Ministerial Order Nº 008/2020 - temporarily allows the Land Titles Office to register documents that have been witnessed, sworn or affirmed by Alberta lawyers using two-way videoconferencing (April 2, 2020)

Whereas the Lieutenant Governor in Council made Order in Council 080/2020 under section 52.1.1 of the Public Health Act (PHA) on March 17, 2020 declaring a state of Public health emergency in Alberta due to pandemic COVID-19; Whereas order in Council 080/2020 has effect for 90 days following March 17,2020; whereas the Provincial Court of Alberta, Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta and Court of Appeal of Alberta have all responded to pandemic COVID-19 by reducing operations with, in particular, the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta hearing only certain criminal matters, and emergency matters at the discretion of the Court; This order amends Land Titles Act section 162 on Power of the Court ; and Form 31 of the Land titles Forms Regulation, temporarily allowing the Land Titles Office to register documents that have been witnessed, sworn or affirmed by Alberta lawyers using two-way videoconferencing.