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2015 Legislative Session: 4th Session, 40th Parliament

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MR. ANDREW WEAVER

BILL M 227 – 2015

LAND TITLE AMENDMENT ACT, 2015

This Bill amends the Land Title Act to reintroduce a declaration of citizenship and/or the province which contains their primary residence into land title transfers.

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as

follows:

1 The Land Title Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 250, is amended by adding the following section:

Citizenship statement

151.1

(1) A person claiming to be registered as owner in fee simple or claiming a charge on land, other than a mortgage or a money

judgement, must include with the person’s application for registration a statement in the prescribed form, stating, if such

is the case, whether the person

(

a) is a Canadian citizen,

(

b) has been lawfully admitted to Canada under the Immigration Act (Canada) for permanent residence, or

(

c) is a citizen of a foreign country or state.

(2) If the person referred to in subsection (1) is a citizen of a foreign country or state, the person must state the country

or state of which he or she is a citizen.

(3) If the person referred to in subsection (1) is a landed immigrant or a Canadian citizen, the person must state the province

where their primary residence is located.

(4) If the person is a corporation, instead of the statement required by subsections (1) and (2) the application must include

a statement in the prescribed form, stating the number of directors of the corporation and whether or not they are Canadian

citizens or have been lawfully admitted to Canada under the Immigration Act (Canada) for permanent residence.

(5) If the statement required by subsection (3) shows that any of the directors are not Canadian citizens or have not been

lawfully admitted to Canada, the statement must contain particulars as to the names, addresses and citizenship of those directors.

(6) If the facts stated in the statements required by subsections (1), (2) and (3) materially change after those persons

become registered owners, they must forthwith give notice of the change in the prescribed form to the registrar.

(7) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may exempt a corporation or a class of corporation from the requirements of subsections

Explanatory Note

This Bill amends the Land Title Act to reintroduce a declaration of citizenship and/or the province which contains their primary residence into land title transfers.

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