Notification Board
Posted Tuesday November 25, 2025
Please be advised that SPIN2 and ALTO will be unavailable on Sunday December 7, 2025, due to scheduled system maintenance.
Important Notice Regarding In-Person Client Service Counter Closure
Posted September 3, 2025
Please be advised Effective September 15, 2025, Land Titles and Surveys in-person Client Service counters in Calgary and Edmonton will be closed. Land Titles and Surveys is discontinuing counter services in the Calgary and Edmonton Land Titles Offices to help our team focus on addressing the backlog of submissions as we face unprecedented document registration volumes.
Completed document submissions and payments can continue to be submitted by mail, courier, or dropped off at our Document Reception counters or after-hour drop boxes in Calgary or Edmonton. In-person counter service will resume once registration turnaround time falls below 30 business days.
Support from Land Titles and Surveys continues to be available at:
- Online at www.alberta.ca/land-titles
- By email at lto@gov.ab.ca (Edmonton) or ltos@gov.ab.ca (Calgary)
- By phone at (780) 427-2742 or (403) 297-6511 (to call toll-free from anywhere in Alberta, dial 310-0000 first
Important Notice Regarding Requests for Mortgage Levy Adjustments
Posted August 13, 2025
Effective October 20, 2024, with the implementation of the new mortgage levy, Section 4(2) of the Tariff of Fees Regulation was repealed. This section previously allowed for a reduction in the mortgage fees for collateral, supplemental or replacement mortgages provided an affidavit was submitted either at time of submission of the mortgage documents or within 180 days of the mortgage registration.
Starting October 6, 2025, the process for requesting a mortgage levy adjustment will change:
- A Statutory Declaration re: Mortgage Levy Adjustment (or in affidavit form containing the same information) must be submitted at the time of the new mortgage submission.
- Land Titles and Surveys will no longer accept adjustment requests after the mortgage (or caveat re: mortgage) has been registered.
This new process applies to all submissions received on or after October 6, 2025. Submissions received by Land Titles and Surveys by October 5, 2025, will still be eligible for the 180-day window to request a mortgage levy adjustment. For more information, see Tariff of Fees Regulation
ALTO eSubmission Tips Bulletin
Posted March 27, 2025
Please see the new eSubmission Tip sheet for important reminders and guidance on preparing your documents for eSubmission.
ALTO eSubmission Tips - March 2025
Important Notice Regarding Registration Levy Implementation
Posted October 8, 2024
The Land Titles Registration Levy was announced in Budget 2024 comes into effect for submissions received by October 20, 2024. Submissions received on or after October 20 will be subject to the new levy.
Note: Incomplete submissions may be rejected or removed from the pending registration queue or charged the new levy per Section 14.1(6)(b) of the Land Titles Act. In addition, submission extensions that go beyond 30 days may be subject to the new levy.
For transfers of land, the variable fee will increase from $2 per $5,000 in property value to $5 per $5,000 and becomes the levy.
For more information click here.
Important Notice Regarding Builders' Liens cut off Dates
Posted August 28, 2024
The 2-year transition period for construction contracts to comply with the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act ends on August 29, 2024. For contracts signed before August 29, 2022, Land Titles and Surveys will only accept Builders’ Liens up until the following dates:
- Regular Builders’ Liens must be received by October 13, 2024 (45 days from August 29, 2024).
- Oil and gas Builders’ Liens must be received by November 27, 2024 (90 days from August 29, 2024).
Liens on contracts signed August 29, 2022, or after must use the Construction Lien forms.
Important Notice Regarding discharging Builders' Liens and Construction Liens
Posted May 27, 2024
Effective May 27, 2024 – LTS (Land Titles and Surveys) will continue to expedite registrations of Court Orders discharging Builders’ Lien and will now also include expedited registrations for Cancellation/Discharges of Construction Liens and Builders’ Liens as well as Court Orders Discharging Constructions Liens.
This will only apply to the following document types
- Court Orders Discharging Construction Lien
- Court Orders Discharging Builders’ Lien
- Cancellation of Construction Lien executed by the Lienholder or Agent for the Lienholder
- Cancellation of Builders’ Lien executed by the Lienholder or Agent for the Lienholder
For more information and details, please see client notice dated 2024-05-27 here.
Important Notice Regarding Changes to the Digital Signature Policy
Posted May 15, 2024
Amendments were made to the Land Titles Act, digital signature policy to permit certain documents to be fully digitally signed and submitted electronically. Please review the Digital Signature Policy for details.
These changes only effect electronic submissions; paper submissions remain as is.
The changes are not mandatory; users are able to continue their existing execution practices.
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