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The Lands Registry is a sub-registry under the Self-Governing First Nations Land Registry held in Ottawa. It is a public registry that is password protected and can be accessed at no charge.
The WFN Land Registry Regulations are Federal regulations enacted under authority of the WFN Self Government Agreement and work in conjunction with the Land Rules within the WFN Constitution.
*In the event of a conflict, the Regulation will prevail with respect to the registrations of interests in Westbank Lands
Allotments, leaseholds, easements, permits, licenses, and mortgages.
Indian Lands Registry Systems (ILRS)
Depending on the amount of transactions our office has received for processing, it typically takes one to two days for a pending file to be “Received” and up to five days for the document to be “Registered” in Ottawa.
Step 1: A minimum of one originally executed document, prepared using the appropriate WFN Form for the transaction, is submitted along with the appropriate registration fee to the Westbank Lands Office. (WFN Land Rules s.99.2(d), 99.5 and 111). If you wish to have a registered copy of the document returned to you, a prepaid self addressed envelope (fitting the size of the document) or a prepaid courier waybill must be included with your submission. Step 2: The WFN Lands Office will review the transaction and, if acceptable, approve to Form only. The documents are then scanned and forwarded by electronic transmission to the Self-Government First Nation Lands Registry (SGFNLR) in Ottawa. (WFN Land Registry Regulation 11) Step 3: The SGFNLR system will provide an electronic acknowledgment of receipt, which provides the tracking number for the transaction. (WFN Land Registry Regulation 14) Step 4: Confirmation of Registration will be provided upon completion of the Registrar’s review in Ottawa. The document will be considered to have been registered or recorded at the time indicated on the electronic acknowledgement of receipt. Priority will be in effect according to the time and date of registration. (WFN Land Registry Regulation 20(2)(a), 28(1))
For the effective administration of the Land Rules, WFN uses prescribed forms for use in the registration of instruments dealing with or affecting Westbank Lands. The Westbank Lands Office pursuant to the Land Rules has a responsibility to register instruments which affect or purport to affect Westbank Lands.
Westbank First Nation provides the included Maps for information purposes only. Unauthorized attempts to modify or utilize any information for other than its intended purposes are prohibited. Westbank First Nation makes no claims or guarantees about the accuracy or currency of the contents and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in its contents.