What is a Form A in a BC strata transaction?
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Form A is the BC Land Title and Survey Authority (LTSA) instrument used to register a TRANSFER of title — it is the operative document that transfers ownership from seller to buyer at the Land Title Office on completion day. Form A is filed by the buyer's lawyer or notary along with the Property Transfer Tax Return; once registered, the buyer is the legal owner of record. Form A is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT from Form B (the strata Information Certificate covered in a separate Q&A): Form A is an LTSA title-registration document; Form B is a strata-corporation-issued document about the unit's strata-corporation status. A typical BC strata closing involves both: the lawyer pulls Form B from the strata corporation pre-completion to confirm strata fees, special levies, lawsuits, and other strata facts; on completion day the lawyer registers Form A to transfer title. Other LTSA forms commonly seen in BC closings: Form B (mortgage registration — different from the strata Form B), Form C (caveat or charge release), Form E (declaration). The double-meaning of "Form B" between LTSA-mortgage and strata-information-certificate is a common source of confusion for new buyers; ALWAYS clarify which Form B is being requested or filed in any conveyancing email.
Primary sources
- Land Title and Survey Authority — Forms · BC Government · retrieved
- Land Title Act, RSBC 1996, c. 250 · BC Government · retrieved
Backed by Fact Bank entries
- BC Land Title Office (LTSA) overview — 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.
- BC Strata Form B Information Certificate fee — Maximum fee a strata corporation may charge for a Form B Information Certificate is $35 under section 4.
Verified sources (3)· re-verified 2026-05-09Click to expand
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- BC Governmentretrieved 2026-05-09Land Title Act, RSBC 1996, c. 250https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/96250_00
- Otherretrieved 2026-05-09Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia — About Ushttps://ltsa.ca/about-ltsa/about-us/
- BC Governmentretrieved 2026-05-09Land titles — Province of British Columbiahttps://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/owning-a-home/land-titles
bc.lto.overview · v1View in Codex →Verified sources (3)· re-verified 2026-05-08Click to expand
Every claim on this page is sourced to a primary government, regulator, or industry-association URL. We re-verify quarterly; the verification dates below show when each source was last confirmed against the live government page.
- BC Governmentretrieved 2026-05-08Strata Property Regulation, BC Reg 43/2000 — s. 4.4 (Form B fee cap) + s. 4.2 (other strata document fees)https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/43_2000
- BC Governmentretrieved 2026-05-08Strata Property Act, SBC 1998, c. 43, s. 59 (Form B / Information Certificate) and s. 36 (other strata documents)https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/98043_01
- BC Governmentretrieved 2026-05-08Strata forms, including Form B Information Certificatehttps://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/strata-housing/operating-a-strata/forms-and-information
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