land registrar shall transmit an electronic copy of a plan registered under this Part to, (a)  the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors; (b)  the clerk of the municipality where the land included in the plan is situate; (c)  the clerk of the regional municipality, if the land is situate in a regional municipality; (d)  the Minister of Municipal Affairs or, if that Minister has delegated his or her authority to a person or body, that person or body; and (e)  the person who submitted the plan for registration under this Part. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 35. Note:  Despite the revocation of Regulation 997 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990, that Regulation, as it read on April 19, 1996, continues to apply to instruments and plans that are to be registered or deposited and that were executed before April 20, 1996.  See:  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 67. Schedule 1 Revoked: O. Reg. 88/18, s. 36. Schedule 2   (Section 64) 1.  Assessment Act. 2.  Bail Act. 3.  Construction Act. 4.  Drainage Act. 5.  Environmental Protection Act. 6.  Housing Development Act. 7.  Land Titles Act. 8.  Legal Aid Services Act, 2020 and its predecessors. 9.  Line Fences Act. 10.  Local Roads Boards Act. 11.  Revoked: O. Reg. 88/18, s. 37 (3). 12.  Mining Act. 12.1  Municipal Act, 2001. 13.  Municipal Affairs Act. 14.-16.  Revoked: O. Reg. 88/18, s. 37 (3). 17.  Personal Property Security Act and its predecessor. 18.  Planning Act
and its predecessor. 19.  Power Corporation Act. 20.  Provincial Land Tax Act, 2006 and its predecessor. 21.  Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act. 22.  Shoreline Property Assistance Act. 23.  Revoked: O. Reg. 88/18, s. 37 (3). O. Reg. 43/96, Sched. 2; O. Reg. 435/11, s. 18; O. Reg. 88/18, s. 37 (3); O. Reg. 88/18, s. 37; O. Reg. 552/20, s. 4; O. Reg. 79/22, s. 8. Forms 1-15 Revoked:  O. Reg. 433/11, s. 1.  Français