1 In this Act, “certificate of amalgamation of loan corporations” includes a certificate issued by the Superintendent of Deposit Institutions under section 24 of the Loan and Trust Corporations Act
and of any document mentioned in such certificate and a certificate issued for the purpose of registration under any Act of the Legislature authorizing or ratifying an agreement for the purchase and sale of the assets, or for the amalgamation of loan corporations; (“certificat de fusion de sociétés de prêt”) “certification area” means an area of land designated as such by regulation; (“zone de certification”) “Director” means the Director of Land Registration appointed under section 6; (“directeur”) “Director of Titles” means the Director of Titles appointed under section 9 of the Land Titles Act; (“directeur des droits immobiliers”) “examiner of surveys” means the examiner of surveys appointed under section 14 of the Land Titles Act; (“inspecteur des arpentages”) “facsimile” means an accurate reproduction of a book, instrument, document or record and includes a print from microfilm and a printed copy generated by or produced from a computer record; (“fac-similé”) “instrument” includes every instrument whereby title to land in Ontario may be transferred, disposed of, charged, encumbered or affected in any other way, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes any instrument mentioned in subsection 18 (6) and a Crown grant of Canada and of Ontario, a deed, conveyance, mortgage, assignment of mortgage, certificate of discharge of mortgage, assurance, lease, release, discharge, agreement for the sale or purchase of land, caution under the Estates Administration Act or renewal or withdrawal thereof, municipal by-law, certificate of proceedings in any court, judgment or order of foreclosure and every other certificate of judgment or order of any court affecting any interest in or title to land, and a certificate of payment of taxes granted under the corporate seal of any municipality by the treasurer, a sheriff’s and treasurer’s deed of land sold by virtue of his or her office, a contract in writing, every order and proceeding in bankruptcy and insolvency, a plan of a survey or subdivision of land, and every notice, caution and other instrument registered in compliance with an Act of Canada or Ontario; (“acte”) “land” means land, tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances and any estate or interest therein; (“bien-fonds”) “land registrar” means a land registrar appointed under section 9; (“registrateur”) “letters probate” includes letters testamentary or a similar grant based on a will proven before a court having jurisdiction in probate matters outside Ontario; (“lettres d’homologation”) “local description” means a description of land drawn in accordance with the regulations; (“description particulière”) “Minister” means the Minister of Government Services or whatever other member of the Executive Council to whom administration for this Act is assigned under the Executive Council Act; (“ministre”) “notarial” includes prothonotarial; (“notarié”) “photographic film” includes any photographic plate, microphotographic film or photocopy negative; (“pellicule photographique”) “plan of subdivision” means a plan by which the owner of land divides the land into areas designated on the plan, but does not include a plan under the Cemeteries Act or the Expropriations Act or any predecessor of such Acts; (“plan de lotissement”) “prescribed” means prescribed by this Act or the regulations; (“prescrit”) “property” means land designated as a property under subsection 21 (2) or (4); (“unité foncière”) “registered” means registered under this Act; (“enregistré”) “regulations” means the regulations made under this Act; (“règlements”) “surveyor” means a member of the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors who is authorized under the Surveyors Act
to engage in the practice of cadastral surveying in Ontario; (“arpenteur-géomètre”) “will” means a will as defined in the Succession Law Reform Act. (“testament”)  R.S.O. 1990, c. R.20, s. 1; 2001, c. 9, Sched. D, s. 13; 2009, c. 33, Sched. 22, s. 10; 2012, c. 8, Sched. 51, s. 1 (5). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2001, c. 9, Sched. D, s. 13 - 29/06/2001 2009, c. 33, Sched. 22, s. 10 - 15/12/2009 2012, c. 8, Sched. 51, s. 1 (1-4) - see Table of Public Statute Provisions Repealed Under Section 10.1 of the Legislation Act, 2006 - 31/12/2022; 2012, c. 8, Sched. 51, s. 1 (5) - 13/10/2020