Electronic Filing System (EFS)The Land Title Division's Electronic Filing System (EFS) enables authorized users to electronically submit Land Title documents for registration. This eliminates the need to attend the Land Title Office for this purpose and means that all clients have the same level of service no matter where they live in British Columbia.
EFS involves the electronic submission of land title instruments to the land title office. The Registrar and the land title staff will continue to examine all applications submitted and be responsible for the final registration.
The process starts with the EFS form templates which will be used to generate an electronic land title form. With the templates downloaded to your personal computer all work creating the documents is done offline. Once the form is completed and a paper copy has been executed, the Lawyer or Notary will apply their digital signatures (based on a digital signing certificate acquired from the Law Society) to the electronic form. The completed form, with the digital signature can then be submitted electronically to the Land Title Office through BC OnLine. When the form is submitted, land title fees will be deducted from the user’s BC OnLine deposit account and property transfer tax (if applicable) will be collected from a bank account via an electronic funds transfer. EFS will assign document number(s), date and time of receipt, and then send a notice to the person submitting which includes this information and all pertinent financial information.
Initially EFS includes the Form A Transfer, Form B Mortgage, Form C Charge and Release, the Property Transfer Tax Return, and the Claim of Builders Lien. Electronic filing of other applications will be added after the initial release of EFS
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