Registration of Encumbrances

This program facilitates the electronic registration of encumbrances, including, builders’ liens, security notices and certificate of lis pendens on Crown mineral agreements, as well as full/partial discharges of encumbrances, assignment of security interest and certified copies of encumbrances.

If you have any questions or need help with Registrations, please forward them to: Transfers.Energy@gov.ab.ca.

Guide

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​Registration of Encumbrances Guide​

This guide facilitates the registration of encumbrances, including, builders' liens, security notices and certificate of lis pendens on Crown mineral agreements, as well as full/partial discharges of encumbrances, assignment of security interest and certified copies of encumbrances.

 Courses
  • Module
    • Encumbrance Overview
      This course provides an overview of the various types of Encumbrances, the different roles and form types required to create, amend, submit and view registered documents.
    • Builders’ Lien, Certificate of Lis Pendens and Discharge of Builders’ Lien
      This course describes the process for registering a builders’ lien, relating to Crown minerals as a claim for payment registered for work done or materials furnished by a contractor. The registration of a certificate of lis pendens or full/partial discharge of a builders’ lien is also explained.
    • Security Notice, Assignment of Security Interest and Discharge of Security Notice
      This course describes the process for registering a security notice, relating to Crown mineral agreement(s) to record an interest in agreement(s) used as collateral to secure a debt or loan, as well as assignment of security interest and full/partial discharge of security notice.
    • Certified Copy of Encumbrance
      This course describes the process for submitting a request for a certified copy of encumbrance.

Forms

​Notice of Change of Address for Service for Secured Party
​Notice of Change of Address for Service for Builders' Lien