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1. (1) In this Regulation, “Compiled Plan” means a plan prepared and registered under subsection 83 (1) of the Act; (“plan compilé”) “deposited” means deposited under the Registry Act or the Land Titles Act; (“déposé”) “examiner of surveys” means the examiner of surveys appointed under subsection 14 (1) of the Land Titles Act; (“inspecteur des arpentages”) “expropriating authority” means the Crown or any person empowered by statute to expropriate land; (“autorité expropriante”) “expropriation plan” means a plan under the Expropriations Act or a predecessor of that Act; (“plan d’expropriation”) “land registrar” includes a land registrar within the meaning of the Land Titles Act; (“registrateur”) “local description” means a description made in accordance with sections 53 to 63; (“description particulière”) “lot” means a lot or any other area defined and designated by an original survey or by a registered plan; (“lot”) “monument” includes any monument referred to in Ontario Regulation 525/91 (Monuments) under the Surveyors Act and any other thing, device or object used to mark or witness a boundary of surveyed lands; (“borne”) “municipal plan” means a plan prepared under section 91 of the Act, section 48 of the Surveys Act
or section 149 of the Land Titles Act; (“plan municipal”) “original survey” has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Surveys Act; (“levé primitif”) “property map” means a map prepared and maintained under subsection 21 (3) or (4) of the Registry Act or subsection 141 (3) or (4) of the Land Titles Act; (“plan foncier”) “reference plan” means a plan deposited under section 150 of the Land Titles Act or section 80 or 81 of the Registry Act and includes any other plan deposited as a reference plan; (“plan de renvoi”) “registered” means registered under the Registry Act or the Land Titles Act; (“enregistré”) “subdivision unit” means, (a)  a lot shown on the original plan of an original survey and includes a section, block, gore, reserve, common, mining location or mining claim, or (b)  a lot, block, part or other unit of land shown on a plan registered or deposited under the Registry Act or the Land Titles Act. (“unité de lotissement”)  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 88/18, s. 1 (1-5). (2) For the purposes of this Regulation, a survey of property is a current survey if, at the time a plan based on that survey is submitted to the land registrar or the examiner of surveys, (a)  both the survey and plan comply with the applicable requirements of the statutes and regulations; and (b)  the survey monuments on the property are in place and correctly shown on the plan and no changes to the plan are necessary, as confirmed by a search of the land registration records for the documentary evidence required by clause 8 (a) of Ontario Regulation 216/10 (Performance Standards for the Practice of Professional Land Surveying) made under the Surveyors Act.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 88/18, s. 1 (6).
2. This Regulation applies to instruments and plans that are to be registered or deposited under the Registry Act or the Land Titles Act and that are executed on or after April 21, 1996.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 2; O. Reg. 50/01, s. 1; O. Reg. 88/18, s. 2.
3. (1) This Regulation does not apply to, (a)  a plan under the Navigation Protection Act (Canada); (b)  a preliminary plan authorized by an Act of Canada or Ontario; (c)  an order under section 7, 29, 29.1, 36, 37, 40, 41 or 42 of the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act; (d)  a deed or a transfer given by the Director under the Veterans’ Land Act (Canada) if the instrument by which the Director acquired title was registered before July 1, 1964, and if the deed or transfer includes all the land described in the instrument by which the Director acquired title; (e)  a plan illustrating a gas storage area designated under the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998; (f)  a plan to illustrate land to be expropriated under an Act of Canada if the expropriating authority undertakes to register, either separately or as a part of an instrument, a plan of survey of the land so expropriated; (g)  a sketch under subsection 81 (2) of the Act; (h)  an agreement under the Forestry Act; (i)  Revoked: O. Reg. 88/18, s. 3 (3). (j)  a Compiled Plan; (k)  an order of the Ontario Land Tribunal referred to in section 68 of the Act; (l)  a property map; (m)  a plan on which a surveyor’s name appears and that is attached to an instrument or document solely for the purpose of providing an illustration of the description of land for that instrument or document; or (n)  architectural plans or structural plans mentioned in clause 8 (1) (b) or 157 (1) (b) of the Condominium Act, 1998.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 3 (1); O. Reg. 50/01, s. 2; O. Reg. 435/11, s. 1; O. Reg. 88/18, s. 3 (1-5); O. Reg. 373/21, s. 1. (2) Despite clause (1) (b), (a)  section 6, subsection 7 (1), clauses 9 (1) (a), (c), (d) and (e) and subsections 9 (4), (5) and (6) apply to, (i)  Preliminary Assumption Plans under subsection 8 (2) of the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act, (ii)  preliminary plans under subsection 9 (5) of the Expropriations Act; and (b)  subsection 31 (3) and sections 32 and 36 apply to preliminary plans under subsection 9 (5) of the Expropriations Act.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 3 (2). (3) Despite clause (1) (c), section 64 applies to orders under the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act listed in that clause.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 3 (3). (4) Despite clause (1) (g), section 50 applies to sketches under subsection 81 (2) of the Act.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 3 (4). (5) Despite clause (1) (j), sections 6 and 49 apply to Compiled Plans.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 3 (5); O. Reg. 88/18, s. 3 (6). (6) Despite clause (1) (l), section 44 applies to property maps. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 3 (7). (7) Despite clause (1) (m), subsection 6 (5) and section 51 apply to plans on which a surveyor’s name appears and that are attached to an instrument or document solely for the purpose of providing an illustration of the description of land for that instrument or document. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 3 (7). PART II   PLANS — GENERAL
4. Except as otherwise provided, this Part applies to all plans that are to be registered or deposited and to all amendments to plans prepared under the Condominium Act, 1998 or a predecessor of it.  O. Reg. 50/01, s. 3.
4.1 A plan submitted under this Part shall include the number from the related plan submission form of the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors as part of 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. 79/22, s. 1.
5. (1) Subject to subsection 6 (5) and subsections 19 (2) and (3), plans that are to be submitted for registration or deposit shall comply with, (a)  the Act, or the Land Titles Act if the plan was prepared under that Act, and this Regulation; (b)  the Surveys Act and the regulations made under it; (c)  the Act and the regulations under which the plan was prepared; and (d)  the Surveyors Act and the regulations made under it.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 5 (1); O. Reg. 88/18, s. 4. (2) If there is a conflict between the Acts or regulations specified in clause (1) (a), (b), (c) or (d), the provisions of the Act, or of the Land Titles Act if the plan was prepared under that Act, and of this Regulation prevail.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 5 (2); O. Reg. 88/18, s. 4.
7. (1) Except in the case of a plan described in Part XIII, a person who submits a plan for registration or deposit shall submit it in the manner specified by the Director of Land Registration. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 6. (2) Except in the case of a plan described in Part XIII, in addition to the original plan and the paper prints required by subsections (3), 21 (1) and (2) and clauses 25 (1) (d) and 36 (1) (b), a person who submits a plan under subsection (1) shall also submit, (a)  one paper print of the plan signed by the surveyor; (b)  two copies of the proposed declaration, if the plan is submitted for registration under the Condominium Act, 1998; and (c)  upon the request of the land registrar, (i)  a paper print of every registered or deposited plan that shows lands included in the plan or that shows lands adjoining the lands included in the plan, and (ii)  a search of the title of the lands included in the plan showing all the boundary-related information respecting the lands. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 6. (3) Revoked: O. Reg. 79/22, s. 2.
8. Subsection 7 (1) and clause 7 (2) (a) do not apply to a description within the meaning of the Condominium Act, 1998 or a predecessor of it.  O. Reg. 50/01, s. 6.
9. (1) Subject to Part XIII, a plan shall, (a)  be drawn on translucent linen or on translucent plastic material that, in the opinion of the examiner of surveys, is of durable quality and will not crack or break; (b)  be rectangular and not exceed 915 millimetres by 1,500 millimetres or be less than 216 millimetres by 356 millimetres; (c)  be prepared to a drafting standard that in the opinion of the examiner of surveys will permit legible and accurate copies to be made from it; (d)  not consist of more than one sheet, except for a plan prepared under the Condominium Act, 1998
or a predecessor of it and a strata plan prepared under Part III; and (e)  not include any notes, words or symbols that indicate that the right to make or distribute copies is in any way restricted. O. Reg. 43/96, s. 9 (1); O. Reg. 50/01, s. 7 (1); O. Reg. 88/18, s. 7 (1, 2); O. Reg. 552/20, s. 1. (2) Except for a Compiled Plan or a plan prepared under the Condominium Act, 1998, and subject to subsections 19 (4) and (5), a plan shall not be registered or deposited unless it is certified by the surveyor in the prescribed form. O. Reg. 43/96, s. 9 (2); O. Reg. 50/01, s. 7 (2); O. Reg. 435/11, s. 2 (1); O. Reg. 88/18, s. 7 (3). (3) Except in the case of a plan described in Part XIII, a translucent duplicate of a plan signed by the Surveyor General of Ontario, or an official designated by him or her made on linen or on plastic material that, in the opinion of the examiner of surveys, is of durable quality and will not crack or break may be registered or deposited instead of the original plan. O. Reg. 43/96, s. 9 (3); O. Reg. 88/18, s. 7 (4). (4) Except in the case of a plan described in Part XIII and despite clause (1) (a), a plan may be in whole or in part a photographic reproduction on plastic material that, in the opinion of the examiner of surveys, is of durable quality and will not crack or break, but all additions to the photographic reproduction shall be in black adhesion type ink, and signatures shall not be reproductions. O. Reg. 43/96, s. 9 (4); O. Reg. 88/18, s. 7 (5). (5) Except in the case of a plan described in Part XIII, an original plan or a translucent duplicate of a plan to be retained as part of the land registration records shall not be folded. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 7 (6). (6) Except in the case of a plan described in Part XIII, the title, legend and margin and any applicable certificates and forms prescribed by the regulations under which the plan is prepared may be pre-printed on a plan in a manner that is permanent and, in the opinion the examiner of surveys, permits accurate and legible copies of the plan to be made. O. Reg. 43/96, s. 9 (6); O. Reg. 88/18, s. 7 (7). (7) The consent of the following person or body may be indicated on a plan: 1.  The Minister of Municipal Affairs as required under the Planning Act. 2.  The person or body to whom the authority to give consent has been delegated, if applicable. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 7 (8).
10. (1) On a plan each new subdivision unit shall be designated by a number, by words or by both and, if designated by numbers, the units shall be numbered consecutively beginning with the number 1.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 10 (1). (2) On a plan, a new subdivision unit shall not be designated, (a)  by the same number or words as any other new subdivision unit on the same plan; (b)  as a “parcel” or “parcelle”; (c)  as a “PART” or “PARTIE” except on an expropriation plan, a plan under the Boundaries Act, a reference plan or a plan prepared under the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act; or (d)  as a “unit” or “partie privative” except on a plan forming part of a description within the meaning of the Condominium Act, 1998 or a predecessor of it.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 10 (2); O. Reg. 50/01, s. 8; O. Reg. 88/18, s. 8. (3) Vincula shall not be used in the designation of new subdivision units.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 10 (3).
11. Except as required under any Act and subject to subsection 19 (5), a plan shall not contain information describing the purpose for which any portion of the land on the plan is intended to be used.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 11.
12. If the approval of the examiner of surveys is required to be indicated on a plan, the examiner’s approval and the date of the approval shall be included on the plan in the prescribed form near the upper right corner of the plan. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 9.
13. Except in the case of a plan described in Part XIII, if a plan is prepared for registration, a certificate of registration in the prescribed form shall be included on the plan in the upper right corner.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 13; O. Reg. 435/11, s. 4; O. Reg. 88/18, s. 10.
13.1 Sections 12 and 13 do not apply to plans prepared by a surveyor for descriptions under the Condominium Act, 1998 or a predecessor of it.  O. Reg. 50/01, s. 9. PART III   STRATA PLANS
14. This Part applies to three-dimensional plans, otherwise known as strata plans, that meet the requirements of section 16 but does not apply to plans prepared under the Condominium Act, 1998 or a predecessor of it.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 14; O. Reg. 50/01, s. 10.
15. If structures have been adopted as the survey monuments under subsection 11 (8) of Ontario Regulation 525/91 (Monuments) under the Surveyors Act, sufficient detail must be shown on the plan so that the boundaries of the subdivision units defined by these structures are determinable, both horizontally and vertically, from the information shown on the plan without the support of any structural or other plans.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 15; O. Reg. 88/18, s. 11.
16. (1) Subject to Part XIII, a strata plan shall,  (a)  consist of one or more sheets and include the title “Strata Plan of Survey” in English or “Plan d’arpentage de stratification verticale” in French on each sheet; (b)  include horizontal sections and vertical sections, and, if necessary, perspective drawings to illustrate fully the boundaries of the subdivision units; (c)  show elevations on all horizontal and vertical sections at the boundaries of the subdivision units and at the beginning and end of sloping planes; (d)  show the location, elevation, datum and origin of the bench marks from which the elevations have been derived; (e)  contain a schedule relating the new subdivision units to the horizontal sections, vertical sections and the sheet locations; (f)  illustrate all structures adopted as survey monuments under subsection 11 (8) of Ontario Regulation 525/91 (Monuments) under the Surveyors Act; (g)  show the plan sheet number and the total number of plan sheets on each plan sheet near the upper right corner of each sheet; (h)  if structures have been adopted as survey monuments, be certified by a surveyor using a certificate in the prescribed form on sheet 1; (i)  be certified by the surveyor using a certificate in the prescribed form on sheet 1; (j)  if the plan is prepared for registration, include a certificate of registration in the prescribed form in the upper right corner of each sheet; and (k)  if the plan is prepared for deposit, include, (i)  a receipt in the prescribed form in the upper right corner of each sheet, and (ii)  a requisition for deposit in the prescribed form signed by the depositor on each sheet.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 16 (1); O. Reg. 435/11, s. 5; O. Reg. 88/18, s. 12. (2) A strata plan shall be prepared from a current survey.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 16 (2). PART IV   REFERENCE PLANS
17. This Part, and Part XIII where applicable, apply to plans that are to be deposited as reference plans. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 13.
18. A plan that meets the requirements of sections 19 and 20, including a plan under section 150 of the Land Titles Act and sections 80 and 81 of the Registry Act, may be deposited as a reference plan.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 18.
19. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (5), a reference plan shall be prepared from a current survey.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 19 (1).  (2) A reference plan may be partially or wholly compiled with the approval of the examiner of surveys if he or she is of the opinion that a survey or complete survey is not required and that a reference plan will facilitate the description of the land.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 19 (2). (3) A reference plan that is partially compiled under subsection (2) shall include a note that clearly indicates that the plan was partially compiled from, and is a graphic illustration of, information obtained from specified sources.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 19 (3); O. Reg. 88/18, s. 14 (1). (4) Except in the case of a plan described in Part XIII, a reference plan that is wholly compiled under subsection (2) shall be certified by a surveyor using a certificate in the prescribed form.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 19 (4); O. Reg. 435/11, s. 6 (1); O. Reg. 88/18, s. 14 (2). (5) Subject to Part XIII, a reference plan that is prepared 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, may be wholly or partially compiled without the approval of the examiner of surveys if, (a)  the plan is certified by a surveyor using a 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; (b)  the plan is deposited before any conveyance or encumbrance is registered against the subdivision plan lots or condominium units affected by the reference plan; (c)  each compiled part shown on the plan, (i)  is of uniform perpendicular or radial width, and (ii)  has one limit coincident with a limit of a subdivision lot or condominium unit for its whole length; (d)  the plan does not show dimensions on the part limits that are compiled; and (e)  the plan includes in the title a heading that indicates the plan is a wholly or partially compiled easement plan.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 19 (5); O. Reg. 50/01, s. 11; O. Reg. 435/11, s. 6 (2); O. Reg. 88/18, s. 14 (3, 4).
20. (1) Subject to Part XIII, a reference plan shall, (a)  show parcels of land as consecutively numbered parts beginning with the number 1 and the number of a part shall be preceded by “PART” or “PARTIE”; (b)  show as a separate part each portion of every existing easement that is included in a new subdivision unit created by the plan; (c)  include a receipt in the prescribed form in the upper right corner; (d)  include, immediately below or adjacent to the receipt mentioned in clause (c), a requisition for deposit in the prescribed form signed by the depositor; (e)  include, in a conspicuous place beneath or adjacent to the receipt mentioned in clause (c) and the requisition mentioned in clause (d), a schedule in the prescribed form that relates the numbered part or parts shown on the plan, consecutively, (i)  to the existing subdivision units and either the instrument numbers of the existing registered instruments or the property identifiers assigned to the existing subdivision units, if any, if the plan is to be deposited under the Registry Act, (ii)  to the existing subdivision units and the property identifiers assigned to the existing subdivision units, if any, if the plan is to be deposited under the Land Titles Act, (iii)  to the whole or part of the land identified by the property identifiers, (iv)  to the new headings in the abstract index for each parcel included in the plan, if the plan includes land in an area that has been divided into parcels for abstract purposes under subsection 83 (3) of the Registry Act, and (v)  to the perpendicular or radial width of those parts which are compiled, if the plan is a wholly or partially compiled easement plan; (f)  include, below or adjacent to the schedule mentioned in clause (e), a list of all parts on the plan that are subject to easements and the instrument numbers of those easements; and (g)  include, within or below the schedule mentioned in clause (e), 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. 43/96, s. 20 (1); O. Reg. 435/11, s. 7 (1-4); O. Reg. 88/18, s. 15 (1-7). (2) Despite subclauses (1) (e) (i) and (ii) and section 80, the schedules mentioned in clause (1) (e) or 80 (a) shall not relate the numbered parts on a plan to an existing subdivision unit designated as a part. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 15 (8). (3) For each part shown on a reference plan, the plan may include in the schedule mentioned in clause (1) (e) or 80 (a) a quantitative measurement of the area of each part and the name of the transferee or grantee contained in the instrument by which land was last transferred.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 20 (3); O. Reg. 435/11, s. 7 (5); O. Reg. 88/18, s. 15 (9).
21. (1) Except in the case of a plan described in Part XIII, in addition to submitting the paper prints required under subsections 7 (2) and (3), a person depositing a reference plan shall deliver the original and three paper prints of it to the land registrar, together with the person’s duplicate plan, if any.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 21 (1); O. Reg. 88/18, s. 16 (1). (2) Except in the case of a plan described in Part XIII, if the land is situate in a regional municipality, the person shall deliver to the land registrar an additional paper print of the plan if requested by the land registrar.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 21 (2); O. Reg. 88/18, s. 16 (1); O. Reg. 79/22, s. 3 (1). (3) Reference plans submitted for deposit shall be numbered consecutively in order of receipt in a separate series of numbers and each number shall incorporate, as a prefix, the number of the registry or land titles division followed by “R”. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 16 (2). (4) All reference plans deposited in a land registry office that is a combined registry office and land titles office may be numbered in one series of numbers.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 21 (4). (5) Except in the case of a plan described in Part XIII, when a land registrar receives a reference plan for deposit, the land registrar shall, (a)  complete and sign the receipt in the prescribed form on the original plan and on each sheet, if there is more than one sheet, and enter the particulars of the receipt on the duplicate, if any, and on the paper prints; (b)  retain the original plan and one paper print; (c)  return the duplicate to the depositor; and (d)  deliver one copy to, (i)  the clerk of the municipality where the land included in the plan is situate, (ii)  the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, if the record for the land is not automated, (iii)  the clerk of the regional municipality, if the land is situate in a regional municipality, and (iv)  the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors. O. Reg. 43/96, s. 21 (5); O. Reg. 79/22, s. 3 (2). (6) An index in a form approved by the Director of Land Registration to be known as the “Reference Plan Index” in English and “Répertoire des plans de renvoi” in French shall be kept. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 16 (6). (7) Upon deposit of a reference plan, the plan shall be recorded in the Reference Plan Index and in the appropriate abstract index or parcel register, if any. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 16 (6). PART V   PLANS OF SUBDIVISION
22. This Part, and Part XIII where applicable, apply to plans of subdivision but not to plans prepared under the Condominium Act, 1998 or a predecessor of it. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 17.
23. A plan of subdivision shall be prepared from a current survey.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 23.
24. Subject to Part XIII, a plan of subdivision that is submitted for registration shall include, (a)  the certificate of every owner of the lands included in the plan in the prescribed form, and if an owner is a corporation, the certificate shall, (i)  be signed by the officers of the corporation who have the authority to bind it, and (ii)  include a statement that the signing officers have the authority to bind the corporation; (b)  in a conspicuous place beneath or adjacent to the certificate of registration, a note in the prescribed form that relates the land included in the plan to the whole or part of the land described in the existing underlying property identifiers; and (c)  in a conspicuous place either below or to the left of the certificate of registration, a note in the prescribed form setting out the subdivision units that are subject to an easement, together with the registration number of the applicable instrument for the easement. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 18.
25. (1) Except in the case of a plan described in Part XIII, a plan of subdivision submitted for registration shall be accompanied by, (a)  a Plan Document, including a statement in the prescribed form; (b)  if the consent of the chargee or mortgagee is required, the consent in the prescribed form attached to the Plan Document; (c)  two translucent duplicates of the plan; and (d)  in addition to the paper prints required under subsections 7 (2) and (3), three paper prints of the plan.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 25 (1); O. Reg. 435/11, s. 10; O. Reg. 88/18, s. 19 (1-3). (2) A translucent duplicate of a plan of subdivision submitted under clause (1) (c) shall be a mechanically reproduced copy of the plan and shall be on translucent linen or on plastic material that, in the opinion of the examiner of surveys, is of sufficient quality to permit reproduction of accurate and legible copies.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 25 (2). (3) A person registering a plan of subdivision under subsection (1) may submit duplicate plans with the plan of subdivision.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 25 (3); O. Reg. 88/18, s. 19 (4).
26. Clauses 24 (b) and 25 (1) (a) and (b) do not apply to plans of subdivision of public lands under the Public Lands Act.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 26.
27. (1) Plans of subdivision shall be numbered consecutively in order of receipt in a separate series of numbers and each number shall incorporate, as a prefix, the number of the land titles division followed by “M-”. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 20. (2) Except in the case of a plan described in Part XIII, upon registration of the Plan Document, (a)  the registration number of the Plan Document shall be placed on the plan; and (b)  the certificate of registration shall be completed in the prescribed form on the original plan, on each sheet, if the plan is a strata plan and there is more than one sheet, and on the translucent duplicates and paper prints. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 20. (3) Except in the case of a plan described in Part XIII, (a)  the original plan and one paper print shall be retained as part of the land registration records; (b)  one copy of the plan shall be delivered to the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors; (c)  one copy of the plan shall be delivered to the clerk of the municipality where the land included in the plan is situate; (d)  one copy of the plan shall be delivered to the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, if the record for the land is not automated; (e)  one copy of the plan shall be delivered to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing or, if that Minister has delegated their authority to a person or body, to that person or body; and (f)  one duplicate shall be returned to the registrant. O. Reg. 79/22, s. 4.
28. Revoked: O. Reg. 88/18, s. 20. PART VI   EXPROPRIATION PLANS
29. This Part applies to expropriation plans.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 29.
30. The perimeter boundaries of the area of land that is to be expropriated by the registration of an expropriation plan shall be established by a current survey.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 30.
31. (1) Interior boundaries within the area of land that is to be expropriated may be compiled in so far as they coincide with the boundaries of the existing subdivision units or registered descriptions.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 31 (1). (2) Subsection (1) applies in respect of interior boundaries within an area that is acquired by an expropriating authority even though the expropriating authority has already purchased or agreed to purchase one or more parcels included within the perimeter of the area.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 31 (2). (3) To the extent that information shown on an expropriation plan is compiled, the sources of the compiled information shall be shown on the plan in relation to the boundaries of the land that is to be expropriated.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 31 (3).
32. (1) An expropriation plan shall include, (a)  the title and section of the Act from which the expropriating authority derives its power to expropriate; (b)  the title “Expropriations Act” or “Loi sur l’expropriation”; (c)  the registration number of the approval required under subsection 4 (1) of the Expropriations Act, if the approval is registered before the expropriation plan is registered in accordance with clause (2) (a); and (d)  if a plan is partially compiled in accordance with section 31, a note that states that the plan was partially compiled from, and is a graphic illustration of, information obtained from specified sources.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 32 (1); O. Reg. 88/18, s. 21. (2) An approval referred to in clause (1) (c) shall be, (a)  registered before the expropriation plan is registered; or (b)  endorsed on the expropriation plan.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 32 (2). (3) An approval registered or endorsed under subsection (2) shall be in the form prescribed under subsection 8 (3) of the Expropriations Act.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 32 (3). (4) Despite clause (1) (a), if an expropriating authority derives its power to expropriate under the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act, the section of that Act under which the expropriating authority derives its power need not be shown on the expropriation plan.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 32 (4).
33. If, before the registration of an expropriation plan, an expropriating authority has exercised its statutory power to expropriate land by passing a by-law or otherwise, there shall be shown on the plan, (a)  in the case of a municipality that exercises its power by passing a by-law, the name of the municipality and the number of the by-law and the date it was passed; or (b)  in the case of any other expropriating authority, a reference to the official publication or public record, if any, where evidence of the exercising of the statutory power is published or recorded.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 33.
33.1 If the expropriating authority is a corporation, including a municipal corporation, the plan shall include a statement that the signing officers have the authority to bind the corporation. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 22.
34. Parcels of land that are to be expropriated by an expropriation plan shall be designated on the plan as consecutively numbered parts, beginning with the number 1 and the number of a part shall be preceded by “PART” or “PARTIE”.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 34; O. Reg. 88/18, s. 23.
35. (1) An expropriation plan shall, (a)  include, in a conspicuous place beneath or adjacent to the certificate of registration, a schedule in the prescribed form that relates the numbered parts shown on the plan to, (i)  the existing subdivision units and either the instrument numbers of the existing registered instruments or the property identifiers assigned to the existing subdivision units, if any, if the plan is to be registered under the Registry Act, (ii)  the existing subdivision units and either the underlying parcel numbers or the property identifiers assigned to the existing subdivision units, if any, if the plan is to be registered under the Land Titles Act, and (iii)  the new headings in the abstract index for each parcel included in the plan, if the plan includes land in an area that has been divided into parcels for abstract purposes under subsection 83 (3) of the Registry Act; and (b)  include, below or adjacent to the schedule mentioned in clause (a), a list of all parts on the plan that are subject to easements and the instrument numbers of those easements. O. Reg. 552/20, s. 2. (2) Despite subclauses (1) (a) (i) and (ii), a schedule mentioned in clause (1) (a) shall not relate the numbered parts on a plan to an existing subdivision unit designated as a part. O. Reg. 552/20, s. 2. (3) For each part shown on an expropriation plan, the plan may include in the schedule mentioned in clause (1) (a) a quantitative measurement of the area of each part and the name of the transferee or grantee contained in the instrument by which the land was last transferred. O. Reg. 552/20, s. 2.
36. (1) Upon registering an expropriation plan, the expropriating authority shall deliver to the land registrar, (a)  the original plan, unfolded; and (b)  in addition to the paper prints required under subsections 7 (2) and (3), three paper prints of the plan.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 36 (1). (2) The land registrar shall assign a registration number to the expropriation plan and complete the certificate of registration in the prescribed form on the original plan and on each sheet, if there is more than one sheet, and enter the particulars of the certificate of registration on each print.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 36 (2); O. Reg. 435/11, s. 13. (3) The land registrar shall, (a)  retain in his or her custody the original plan and one print; (b)  deliver one copy to the clerk of the municipality where the expropriated land is situate; (c)  deliver one copy to the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, if the record of the land is not automated; and (d)  deliver one copy to the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 36 (3); O. Reg. 50/01, s. 15; O. Reg. 88/18, s. 24; O. Reg. 79/22, s. 5. (4) If at the time of registration of an expropriation plan the registrant delivers additional copies of the plan to the land registrar, the land registrar shall enter the particulars of the certificate of registration on the additional copies and return them to the registrant.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 36 (4).
37. Revoked: O. Reg. 88/18, s. 25. PART VII   MUNICIPAL PLANS
38. This Part applies to municipal plans.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 38.
39. A municipal plan shall be prepared from a current survey but, with the approval of the examiner of surveys, the plan may be partially compiled if the examiner is of the opinion that a complete survey is not required.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 39.
40. (1) Each parcel of land shall be shown on a municipal plan as a separate lot; however, when the examiner of surveys is satisfied that abutting lots share common ownership, he or she may approve the plan showing them as one lot.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 40 (1). (2) Subsection (1) applies even if the separate parcels were acquired under separate instruments by the common owner.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 40 (2). (3) An existing parcel shall not be shown as more than one lot on a municipal plan.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 40 (3).
41. (1) A municipal plan shall include a schedule in the prescribed form, with appropriate changes, near the upper right corner of the plan that relates the new lot numbers to, (a)  the existing subdivision units and either the instrument numbers of the existing registered instruments or the property identifiers assigned to the existing subdivision units, if any, if the plan is to be registered under the Registry Act; (b)  the existing subdivision units and either the underlying parcel numbers or the property identifiers assigned to the existing subdivision units, if any, if the plan is to be registered under the Land Titles Act; and (c)  the new headings in the abstract index for each parcel included in the plan, if the plan includes land in an area that has been divided into parcels for abstract purposes under subsection 83 (3) of the Registry Act.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 41 (1); O. Reg. 435/11, s. 14 (1). (2) Despite clauses (1) (a) and (b), a schedule mentioned in subsection (1) shall not relate the numbered parts on a plan to an existing subdivision unit designated as a part.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 41 (2); O. Reg. 435/11, s. 14 (2).
42. (1) A municipal plan submitted for registration shall be accompanied by, (a)  two translucent duplicates of the plan; and (b)  in addition to the paper prints required under subsections 7 (2) and (3), three paper prints of the plan.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 42 (1). (2) A translucent duplicate of a municipal plan submitted under clause (1) (b) shall be a mechanically reproduced copy of the plan and shall be on translucent linen or on plastic material that, in the opinion of the examiner of surveys, is of sufficient quality to permit reproduction of the duplicate.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 42 (2). (3) A caution that clearly indicates that the municipal plan is not a plan of subdivision within the meaning of the Planning Act shall be included below the title block on every municipal plan.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 42 (3); O. Reg. 88/18, s. 26. (4) A municipal plan that is a partially compiled plan shall include a note that clearly indicates that the plan was partially compiled from, and is a graphic illustration of, information obtained from specified sources.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 42 (4); O. Reg. 88/18, s. 26. (5) A municipal plan shall include the certificate of the clerk and the head of the council of the municipality that certifies that the plan has been prepared in accordance with their directions under section 91 of the Registry Act
and that is in the prescribed form.  O. Reg. 435/11, s. 15. (6) A person registering a municipal plan may submit duplicate plans with the municipal plan.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 42 (6).
43. (1) Upon registration of the municipal plan, the land registrar shall complete the certificate of registration in the prescribed form on the original plan and on each sheet, if the plan is a strata plan and there is more than one sheet, and enter the particulars of the certificate of registration on every copy.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 43 (1); O. Reg. 435/11, s. 16. (2) The land registrar shall, (a)  retain the original plan and one paper print; (b)  deliver one copy of the plan to the clerk of the municipality where the land included in the plan is situate; (c)  deliver one copy of the plan and two paper prints to the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, if the record of the land is not automated; (d)  deliver one copy of the plan, to the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors; and (e)  if the registrant delivers additional copies of the plan to the land registrar, enter the particulars of the certificate of registration on the additional copies and return them to the registrant.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 43 (2); O. Reg. 50/01, s. 15; O. Reg. 88/18, s. 27; O. Reg. 79/22, s. 6. PART VIII   PROPERTIES AND PROPERTY MAPS
44. (1) The Director of Titles shall divide land into blocks and properties in the manner set out by the Minister. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 28. (2) The Director of Titles shall prepare and maintain an electronic property map for each registry division and land titles division in the manner set out by the Minister. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 28. (3) Copies of the whole or part of a property map may be provided in non-electronic or electronic format. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 28.
45.-48. Revoked: O. Reg. 88/18, s. 28. PART IX   CORRECTION OF PLANS
50. (1) This section applies to a sketch prepared under subsection 81 (2) of the Registry Act and attached to an instrument to illustrate a description of land contained in the instrument.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 50 (1). (2) Sketches shall be rectangular and shall not exceed 915 millimetres by 1500 millimetres.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 50 (2). (3) If the dimensions of a sketch exceed 20 centimetres by 70 centimetres or 40 centimetres by 35 centimetres, an original translucent tracing drawn on linen or on plastic material or a translucent duplicate of the sketch shall also be delivered to and retained in the custody of the land registrar.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 50 (3). (4) The material on which the translucent tracing or translucent duplicate of the sketch is made shall, in the opinion of the examiner of surveys, be of durable quality and will not crack or break.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 50 (4). (5) A sketch shall be drawn to a scale sufficient to clearly show all particulars on the sketch.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 50 (5). (6) Subject to subsection (7), a sketch shall be compiled exclusively from information recorded in the land registry office.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 50 (6). (7) A sketch signed by an Ontario Land Surveyor may be compiled from information from sources other than documents recorded in the land registry office.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 50 (7). (8) A sketch shall indicate the exact source of the information from which it was compiled on the sketch.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 50 (8). (9) A sketch attached to an instrument shall include a note in bold print that clearly indicates that the sketch is not a plan of survey.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 50 (9). (10) A sketch shall not include any notes, words or symbols that indicate that the right to make or distribute copies is in any way restricted.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 50 (10). PART XI   PLANS TO ILLUSTRATE DESCRIPTIONS
51. (1) This Part applies to plans that are attached to an instrument or document submitted for registration or deposit in order to illustrate a description in that instrument or document.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 51 (1). (2) An original or a copy of a plan on which a surveyor’s name appears shall not be registered as attached to a transfer or a charge.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 51 (2). (3) An original of a plan referred to in subsection (2) or a copy of such a plan, subject to subsection (4), may be registered as attached to an instrument other than a transfer or a charge or deposited as attached to a document if, (a)  it complies with subsection 6 (5) and this section; and (b)  the plan is dated no more than five years prior to the registration or deposit of the instrument or document to which it is attached.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 51 (3). (4) A copy of a plan referred to in subsection (3) shall only be registered or deposited under that subsection if the copy is a valid copy under subsection 29 (3) of Regulation 1026 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 (General) made under the Surveyors Act.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 51 (4); O. Reg. 88/18, s. 30. (5) If the dimensions of an original or of a copy of a plan referred to in subsection (3) that is to be registered or deposited as attached to an instrument or document exceed 20 centimetres by 70 centimetres or 40 centimetres by 35 centimetres, an original translucent tracing drawn on linen or on plastic material or a translucent duplicate of the copy shall also be delivered to and retained in the custody of the land registrar.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 51 (5). (6) The material on which the original tracing of such a plan is drawn or on which the translucent duplicate of a plan is made shall, in the opinion of the examiner of surveys, be of durable quality, will not crack or break and will permit accurate and legible copies to be made from it.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 51 (6). (7) The plan shall not include any notes, words or symbols that indicate that the right to make or distribute copies is in any way restricted.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 51 (7). PART XII   DESCRIPTIONS OF LAND
52. This Part applies to descriptions of land in an instrument, other than a plan, tendered for registration except with respect to matters for which regulations made under the Condominium Act, 1998 or a predecessor of it provide otherwise.  O. Reg. 50/01, s. 17.
53. (1) A local description shall contain sufficient information to enable the land registrar to record the instrument in the proper abstract index or parcel register.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 53 (1). (2) A local description shall mention every lot affected by the instrument and shall mention, (a)  if the land is a designated part on an expropriation plan, or is a portion of such a part, the number of the part and the registration number of the expropriation plan; (b)  if the lot is according to an original survey, the concession, tract, range, section or other designation in accordance with the original grant from the Crown; and (c)  if the lot is according to a registered plan, the registration number of the plan.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 53 (2).
54. A local description shall include, (a)  the name of the geographic township, if any, where the land was situate at the time of the original survey except if the land is within a registered plan of subdivision, municipal plan, Compiled Plan or Judge’s Plan; (b)  the name of the municipality where the land was included at the time of execution of the instrument; and (c)  the name of the other municipality if the land was described in the last previously registered deed, transfer or conveyance as being included in a municipality other than the municipality referred to in clause (b).  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 54; O. Reg. 88/18, s. 31.
55. (1) Except as provided by section 63, a local description shall be by metes and bounds and, (a)  if bearings in degrees are included in the description, the origin of the bearings shall be stated in the description; (b)  if the description includes a course along a curved boundary, the arc length, radius and chord length and chord bearing shall be included in the description; (c)  if the description is of a part of a lot, the description shall refer to at least one of the corners of the lot and shall give the distance and direction from the corner to an angle of the part being described; and (d)  contractions, abbreviations and symbols shall not be used except for, (i)  the use of “N”, “E”, “S” and “W” for “North”, “East”, “South” and “West”, respectively, (ii)  the use of “N”, “E”, “S” and “O” for “nord”, “est”, “sud” and “ouest”, respectively, and (iii)  the use of symbols for the words “degrees”, “minutes” and “seconds”.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 55 (1); O. Reg. 88/18, s. 32. (2) Clause (1) (b) does not apply if the course described is the whole of a limit of a lot according to a registered plan.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 55 (2).
56. (1) A local description shall not describe land by reference to a registered plan of subdivision that has been entirely superseded by a subsequent registered plan of subdivision.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 56 (1). (2) A local description may describe land by reference to a registered plan of subdivision that has been partially superseded by a subsequent registered plan of subdivision if the land being described is not included in the subsequent plan.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 56 (2).
57. A local description shall not describe land by excepting buildings, structures, improvements or land unless, (a)  the same land has been described by exception in an instrument registered before July 1, 1964; (b)  the land excepted is entirely surrounded by the land described in the instrument; (c)  the land excepted is a designated part on a reference plan or expropriation plan; (d)  the land excepted is the whole of the land shown on a registered plan; or (e)  the land excepted is the right-of-way of a railway company, or is a public street, road or highway that was laid out by an original survey or shown on a registered plan.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 57.
58. (1) Subject to sections 63 and 64, a local description shall not describe any boundary of the land affected by the instrument solely by reference to the registration number of a registered instrument or be dependent upon another instrument, unless the registered instrument is a registered plan.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 58 (1). (2) Nothing in subsection (1) prohibits including in a description a reference to a registration number.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 58 (2).
59. (1) A description shall state distances in metric units or in feet and decimals of a foot.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 59 (1) (2) Despite subsection (1), distances may be stated in feet and inches if the description is the same as in a previously registered instrument.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 59 (2).
60. If a plan or sketch is attached to the instrument, a description shall include a statement that the description is the same as the description illustrated on the plan or sketch, if that is the case.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 60.