What is a Form A in a BC strata transaction?

Direct answer

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 trips up new buyers; ALWAYS clarify which Form B is being requested or filed in any conveyancing email.