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    "id": "bc.lto.overview",
    "label": "BC Land Title Office (LTSA) overview",
    "description": "The Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia (LTSA) operates BC's land title registration system under the Land Title Act, RSBC 1996, c. 250. Every BC residential transaction must register the transfer of fee simple title at the Land Title Office; until registration is complete, the buyer is not the legal owner. The LTSA is a statutory corporation (not a government department) operating under a 2004 administrative agreement with the Province. It maintains the indefeasible title register, processes mortgage charges and discharges, registers easements and rights-of-way, and handles strata plan filings. BC operates a Torrens system: the registered title is generally conclusive evidence of ownership, subject only to limited statutory exceptions enumerated in s. 23 of the Land Title Act.",
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      "registration_system": "Torrens (indefeasible title)",
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        "title": "Land Title Act, RSBC 1996, c. 250",
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        "org": "BC Government",
        "title": "Land titles — Province of British Columbia",
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