Paying mortgage discharge amounts by wire, temporary restrictions on evictions and more in the latest real estate update from the Federation of Ontario Law Associations (FOLA).
Read MoreThere were several procedural adjustments to accommodate the COVID-19 lockdown. The Director of Titles on June 15 released a statement regarding notices relating to Applications for Land Titles Absolute Plus (“LT Absolute Notices”).
Read MoreThis week’s update from FOLA’s real estate committee includes news that RBC is now accepting mortgage discharges by wire and a recap of their meeting with Ontario government staff on remote commissioning and remote notarization.
Read MoreThe latest FOLA real estate update is filled with updates on Remote Commissioning, TARION information sessions for real estate lawyers, digital signatures and zombie deeds.
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Due to Popular Demand, we’re Extending the Free Use of the Remote Signing Portal. When we first launched the LDD Remote Signing Portal for real estate signings in Ontario, we thought having a free usage period that lasted until the end of May would be more than enough.
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The Law Society of Manitoba released a new order that temporarily amends in-person witnessing of all documents under The Homestead Act.
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Within the past week Alberta, British Columbia and Manitoba have released new orders regarding the remote signing and witnessing of Wills and Power of Attorney documents.
Read MoreBC Land Title & Survey Authority has updated its list of supporting documents for which a true copy may be used in place of the original document.
Read MoreIt’s officially the middle of May and the Federation of Ontario Law Associations (FOLA) has released its latest Real Estate Update, filled as always with useful news and practice resources.
Read MoreA new Law Society of Saskatchewan’s blog post includes guidance on how to lessen the risk of complaints or malpractice when remote witnessing the signing of Wills documents.
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An article from Above the Law takes a look at how law practice and the legal system will change once the pandemic ends. Even though it’s written from a US perspective, the article contains some interesting principles with which we agree. We’ve extracted some of its key points with our thoughts.
Read MoreAnother update to help with your social distancing. We’ve added new documents and some updates to existing docs in WillPowerWeb to help facilitate compliant remote signing of Wills and Powers of Attorney (when allowed in the province or territory).
Read MoreThe Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia (LTSA) has posted answers to questions received during a live webinar. We’ve assembled a summary of the main topics covered along with our notes on how the LDD Remote Signing Portal can help you follow their practice guidance.
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The LDD Remote Signing Portal is developed to follow guidelines and directives while conducting virtual closing meetings. To that end, we’ve worked in conjunction with applicable regulatory bodies and local real property lawyers to develop Remote Signing Protocols across the country.
Read MoreWe send our deepest condolences to the victims and their families of this unimaginable tragedy. At this difficult time, with everything that is happening locally and across the world, it can be overwhelming. We weren’t quite sure how to show our support, then this morning a tweet pointed us towards this thoughtful post with helpful resources from Jenn Naugler of Simple Local Life.
Read MoreThe Law Society of Alberta updated their guidance for documents submitted to land titles for registration on April 8. As part of helping you with having a compliant video conference witnessing and commissioning session with your clients, we’re happy to say the following documents are updated.
Read MoreThis week’s FOLA real estate bulletin includes information on Electronic Funds Transfers, updates from Director of Titles, banking updates and Planning Act notice provisions suspended.
Read MoreOver the past few weeks, we've rolled out the LDD Remote Signing Portal for remote client meetings in RealtiWeb. Today we're happy to announce that the Remote Signing Portal is available in WillPowerWeb! With this launch, lawyers across Canada now have free access to the portal.
Read MoreWe have received notice of an email update to the policy of MCAP that they are again allowing mortgage refinances to be closed through individual solicitors. We are hearing that RMG Mortgages, a division of MCAP Financial Group, has issued the same update via email.
Read MoreRoyal Bank of Canada has started including the following announcement on identity verification during remote signing meetings with it solicitor instructions.
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